telegrafiar
to telegraph
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
telegrafiando
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
telegrafiado
Simple tenses
Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | telegrafío I telegraph |
tú | telegrafías you telegraph |
él/ella/usted | telegrafía he/she/you telegraphs |
nosotros | telegrafiamos we telegraph |
vosotros | telegrafiáis you all telegraph |
ellos/ustedes | telegrafían they/you all telegraph |
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | telegrafiaba I used to telegraph |
tú | telegrafiabas you used to telegraph |
él/ella/usted | telegrafiaba he/she/you used to telegraph |
nosotros | telegrafiábamos we used to telegraph |
vosotros | telegrafiabais you all used to telegraph |
ellos/ustedes | telegrafiaban they/you all used to telegraph |
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | telegrafié I telegraphed |
tú | telegrafiaste you telegraphed |
él/ella/usted | telegrafió he/she/you telegraphed |
nosotros | telegrafiamos we telegraphed |
vosotros | telegrafiasteis you all telegraphed |
ellos/ustedes | telegrafiaron they/you all telegraphed |
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | telegrafiaré I will telegraph |
tú | telegrafiarás you will telegraph |
él/ella/usted | telegrafiará he/she/you will telegraph |
nosotros | telegrafiaremos we will telegraph |
vosotros | telegrafiaréis you all will telegraph |
ellos/ustedes | telegrafiarán they/you all will telegraph |
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | telegrafiaría I would telegraph |
tú | telegrafiarías you would telegraph |
él/ella/usted | telegrafiaría he/she/you would telegraph |
nosotros | telegrafiaríamos we would telegraph |
vosotros | telegrafiaríais you all would telegraph |
ellos/ustedes | telegrafiarían they/you all would telegraph |
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | telegrafíe that I telegraph |
tú | telegrafíes that you telegraph |
él/ella/usted | telegrafíe that he/she/you telegraph |
nosotros | telegrafiemos that we telegraph |
vosotros | telegrafiéis that you all telegraph |
ellos/ustedes | telegrafíen that they/you all telegraph |
Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | telegrafiara or telegrafiase that I telegraphed |
tú | telegrafiaras or telegrafiases that you telegraphed |
él/ella/usted | telegrafiara or telegrafiase that he/she/you telegraphed |
nosotros | telegrafiáramos or telegrafiásemos that we telegraphed |
vosotros | telegrafiarais or telegrafiaseis that you all telegraphed |
ellos/ustedes | telegrafiaran or telegrafiasen that they/you all telegraphed |
Compound tenses
Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he telegrafiado I have telegraphed |
tú | has telegrafiado you have telegraphed |
él/ella/usted | ha telegrafiado he/she/you have telegraphed |
nosotros | hemos telegrafiado we have telegraphed |
vosotros | habéis telegrafiado you all have telegraphed |
ellos/ustedes | han telegrafiado they/you all have telegraphed |
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había telegrafiado I had telegraphed |
tú | habías telegrafiado you had telegraphed |
él/ella/usted | había telegrafiado he/she/you had telegraphed |
nosotros | habíamos telegrafiado we had telegraphed |
vosotros | habíais telegrafiado you all had telegraphed |
ellos/ustedes | habían telegrafiado they/you all had telegraphed |
Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube telegrafiado I had telegraphed |
tú | hubiste telegrafiado you had telegraphed |
él/ella/usted | hubo telegrafiado he/she/you had telegraphed |
nosotros | hubimos telegrafiado we had telegraphed |
vosotros | hubisteis telegrafiado you all had telegraphed |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron telegrafiado they/you all had telegraphed |
Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré telegrafiado I will have telegraphed |
tú | habrás telegrafiado you will have telegraphed |
él/ella/usted | habrá telegrafiado he/she/you will have telegraphed |
nosotros | habremos telegrafiado we will have telegraphed |
vosotros | habréis telegrafiado you all will have telegraphed |
ellos/ustedes | habrán telegrafiado they/you all will have telegraphed |
Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría telegrafiado I would have telegraphed |
tú | habrías telegrafiado you would have telegraphed |
él/ella/usted | habría telegrafiado he/she/you would have telegraphed |
nosotros | habríamos telegrafiado we would have telegraphed |
vosotros | habríais telegrafiado you all would have telegraphed |
ellos/ustedes | habrían telegrafiado they/you all would have telegraphed |
Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya telegrafiado that I have telegraphed |
tú | hayas telegrafiado that you have telegraphed |
él/ella/usted | haya telegrafiado that he/she/you have telegraphed |
nosotros | hayamos telegrafiado that we have telegraphed |
vosotros | hayáis telegrafiado that you all have telegraphed |
ellos/ustedes | hayan telegrafiado that they/you all have telegraphed |
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera telegrafiado that I had telegraphed |
tú | hubieras telegrafiado that you had telegraphed |
él/ella/usted | hubiera telegrafiado that he/she/you had telegraphed |
nosotros | hubiéramos telegrafiado that we had telegraphed |
vosotros | hubierais telegrafiado that you all had telegraphed |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran telegrafiado that they/you all had telegraphed |
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | telegrafía | telegraph! (you) |
usted | telegrafíe | telegraph! (you formal) |
nosotros | telegrafiemos | let's telegraph! |
vosotros | telegrafiad | telegraph! (you all) |
ustedes | telegrafíen | telegraph! (you all) |
Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no telegrafíes | don't telegraph! (you) |
usted | no telegrafíe | don't telegraph! (you formal) |
nosotros | no telegrafiemos | let's not telegraph! |
vosotros | no telegrafiéis | don't telegraph! (you all) |
ustedes | no telegrafíen | don't telegraph! (you all) |
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