Sancionar

to sanction

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

sancionar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

sancionando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

sancionado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sanciono I sanction	I sanction
tú	sancionas you sanction	you sanction
él/ella/usted	sanciona he/she/you sanctions	he/she/you sanctions
nosotros	sancionamos we sanction	we sanction
vosotros	sancionáis you all sanction	you all sanction
ellos/ustedes	sancionan they/you all sanction	they/you all sanction

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sancionaba I used to sanction	I used to sanction
tú	sancionabas you used to sanction	you used to sanction
él/ella/usted	sancionaba he/she/you used to sanction	he/she/you used to sanction
nosotros	sancionábamos we used to sanction	we used to sanction
vosotros	sancionabais you all used to sanction	you all used to sanction
ellos/ustedes	sancionaban they/you all used to sanction	they/you all used to sanction

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sancioné I sanctioned	I sanctioned
tú	sancionaste you sanctioned	you sanctioned
él/ella/usted	sancionó he/she/you sanctioned	he/she/you sanctioned
nosotros	sancionamos we sanctioned	we sanctioned
vosotros	sancionasteis you all sanctioned	you all sanctioned
ellos/ustedes	sancionaron they/you all sanctioned	they/you all sanctioned

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sancionaré I will sanction	I will sanction
tú	sancionarás you will sanction	you will sanction
él/ella/usted	sancionará he/she/you will sanction	he/she/you will sanction
nosotros	sancionaremos we will sanction	we will sanction
vosotros	sancionaréis you all will sanction	you all will sanction
ellos/ustedes	sancionarán they/you all will sanction	they/you all will sanction

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sancionaría I would sanction	I would sanction
tú	sancionarías you would sanction	you would sanction
él/ella/usted	sancionaría he/she/you would sanction	he/she/you would sanction
nosotros	sancionaríamos we would sanction	we would sanction
vosotros	sancionaríais you all would sanction	you all would sanction
ellos/ustedes	sancionarían they/you all would sanction	they/you all would sanction

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sancione that I sanction	that I sanction
tú	sanciones that you sanction	that you sanction
él/ella/usted	sancione that he/she/you sanction	that he/she/you sanction
nosotros	sancionemos that we sanction	that we sanction
vosotros	sancionéis that you all sanction	that you all sanction
ellos/ustedes	sancionen that they/you all sanction	that they/you all sanction

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sancionara or sancionase that I sanctioned	that I sanctioned
tú	sancionaras or sancionases that you sanctioned	that you sanctioned
él/ella/usted	sancionara or sancionase that he/she/you sanctioned	that he/she/you sanctioned
nosotros	sancionáramos or sancionásemos that we sanctioned	that we sanctioned
vosotros	sancionarais or sancionaseis that you all sanctioned	that you all sanctioned
ellos/ustedes	sancionaran or sancionasen that they/you all sanctioned	that they/you all sanctioned

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	sanciona	sanction! (you)
usted	sancione	sanction! (you formal)
nosotros	sancionemos	let's sanction!
vosotros	sancionad	sanction! (you all)
ustedes	sancionen	sanction! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no sanciones	don't sanction! (you)
usted	no sancione	don't sanction! (you formal)
nosotros	no sancionemos	let's not sanction!
vosotros	no sancionéis	don't sanction! (you all)
ustedes	no sancionen	don't sanction! (you all)

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