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decorar

to decorate

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb decorar means to decorate.

Present tense:

yodecoro
decoras
él/ella/usteddecora
nosotrosdecoramos
vosotrosdecoráis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdecoran

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesdecoraran
yodecorara
decoraras
vosotrosdecorarais
nosotrosdecoráramos
él/ella/usteddecorara

Use 'decorara' or 'decorase' for past hypothetical situations or wishes.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesdecoren
yodecore
decores
vosotrosdecoréis
nosotrosdecoremos
él/ella/usteddecore

Use 'decore' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'decoren' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.

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imperative

negative

no decores
vosotrosno decoréis
ustedesno decoren
nosotrosno decoremos
ustedno decore

Use 'no decores' (tú) and 'no decoren' (ustedes) for negative commands.

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affirmative

decora
vosotrosdecorad
ustedesdecoren
nosotrosdecoremos
usteddecore

Use 'decora' (tú) and 'decoren' (ustedes) for direct commands to decorate.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesdecorarían
yodecoraría
decorarías
vosotrosdecoraríais
nosotrosdecoraríamos
él/ella/usteddecoraría

Use 'decoraría' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'decorarían' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for hypothetical situations ('would decorate').

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesdecoraron
yodecoré
decoraste
vosotrosdecorasteis
nosotrosdecoramos
él/ella/usteddecoró

Use 'decoré' (yo) and 'decoró' (él/ella/usted) for completed actions of decorating in the past.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesdecoraban
yodecoraba
decorabas
vosotrosdecorabais
nosotrosdecorábamos
él/ella/usteddecoraba

Use 'decoraba' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'decoraban' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for ongoing or habitual decorating in the past.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesdecoran
yodecoro
decoras
vosotrosdecoráis
nosotrosdecoramos
él/ella/usteddecora

Use 'decoro' (yo) and 'decoran' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for current, habitual, or general decorating actions.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesdecorarán
yodecoraré
decorarás
vosotrosdecoraréis
nosotrosdecoraremos
él/ella/usteddecorará

Use 'decoraré' (yo) and 'decorarán' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for actions that will happen in the future.

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