Substituir

to substitute

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

substituir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

substituiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

substituido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	substituyo I substitute	I substitute
tú	substituuyes you substitute	you substitute
él/ella/usted	substituuye he/she/you substitutes	he/she/you substitutes
nosotros	substituimos we substitute	we substitute
vosotros	substituís you all substitute	you all substitute
ellos/ustedes	substituuyen they/you all substitute	they/you all substitute

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	substituía I used to substitute	I used to substitute
tú	substituías you used to substitute	you used to substitute
él/ella/usted	substituía he/she/you used to substitute	he/she/you used to substitute
nosotros	substituíamos we used to substitute	we used to substitute
vosotros	substituíais you all used to substitute	you all used to substitute
ellos/ustedes	substituían they/you all used to substitute	they/you all used to substitute

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	substituí I substituted	I substituted
tú	substituiste you substituted	you substituted
él/ella/usted	substituió he/she/you substituted	he/she/you substituted
nosotros	substituimos we substituted	we substituted
vosotros	substituisteis you all substituted	you all substituted
ellos/ustedes	substituieron they/you all substituted	they/you all substituted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	substituiré I will substitute	I will substitute
tú	substituirás you will substitute	you will substitute
él/ella/usted	substituirá he/she/you will substitute	he/she/you will substitute
nosotros	substituiremos we will substitute	we will substitute
vosotros	substituiréis you all will substitute	you all will substitute
ellos/ustedes	substituirán they/you all will substitute	they/you all will substitute

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	substituiría I would substitute	I would substitute
tú	substituirías you would substitute	you would substitute
él/ella/usted	substituiría he/she/you would substitute	he/she/you would substitute
nosotros	substituiríamos we would substitute	we would substitute
vosotros	substituiríais you all would substitute	you all would substitute
ellos/ustedes	substituirían they/you all would substitute	they/you all would substitute

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	substitua that I substitute	that I substitute
tú	substituas that you substitute	that you substitute
él/ella/usted	substitua that he/she/you substitute	that he/she/you substitute
nosotros	substituamos that we substitute	that we substitute
vosotros	substituáis that you all substitute	that you all substitute
ellos/ustedes	substituan that they/you all substitute	that they/you all substitute

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	substituiera or substituiese that I substituted	that I substituted
tú	substituieras or substituieses that you substituted	that you substituted
él/ella/usted	substituiera or substituiese that he/she/you substituted	that he/she/you substituted
nosotros	substituiéramos or substituiésemos that we substituted	that we substituted
vosotros	substituierais or substituieseis that you all substituted	that you all substituted
ellos/ustedes	substituieran or substituiesen that they/you all substituted	that they/you all substituted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	substitue	substitute! (you)
usted	substitua	substitute! (you formal)
nosotros	substituamos	let's substitute!
vosotros	substituid	substitute! (you all)
ustedes	substituan	substitute! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no substituas	don't substitute! (you)
usted	no substitua	don't substitute! (you formal)
nosotros	no substituamos	let's not substitute!
vosotros	no substituáis	don't substitute! (you all)
ustedes	no substituan	don't substitute! (you all)

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