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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
velar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
velando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
velado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | velo I watch over |
tú | velas you watch over |
él/ella/usted | vela he/she/you watch overs |
nosotros | velamos we watch over |
vosotros | veláis you all watch over |
ellos/ustedes | velan they/you all watch over |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | velaba I used to watch over |
tú | velabas you used to watch over |
él/ella/usted | velaba he/she/you used to watch over |
nosotros | velábamos we used to watch over |
vosotros | velabais you all used to watch over |
ellos/ustedes | velaban they/you all used to watch over |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | velé I watch overed |
tú | velaste you watch overed |
él/ella/usted | veló he/she/you watch overed |
nosotros | velamos we watch overed |
vosotros | velasteis you all watch overed |
ellos/ustedes | velaron they/you all watch overed |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | velaré I will watch over |
tú | velarás you will watch over |
él/ella/usted | velará he/she/you will watch over |
nosotros | velaremos we will watch over |
vosotros | velaréis you all will watch over |
ellos/ustedes | velarán they/you all will watch over |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | velaría I would watch over |
tú | velarías you would watch over |
él/ella/usted | velaría he/she/you would watch over |
nosotros | velaríamos we would watch over |
vosotros | velaríais you all would watch over |
ellos/ustedes | velarían they/you all would watch over |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | vele that I watch over |
tú | veles that you watch over |
él/ella/usted | vele that he/she/you watch over |
nosotros | velemos that we watch over |
vosotros | veléis that you all watch over |
ellos/ustedes | velen that they/you all watch over |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | velara or velase that I watch overed |
tú | velaras or velases that you watch overed |
él/ella/usted | velara or velase that he/she/you watch overed |
nosotros | veláramos or velásemos that we watch overed |
vosotros | velarais or velaseis that you all watch overed |
ellos/ustedes | velaran or velasen that they/you all watch overed |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he velado I have watch overed |
tú | has velado you have watch overed |
él/ella/usted | ha velado he/she/you have watch overed |
nosotros | hemos velado we have watch overed |
vosotros | habéis velado you all have watch overed |
ellos/ustedes | han velado they/you all have watch overed |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había velado I had watch overed |
tú | habías velado you had watch overed |
él/ella/usted | había velado he/she/you had watch overed |
nosotros | habíamos velado we had watch overed |
vosotros | habíais velado you all had watch overed |
ellos/ustedes | habían velado they/you all had watch overed |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube velado I had watch overed |
tú | hubiste velado you had watch overed |
él/ella/usted | hubo velado he/she/you had watch overed |
nosotros | hubimos velado we had watch overed |
vosotros | hubisteis velado you all had watch overed |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron velado they/you all had watch overed |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré velado I will have watch overed |
tú | habrás velado you will have watch overed |
él/ella/usted | habrá velado he/she/you will have watch overed |
nosotros | habremos velado we will have watch overed |
vosotros | habréis velado you all will have watch overed |
ellos/ustedes | habrán velado they/you all will have watch overed |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría velado I would have watch overed |
tú | habrías velado you would have watch overed |
él/ella/usted | habría velado he/she/you would have watch overed |
nosotros | habríamos velado we would have watch overed |
vosotros | habríais velado you all would have watch overed |
ellos/ustedes | habrían velado they/you all would have watch overed |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya velado that I have watch overed |
tú | hayas velado that you have watch overed |
él/ella/usted | haya velado that he/she/you have watch overed |
nosotros | hayamos velado that we have watch overed |
vosotros | hayáis velado that you all have watch overed |
ellos/ustedes | hayan velado that they/you all have watch overed |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera velado that I had watch overed |
tú | hubieras velado that you had watch overed |
él/ella/usted | hubiera velado that he/she/you had watch overed |
nosotros | hubiéramos velado that we had watch overed |
vosotros | hubierais velado that you all had watch overed |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran velado that they/you all had watch overed |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | vela | watch over! (you) |
usted | vele | watch over! (you formal) |
nosotros | velemos | let's watch over! |
vosotros | velad | watch over! (you all) |
ustedes | velen | watch over! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no veles | don't watch over! (you) |
usted | no vele | don't watch over! (you formal) |
nosotros | no velemos | let's not watch over! |
vosotros | no veléis | don't watch over! (you all) |
ustedes | no velen | don't watch over! (you all) |
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