Sobrecoger

to startle

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

sobrecoger

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

sobrecogiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

sobrecogido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sobrecojo I startle	I startle
tú	sobrecoges you startle	you startle
él/ella/usted	sobrecoge he/she/you startles	he/she/you startles
nosotros	sobrecogemos we startle	we startle
vosotros	sobrecogéis you all startle	you all startle
ellos/ustedes	sobrecogen they/you all startle	they/you all startle

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sobrecogía I used to startle	I used to startle
tú	sobrecogías you used to startle	you used to startle
él/ella/usted	sobrecogía he/she/you used to startle	he/she/you used to startle
nosotros	sobrecogíamos we used to startle	we used to startle
vosotros	sobrecogíais you all used to startle	you all used to startle
ellos/ustedes	sobrecogían they/you all used to startle	they/you all used to startle

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sobrecogí I startled	I startled
tú	sobrecogiste you startled	you startled
él/ella/usted	sobrecogió he/she/you startled	he/she/you startled
nosotros	sobrecogimos we startled	we startled
vosotros	sobrecogisteis you all startled	you all startled
ellos/ustedes	sobrecogieron they/you all startled	they/you all startled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sobrecogeré I will startle	I will startle
tú	sobrecogerás you will startle	you will startle
él/ella/usted	sobrecogerá he/she/you will startle	he/she/you will startle
nosotros	sobrecogeremos we will startle	we will startle
vosotros	sobrecogeréis you all will startle	you all will startle
ellos/ustedes	sobrecogerán they/you all will startle	they/you all will startle

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sobrecogería I would startle	I would startle
tú	sobrecogerías you would startle	you would startle
él/ella/usted	sobrecogería he/she/you would startle	he/she/you would startle
nosotros	sobrecogeríamos we would startle	we would startle
vosotros	sobrecogeríais you all would startle	you all would startle
ellos/ustedes	sobrecogerían they/you all would startle	they/you all would startle

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sobrecoja that I startle	that I startle
tú	sobrecojas that you startle	that you startle
él/ella/usted	sobrecoja that he/she/you startle	that he/she/you startle
nosotros	sobrecojamos that we startle	that we startle
vosotros	sobrecojáis that you all startle	that you all startle
ellos/ustedes	sobrecojan that they/you all startle	that they/you all startle

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sobrecogiera or sobrecogiese that I startled	that I startled
tú	sobrecogieras or sobrecogieses that you startled	that you startled
él/ella/usted	sobrecogiera or sobrecogiese that he/she/you startled	that he/she/you startled
nosotros	sobrecogiéramos or sobrecogiésemos that we startled	that we startled
vosotros	sobrecogierais or sobrecogieseis that you all startled	that you all startled
ellos/ustedes	sobrecogieran or sobrecogiesen that they/you all startled	that they/you all startled

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	sobrecoge	startle! (you)
usted	sobrecoja	startle! (you formal)
nosotros	sobrecojamos	let's startle!
vosotros	sobrecoged	startle! (you all)
ustedes	sobrecojan	startle! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no sobrecojas	don't startle! (you)
usted	no sobrecoja	don't startle! (you formal)
nosotros	no sobrecojamos	let's not startle!
vosotros	no sobrecojáis	don't startle! (you all)
ustedes	no sobrecojan	don't startle! (you all)

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