Sustituir

to substitute

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

sustituir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

sustituiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

sustituido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sustituyo I substitute	I substitute
tú	sustituuyes you substitute	you substitute
él/ella/usted	sustituuye he/she/you substitutes	he/she/you substitutes
nosotros	sustituimos we substitute	we substitute
vosotros	sustituís you all substitute	you all substitute
ellos/ustedes	sustituuyen 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	sustituía I used to substitute	I used to substitute
tú	sustituías you used to substitute	you used to substitute
él/ella/usted	sustituía he/she/you used to substitute	he/she/you used to substitute
nosotros	sustituíamos we used to substitute	we used to substitute
vosotros	sustituíais you all used to substitute	you all used to substitute
ellos/ustedes	sustituían 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	sustituí I substituted	I substituted
tú	sustituiste you substituted	you substituted
él/ella/usted	sustituió he/she/you substituted	he/she/you substituted
nosotros	sustituimos we substituted	we substituted
vosotros	sustituisteis you all substituted	you all substituted
ellos/ustedes	sustituieron they/you all substituted	they/you all substituted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sustituiré I will substitute	I will substitute
tú	sustituirás you will substitute	you will substitute
él/ella/usted	sustituirá he/she/you will substitute	he/she/you will substitute
nosotros	sustituiremos we will substitute	we will substitute
vosotros	sustituiréis you all will substitute	you all will substitute
ellos/ustedes	sustituirán 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	sustituiría I would substitute	I would substitute
tú	sustituirías you would substitute	you would substitute
él/ella/usted	sustituiría he/she/you would substitute	he/she/you would substitute
nosotros	sustituiríamos we would substitute	we would substitute
vosotros	sustituiríais you all would substitute	you all would substitute
ellos/ustedes	sustituirían 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	sustitua that I substitute	that I substitute
tú	sustituas that you substitute	that you substitute
él/ella/usted	sustitua that he/she/you substitute	that he/she/you substitute
nosotros	sustituamos that we substitute	that we substitute
vosotros	sustituáis that you all substitute	that you all substitute
ellos/ustedes	sustituan 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	sustituiera or sustituiese that I substituted	that I substituted
tú	sustituieras or sustituieses that you substituted	that you substituted
él/ella/usted	sustituiera or sustituiese that he/she/you substituted	that he/she/you substituted
nosotros	sustituiéramos or sustituiésemos that we substituted	that we substituted
vosotros	sustituierais or sustituieseis that you all substituted	that you all substituted
ellos/ustedes	sustituieran or sustituiesen 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 sustituido I have substituted	I have substituted
tú	has sustituido you have substituted	you have substituted
él/ella/usted	ha sustituido he/she/you have substituted	he/she/you have substituted
nosotros	hemos sustituido we have substituted	we have substituted
vosotros	habéis sustituido you all have substituted	you all have substituted
ellos/ustedes	han sustituido 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 sustituido I had substituted	I had substituted
tú	habías sustituido you had substituted	you had substituted
él/ella/usted	había sustituido he/she/you had substituted	he/she/you had substituted
nosotros	habíamos sustituido we had substituted	we had substituted
vosotros	habíais sustituido you all had substituted	you all had substituted
ellos/ustedes	habían sustituido 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 sustituido I had substituted	I had substituted
tú	hubiste sustituido you had substituted	you had substituted
él/ella/usted	hubo sustituido he/she/you had substituted	he/she/you had substituted
nosotros	hubimos sustituido we had substituted	we had substituted
vosotros	hubisteis sustituido you all had substituted	you all had substituted
ellos/ustedes	hubieron sustituido 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 sustituido I will have substituted	I will have substituted
tú	habrás sustituido you will have substituted	you will have substituted
él/ella/usted	habrá sustituido he/she/you will have substituted	he/she/you will have substituted
nosotros	habremos sustituido we will have substituted	we will have substituted
vosotros	habréis sustituido you all will have substituted	you all will have substituted
ellos/ustedes	habrán sustituido 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 sustituido I would have substituted	I would have substituted
tú	habrías sustituido you would have substituted	you would have substituted
él/ella/usted	habría sustituido he/she/you would have substituted	he/she/you would have substituted
nosotros	habríamos sustituido we would have substituted	we would have substituted
vosotros	habríais sustituido you all would have substituted	you all would have substituted
ellos/ustedes	habrían sustituido 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 sustituido that I have substituted	that I have substituted
tú	hayas sustituido that you have substituted	that you have substituted
él/ella/usted	haya sustituido that he/she/you have substituted	that he/she/you have substituted
nosotros	hayamos sustituido that we have substituted	that we have substituted
vosotros	hayáis sustituido that you all have substituted	that you all have substituted
ellos/ustedes	hayan sustituido 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 sustituido that I had substituted	that I had substituted
tú	hubieras sustituido that you had substituted	that you had substituted
él/ella/usted	hubiera sustituido that he/she/you had substituted	that he/she/you had substituted
nosotros	hubiéramos sustituido that we had substituted	that we had substituted
vosotros	hubierais sustituido that you all had substituted	that you all had substituted
ellos/ustedes	hubieran sustituido 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	sustitue	substitute! (you)
usted	sustitua	substitute! (you formal)
nosotros	sustituamos	let's substitute!
vosotros	sustituid	substitute! (you all)
ustedes	sustituan	substitute! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no sustituas	don't substitute! (you)
usted	no sustitua	don't substitute! (you formal)
nosotros	no sustituamos	let's not substitute!
vosotros	no sustituáis	don't substitute! (you all)
ustedes	no sustituan	don't substitute! (you all)

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