Vacilar

to hesitate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

vacilar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

vacilando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

vacilado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vacilo I hesitate	I hesitate
tú	vacilas you hesitate	you hesitate
él/ella/usted	vacila he/she/you hesitates	he/she/you hesitates
nosotros	vacilamos we hesitate	we hesitate
vosotros	vaciláis you all hesitate	you all hesitate
ellos/ustedes	vacilan they/you all hesitate	they/you all hesitate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vacilaba I used to hesitate	I used to hesitate
tú	vacilabas you used to hesitate	you used to hesitate
él/ella/usted	vacilaba he/she/you used to hesitate	he/she/you used to hesitate
nosotros	vacilábamos we used to hesitate	we used to hesitate
vosotros	vacilabais you all used to hesitate	you all used to hesitate
ellos/ustedes	vacilaban they/you all used to hesitate	they/you all used to hesitate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vacilé I hesitated	I hesitated
tú	vacilaste you hesitated	you hesitated
él/ella/usted	vaciló he/she/you hesitated	he/she/you hesitated
nosotros	vacilamos we hesitated	we hesitated
vosotros	vacilasteis you all hesitated	you all hesitated
ellos/ustedes	vacilaron they/you all hesitated	they/you all hesitated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vacilaré I will hesitate	I will hesitate
tú	vacilarás you will hesitate	you will hesitate
él/ella/usted	vacilará he/she/you will hesitate	he/she/you will hesitate
nosotros	vacilaremos we will hesitate	we will hesitate
vosotros	vacilaréis you all will hesitate	you all will hesitate
ellos/ustedes	vacilarán they/you all will hesitate	they/you all will hesitate

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vacilaría I would hesitate	I would hesitate
tú	vacilarías you would hesitate	you would hesitate
él/ella/usted	vacilaría he/she/you would hesitate	he/she/you would hesitate
nosotros	vacilaríamos we would hesitate	we would hesitate
vosotros	vacilaríais you all would hesitate	you all would hesitate
ellos/ustedes	vacilarían they/you all would hesitate	they/you all would hesitate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vacile that I hesitate	that I hesitate
tú	vaciles that you hesitate	that you hesitate
él/ella/usted	vacile that he/she/you hesitate	that he/she/you hesitate
nosotros	vacilemos that we hesitate	that we hesitate
vosotros	vaciléis that you all hesitate	that you all hesitate
ellos/ustedes	vacilen that they/you all hesitate	that they/you all hesitate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vacilara or vacilase that I hesitated	that I hesitated
tú	vacilaras or vacilases that you hesitated	that you hesitated
él/ella/usted	vacilara or vacilase that he/she/you hesitated	that he/she/you hesitated
nosotros	vaciláramos or vacilásemos that we hesitated	that we hesitated
vosotros	vacilarais or vacilaseis that you all hesitated	that you all hesitated
ellos/ustedes	vacilaran or vacilasen that they/you all hesitated	that they/you all hesitated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	vacila	hesitate! (you)
usted	vacile	hesitate! (you formal)
nosotros	vacilemos	let's hesitate!
vosotros	vacilad	hesitate! (you all)
ustedes	vacilen	hesitate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no vaciles	don't hesitate! (you)
usted	no vacile	don't hesitate! (you formal)
nosotros	no vacilemos	let's not hesitate!
vosotros	no vaciléis	don't hesitate! (you all)
ustedes	no vacilen	don't hesitate! (you all)

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