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esposar

to handcuff

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

The Spanish verb esposar means to handcuff.

Present tense:

yoesposo
esposas
él/ella/ustedesposa
nosotrosesposamos
vosotrosesposáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesesposan

Complete Conjugation Tables

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesesposaran
yoesposara
esposaras
vosotrosesposarais
nosotrosesposáramos
él/ella/ustedesposara

The imperfect subjunctive of esposar (esposara/esposase) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesesposen
yoespose
esposes
vosotrosesposeis
nosotrosesposemos
él/ella/ustedespose

The present subjunctive of esposar (espose, esposes, esposemos) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.

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imperative

negative

no esposes
vosotrosno esposeis
ustedesno esposen
nosotrosno esposemos
ustedno espose

Negative commands for esposar use the present subjunctive with 'no', like 'no esposes' (don't you handcuff).

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affirmative

esposa
vosotrosesposad
ustedesesposen
nosotrosesposemos
ustedespose

Use the imperative of esposar for direct commands like 'esposa' (you, informal) or 'esposen' (you all).

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesesposarían
yoesposaría
esposarías
vosotrosesposaríais
nosotrosesposaríamos
él/ella/ustedesposaría

The conditional of esposar (esposaría, esposarías) expresses hypothetical actions ('would handcuff').

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesesposaron
yoesposé
esposaste
vosotrosesposasteis
nosotrosesposamos
él/ella/ustedesposó

The preterite of esposar is regular: esposé, esposaste, esposó, esposamos, esposasteis, esposaron.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesesposaban
yoesposaba
esposabas
vosotrosesposabais
nosotrosesposábamos
él/ella/ustedesposaba

The imperfect of esposar (esposaba, esposabas) describes past ongoing actions or descriptions.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesesposan
yoesposo
esposas
vosotrosesposáis
nosotrosesposamos
él/ella/ustedesposa

The present tense of esposar (esposo, esposas, esposa) describes actions happening now or habitual actions.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesesposarán
yoesposaré
esposarás
vosotrosesposaréis
nosotrosesposaremos
él/ella/ustedesposará

The future tense of esposar (esposaré, esposarás) indicates actions that will happen.

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