to reduce
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Reduzco el azúcar en el café.
I'm cutting down on the sugar in my coffee.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
La tienda redujo los precios.
The store reduced its prices.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Reducían el horario en el verano.
They used to shorten the hours in the summer.
Futuro · What will happen
Reduciremos los gastos este mes.
We'll cut expenses this month.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo reduciría la sal.
I'd cut down on the salt.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
La empresa ha reducido su personal.
The company has reduced its staff.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
El gobierno había reducido los impuestos.
The government had reduced taxes.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos reducido el costo.
We would have reduced the cost.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
El médico quiere que reduzcas la sal.
The doctor wants you to cut down on salt.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Esperábamos que la tienda redujera los precios.
We were hoping the store would lower its prices.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedimos que redujesen el ruido.
We asked them to reduce the noise.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya reducido el precio.
I doubt it has reduced the price.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieran reducido los precios, habríamos comprado.
If they had reduced the prices, we would have bought.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Reduce la velocidad en esa curva.
Slow down on that curve.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.