tropezar
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Empezar has two changes: the stem e becomes ie when stressed (empiezo, empiezas, empieza...) and z becomes c before e (empecé in the preterite). So both a vowel diphthong and a spelling rule. Comen...
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjuntivo
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — tropezar
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber tropezado
- Gerundio — tropezando
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo tropezado
- Participio — tropezado
Key forms
yo
tropiezo
tú
tropiezas
él/ella
tropieza
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he tropezado
tú
has tropezado
él/ella
ha tropezado
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
tropecé
tú
tropezaste
él/ella
tropezó
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
tropezaba
tú
tropezabas
él/ella
tropezaba
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había tropezado
tú
habías tropezado
él/ella
había tropezado
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube tropezado
tú
hubiste tropezado
él/ella
hubo tropezado
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
tropezaré
tú
tropezarás
él/ella
tropezará
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
tropezaría
tú
tropezarías
él/ella
tropezaría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré tropezado
tú
habrás tropezado
él/ella
habrá tropezado
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría tropezado
tú
habrías tropezado
él/ella
habría tropezado
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
tropiece
tú
tropieces
él/ella
tropiece
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya tropezado
tú
hayas tropezado
él/ella
haya tropezado
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
tropezara (tropezase)
tú
tropezaras (tropezases)
él/ella
tropezara (tropezase)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera tropezado (hubiese tropezado)
tú
hubieras tropezado (hubieses tropezado)
él/ella
hubiera tropezado (hubiese tropezado)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
tropezare
tú
tropezares
él/ella
tropezare
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere tropezado
tú
hubieres tropezado
él/ella
hubiere tropezado
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
tropieza
él/ella
tropiece
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
tropieces
él/ella
tropiece
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