Tapar

to cover

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

tapar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

tapando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

tapado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tapo I cover	I cover
tú	tapas you cover	you cover
él/ella/usted	tapa he/she/you covers	he/she/you covers
nosotros	tapamos we cover	we cover
vosotros	tapáis you all cover	you all cover
ellos/ustedes	tapan they/you all cover	they/you all cover

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tapaba I used to cover	I used to cover
tú	tapabas you used to cover	you used to cover
él/ella/usted	tapaba he/she/you used to cover	he/she/you used to cover
nosotros	tapábamos we used to cover	we used to cover
vosotros	tapabais you all used to cover	you all used to cover
ellos/ustedes	tapaban they/you all used to cover	they/you all used to cover

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tapé I covered	I covered
tú	tapaste you covered	you covered
él/ella/usted	tapó he/she/you covered	he/she/you covered
nosotros	tapamos we covered	we covered
vosotros	tapasteis you all covered	you all covered
ellos/ustedes	taparon they/you all covered	they/you all covered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	taparé I will cover	I will cover
tú	taparás you will cover	you will cover
él/ella/usted	tapará he/she/you will cover	he/she/you will cover
nosotros	taparemos we will cover	we will cover
vosotros	taparéis you all will cover	you all will cover
ellos/ustedes	taparán they/you all will cover	they/you all will cover

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	taparía I would cover	I would cover
tú	taparías you would cover	you would cover
él/ella/usted	taparía he/she/you would cover	he/she/you would cover
nosotros	taparíamos we would cover	we would cover
vosotros	taparíais you all would cover	you all would cover
ellos/ustedes	taparían they/you all would cover	they/you all would cover

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tape that I cover	that I cover
tú	tapes that you cover	that you cover
él/ella/usted	tape that he/she/you cover	that he/she/you cover
nosotros	tapemos that we cover	that we cover
vosotros	tapéis that you all cover	that you all cover
ellos/ustedes	tapen that they/you all cover	that they/you all cover

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tapara or tapase that I covered	that I covered
tú	taparas or tapases that you covered	that you covered
él/ella/usted	tapara or tapase that he/she/you covered	that he/she/you covered
nosotros	tapáramos or tapásemos that we covered	that we covered
vosotros	taparais or tapaseis that you all covered	that you all covered
ellos/ustedes	taparan or tapasen that they/you all covered	that they/you all covered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	tapa	cover! (you)
usted	tape	cover! (you formal)
nosotros	tapemos	let's cover!
vosotros	tapad	cover! (you all)
ustedes	tapen	cover! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no tapes	don't cover! (you)
usted	no tape	don't cover! (you formal)
nosotros	no tapemos	let's not cover!
vosotros	no tapéis	don't cover! (you all)
ustedes	no tapen	don't cover! (you all)

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