How to conjugate Dudar in Spanish
To doubt Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Dudar
- Dudar in the Indicative Present
- Dudar in the Indicative Preterite
- Dudar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Dudar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Dudar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Dudar in the Indicative Future
- Dudar in the Indicative Conditional
- Dudar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Dudar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Dudar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Dudar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Dudar
- Imperative tenses of Dudar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Dudar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Dudar is the Spanish verb for "to doubt". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | dudar | to doubt |
Past participle | dudado | doubted |
Gerund | dudando | doubting |
Indicative Tenses of Dudar
Dudar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of dudar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "dudo", meaning "I doubt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | dudo | I doubt |
Tú | dudas | you doubt |
Ella / Él / Usted | duda | s/he doubts, you (formal) doubt |
Nosotras / Nosotros | dudamos | we doubt |
Vosotras / Vosotros | dudáis | you (plural) doubt |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dudan | they doubt, you (plural formal) doubt |
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Dudar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of dudar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "dudé", meaning "I doubted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | dudé | I doubted |
Tú | dudaste | you doubted |
Ella / Él / Usted | dudó | s/he doubted, you (formal) doubted |
Nosotras / Nosotros | dudamos | we doubted |
Vosotras / Vosotros | dudasteis | you (plural) doubted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dudaron | they doubted, you (plural formal) doubted |
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Dudar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of dudar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "dudaba", meaning "I used to doubt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | dudaba | I used to doubt |
Tú | dudabas | you used to doubt |
Ella / Él / Usted | dudaba | s/he used to doubt, you (formal) used to doubt |
Nosotras / Nosotros | dudábamos | we used to doubt |
Vosotras / Vosotros | dudabais | you (plural) used to doubt |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dudaban | they used to doubt, you (plural formal) used to doubt |
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Dudar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of dudar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy dudando", meaning "I am doubting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy dudando | I am doubting |
Tú | estás dudando | you are doubting |
Ella / Él / Usted | está dudando | s/he is doubting, you (formal) are doubting |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos dudando | we are doubting |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis dudando | you (plural) are doubting |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están dudando | they are doubting, you (plural formal) are doubting |
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Dudar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of dudar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a dudar", meaning "I am going to doubt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a dudar | I am going to doubt |
Tú | vas a dudar | you are going to doubt |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a dudar | s/he is going to doubt, you (formal) are going to doubt |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a dudar | we are going to doubt |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a dudar | you (plural) are going to doubt |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a dudar | they are going to doubt, you (plural formal) are going to doubt |
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Dudar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of dudar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "dudaré", meaning "I will doubt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | dudaré | I will doubt |
Tú | dudarás | you will doubt |
Ella / Él / Usted | dudará | s/he will doubt, you (formal) will doubt |
Nosotras / Nosotros | dudaremos | we will doubt |
Vosotras / Vosotros | dudaréis | you (plural) will doubt |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dudarán | they will doubt, you (plural formal) will doubt |
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Dudar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of dudar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "dudaría", meaning "I would doubt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | dudaría | I would doubt |
Tú | dudarías | you would doubt |
Ella / Él / Usted | dudaría | s/he would doubt, you (formal) would doubt |
Nosotras / Nosotros | dudaríamos | we would doubt |
Vosotras / Vosotros | dudaríais | you (plural) would doubt |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dudarían | they would doubt, you (plural formal) would doubt |
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Dudar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of dudar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he dudado", meaning "I have doubted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he dudado | I have doubted |
Tú | has dudado | you have doubted |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha dudado | s/he has doubted, you (formal) have doubted |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos dudado | we have doubted |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis dudado | you (plural) have doubted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han dudado | they have doubted, you (plural formal) have doubted |
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Dudar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of dudar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había dudado", meaning "I had doubted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había dudado | I had doubted |
Tú | habías dudado | you had doubted |
Ella / Él / Usted | había dudado | s/he had doubted, you (formal) had doubted |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos dudado | we had doubted |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais dudado | you (plural) had doubted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían dudado | they had doubted, you (plural formal) had doubted |
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Dudar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of dudar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré dudado", meaning "I will have doubted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré dudado | I will have doubted |
Tú | habrás dudado | you will have doubted |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá dudado | s/he will have doubted, you (formal) will have doubted |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos dudado | we will have doubted |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis dudado | you (plural) will have doubted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán dudado | they will have doubted, you (plural formal) will have doubted |
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Dudar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of dudar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría dudado", meaning "I would have doubted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría dudado | I would have doubted |
Tú | habrías dudado | you would have doubted |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría dudado | s/he would have doubted, you (formal) would have doubted |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos dudado | we would have doubted |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais dudado | you (plural) would have doubted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían dudado | they would have doubted, you (plural formal) would have doubted |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Dudar
Dudar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "dude", meaning "I doubt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | dude | I doubt |
Tú | dudes | you doubt |
Ella / Él / Usted | dude | s/he doubts, you (formal) doubt |
Nosotras / Nosotros | dudemos | we doubt |
Vosotras / Vosotros | dudéis | you (plural) doubt |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | duden | they doubt, you (plural formal) doubt |
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Dudar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "dudara", meaning "I doubted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | dudara | I doubted |
Tú | dudaras | you doubted |
Ella / Él / Usted | dudara | s/he doubted, you (formal) doubted |
Nosotras / Nosotros | dudáramos | we doubted |
Vosotras / Vosotros | dudarais | you (plural) doubted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dudaran | they doubted, you (plural formal) doubted |
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Dudar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "dudare", meaning "I will doubt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | dudare | I will doubt |
Tú | dudares | you will doubt |
Ella / Él / Usted | dudare | s/he will doubt, you (formal) will doubt |
Nosotras / Nosotros | dudáremos | we will doubt |
Vosotras / Vosotros | dudareis | you (plural) will doubt |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dudaren | they will doubt, you (plural formal) will doubt |
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Dudar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya dudado", meaning "I have doubted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya dudado | I have doubted |
Tú | hayas dudado | you have doubted |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya dudado | s/he has doubted, you (formal) have doubted |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos dudado | we have doubted |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis dudado | you (plural) have doubted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan dudado | they have doubted, you (plural formal) have doubted |
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Dudar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera dudado", meaning "I had doubted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera dudado | I had doubted |
Tú | hubieras dudado | you had doubted |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera dudado | s/he had doubted, you (formal) had doubted |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos dudado | we had doubted |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais dudado | you (plural) had doubted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran dudado | they had doubted, you (plural formal) had doubted |
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Dudar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere dudado", meaning "I will have doubted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere dudado | I will have doubted |
Tú | hubieres dudado | you will have doubted |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere dudado | s/he will have doubted, you (formal) will have doubted |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos dudado | we will have doubted |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis dudado | you (plural) will have doubted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren dudado | they will have doubted, you (plural formal) will have doubted |
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Imperative Tenses of Dudar
Dudar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "dude", meaning "(to you formal) doubt!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | duda | (to you) doubt! |
Ella / Él / Usted | dude | (to you formal) doubt! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | dudemos | let's doubt! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | dudad | (to you plural) doubt! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | duden | (to you plural formal) doubt! |
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Dudar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no dude", meaning "(to you formal) don't doubt!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no dudes | (to you) don't doubt! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no dude | (to you formal) don't doubt! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no dudemos | let's not doubt! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no dudéis | (to you plural) don't doubt! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no duden | (to you plural formal) don't doubt! |
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