abolir
M008 DefectiveAbolir — defective verb (to abolish)
Defective: missing forms
16
verbs
Difficulty
Summary
ABOLIR is a defective verb: in practice only forms whose ending begins with i are normally used. In the present indicative learners mostly meet abolimos / abolís; forms like *abolo, *aboles are avoided or replaced with periphrases such as vamos a abolir.
Technical explanation
Defective pattern shared by some -ir verbs:
- Present indicative: only nosotros abolimos and vosotros abolís are used; other persons are avoided in standard usage.
- Present subjunctive: not used; speakers prefer periphrases (e.g., que se va a abolir).
- Affirmative imperative: only the vosotros form abolid is used; other persons are rare or avoided.
- Negative imperative: generally avoided in all persons; periphrastic expressions (no se debe abolir…) are preferred.
- All other tenses (preterite, imperfect, futures, compound tenses) behave like a regular -ir verb.
Book note: balbucir is also described as defective and is often replaced by balbucear in the missing present forms.
Examples
- In 1813 we abolished the old privileges (En 1813 abolimos los viejos privilegios).
- Many unjust laws have already been abolished (Muchas leyes injustas ya se han abolido).
- The committee proposes to abolish that tax completely (La comisión propone abolir ese impuesto por completo).
Verbs following abolir
Common defective followers in this model:
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Teacher guide (Spain)
Practical grouping inspired by school grammars, adapted to contemporary usage.
1) Main pattern (like abolir)
In this app these verbs follow the same defective pattern as abolir in present/subjunctive/imperative.
2) Also commonly grouped with this pattern
Variant or less frequent entries often listed in grammar tables.
3) Related defective families (different restriction profile)
Usually treated separately from the abolir model.
4) Teaching recommendation
In standard Peninsular Spanish, prioritize high-frequency forms; when doubt appears, use clear periphrases.
Present Indicative
yo
tú
él/ella
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
This model
yo
tú
él/ella
Regular anchor
yo
vivo
tú
vives
él/ella
vive
Pretérito perfecto compuesto
Present Perfect Indicative
This model
yo
he abolido
tú
has abolido
él/ella
ha abolido
Regular anchor
yo
he vivido
tú
has vivido
él/ella
ha vivido
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
This model
yo
abolía
tú
abolías
él/ella
abolía
Regular anchor
yo
vivía
tú
vivías
él/ella
vivía
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Pluperfect Indicative
This model
yo
había abolido
tú
habías abolido
él/ella
había abolido
Regular anchor
yo
había vivido
tú
habías vivido
él/ella
había vivido
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
This model
yo
abolí
tú
aboliste
él/ella
abolió
Regular anchor
yo
viví
tú
viviste
él/ella
vivió
Pretérito anterior
Preterite Anterior
This model
yo
hube abolido
tú
hubiste abolido
él/ella
hubo abolido
Regular anchor
yo
hube vivido
tú
hubiste vivido
él/ella
hubo vivido
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
This model
yo
aboliré
tú
abolirás
él/ella
abolirá
Regular anchor
yo
viviré
tú
vivirás
él/ella
vivirá
Futuro perfecto
Future Perfect Indicative
This model
yo
habré abolido
tú
habrás abolido
él/ella
habrá abolido
Regular anchor
yo
habré vivido
tú
habrás vivido
él/ella
habrá vivido
Condicional simple
Conditional
This model
yo
aboliría
tú
abolirías
él/ella
aboliría
Regular anchor
yo
viviría
tú
vivirías
él/ella
viviría
Condicional compuesto
Conditional Perfect
This model
yo
habría abolido
tú
habrías abolido
él/ella
habría abolido
Regular anchor
yo
habría vivido
tú
habrías vivido
él/ella
habría vivido
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
This model
yo
tú
él/ella
Regular anchor
yo
viva
tú
vivas
él/ella
viva
Pretérito perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
This model
yo
haya abolido
tú
hayas abolido
él/ella
haya abolido
Regular anchor
yo
haya vivido
tú
hayas vivido
él/ella
haya vivido
Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
This model
yo
aboliera (aboliese)
tú
abolieras (abolieses)
él/ella
aboliera (aboliese)
Regular anchor
yo
viviera (viviese)
tú
vivieras (vivieses)
él/ella
viviera (viviese)
Pluscuamperfecto
Pluperfect Subjunctive
This model
yo
hubiera abolido (hubiese abolido)
tú
hubieras abolido (hubieses abolido)
él/ella
hubiera abolido (hubiese abolido)
Regular anchor
yo
hubiera vivido (hubiese vivido)
tú
hubieras vivido (hubieses vivido)
él/ella
hubiera vivido (hubiese vivido)
Futuro
Future Subjunctive
This model
yo
aboliere
tú
abolieres
él/ella
aboliere
Regular anchor
yo
viviere
tú
vivieres
él/ella
viviere
Futuro perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
This model
yo
hubiere abolido
tú
hubieres abolido
él/ella
hubiere abolido
Regular anchor
yo
hubiere vivido
tú
hubieres vivido
él/ella
hubiere vivido
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
él/ella
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
vive
él/ella
viva
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
él/ella
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
vivas
él/ella
viva
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