Roer

to gnaw

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

roer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

roiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

roido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	roo I gnaw	I gnaw
tú	roes you gnaw	you gnaw
él/ella/usted	roe he/she/you gnaws	he/she/you gnaws
nosotros	roemos we gnaw	we gnaw
vosotros	roéis you all gnaw	you all gnaw
ellos/ustedes	roen they/you all gnaw	they/you all gnaw

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	roía I used to gnaw	I used to gnaw
tú	roías you used to gnaw	you used to gnaw
él/ella/usted	roía he/she/you used to gnaw	he/she/you used to gnaw
nosotros	roíamos we used to gnaw	we used to gnaw
vosotros	roíais you all used to gnaw	you all used to gnaw
ellos/ustedes	roían they/you all used to gnaw	they/you all used to gnaw

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	roí I gnawed	I gnawed
tú	roiste you gnawed	you gnawed
él/ella/usted	roió he/she/you gnawed	he/she/you gnawed
nosotros	roimos we gnawed	we gnawed
vosotros	roisteis you all gnawed	you all gnawed
ellos/ustedes	roieron they/you all gnawed	they/you all gnawed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	roeré I will gnaw	I will gnaw
tú	roerás you will gnaw	you will gnaw
él/ella/usted	roerá he/she/you will gnaw	he/she/you will gnaw
nosotros	roeremos we will gnaw	we will gnaw
vosotros	roeréis you all will gnaw	you all will gnaw
ellos/ustedes	roerán they/you all will gnaw	they/you all will gnaw

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	roería I would gnaw	I would gnaw
tú	roerías you would gnaw	you would gnaw
él/ella/usted	roería he/she/you would gnaw	he/she/you would gnaw
nosotros	roeríamos we would gnaw	we would gnaw
vosotros	roeríais you all would gnaw	you all would gnaw
ellos/ustedes	roerían they/you all would gnaw	they/you all would gnaw

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	roa that I gnaw	that I gnaw
tú	roas that you gnaw	that you gnaw
él/ella/usted	roa that he/she/you gnaw	that he/she/you gnaw
nosotros	roamos that we gnaw	that we gnaw
vosotros	roáis that you all gnaw	that you all gnaw
ellos/ustedes	roan that they/you all gnaw	that they/you all gnaw

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	roiera or roiese that I gnawed	that I gnawed
tú	roieras or roieses that you gnawed	that you gnawed
él/ella/usted	roiera or roiese that he/she/you gnawed	that he/she/you gnawed
nosotros	roiéramos or roiésemos that we gnawed	that we gnawed
vosotros	roierais or roieseis that you all gnawed	that you all gnawed
ellos/ustedes	roieran or roiesen that they/you all gnawed	that they/you all gnawed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	roe	gnaw! (you)
usted	roa	gnaw! (you formal)
nosotros	roamos	let's gnaw!
vosotros	roed	gnaw! (you all)
ustedes	roan	gnaw! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no roas	don't gnaw! (you)
usted	no roa	don't gnaw! (you formal)
nosotros	no roamos	let's not gnaw!
vosotros	no roáis	don't gnaw! (you all)
ustedes	no roan	don't gnaw! (you all)

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