Usar Conjugation

to use in Spanish

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

usando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

usado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	uso I use	I use
tú	usas you use	you use
él/ella/usted	usa he/she/you uses	he/she/you uses
nosotros	usamos we use	we use
vosotros	usáis you all use	you all use
ellos/ustedes	usan they/you all use	they/you all use

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	usaba I used to use	I used to use
tú	usabas you used to use	you used to use
él/ella/usted	usaba he/she/you used to use	he/she/you used to use
nosotros	usábamos we used to use	we used to use
vosotros	usabais you all used to use	you all used to use
ellos/ustedes	usaban they/you all used to use	they/you all used to use

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	usé I used	I used
tú	usaste you used	you used
él/ella/usted	usó he/she/you used	he/she/you used
nosotros	usamos we used	we used
vosotros	usasteis you all used	you all used
ellos/ustedes	usaron they/you all used	they/you all used

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	usaré I will use	I will use
tú	usarás you will use	you will use
él/ella/usted	usará he/she/you will use	he/she/you will use
nosotros	usaremos we will use	we will use
vosotros	usaréis you all will use	you all will use
ellos/ustedes	usarán they/you all will use	they/you all will use

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	usaría I would use	I would use
tú	usarías you would use	you would use
él/ella/usted	usaría he/she/you would use	he/she/you would use
nosotros	usaríamos we would use	we would use
vosotros	usaríais you all would use	you all would use
ellos/ustedes	usarían they/you all would use	they/you all would use

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	use that I use	that I use
tú	uses that you use	that you use
él/ella/usted	use that he/she/you use	that he/she/you use
nosotros	usemos that we use	that we use
vosotros	uséis that you all use	that you all use
ellos/ustedes	usen that they/you all use	that they/you all use

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	usara or usase that I used	that I used
tú	usaras or usases that you used	that you used
él/ella/usted	usara or usase that he/she/you used	that he/she/you used
nosotros	usáramos or usásemos that we used	that we used
vosotros	usarais or usaseis that you all used	that you all used
ellos/ustedes	usaran or usasen that they/you all used	that they/you all used

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	usa	use! (you)
usted	use	use! (you formal)
nosotros	usemos	let's use!
vosotros	usad	use! (you all)
ustedes	usen	use! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no uses	don't use! (you)
usted	no use	don't use! (you formal)
nosotros	no usemos	let's not use!
vosotros	no uséis	don't use! (you all)
ustedes	no usen	don't use! (you all)

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