Tatuar

to tattoo

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

tatuar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

tatuando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

tatuado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tatuo I tattoo	I tattoo
tú	tatuas you tattoo	you tattoo
él/ella/usted	tatua he/she/you tattoos	he/she/you tattoos
nosotros	tatuamos we tattoo	we tattoo
vosotros	tatuáis you all tattoo	you all tattoo
ellos/ustedes	tatuan they/you all tattoo	they/you all tattoo

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tatuaba I used to tattoo	I used to tattoo
tú	tatuabas you used to tattoo	you used to tattoo
él/ella/usted	tatuaba he/she/you used to tattoo	he/she/you used to tattoo
nosotros	tatuábamos we used to tattoo	we used to tattoo
vosotros	tatuabais you all used to tattoo	you all used to tattoo
ellos/ustedes	tatuaban they/you all used to tattoo	they/you all used to tattoo

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tatué I tattooed	I tattooed
tú	tatuaste you tattooed	you tattooed
él/ella/usted	tatuó he/she/you tattooed	he/she/you tattooed
nosotros	tatuamos we tattooed	we tattooed
vosotros	tatuasteis you all tattooed	you all tattooed
ellos/ustedes	tatuaron they/you all tattooed	they/you all tattooed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tatuaré I will tattoo	I will tattoo
tú	tatuarás you will tattoo	you will tattoo
él/ella/usted	tatuará he/she/you will tattoo	he/she/you will tattoo
nosotros	tatuaremos we will tattoo	we will tattoo
vosotros	tatuaréis you all will tattoo	you all will tattoo
ellos/ustedes	tatuarán they/you all will tattoo	they/you all will tattoo

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tatuaría I would tattoo	I would tattoo
tú	tatuarías you would tattoo	you would tattoo
él/ella/usted	tatuaría he/she/you would tattoo	he/she/you would tattoo
nosotros	tatuaríamos we would tattoo	we would tattoo
vosotros	tatuaríais you all would tattoo	you all would tattoo
ellos/ustedes	tatuarían they/you all would tattoo	they/you all would tattoo

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tatue that I tattoo	that I tattoo
tú	tatues that you tattoo	that you tattoo
él/ella/usted	tatue that he/she/you tattoo	that he/she/you tattoo
nosotros	tatuemos that we tattoo	that we tattoo
vosotros	tatuéis that you all tattoo	that you all tattoo
ellos/ustedes	tatuen that they/you all tattoo	that they/you all tattoo

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tatuara or tatuase that I tattooed	that I tattooed
tú	tatuaras or tatuases that you tattooed	that you tattooed
él/ella/usted	tatuara or tatuase that he/she/you tattooed	that he/she/you tattooed
nosotros	tatuáramos or tatuásemos that we tattooed	that we tattooed
vosotros	tatuarais or tatuaseis that you all tattooed	that you all tattooed
ellos/ustedes	tatuaran or tatuasen that they/you all tattooed	that they/you all tattooed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	tatua	tattoo! (you)
usted	tatue	tattoo! (you formal)
nosotros	tatuemos	let's tattoo!
vosotros	tatuad	tattoo! (you all)
ustedes	tatuen	tattoo! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no tatues	don't tattoo! (you)
usted	no tatue	don't tattoo! (you formal)
nosotros	no tatuemos	let's not tattoo!
vosotros	no tatuéis	don't tattoo! (you all)
ustedes	no tatuen	don't tattoo! (you all)

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