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Reference all tenses and moods

Indicative

Present

yolidio
lidias
él/ella/ustedlidia
nosotroslidiamos
vosotroslidiáis
ellos/ellas/ustedeslidian

The present tense of 'lidiar' (lidio, lidas, lidia, etc.) describes current actions or habits.

Future

yolidiaré
lidiarás
él/ella/ustedlidiará
nosotroslidiaremos
vosotroslidiaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedeslidiarán

The future tense of 'lidiar' (lidiaré, lidiarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen.

Imperfect

yolidiaba
lidiabas
él/ella/ustedlidiaba
nosotroslidiábamos
vosotroslidiabais
ellos/ellas/ustedeslidiaban

The imperfect tense of 'lidiar' (lidiaba, lidiabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.

Conditional

yolidiaría
lidiarías
él/ella/ustedlidiaría
nosotroslidiaríamos
vosotroslidiaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedeslidiarían

The conditional of 'lidiar' (lidiaría, lidiarías, etc.) expresses hypotheticals ('would deal').

Preterite

yolidié
lidiaste
él/ella/ustedlidió
nosotroslidiamos
vosotroslidiasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedeslidiaron

The preterite of 'lidiar' (lidié, lidiaste, lidió, etc.) refers to completed past actions.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no lidies
ustedno lidie
nosotrosno lidiemos
vosotrosno lidiéis
ustedesno lidien

Negative commands for 'lidiar' use 'no' + present subjunctive forms.

Imperative

lidia
ustedlidie
nosotroslidiemos
vosotroslidiad
ustedeslidien

Use 'lidia' for tú commands, 'lidie' for usted/ustedes, and 'lidien' for ellos/ellas/ustedes.

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yolidie
lidies
él/ella/ustedlidie
nosotroslidiemos
vosotroslidiéis
ellos/ellas/ustedeslidien

The present subjunctive of 'lidiar' (lidie, lidies, etc.) expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions about a present situation.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yolidiara/lidiase
lidiaras/lidiases
él/ella/ustedlidiara/lidiase
nosotroslidiáramos/lidiásemos
vosotroslidiarais/lidiaseis
ellos/ellas/ustedeslidiaran/lidiasen

The imperfect subjunctive of 'lidiar' (lidiara, lidiaras, etc.) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does lidiar mean in Spanish?

lidiar means "to deal with".

Is lidiar a regular or irregular verb?

lidiar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate lidiar in the present tense?

The present tense of lidiar is: yo lidio, tú lidias, él/ella/usted lidia, nosotros lidiamos, vosotros lidiáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes lidian.

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

The preterite of lidiar is: yo lidié, tú lidiaste, él/ella/usted lidió, nosotros lidiamos, vosotros lidiasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes lidiaron.

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