combatir Present Conjugation
combatir — to fight
Present actions for 'combatir': combato, combates, combate, combatimos, combatís, combaten.
combatir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths. For 'combatir', it means 'I fight', 'you fight', 'they fight' in the current moment or as a regular occurrence.
Notes on combatir in the Present
Combatir is regular in the present indicative. All -ir verbs follow the same pattern: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en.
Example Sentences
Yo combato la pereza cada mañana con un café.
I fight laziness every morning with a coffee.
yo
Ella combate el estrés haciendo yoga.
She fights stress by doing yoga.
él/ella/usted
Los bomberos combaten el incendio.
The firefighters are fighting the fire.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros combatimos la desinformación en línea.
We fight disinformation online.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'combatir' (infinitive) instead of conjugating it.
Correct: Always conjugate the verb according to the subject: 'Yo combato', 'Tú combates', etc.
Why: The infinitive is the base form and cannot be used as the main verb in a sentence.
Mistake: Confusing the 'nosotros' form with the preterite 'combatimos'.
Correct: While the form is identical ('combatimos'), context determines if it's present ('we fight') or preterite ('we fought').
Why: This is a common feature of regular -ir verbs where the present nosotros and preterite nosotros forms are the same.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: combatí
Completed past actions for 'combatir': combatí, combatiste, combatió, combatimos, combatisteis, combatieron.
Imperfect
yo: combatía
Past ongoing/habitual actions for 'combatir': combatía, combatíamos, combatían.
Future
yo: combatiré
Future actions for 'combatir': combatiré, combatirás, combatirá, combatiremos, combatiréis, combatirán.
Conditional
yo: combatiría
Hypothetical/polite actions for 'combatir': combatiría, combatirías, combatiría, combatiríamos, combatiríais, combatirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: combata
Present subjunctive for 'combatir' (to fight): combata, combatamos, combatan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: combatiera
Past subjunctive for 'combatir' (to fight): combatiera, combatieras, combatiéramos, combatieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: combate
Commands for 'combatir' (to fight): combata, combate, combatamos, combatid, combatan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no combatas
Negative commands for 'combatir': no combatas, no combata, no combatamos, no combatáis, no combatan.