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How to conjugate Impedir in Spanish

To prevent, to impede Irregular Verb

Introduction

Impedir is the Spanish verb for "to prevent, to impede". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to impedir include: estorbar, evitar, prevenir.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveimpedirto prevent, to impede
Past participleimpedidoprevented
Gerundimpidiendopreventing

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Indicative Tenses of Impedir

Impedir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of impedir 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, "impido", meaning "I prevent".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoimpido I prevent
impides you prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedimpide s/he prevents, you (formal) prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosimpedimoswe prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosimpedísyou (plural) prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesimpiden they prevent,

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Impedir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of impedir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "impedí", meaning "I prevented".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoimpedíI prevented
impedisteyou prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedimpidió s/he prevented, you (formal) prevented
Nosotras / Nosotrosimpedimoswe prevented
Vosotras / Vosotrosimpedisteisyou (plural) prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesimpidieron they prevented,

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Impedir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of impedir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "impedía", meaning "I used to prevent".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoimpedíaI used to prevent
impedíasyou used to prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedimpedías/he used to prevent, you (formal) used to prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosimpedíamoswe used to prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosimpedíaisyou (plural) used to prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesimpedíanthey used to prevent,

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Impedir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of impedir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy impidiendo", meaning "I am preventing".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy impidiendo I am preventing
estás impidiendo you are preventing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá impidiendo s/he is preventing, you (formal) are preventing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos impidiendo we are preventing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis impidiendo you (plural) are preventing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán impidiendo they are preventing,

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Impedir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of impedir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a impedir", meaning "I am going to prevent".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a impedirI am going to prevent
vas a impediryou are going to prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedva a impedirs/he is going to prevent, you (formal) are going to prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a impedirwe are going to prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a impediryou (plural) are going to prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a impedirthey are going to prevent,

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Impedir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of impedir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "impediré", meaning "I will prevent".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoimpediréI will prevent
impedirásyou will prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedimpedirás/he will prevent, you (formal) will prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosimpediremoswe will prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosimpediréisyou (plural) will prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesimpediránthey will prevent,

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Impedir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of impedir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "impediría", meaning "I would prevent".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoimpediríaI would prevent
impediríasyou would prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedimpedirías/he would prevent, you (formal) would prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosimpediríamoswe would prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosimpediríaisyou (plural) would prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesimpediríanthey would prevent,

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Impedir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of impedir 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 impedido", meaning "I have prevented".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe impedidoI have prevented
has impedidoyou have prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedha impedidos/he has prevented, you (formal) have prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos impedidowe have prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis impedidoyou (plural) have prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan impedidothey have prevented,

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Impedir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of impedir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había impedido", meaning "I had prevented".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía impedidoI had prevented
habías impedidoyou had prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía impedidos/he had prevented, you (formal) had prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos impedidowe had prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais impedidoyou (plural) had prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían impedidothey had prevented,

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Impedir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of impedir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré impedido", meaning "I will have prevented".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré impedidoI will have prevented
habrás impedidoyou will have prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá impedidos/he will have prevented, you (formal) will have prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos impedidowe will have prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis impedidoyou (plural) will have prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán impedidothey will have prevented,

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Impedir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of impedir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría impedido", meaning "I would have prevented".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría impedidoI would have prevented
habrías impedidoyou would have prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría impedidos/he would have prevented, you (formal) would have prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos impedidowe would have prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais impedidoyou (plural) would have prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían impedidothey would have prevented,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Impedir

Impedir 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, "impida", meaning "I prevent".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoimpida I prevent
impidas you prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedimpida s/he prevents, you (formal) prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosimpidamos we prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosimpidáis you (plural) prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesimpidan they prevent,

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Impedir 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, "impidiera", meaning "I prevented".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoimpidiera I prevented
impidieras you prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedimpidiera s/he prevented, you (formal) prevented
Nosotras / Nosotrosimpidiéramos we prevented
Vosotras / Vosotrosimpidierais you (plural) prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesimpidieran they prevented,

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Impedir 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, "impidiere", meaning "I will prevent".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoimpidiere I will prevent
impidieres you will prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedimpidiere s/he will prevent, you (formal) will prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosimpidiéremos we will prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosimpidiereis you (plural) will prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesimpidieren they will prevent,

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Impedir 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 impedido", meaning "I have prevented".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya impedidoI have prevented
hayas impedidoyou have prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya impedidos/he has prevented, you (formal) have prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos impedidowe have prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis impedidoyou (plural) have prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan impedidothey have prevented,

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Impedir 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 impedido", meaning "I had prevented".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera impedidoI had prevented
hubieras impedidoyou had prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera impedidos/he had prevented, you (formal) had prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos impedidowe had prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais impedidoyou (plural) had prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran impedidothey had prevented,

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Impedir 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 impedido", meaning "I will have prevented".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere impedidoI will have prevented
hubieres impedidoyou will have prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere impedidos/he will have prevented, you (formal) will have prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos impedidowe will have prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis impedidoyou (plural) will have prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren impedidothey will have prevented,

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Imperative Tenses of Impedir

Impedir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "impida", meaning "(to you formal) prevent!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
impide (to you) prevent!
Ella / Él / Ustedimpida (to you formal) prevent!
Nosotras / Nosotrosimpidamos let's prevent!
Vosotras / Vosotrosimpedid(to you plural) prevent!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesimpidan (to you plural formal) prevent!

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Impedir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no impida", meaning "(to you formal) don't prevent!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no impidas (to you) don't prevent!
Ella / Él / Ustedno impida (to you formal) don't prevent!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno impidamos let's not prevent!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno impidáis (to you plural) don't prevent!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno impidan (to you plural formal) don't prevent!

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