Sobresaltar

to startle

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

sobresaltar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

sobresaltando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

sobresaltado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sobresalto I startle	I startle
tú	sobresaltas you startle	you startle
él/ella/usted	sobresalta he/she/you startles	he/she/you startles
nosotros	sobresaltamos we startle	we startle
vosotros	sobresaltáis you all startle	you all startle
ellos/ustedes	sobresaltan 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	sobresaltaba I used to startle	I used to startle
tú	sobresaltabas you used to startle	you used to startle
él/ella/usted	sobresaltaba he/she/you used to startle	he/she/you used to startle
nosotros	sobresaltábamos we used to startle	we used to startle
vosotros	sobresaltabais you all used to startle	you all used to startle
ellos/ustedes	sobresaltaban 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	sobresalté I startled	I startled
tú	sobresaltaste you startled	you startled
él/ella/usted	sobresaltó he/she/you startled	he/she/you startled
nosotros	sobresaltamos we startled	we startled
vosotros	sobresaltasteis you all startled	you all startled
ellos/ustedes	sobresaltaron they/you all startled	they/you all startled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sobresaltaré I will startle	I will startle
tú	sobresaltarás you will startle	you will startle
él/ella/usted	sobresaltará he/she/you will startle	he/she/you will startle
nosotros	sobresaltaremos we will startle	we will startle
vosotros	sobresaltaréis you all will startle	you all will startle
ellos/ustedes	sobresaltarán 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	sobresaltaría I would startle	I would startle
tú	sobresaltarías you would startle	you would startle
él/ella/usted	sobresaltaría he/she/you would startle	he/she/you would startle
nosotros	sobresaltaríamos we would startle	we would startle
vosotros	sobresaltaríais you all would startle	you all would startle
ellos/ustedes	sobresaltarían 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	sobresalte that I startle	that I startle
tú	sobresaltes that you startle	that you startle
él/ella/usted	sobresalte that he/she/you startle	that he/she/you startle
nosotros	sobresaltemos that we startle	that we startle
vosotros	sobresaltéis that you all startle	that you all startle
ellos/ustedes	sobresalten 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	sobresaltara or sobresaltase that I startled	that I startled
tú	sobresaltaras or sobresaltases that you startled	that you startled
él/ella/usted	sobresaltara or sobresaltase that he/she/you startled	that he/she/you startled
nosotros	sobresaltáramos or sobresaltásemos that we startled	that we startled
vosotros	sobresaltarais or sobresaltaseis that you all startled	that you all startled
ellos/ustedes	sobresaltaran or sobresaltasen 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 sobresaltado I have startled	I have startled
tú	has sobresaltado you have startled	you have startled
él/ella/usted	ha sobresaltado he/she/you have startled	he/she/you have startled
nosotros	hemos sobresaltado we have startled	we have startled
vosotros	habéis sobresaltado you all have startled	you all have startled
ellos/ustedes	han sobresaltado 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 sobresaltado I had startled	I had startled
tú	habías sobresaltado you had startled	you had startled
él/ella/usted	había sobresaltado he/she/you had startled	he/she/you had startled
nosotros	habíamos sobresaltado we had startled	we had startled
vosotros	habíais sobresaltado you all had startled	you all had startled
ellos/ustedes	habían sobresaltado 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 sobresaltado I had startled	I had startled
tú	hubiste sobresaltado you had startled	you had startled
él/ella/usted	hubo sobresaltado he/she/you had startled	he/she/you had startled
nosotros	hubimos sobresaltado we had startled	we had startled
vosotros	hubisteis sobresaltado you all had startled	you all had startled
ellos/ustedes	hubieron sobresaltado 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 sobresaltado I will have startled	I will have startled
tú	habrás sobresaltado you will have startled	you will have startled
él/ella/usted	habrá sobresaltado he/she/you will have startled	he/she/you will have startled
nosotros	habremos sobresaltado we will have startled	we will have startled
vosotros	habréis sobresaltado you all will have startled	you all will have startled
ellos/ustedes	habrán sobresaltado 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 sobresaltado I would have startled	I would have startled
tú	habrías sobresaltado you would have startled	you would have startled
él/ella/usted	habría sobresaltado he/she/you would have startled	he/she/you would have startled
nosotros	habríamos sobresaltado we would have startled	we would have startled
vosotros	habríais sobresaltado you all would have startled	you all would have startled
ellos/ustedes	habrían sobresaltado 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 sobresaltado that I have startled	that I have startled
tú	hayas sobresaltado that you have startled	that you have startled
él/ella/usted	haya sobresaltado that he/she/you have startled	that he/she/you have startled
nosotros	hayamos sobresaltado that we have startled	that we have startled
vosotros	hayáis sobresaltado that you all have startled	that you all have startled
ellos/ustedes	hayan sobresaltado 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 sobresaltado that I had startled	that I had startled
tú	hubieras sobresaltado that you had startled	that you had startled
él/ella/usted	hubiera sobresaltado that he/she/you had startled	that he/she/you had startled
nosotros	hubiéramos sobresaltado that we had startled	that we had startled
vosotros	hubierais sobresaltado that you all had startled	that you all had startled
ellos/ustedes	hubieran sobresaltado 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	sobresalta	startle! (you)
usted	sobresalte	startle! (you formal)
nosotros	sobresaltemos	let's startle!
vosotros	sobresaltad	startle! (you all)
ustedes	sobresalten	startle! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no sobresaltes	don't startle! (you)
usted	no sobresalte	don't startle! (you formal)
nosotros	no sobresaltemos	let's not startle!
vosotros	no sobresaltéis	don't startle! (you all)
ustedes	no sobresalten	don't startle! (you all)

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