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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoestafara
estafaras
él/ella/ustedestafara
nosotrosestafáramos
vosotrosestafarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesestafaran

The imperfect subjunctive of estafar (estafara/estafase) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.

Present Subjunctive

yoestafe
estafes
él/ella/ustedestafe
nosotrosestafemos
vosotrosestaféis
ellos/ellas/ustedesestafen

The present subjunctive of estafar (estofe, estafes, etc.) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no estafes
ustedno estafe
nosotrosno estafemos
vosotrosno estaféis
ustedesno estafen

Negative commands for estafar use the present subjunctive: no estafes (tú), no estafen (ustedes).

Imperative

estafa
ustedestafe
nosotrosestafemos
vosotrosestafad
ustedesestafen

The imperative of estafar is mostly regular, with commands like 'estafa' (tú) and 'estafad' (vosotros).

Indicative

Conditional

yoestafaría
estafarías
él/ella/ustedestafaría
nosotrosestafaríamos
vosotrosestafaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesestafarían

The conditional of estafar (estafaría, estafarías, etc.) is used for hypotheticals and polite requests.

Preterite

yoestafé
estafaste
él/ella/ustedestafó
nosotrosestafamos
vosotrosestafasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesestafaron

The preterite of estafar is regular: estafé, estafaste, estafó, estafamos, estafasteis, estafaron.

Imperfect

yoestafaba
estafabas
él/ella/ustedestafaba
nosotrosestafábamos
vosotrosestafabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesestafaban

The imperfect of estafar (estafaba) describes habitual or ongoing past scams.

Present

yoestafo
estafas
él/ella/ustedestafa
nosotrosestafamos
vosotrosestafáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesestafan

The present tense of estafar (estafo, estafas, estafa, etc.) describes habitual or current scams.

Future

yoestafaré
estafarás
él/ella/ustedestafará
nosotrosestafaremos
vosotrosestafaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesestafarán

The future tense of estafar (estafaré, estafarás, etc.) predicts or speculates about future scams.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does estafar mean in Spanish?

estafar means "to scam".

Is estafar a regular or irregular verb?

estafar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate estafar in the present tense?

The present tense of estafar is: yo estafo, tú estafas, él/ella/usted estafa, nosotros estafamos, vosotros estafáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes estafan.

How do you conjugate estafar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of estafar is: yo estafé, tú estafaste, él/ella/usted estafó, nosotros estafamos, vosotros estafasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes estafaron.

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