How to conjugate Traducir in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Traducir
- Traducir in the Indicative Present
- Traducir in the Indicative Preterite
- Traducir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Traducir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Traducir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Traducir in the Indicative Future
- Traducir in the Indicative Conditional
- Traducir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Traducir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Traducir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Traducir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Traducir
- Imperative tenses of Traducir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Traducir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Traducir is the Spanish verb for "to translate". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | traducir | to translate |
Past participle | traducido | translated |
Gerund | traduciendo | translating |
Indicative Tenses of Traducir
Traducir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of traducir 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, "traduzco", meaning "I translate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | traduzco | I translate |
Tú | traduces | you translate |
Ella / Él / Usted | traduce | s/he translates, you (formal) translate |
Nosotras / Nosotros | traducimos | we translate |
Vosotras / Vosotros | traducís | you (plural) translate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | traducen | they translate, you (plural formal) translate |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Traducir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of traducir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "traduje", meaning "I translated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | traduje | I translated |
Tú | tradujiste | you translated |
Ella / Él / Usted | tradujo | s/he translated, you (formal) translated |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tradujimos | we translated |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tradujisteis | you (plural) translated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tradujeron | they translated, you (plural formal) translated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Traducir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of traducir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "traducía", meaning "I used to translate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | traducía | I used to translate |
Tú | traducías | you used to translate |
Ella / Él / Usted | traducía | s/he used to translate, you (formal) used to translate |
Nosotras / Nosotros | traducíamos | we used to translate |
Vosotras / Vosotros | traducíais | you (plural) used to translate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | traducían | they used to translate, you (plural formal) used to translate |
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Traducir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of traducir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy traduciendo", meaning "I am translating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy traduciendo | I am translating |
Tú | estás traduciendo | you are translating |
Ella / Él / Usted | está traduciendo | s/he is translating, you (formal) are translating |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos traduciendo | we are translating |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis traduciendo | you (plural) are translating |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están traduciendo | they are translating, you (plural formal) are translating |
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Traducir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of traducir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a traducir", meaning "I am going to translate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a traducir | I am going to translate |
Tú | vas a traducir | you are going to translate |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a traducir | s/he is going to translate, you (formal) are going to translate |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a traducir | we are going to translate |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a traducir | you (plural) are going to translate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a traducir | they are going to translate, you (plural formal) are going to translate |
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Traducir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of traducir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "traduciré", meaning "I will translate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | traduciré | I will translate |
Tú | traducirás | you will translate |
Ella / Él / Usted | traducirá | s/he will translate, you (formal) will translate |
Nosotras / Nosotros | traduciremos | we will translate |
Vosotras / Vosotros | traduciréis | you (plural) will translate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | traducirán | they will translate, you (plural formal) will translate |
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Traducir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of traducir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "traduciría", meaning "I would translate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | traduciría | I would translate |
Tú | traducirías | you would translate |
Ella / Él / Usted | traduciría | s/he would translate, you (formal) would translate |
Nosotras / Nosotros | traduciríamos | we would translate |
Vosotras / Vosotros | traduciríais | you (plural) would translate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | traducirían | they would translate, you (plural formal) would translate |
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Traducir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of traducir 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 traducido", meaning "I have translated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he traducido | I have translated |
Tú | has traducido | you have translated |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha traducido | s/he has translated, you (formal) have translated |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos traducido | we have translated |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis traducido | you (plural) have translated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han traducido | they have translated, you (plural formal) have translated |
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Traducir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of traducir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había traducido", meaning "I had translated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había traducido | I had translated |
Tú | habías traducido | you had translated |
Ella / Él / Usted | había traducido | s/he had translated, you (formal) had translated |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos traducido | we had translated |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais traducido | you (plural) had translated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían traducido | they had translated, you (plural formal) had translated |
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Traducir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of traducir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré traducido", meaning "I will have translated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré traducido | I will have translated |
Tú | habrás traducido | you will have translated |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá traducido | s/he will have translated, you (formal) will have translated |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos traducido | we will have translated |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis traducido | you (plural) will have translated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán traducido | they will have translated, you (plural formal) will have translated |
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Traducir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of traducir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría traducido", meaning "I would have translated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría traducido | I would have translated |
Tú | habrías traducido | you would have translated |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría traducido | s/he would have translated, you (formal) would have translated |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos traducido | we would have translated |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais traducido | you (plural) would have translated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían traducido | they would have translated, you (plural formal) would have translated |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Traducir
Traducir 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, "traduzca", meaning "I translate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | traduzca | I translate |
Tú | traduzcas | you translate |
Ella / Él / Usted | traduzca | s/he translates, you (formal) translate |
Nosotras / Nosotros | traduzcamos | we translate |
Vosotras / Vosotros | traduzcáis | you (plural) translate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | traduzcan | they translate, you (plural formal) translate |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Traducir 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, "tradujera", meaning "I translated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | tradujera | I translated |
Tú | tradujeras | you translated |
Ella / Él / Usted | tradujera | s/he translated, you (formal) translated |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tradujéramos | we translated |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tradujerais | you (plural) translated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tradujeran | they translated, you (plural formal) translated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Traducir 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, "tradujere", meaning "I will translate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | tradujere | I will translate |
Tú | tradujeres | you will translate |
Ella / Él / Usted | tradujere | s/he will translate, you (formal) will translate |
Nosotras / Nosotros | tradujéremos | we will translate |
Vosotras / Vosotros | tradujereis | you (plural) will translate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tradujeren | they will translate, you (plural formal) will translate |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Traducir 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 traducido", meaning "I have translated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya traducido | I have translated |
Tú | hayas traducido | you have translated |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya traducido | s/he has translated, you (formal) have translated |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos traducido | we have translated |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis traducido | you (plural) have translated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan traducido | they have translated, you (plural formal) have translated |
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Traducir 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 traducido", meaning "I had translated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera traducido | I had translated |
Tú | hubieras traducido | you had translated |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera traducido | s/he had translated, you (formal) had translated |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos traducido | we had translated |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais traducido | you (plural) had translated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran traducido | they had translated, you (plural formal) had translated |
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Traducir 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 traducido", meaning "I will have translated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere traducido | I will have translated |
Tú | hubieres traducido | you will have translated |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere traducido | s/he will have translated, you (formal) will have translated |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos traducido | we will have translated |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis traducido | you (plural) will have translated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren traducido | they will have translated, you (plural formal) will have translated |
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Imperative Tenses of Traducir
Traducir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "traduzca", meaning "(to you formal) translate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | traduce | (to you) translate! |
Ella / Él / Usted | traduzca | (to you formal) translate! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | traduzcamos | let's translate! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | traducid | (to you plural) translate! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | traduzcan | (to you plural formal) translate! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Traducir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no traduzca", meaning "(to you formal) don't translate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no traduzcas | (to you) don't translate! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no traduzca | (to you formal) don't translate! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no traduzcamos | let's not translate! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no traduzcáis | (to you plural) don't translate! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no traduzcan | (to you plural formal) don't translate! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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