Tensar

to tense

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

tensar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

tensando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

tensado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tenso I tense	I tense
tú	tensas you tense	you tense
él/ella/usted	tensa he/she/you tenses	he/she/you tenses
nosotros	tensamos we tense	we tense
vosotros	tensáis you all tense	you all tense
ellos/ustedes	tensan they/you all tense	they/you all tense

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tensaba I used to tense	I used to tense
tú	tensabas you used to tense	you used to tense
él/ella/usted	tensaba he/she/you used to tense	he/she/you used to tense
nosotros	tensábamos we used to tense	we used to tense
vosotros	tensabais you all used to tense	you all used to tense
ellos/ustedes	tensaban they/you all used to tense	they/you all used to tense

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tensé I tensed	I tensed
tú	tensaste you tensed	you tensed
él/ella/usted	tensó he/she/you tensed	he/she/you tensed
nosotros	tensamos we tensed	we tensed
vosotros	tensasteis you all tensed	you all tensed
ellos/ustedes	tensaron they/you all tensed	they/you all tensed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tensaré I will tense	I will tense
tú	tensarás you will tense	you will tense
él/ella/usted	tensará he/she/you will tense	he/she/you will tense
nosotros	tensaremos we will tense	we will tense
vosotros	tensaréis you all will tense	you all will tense
ellos/ustedes	tensarán they/you all will tense	they/you all will tense

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tensaría I would tense	I would tense
tú	tensarías you would tense	you would tense
él/ella/usted	tensaría he/she/you would tense	he/she/you would tense
nosotros	tensaríamos we would tense	we would tense
vosotros	tensaríais you all would tense	you all would tense
ellos/ustedes	tensarían they/you all would tense	they/you all would tense

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tense that I tense	that I tense
tú	tenses that you tense	that you tense
él/ella/usted	tense that he/she/you tense	that he/she/you tense
nosotros	tensemos that we tense	that we tense
vosotros	tenséis that you all tense	that you all tense
ellos/ustedes	tensen that they/you all tense	that they/you all tense

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tensara or tensase that I tensed	that I tensed
tú	tensaras or tensases that you tensed	that you tensed
él/ella/usted	tensara or tensase that he/she/you tensed	that he/she/you tensed
nosotros	tensáramos or tensásemos that we tensed	that we tensed
vosotros	tensarais or tensaseis that you all tensed	that you all tensed
ellos/ustedes	tensaran or tensasen that they/you all tensed	that they/you all tensed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	tensa	tense! (you)
usted	tense	tense! (you formal)
nosotros	tensemos	let's tense!
vosotros	tensad	tense! (you all)
ustedes	tensen	tense! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no tenses	don't tense! (you)
usted	no tense	don't tense! (you formal)
nosotros	no tensemos	let's not tense!
vosotros	no tenséis	don't tense! (you all)
ustedes	no tensen	don't tense! (you all)

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