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oscilar

to fluctuate

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

The Spanish verb oscilar means to fluctuate.

Present tense:

yooscilo
oscilas
él/ella/ustedoscila
nosotrososcilamos
vosotrososciláis
ellos/ellas/ustedesoscilan

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesoscilaran
yooscilara
oscilaras
vosotrososcilarais
nosotrososciláramos
él/ella/ustedoscilara

Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'oscilara' or 'oscilaras' for past wishes, doubts, or hypothetical situations.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesoscilen
yooscile
osciles
vosotrososciléis
nosotrososcilemos
él/ella/ustedoscile

Use present subjunctive forms like 'oscile' or 'osciles' after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.

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imperative

negative

no osciles
vosotrosno osciléis
ustedesno oscilen
nosotrosno oscilemos
ustedno oscile

Negative commands like 'no osciles' (tú) use the present subjunctive.

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affirmative

oscila
vosotrososcilad
ustedesoscilen
nosotrososcilemos
ustedoscile

Use imperative forms like 'oscila' (tú) or 'oscile' (usted) for direct commands.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesoscilarían
yooscilaría
oscilarías
vosotrososcilaríais
nosotrososcilaríamos
él/ella/ustedoscilaría

Use conditional forms like 'oscilaría' for hypotheticals ('would') or polite requests.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesoscilaron
yooscilé
oscilaste
vosotrososcilasteis
nosotrososcilamos
él/ella/ustedosciló

The preterite of oscilar is regular: oscilé, oscilaste, osciló, oscilamos, oscilasteis, oscilaron.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesoscilaban
yooscilaba
oscilabas
vosotrososcilabais
nosotrososcilábamos
él/ella/ustedoscilaba

Use imperfect forms like 'oscilaba' or 'oscilaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesoscilan
yooscilo
oscilas
vosotrososciláis
nosotrososcilamos
él/ella/ustedoscila

Use the present tense like 'oscilo' or 'oscilas' for current actions, habits, or general truths.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesoscilarán
yooscilaré
oscilarás
vosotrososcilaréis
nosotrososcilaremos
él/ella/ustedoscilará

The future tense of oscilar is regular: oscilaré, oscilarás, oscilará, oscilaremos, oscilaréis, oscilarán.

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