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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Traduzco documentos del inglés al español.
I translate documents from English to Spanish.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi hija tradujo la carta.
My daughter translated the letter.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi tía traducía para los turistas.
My aunt used to translate for the tourists.
Futuro · What will happen
Traduciré el contrato esta noche.
I'll translate the contract tonight.
Condicional · What would happen
¿Me traducirías este mensaje?
Would you translate this message for me?
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Mi prima ha traducido varios libros.
My cousin has translated several books.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había traducido la canción.
She had already translated the song.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para el viernes ya habrán traducido el libro.
By Friday they will have translated the book.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo lo habría traducido de otra manera.
I would have translated it differently.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que me traduzcas esta frase.
I want you to translate this sentence for me.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que tradujera el menú.
I asked her to translate the menu.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pidieron que tradujesen el discurso.
They asked them to translate the speech.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya traducido bien.
I doubt he has translated it well.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras traducido eso, te habrían pagado.
If you had translated that, they would have paid you.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Traduce esta frase al inglés.
Translate this sentence into English.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No traduzcas palabra por palabra.
Don't translate word for word.