Retrucar

to retort

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

retrucar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

retrucando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

retrucado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retruco I retort	I retort
tú	retrucas you retort	you retort
él/ella/usted	retruca he/she/you retorts	he/she/you retorts
nosotros	retrucamos we retort	we retort
vosotros	retrucáis you all retort	you all retort
ellos/ustedes	retrucan they/you all retort	they/you all retort

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrucaba I used to retort	I used to retort
tú	retrucabas you used to retort	you used to retort
él/ella/usted	retrucaba he/she/you used to retort	he/she/you used to retort
nosotros	retrucábamos we used to retort	we used to retort
vosotros	retrucabais you all used to retort	you all used to retort
ellos/ustedes	retrucaban they/you all used to retort	they/you all used to retort

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrucé I retorted	I retorted
tú	retrucaste you retorted	you retorted
él/ella/usted	retrucó he/she/you retorted	he/she/you retorted
nosotros	retrucamos we retorted	we retorted
vosotros	retrucasteis you all retorted	you all retorted
ellos/ustedes	retrucaron they/you all retorted	they/you all retorted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrucaré I will retort	I will retort
tú	retrucarás you will retort	you will retort
él/ella/usted	retrucará he/she/you will retort	he/she/you will retort
nosotros	retrucaremos we will retort	we will retort
vosotros	retrucaréis you all will retort	you all will retort
ellos/ustedes	retrucarán they/you all will retort	they/you all will retort

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrucaría I would retort	I would retort
tú	retrucarías you would retort	you would retort
él/ella/usted	retrucaría he/she/you would retort	he/she/you would retort
nosotros	retrucaríamos we would retort	we would retort
vosotros	retrucaríais you all would retort	you all would retort
ellos/ustedes	retrucarían they/you all would retort	they/you all would retort

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retruce that I retort	that I retort
tú	retruces that you retort	that you retort
él/ella/usted	retruce that he/she/you retort	that he/she/you retort
nosotros	retrucemos that we retort	that we retort
vosotros	retrucéis that you all retort	that you all retort
ellos/ustedes	retrucen that they/you all retort	that they/you all retort

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrucara or retrucase that I retorted	that I retorted
tú	retrucaras or retrucases that you retorted	that you retorted
él/ella/usted	retrucara or retrucase that he/she/you retorted	that he/she/you retorted
nosotros	retrucáramos or retrucásemos that we retorted	that we retorted
vosotros	retrucarais or retrucaseis that you all retorted	that you all retorted
ellos/ustedes	retrucaran or retrucasen that they/you all retorted	that they/you all retorted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he retrucado I have retorted	I have retorted
tú	has retrucado you have retorted	you have retorted
él/ella/usted	ha retrucado he/she/you have retorted	he/she/you have retorted
nosotros	hemos retrucado we have retorted	we have retorted
vosotros	habéis retrucado you all have retorted	you all have retorted
ellos/ustedes	han retrucado they/you all have retorted	they/you all have retorted

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había retrucado I had retorted	I had retorted
tú	habías retrucado you had retorted	you had retorted
él/ella/usted	había retrucado he/she/you had retorted	he/she/you had retorted
nosotros	habíamos retrucado we had retorted	we had retorted
vosotros	habíais retrucado you all had retorted	you all had retorted
ellos/ustedes	habían retrucado they/you all had retorted	they/you all had retorted

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube retrucado I had retorted	I had retorted
tú	hubiste retrucado you had retorted	you had retorted
él/ella/usted	hubo retrucado he/she/you had retorted	he/she/you had retorted
nosotros	hubimos retrucado we had retorted	we had retorted
vosotros	hubisteis retrucado you all had retorted	you all had retorted
ellos/ustedes	hubieron retrucado they/you all had retorted	they/you all had retorted

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré retrucado I will have retorted	I will have retorted
tú	habrás retrucado you will have retorted	you will have retorted
él/ella/usted	habrá retrucado he/she/you will have retorted	he/she/you will have retorted
nosotros	habremos retrucado we will have retorted	we will have retorted
vosotros	habréis retrucado you all will have retorted	you all will have retorted
ellos/ustedes	habrán retrucado they/you all will have retorted	they/you all will have retorted

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría retrucado I would have retorted	I would have retorted
tú	habrías retrucado you would have retorted	you would have retorted
él/ella/usted	habría retrucado he/she/you would have retorted	he/she/you would have retorted
nosotros	habríamos retrucado we would have retorted	we would have retorted
vosotros	habríais retrucado you all would have retorted	you all would have retorted
ellos/ustedes	habrían retrucado they/you all would have retorted	they/you all would have retorted

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya retrucado that I have retorted	that I have retorted
tú	hayas retrucado that you have retorted	that you have retorted
él/ella/usted	haya retrucado that he/she/you have retorted	that he/she/you have retorted
nosotros	hayamos retrucado that we have retorted	that we have retorted
vosotros	hayáis retrucado that you all have retorted	that you all have retorted
ellos/ustedes	hayan retrucado that they/you all have retorted	that they/you all have retorted

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera retrucado that I had retorted	that I had retorted
tú	hubieras retrucado that you had retorted	that you had retorted
él/ella/usted	hubiera retrucado that he/she/you had retorted	that he/she/you had retorted
nosotros	hubiéramos retrucado that we had retorted	that we had retorted
vosotros	hubierais retrucado that you all had retorted	that you all had retorted
ellos/ustedes	hubieran retrucado that they/you all had retorted	that they/you all had retorted

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	retruca	retort! (you)
usted	retruce	retort! (you formal)
nosotros	retrucemos	let's retort!
vosotros	retrucad	retort! (you all)
ustedes	retrucen	retort! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no retruces	don't retort! (you)
usted	no retruce	don't retort! (you formal)
nosotros	no retrucemos	let's not retort!
vosotros	no retrucéis	don't retort! (you all)
ustedes	no retrucen	don't retort! (you all)

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