liquidar Present Conjugation
liquidar — to settle
The present tense 'liquido', 'liquidas', 'liquida', 'liquidamos', 'liquidáis', 'lquidan' is for now, habits, or truths.
liquidar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths. For example, 'I settle my bills online' (Liquido mis facturas en línea) or 'He liquidates inventory every month' (Él liquida el inventario cada mes).
Notes on liquidar in the Present
Liquidar is regular in the present indicative. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo liquido mis gastos semanalmente.
I settle my expenses weekly.
yo
¿Tú liquidas tus deudas a tiempo?
Do you settle your debts on time?
tú
Ella liquida el stock sobrante.
She liquidates the leftover stock.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros liquidamos la cuenta del restaurante.
We are settling the restaurant bill.
nosotros
Ellos liquidan las deudas pendientes.
They settle the pending debts.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense for a completed past action.
Correct: For actions completed in the past, use the preterite: 'Liquidé' (I settled), not 'Liquido' (I settle).
Why: The present tense refers to current or habitual actions, not finished ones.
Mistake: Incorrectly conjugating the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'liquidáis', not 'liquidan' or 'liquidas'.
Why: The vosotros ending for regular -ar verbs in the present indicative is '-áis'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: liquidé
The preterite of liquidar is regular: liquidé, liquidaste, liquidó, liquidamos, liquidasteis, liquidaron.
Imperfect
yo: liquidaba
The imperfect 'liquidaba', 'liquidabas', 'liquidaba', 'liquidábamos', 'liquidabais', 'liquidaban' describes past habits or ongoing actions.
Future
yo: liquidaré
The future tense 'liquidaré', 'liquidarás', 'liquidará', 'liquidaremos', 'liquidaréis', 'liquidarán' talks about future actions.
Conditional
yo: liquidaría
The conditional 'liquidaría', 'liquidarías', 'liquidaría', 'liquidaríamos', 'liquidaríais', 'liquidarían' means 'would settle'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: liquide
The present subjunctive 'liquide', 'liquides', 'liquidemos', 'liquiden' expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: liquidara
The imperfect subjunctive 'liquidara' or 'liquidase' is for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: liquida
Use 'liquida', 'liquide', 'liquidemos', 'liquiden', 'liquidad' for direct commands with liquidar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no liquides
Use 'no liquides', 'no liquide', 'no liquidemos', 'no liquiden', 'no liquidéis' for negative commands with liquidar.