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alardear

to boast

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The Spanish verb alardear means to boast.

Present tense:

yoalardeo
alardeas
él/ella/ustedalardea
nosotrosalardeamos
vosotrosalardeáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesalardean

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesalardearan
yoalardeara
alardearas
vosotrosalardearais
nosotrosalardeáramos
él/ella/ustedalardeara

Used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts: 'si alardeara' (if I were to boast), 'ojalá alardeara' (I wish he would boast).

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesalardeen
yoalardee
alardees
vosotrosalardeéis
nosotrosalardeemos
él/ella/ustedalardee

Expresses wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty: 'Espero que alardees' (I hope you boast), 'Dudo que alardeen' (I doubt they boast).

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imperative

negative

no alardees
vosotrosno alardeéis
ustedesno alardeen
nosotrosno alardeemos
ustedno alardee

Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no alardees' (tú), 'no alardee' (usted), 'no alardeen' (ustedes).

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affirmative

alardea
vosotrosalardead
ustedesalardeen
nosotrosalardeemos
ustedalardee

Use 'alardea' (tú) and 'alardead' (vosotros) for direct commands, and 'alardee'/'alardeen' for usted/ustedes.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesalardearían
yoalardearía
alardearías
vosotrosalardearíais
nosotrosalardearíamos
él/ella/ustedalardearía

The conditional of alardear is regular: alardearía, alardearías, alardearía, alardearíamos, alardearíais, alardearían.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesalardearon
yoalardeé
alardeaste
vosotrosalardeasteis
nosotrosalardeamos
él/ella/ustedalardeó

The preterite of alardear is regular: alardeé, alardeaste, alardeó, alardeamos, alardeasteis, alardearon.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesalardeaban
yoalardeaba
alardeabas
vosotrosalardeabais
nosotrosalardeábamos
él/ella/ustedalardeaba

The imperfect of alardear is regular: alardeaba, alardeabas, alardeaba, alardeábamos, alardeabais, alardeaban.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesalardean
yoalardeo
alardeas
vosotrosalardeáis
nosotrosalardeamos
él/ella/ustedalardea

The present tense of alardear is regular: alardeo, alardeas, alardea, alardeamos, alardeáis, alardean.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesalardearán
yoalardearé
alardearás
vosotrosalardearéis
nosotrosalardearemos
él/ella/ustedalardeará

The future tense of alardear is regular: alardearé, alardearás, alardeará, alardearemos, alardearéis, alardearán.

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