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equivaler

to be equivalent to

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is an irregular -er verb.

The Spanish verb equivaler means to be equivalent to.

Present tense:

yoequivalgo
equivales
él/ella/ustedequivale
nosotrosequivalemos
vosotrosequivaléis
ellos/ellas/ustedesequivalen

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesequivalieran
yoequivaliera
equivalieras
vosotrosequivalierais
nosotrosequivaliéramos
él/ella/ustedequivaliera

The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'equivalier-' stem: equivaliera, equivalieras, equivaliera, equivaliéramos, equivalierais, equivalieran.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesequivalgan
yoequivalga
equivalgas
vosotrosequivalgáis
nosotrosequivalgamos
él/ella/ustedequivalga

Equivaler uses the irregular 'g' stem in the present subjunctive: equivalga, equivalgas, equivalga, equivalgamos, equivalgáis, equivalgan.

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imperative

negative

no equivalgas
vosotrosno equivalgáis
ustedesno equivalgan
nosotrosno equivalgamos
ustedno equivalga

The negative imperative uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no equivalgas, no equivalga, no equivalgamos, no equivalgáis, no equivalgan.

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affirmative

equivale
vosotrosequivaled
ustedesequivalgan
nosotrosequivalgamos
ustedequivalga

The imperative for equivaler is rarely used but follows standard patterns: equivale (tú), equivalga (usted).

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesequivaldrían
yoequivaldría
equivaldrías
vosotrosequivaldríais
nosotrosequivaldríamos
él/ella/ustedequivaldría

The conditional uses the irregular 'dr' stem: equivaldría, equivaldrías, equivaldría, equivaldríamos, equivaldríais, equivaldrían.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesequivalieron
yoequivalí
equivaliste
vosotrosequivalisteis
nosotrosequivalimos
él/ella/ustedequivalió

Equivaler is regular in the preterite: equivalí, equivaliste, equivalió, equivalimos, equivalisteis, equivalieron.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesequivalían
yoequivalía
equivalías
vosotrosequivalíais
nosotrosequivalíamos
él/ella/ustedequivalía

The imperfect of equivaler is fully regular: equivalía, equivalías, equivalía, equivalíamos, equivalíais, equivalían.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesequivalen
yoequivalgo
equivales
vosotrosequivaléis
nosotrosequivalemos
él/ella/ustedequivale

Equivaler is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form: equivalgo.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesequivaldrán
yoequivaldré
equivaldrás
vosotrosequivaldréis
nosotrosequivaldremos
él/ella/ustedequivaldrá

The future of equivaler uses the irregular 'dr' stem: equivaldré, equivaldrás, equivaldrá, equivaldremos, equivaldréis, equivaldrán.

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