Ella VerbsTo adjust Irregular Verb
At a glance: Graduar (to adjust) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: gradúo, gradúas, gradúa, graduamos, graduáis, gradúan. Its irregularities include: Change u to ú for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
Graduar is the Spanish verb for "to adjust". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to graduar include: adaptar, adecuar, ajustar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | graduar | to adjust |
| Past participle | graduado | adjusted |
| Gerund | graduando | adjusting |
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The Indicative Present of graduar 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, "gradúo", meaning "I adjust".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | gradúo | I adjust |
| Tú | gradúas | you adjust |
| Ella / Él / Usted | gradúa | s/he adjusts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | graduamos | we adjust |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | graduáis | you (plural) adjust |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | gradúan | they adjust |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Preterite of graduar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "gradué", meaning "I adjusted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | gradué | I adjusted |
| Tú | graduaste | you adjusted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | graduó | s/he adjusted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | graduamos | we adjusted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | graduasteis | you (plural) adjusted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | graduaron | they adjusted |
The Indicative Imperfect of graduar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "graduaba", meaning "I used to adjust".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | graduaba | I used to adjust |
| Tú | graduabas | you used to adjust |
| Ella / Él / Usted | graduaba | s/he used to adjust |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | graduábamos | we used to adjust |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | graduabais | you (plural) used to adjust |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | graduaban | they used to adjust |
The Indicative Present Continuous of graduar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy graduando", meaning "I am adjusting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy graduando | I am adjusting |
| Tú | estás graduando | you are adjusting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está graduando | s/he is adjusting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos graduando | we are adjusting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis graduando | you (plural) are adjusting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están graduando | they are adjusting |
The Indicative Informal Future of graduar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a graduar", meaning "I am going to adjust".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a graduar | I am going to adjust |
| Tú | vas a graduar | you are going to adjust |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a graduar | s/he is going to adjust |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a graduar | we are going to adjust |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a graduar | you (plural) are going to adjust |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a graduar | they are going to adjust |
The Indicative Future of graduar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "graduaré", meaning "I will adjust".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | graduaré | I will adjust |
| Tú | graduarás | you will adjust |
| Ella / Él / Usted | graduará | s/he will adjust |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | graduaremos | we will adjust |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | graduaréis | you (plural) will adjust |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | graduarán | they will adjust |
The Indicative Conditional of graduar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "graduaría", meaning "I would adjust".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | graduaría | I would adjust |
| Tú | graduarías | you would adjust |
| Ella / Él / Usted | graduaría | s/he would adjust |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | graduaríamos | we would adjust |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | graduaríais | you (plural) would adjust |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | graduarían | they would adjust |
The Indicative Present Perfect of graduar 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 graduado", meaning "I have adjusted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he graduado | I have adjusted |
| Tú | has graduado | you have adjusted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha graduado | s/he has adjusted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos graduado | we have adjusted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis graduado | you (plural) have adjusted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han graduado | they have adjusted |
The Indicative Past Perfect of graduar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había graduado", meaning "I had adjusted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había graduado | I had adjusted |
| Tú | habías graduado | you had adjusted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había graduado | s/he had adjusted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos graduado | we had adjusted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais graduado | you (plural) had adjusted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían graduado | they had adjusted |
The Indicative Future Perfect of graduar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré graduado", meaning "I will have adjusted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré graduado | I will have adjusted |
| Tú | habrás graduado | you will have adjusted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá graduado | s/he will have adjusted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos graduado | we will have adjusted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis graduado | you (plural) will have adjusted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán graduado | they will have adjusted |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of graduar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría graduado", meaning "I would have adjusted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría graduado | I would have adjusted |
| Tú | habrías graduado | you would have adjusted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría graduado | s/he would have adjusted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos graduado | we would have adjusted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais graduado | you (plural) would have adjusted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían graduado | they would have adjusted |
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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, "gradúe", meaning "I adjust".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | gradúe | I adjust |
| Tú | gradúes | you adjust |
| Ella / Él / Usted | gradúe | s/he adjusts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | graduemos | we adjust |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | graduéis | you (plural) adjust |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | gradúen | they adjust |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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, "graduara", meaning "I adjusted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | graduara | I adjusted |
| Tú | graduaras | you adjusted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | graduara | s/he adjusted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | graduáramos | we adjusted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | graduarais | you (plural) adjusted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | graduaran | they adjusted |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "graduare", meaning "I will adjust".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | graduare | I will adjust |
| Tú | graduares | you will adjust |
| Ella / Él / Usted | graduare | s/he will adjust |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | graduáremos | we will adjust |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | graduareis | you (plural) will adjust |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | graduaren | they will adjust |
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 graduado", meaning "I have adjusted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya graduado | I have adjusted |
| Tú | hayas graduado | you have adjusted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya graduado | s/he has adjusted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos graduado | we have adjusted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis graduado | you (plural) have adjusted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan graduado | they have adjusted |
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 graduado", meaning "I had adjusted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera graduado | I had adjusted |
| Tú | hubieras graduado | you had adjusted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera graduado | s/he had adjusted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos graduado | we had adjusted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais graduado | you (plural) had adjusted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran graduado | they had adjusted |
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 graduado", meaning "I will have adjusted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere graduado | I will have adjusted |
| Tú | hubieres graduado | you will have adjusted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere graduado | s/he will have adjusted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos graduado | we will have adjusted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis graduado | you (plural) will have adjusted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren graduado | they will have adjusted |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "gradúe", meaning "(to you formal) adjust!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | gradúa | (to you) adjust! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | gradúe | (to you formal) adjust! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | graduemos | let's adjust! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | graduad | (to you plural) adjust! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | gradúen | (to you plural formal) adjust! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no gradúe", meaning "(to you formal) don't adjust!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no gradúes | (to you) don't adjust! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no gradúe | (to you formal) don't adjust! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no graduemos | let's not adjust! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no graduéis | (to you plural) don't adjust! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no gradúen | (to you plural formal) don't adjust! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Graduar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Change u to ú for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
In the present tense (presente), graduar is conjugated as: yo gradúo, tú gradúas, él/ella/usted gradúa, nosotros graduamos, vosotros graduáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes gradúan. The present tense 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), graduar is conjugated as: yo gradué, tú graduaste, él/ella/usted graduó, nosotros graduamos, vosotros graduasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes graduaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), graduar is conjugated as: yo graduaba, tú graduabas, él/ella/usted graduaba, nosotros graduábamos, vosotros graduabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes graduaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), graduar is conjugated as: yo graduaré, tú graduarás, él/ella/usted graduará, nosotros graduaremos, vosotros graduaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes graduarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), graduar is conjugated as: yo gradúe, tú gradúes, él/ella/usted gradúe, nosotros graduemos, vosotros graduéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes gradúen. The present subjunctive 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.
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