to graduate
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
La universidad gradúa a mil estudiantes cada año.
The university graduates a thousand students every year.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Gradué el volumen para no molestar a los vecinos.
I adjusted the volume so I wouldn't bother the neighbors.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
La escuela graduaba a los alumnos en junio.
The school used to graduate its students in June.
Futuro · What will happen
La universidad graduará a mi hija en mayo.
The university will graduate my daughter in May.
Condicional · What would happen
Sin más profesores, la escuela no graduaría a tantos alumnos.
Without more teachers, the school wouldn't graduate so many students.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Esa escuela ha graduado a muchos médicos.
That school has graduated many doctors.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
La academia ya había graduado a su primera clase.
The academy had already graduated its first class.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que gradúes la temperatura.
I want you to adjust the temperature.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí al técnico que graduara la presión del agua.
I asked the technician to adjust the water pressure.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Rarely used with this verb.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Rarely used with this verb.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Gradúa el volumen, por favor.
Adjust the volume, please.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.