Sofocar

to suffocate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

sofocar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

sofocando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

sofocado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sofoco I suffocate	I suffocate
tú	sofocas you suffocate	you suffocate
él/ella/usted	sofoca he/she/you suffocates	he/she/you suffocates
nosotros	sofocamos we suffocate	we suffocate
vosotros	sofocáis you all suffocate	you all suffocate
ellos/ustedes	sofocan they/you all suffocate	they/you all suffocate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sofocaba I used to suffocate	I used to suffocate
tú	sofocabas you used to suffocate	you used to suffocate
él/ella/usted	sofocaba he/she/you used to suffocate	he/she/you used to suffocate
nosotros	sofocábamos we used to suffocate	we used to suffocate
vosotros	sofocabais you all used to suffocate	you all used to suffocate
ellos/ustedes	sofocaban they/you all used to suffocate	they/you all used to suffocate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sofocé I suffocated	I suffocated
tú	sofocaste you suffocated	you suffocated
él/ella/usted	sofocó he/she/you suffocated	he/she/you suffocated
nosotros	sofocamos we suffocated	we suffocated
vosotros	sofocasteis you all suffocated	you all suffocated
ellos/ustedes	sofocaron they/you all suffocated	they/you all suffocated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sofocaré I will suffocate	I will suffocate
tú	sofocarás you will suffocate	you will suffocate
él/ella/usted	sofocará he/she/you will suffocate	he/she/you will suffocate
nosotros	sofocaremos we will suffocate	we will suffocate
vosotros	sofocaréis you all will suffocate	you all will suffocate
ellos/ustedes	sofocarán they/you all will suffocate	they/you all will suffocate

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sofocaría I would suffocate	I would suffocate
tú	sofocarías you would suffocate	you would suffocate
él/ella/usted	sofocaría he/she/you would suffocate	he/she/you would suffocate
nosotros	sofocaríamos we would suffocate	we would suffocate
vosotros	sofocaríais you all would suffocate	you all would suffocate
ellos/ustedes	sofocarían they/you all would suffocate	they/you all would suffocate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sofoce that I suffocate	that I suffocate
tú	sofoces that you suffocate	that you suffocate
él/ella/usted	sofoce that he/she/you suffocate	that he/she/you suffocate
nosotros	sofocemos that we suffocate	that we suffocate
vosotros	sofocéis that you all suffocate	that you all suffocate
ellos/ustedes	sofocen that they/you all suffocate	that they/you all suffocate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sofocara or sofocase that I suffocated	that I suffocated
tú	sofocaras or sofocases that you suffocated	that you suffocated
él/ella/usted	sofocara or sofocase that he/she/you suffocated	that he/she/you suffocated
nosotros	sofocáramos or sofocásemos that we suffocated	that we suffocated
vosotros	sofocarais or sofocaseis that you all suffocated	that you all suffocated
ellos/ustedes	sofocaran or sofocasen that they/you all suffocated	that they/you all suffocated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	sofoca	suffocate! (you)
usted	sofoce	suffocate! (you formal)
nosotros	sofocemos	let's suffocate!
vosotros	sofocad	suffocate! (you all)
ustedes	sofocen	suffocate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no sofoces	don't suffocate! (you)
usted	no sofoce	don't suffocate! (you formal)
nosotros	no sofocemos	let's not suffocate!
vosotros	no sofocéis	don't suffocate! (you all)
ustedes	no sofocen	don't suffocate! (you all)

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