Tergiversar

to distort

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

tergiversar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

tergiversando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

tergiversado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tergiverso I distort	I distort
tú	tergiversas you distort	you distort
él/ella/usted	tergiversa he/she/you distorts	he/she/you distorts
nosotros	tergiversamos we distort	we distort
vosotros	tergiversáis you all distort	you all distort
ellos/ustedes	tergiversan they/you all distort	they/you all distort

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tergiversaba I used to distort	I used to distort
tú	tergiversabas you used to distort	you used to distort
él/ella/usted	tergiversaba he/she/you used to distort	he/she/you used to distort
nosotros	tergiversábamos we used to distort	we used to distort
vosotros	tergiversabais you all used to distort	you all used to distort
ellos/ustedes	tergiversaban they/you all used to distort	they/you all used to distort

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tergiversé I distorted	I distorted
tú	tergiversaste you distorted	you distorted
él/ella/usted	tergiversó he/she/you distorted	he/she/you distorted
nosotros	tergiversamos we distorted	we distorted
vosotros	tergiversasteis you all distorted	you all distorted
ellos/ustedes	tergiversaron they/you all distorted	they/you all distorted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tergiversaré I will distort	I will distort
tú	tergiversarás you will distort	you will distort
él/ella/usted	tergiversará he/she/you will distort	he/she/you will distort
nosotros	tergiversaremos we will distort	we will distort
vosotros	tergiversaréis you all will distort	you all will distort
ellos/ustedes	tergiversarán they/you all will distort	they/you all will distort

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tergiversaría I would distort	I would distort
tú	tergiversarías you would distort	you would distort
él/ella/usted	tergiversaría he/she/you would distort	he/she/you would distort
nosotros	tergiversaríamos we would distort	we would distort
vosotros	tergiversaríais you all would distort	you all would distort
ellos/ustedes	tergiversarían they/you all would distort	they/you all would distort

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tergiverse that I distort	that I distort
tú	tergiverses that you distort	that you distort
él/ella/usted	tergiverse that he/she/you distort	that he/she/you distort
nosotros	tergiversemos that we distort	that we distort
vosotros	tergiverséis that you all distort	that you all distort
ellos/ustedes	tergiversen that they/you all distort	that they/you all distort

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	tergiversara or tergiversase that I distorted	that I distorted
tú	tergiversaras or tergiversases that you distorted	that you distorted
él/ella/usted	tergiversara or tergiversase that he/she/you distorted	that he/she/you distorted
nosotros	tergiversáramos or tergiversásemos that we distorted	that we distorted
vosotros	tergiversarais or tergiversaseis that you all distorted	that you all distorted
ellos/ustedes	tergiversaran or tergiversasen that they/you all distorted	that they/you all distorted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	tergiversa	distort! (you)
usted	tergiverse	distort! (you formal)
nosotros	tergiversemos	let's distort!
vosotros	tergiversad	distort! (you all)
ustedes	tergiversen	distort! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no tergiverses	don't distort! (you)
usted	no tergiverse	don't distort! (you formal)
nosotros	no tergiversemos	let's not distort!
vosotros	no tergiverséis	don't distort! (you all)
ustedes	no tergiversen	don't distort! (you all)

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