sobrescribir
to overwrite
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
sobrescribiendo
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
sobrescrito
Simple tenses
Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sobrescribo I overwrite |
tú | sobrescribes you overwrite |
él/ella/usted | sobrescribe he/she/you overwrites |
nosotros | sobrescribimos we overwrite |
vosotros | sobrescribís you all overwrite |
ellos/ustedes | sobrescriben they/you all overwrite |
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sobrescribía I used to overwrite |
tú | sobrescribías you used to overwrite |
él/ella/usted | sobrescribía he/she/you used to overwrite |
nosotros | sobrescribíamos we used to overwrite |
vosotros | sobrescribíais you all used to overwrite |
ellos/ustedes | sobrescribían they/you all used to overwrite |
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sobrescribí I overwrited |
tú | sobrescribiste you overwrited |
él/ella/usted | sobrescribió he/she/you overwrited |
nosotros | sobrescribimos we overwrited |
vosotros | sobrescribisteis you all overwrited |
ellos/ustedes | sobrescribieron they/you all overwrited |
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sobrescribiré I will overwrite |
tú | sobrescribirás you will overwrite |
él/ella/usted | sobrescribirá he/she/you will overwrite |
nosotros | sobrescribiremos we will overwrite |
vosotros | sobrescribiréis you all will overwrite |
ellos/ustedes | sobrescribirán they/you all will overwrite |
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sobrescribiría I would overwrite |
tú | sobrescribirías you would overwrite |
él/ella/usted | sobrescribiría he/she/you would overwrite |
nosotros | sobrescribiríamos we would overwrite |
vosotros | sobrescribiríais you all would overwrite |
ellos/ustedes | sobrescribirían they/you all would overwrite |
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sobrescriba that I overwrite |
tú | sobrescribas that you overwrite |
él/ella/usted | sobrescriba that he/she/you overwrite |
nosotros | sobrescribamos that we overwrite |
vosotros | sobrescribáis that you all overwrite |
ellos/ustedes | sobrescriban that they/you all overwrite |
Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | sobrescribiera or sobrescribiese that I overwrited |
tú | sobrescribieras or sobrescribieses that you overwrited |
él/ella/usted | sobrescribiera or sobrescribiese that he/she/you overwrited |
nosotros | sobrescribiéramos or sobrescribiésemos that we overwrited |
vosotros | sobrescribierais or sobrescribieseis that you all overwrited |
ellos/ustedes | sobrescribieran or sobrescribiesen that they/you all overwrited |
Compound tenses
Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he sobrescrito I have overwrited |
tú | has sobrescrito you have overwrited |
él/ella/usted | ha sobrescrito he/she/you have overwrited |
nosotros | hemos sobrescrito we have overwrited |
vosotros | habéis sobrescrito you all have overwrited |
ellos/ustedes | han sobrescrito they/you all have overwrited |
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había sobrescrito I had overwrited |
tú | habías sobrescrito you had overwrited |
él/ella/usted | había sobrescrito he/she/you had overwrited |
nosotros | habíamos sobrescrito we had overwrited |
vosotros | habíais sobrescrito you all had overwrited |
ellos/ustedes | habían sobrescrito they/you all had overwrited |
Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube sobrescrito I had overwrited |
tú | hubiste sobrescrito you had overwrited |
él/ella/usted | hubo sobrescrito he/she/you had overwrited |
nosotros | hubimos sobrescrito we had overwrited |
vosotros | hubisteis sobrescrito you all had overwrited |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron sobrescrito they/you all had overwrited |
Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré sobrescrito I will have overwrited |
tú | habrás sobrescrito you will have overwrited |
él/ella/usted | habrá sobrescrito he/she/you will have overwrited |
nosotros | habremos sobrescrito we will have overwrited |
vosotros | habréis sobrescrito you all will have overwrited |
ellos/ustedes | habrán sobrescrito they/you all will have overwrited |
Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría sobrescrito I would have overwrited |
tú | habrías sobrescrito you would have overwrited |
él/ella/usted | habría sobrescrito he/she/you would have overwrited |
nosotros | habríamos sobrescrito we would have overwrited |
vosotros | habríais sobrescrito you all would have overwrited |
ellos/ustedes | habrían sobrescrito they/you all would have overwrited |
Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya sobrescrito that I have overwrited |
tú | hayas sobrescrito that you have overwrited |
él/ella/usted | haya sobrescrito that he/she/you have overwrited |
nosotros | hayamos sobrescrito that we have overwrited |
vosotros | hayáis sobrescrito that you all have overwrited |
ellos/ustedes | hayan sobrescrito that they/you all have overwrited |
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera sobrescrito that I had overwrited |
tú | hubieras sobrescrito that you had overwrited |
él/ella/usted | hubiera sobrescrito that he/she/you had overwrited |
nosotros | hubiéramos sobrescrito that we had overwrited |
vosotros | hubierais sobrescrito that you all had overwrited |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran sobrescrito that they/you all had overwrited |
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | sobrescribe | overwrite! (you) |
usted | sobrescriba | overwrite! (you formal) |
nosotros | sobrescribamos | let's overwrite! |
vosotros | sobrescribid | overwrite! (you all) |
ustedes | sobrescriban | overwrite! (you all) |
Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no sobrescribas | don't overwrite! (you) |
usted | no sobrescriba | don't overwrite! (you formal) |
nosotros | no sobrescribamos | let's not overwrite! |
vosotros | no sobrescribáis | don't overwrite! (you all) |
ustedes | no sobrescriban | don't overwrite! (you all) |
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