vindicar
to vindicate
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
vindicando
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
vindicado
Simple tenses
Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | vindico I vindicate |
tú | vindicas you vindicate |
él/ella/usted | vindica he/she/you vindicates |
nosotros | vindicamos we vindicate |
vosotros | vindicáis you all vindicate |
ellos/ustedes | vindican they/you all vindicate |
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | vindicaba I used to vindicate |
tú | vindicabas you used to vindicate |
él/ella/usted | vindicaba he/she/you used to vindicate |
nosotros | vindicábamos we used to vindicate |
vosotros | vindicabais you all used to vindicate |
ellos/ustedes | vindicaban they/you all used to vindicate |
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | vindiqué I vindicated |
tú | vindicaste you vindicated |
él/ella/usted | vindicó he/she/you vindicated |
nosotros | vindicamos we vindicated |
vosotros | vindicasteis you all vindicated |
ellos/ustedes | vindicaron they/you all vindicated |
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | vindicaré I will vindicate |
tú | vindicarás you will vindicate |
él/ella/usted | vindicará he/she/you will vindicate |
nosotros | vindicaremos we will vindicate |
vosotros | vindicaréis you all will vindicate |
ellos/ustedes | vindicarán they/you all will vindicate |
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | vindicaría I would vindicate |
tú | vindicarías you would vindicate |
él/ella/usted | vindicaría he/she/you would vindicate |
nosotros | vindicaríamos we would vindicate |
vosotros | vindicaríais you all would vindicate |
ellos/ustedes | vindicarían they/you all would vindicate |
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | vindique that I vindicate |
tú | vindiques that you vindicate |
él/ella/usted | vindique that he/she/you vindicate |
nosotros | vindiquemos that we vindicate |
vosotros | vindiquéis that you all vindicate |
ellos/ustedes | vindiquen that they/you all vindicate |
Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | vindicara or vindicase that I vindicated |
tú | vindicaras or vindicases that you vindicated |
él/ella/usted | vindicara or vindicase that he/she/you vindicated |
nosotros | vindicáramos or vindicásemos that we vindicated |
vosotros | vindicarais or vindicaseis that you all vindicated |
ellos/ustedes | vindicaran or vindicasen that they/you all vindicated |
Compound tenses
Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he vindicado I have vindicated |
tú | has vindicado you have vindicated |
él/ella/usted | ha vindicado he/she/you have vindicated |
nosotros | hemos vindicado we have vindicated |
vosotros | habéis vindicado you all have vindicated |
ellos/ustedes | han vindicado they/you all have vindicated |
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había vindicado I had vindicated |
tú | habías vindicado you had vindicated |
él/ella/usted | había vindicado he/she/you had vindicated |
nosotros | habíamos vindicado we had vindicated |
vosotros | habíais vindicado you all had vindicated |
ellos/ustedes | habían vindicado they/you all had vindicated |
Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube vindicado I had vindicated |
tú | hubiste vindicado you had vindicated |
él/ella/usted | hubo vindicado he/she/you had vindicated |
nosotros | hubimos vindicado we had vindicated |
vosotros | hubisteis vindicado you all had vindicated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron vindicado they/you all had vindicated |
Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré vindicado I will have vindicated |
tú | habrás vindicado you will have vindicated |
él/ella/usted | habrá vindicado he/she/you will have vindicated |
nosotros | habremos vindicado we will have vindicated |
vosotros | habréis vindicado you all will have vindicated |
ellos/ustedes | habrán vindicado they/you all will have vindicated |
Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría vindicado I would have vindicated |
tú | habrías vindicado you would have vindicated |
él/ella/usted | habría vindicado he/she/you would have vindicated |
nosotros | habríamos vindicado we would have vindicated |
vosotros | habríais vindicado you all would have vindicated |
ellos/ustedes | habrían vindicado they/you all would have vindicated |
Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya vindicado that I have vindicated |
tú | hayas vindicado that you have vindicated |
él/ella/usted | haya vindicado that he/she/you have vindicated |
nosotros | hayamos vindicado that we have vindicated |
vosotros | hayáis vindicado that you all have vindicated |
ellos/ustedes | hayan vindicado that they/you all have vindicated |
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera vindicado that I had vindicated |
tú | hubieras vindicado that you had vindicated |
él/ella/usted | hubiera vindicado that he/she/you had vindicated |
nosotros | hubiéramos vindicado that we had vindicated |
vosotros | hubierais vindicado that you all had vindicated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran vindicado that they/you all had vindicated |
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | vindica | vindicate! (you) |
usted | vindique | vindicate! (you formal) |
nosotros | vindiquemos | let's vindicate! |
vosotros | vindicad | vindicate! (you all) |
ustedes | vindiquen | vindicate! (you all) |
Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no vindiques | don't vindicate! (you) |
usted | no vindique | don't vindicate! (you formal) |
nosotros | no vindiquemos | let's not vindicate! |
vosotros | no vindiquéis | don't vindicate! (you all) |
ustedes | no vindiquen | don't vindicate! (you all) |
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