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Competir

Meanings: to compete

General Notes:
Stem change e-i.
Indicative Mood
Present Indicative
1s competo
2s competes
3s compete
1p competimos
2p competís
3p competen
Present Perfect
1s he competido
2s has competido
3s ha competido
1p hemos competido
2p habéis competido
3p han competido
Imperfect Indicative
1s competía
2s competías
3s competía
1p competíamos
2p competíais
3p competían
Pluperfect Indicative
1s había competido
2s habías competido
3s había competido
1p habíamos competido
2p habíais competido
3p habían competido
Preterite
1s competí
2s competiste
3s competió
1p competimos
2p competisteis
3p competieron
Preterite Anterior
1s hube competido
2s hubiste competido
3s hubo competido
1p hubimos competido
2p hubisteis competido
3p hubieron competido
Future
1s competiré
2s competirás
3s competirá
1p competiremos
2p competiréis
3p competirán
Future Perfect
1s habré competido
2s habrás competido
3s habrá competido
1p habremos competido
2p habréis competido
3p habrán competido
Conditional
1s competiría
2s competirías
3s competiría
1p competiríamos
2p competiríais
3p competirían
Conditional Perfect
1s habría competido
2s habrías competido
3s habría competido
1p habríamos competido
2p habríais competido
3p habrían competido

Usage Examples

[Present Indicative] Compito contra los mejores atletas del país. → I compete against the best athletes in the country.
[Present Perfect] He competido en este torneo tres veces. → I have competed in this tournament three times.
[Imperfect Indicative] Ella siempre competía por obtener las mejores notas. → She always used to compete to get the best grades.
[Pluperfect Indicative] Ya habíamos competido antes en la liga nacional. → We had already competed before in the national league.
[Preterite] El equipo compitió con mucha garra ayer. → The team competed with a lot of grit yesterday.
[Preterite Anterior] Apenas hubo competido el joven, recibió una beca. → As soon as the youth had competed, he received a scholarship.
[Future] Mañana competirás por el primer puesto. → Tomorrow you will compete for first place.
[Future Perfect] Habrán competido en diez ciudades para fin de mes. → They will have competed in ten cities by the end of the month.
[Conditional] Yo competiría si tuviera mejor condición física. → I would compete if I were in better physical condition.
[Conditional Perfect] Habría competido si no me hubiera lesionado. → I would have competed if I hadn't injured myself.
Subjunctive Mood
Present Subjunctive
1s competa
2s competas
3s competa
1p competamos
2p competáis
3p competan
Imperfect Subjunctive (ra)
1s competiera
2s competieras
3s competiera
1p competiéramos
2p competierais
3p competieran
Imperfect Subjunctive (se)
1s competiese
2s competieses
3s competiese
1p competiésemos
2p competieseis
3p competiesen

Usage Examples

[Present Subjunctive] Espero que compitas con honestidad siempre. → I hope you always compete with honesty.
[Imperfect Subjunctive (ra)] Si compitieras más, tendrías más experiencia. → If you were to compete more, you would have more experience.
[Imperfect Subjunctive (se)] Si compitiesen juntos, serían imbatibles. → If they were to compete together, they would be unbeatable.
Imperative Mood
Affirmative Imperative
2s compete
3s competa
1p competamos
2p competid
3p competan
Negative Imperative
2s competas
3s competa
1p competamos
2p competáis
3p competan

Usage Examples

[Affirmative Imperative] ¡Compite con valor y no te rindas! → Compete with courage and do not give up!
[Negative Imperative] No compitas solo por el dinero. → Do not compete just for the money.
Non-Finite Forms
Infinitive
3s competir
Gerund
3s competiendo
Past Participle
3s competido

Usage Examples

[Infinitive] Saber competir es una lección de vida. → Knowing how to compete is a life lesson.
[Gerund] Está compitiendo a un nivel altísimo ahora. → He is competing at a very high level now.
[Past Participle] El mercado está muy competido actualmente. → The market is very competitive currently.