Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | anteceder | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | antecediendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar antecediendo. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Anteceder conjugation
anteceder is an irregular Spanish -ER verb meaning come before. In the present tense: yo antecedo, tú antecedes, él/ella antecede, nosotros antecedemos, vosotros antecedéis, ellos anteceden. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- anteceder
- Gerundio
- antecediendo
- Meaning
- come before
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | antecedo | Yo antecedo al prologo en la edicion antigua.I come before the prologue in the old edition. |
| tú | antecedes | A menudo, tú antecedes a tu apellido en la lista impresa.You often come before your surname in the printed list. |
| él | antecede | La nota al pie antecede al decreto nuevo por dos anos.The footnote comes before the new decree by two years. |
| nosotros | antecedemos | A veces, nosotros antecedemos a la escena final en el guion viejo.At times, we come before the final scene in the old script. |
| vosotros | antecedéis | Vosotros antecedéis a vuestro turno en el sorteo.You all come before your turn in the draw. |
| ellos | anteceden | Muchas veces, los capitulos del manual anteceden a los anexos del expediente.Many times, the chapters in the manual come before the appendices to the file. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he antecedido | Este año, yo he antecedido al articulo central del dossier.This year, I have come before the central article in the dossier. |
| tú | has antecedido | Últimamente, tú has antecedido a la reforma del reglamento.Lately, you have come before the reform of the rules. |
| él | ha antecedido | En estos meses, la nota al pie ha antecedido al cierre del contrato por una clausula.In these months, the footnote has come before the closing of the contract through one clause. |
| nosotros | hemos antecedido | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos antecedido a la ultima version del mapa.So far, we have come before the final version of the map. |
| vosotros | habéis antecedido | En estas semanas, vosotros habéis antecedido a la segunda llamada en el registro.In these weeks, you all have come before the second call in the record. |
| ellos | han antecedido | En este tiempo, los capitulos del manual han antecedido a los cuadros de la sala grande.During this time, the chapters in the manual have come before the paintings in the large hall. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | antecedí | Ayer, yo antecedí al bloque principal de la charla.Yesterday, I came before the main block of the talk. |
| tú | antecediste | Hace un rato, tú antecediste a la declaracion del testigo clave.A little while ago, you came before the statement by the key witness. |
| él | antecedió | Esta mañana, la nota al pie antecedió al tramo recto de la ruta.This morning, the footnote came before the straight stretch of the route. |
| nosotros | antecedimos | Anoche, nosotros antecedimos a la seccion tecnica del folleto.Last night, we came before the technical section of the brochure. |
| vosotros | antecedisteis | El sábado, vosotros antecedisteis al acuerdo de junio en el acta.On Saturday, you all came before the June agreement in the minutes. |
| ellos | antecedieron | Hace poco, los capitulos del manual antecedieron a los folios del apendice azul.Not long ago, the chapters in the manual came before the sheets in the blue appendix. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | antecedía | Antes, yo antecedía al prologo en la edicion antigua, aunque el suelo seguia humedo.Before, I used to come before the prologue in the old edition, although the ground was still damp. |
| tú | antecedías | Por entonces, tú antecedías a tu apellido en la lista impresa, mientras el ruido no paraba.Back then, you used to come before your surname in the printed list, while the noise would not stop. |
| él | antecedía | En esa época, la nota al pie antecedía al decreto nuevo por dos anos, antes del siguiente turno.At that time, the footnote used to come before the new decree by two years, before the next shift. |
| nosotros | antecedíamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros antecedíamos a la escena final en el guion viejo, con una calma bastante falsa.When that was normal, we used to come before the final scene in the old script, with a very false sense of calm. |
| vosotros | antecedíais | Hace años, vosotros antecedíais a vuestro turno en el sorteo, sin perder otro minuto.Years ago, you all used to come before your turn in the draw, without losing another minute. |
| ellos | antecedían | En aquellos días, los capitulos del manual antecedían a los anexos del expediente, cuando el aire ya pesaba.In those days, the chapters in the manual used to come before the appendices to the file, as the air was already getting heavy. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había antecedido | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había antecedido al articulo central del dossier, aunque nadie daba mas pistas.When you arrived, I had already come before the central article in the dossier, although nobody was giving any more clues. |
| tú | habías antecedido | Para entonces, tú ya habías antecedido a la reforma del reglamento, con margen cada vez mas corto.By then, you had already come before the reform of the rules, with less and less room to spare. |
| él | había antecedido | Al volver, la nota al pie ya había antecedido al cierre del contrato por una clausula, mientras seguia la misma fila.When we came back, the footnote had already come before the closing of the contract through one clause, while the same line kept moving. |
| nosotros | habíamos antecedido | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos antecedido a la ultima version del mapa, antes de que cerraran todo.Before talking it through, we had already come before the final version of the map, before everything shut down. |
| vosotros | habíais antecedido | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais antecedido a la segunda llamada en el registro, despues de una espera larguisima.When you looked again, you all had already come before the second call in the record, after an extremely long wait. |
| ellos | habían antecedido | Para ese momento, los capitulos del manual ya habían antecedido a los cuadros de la sala grande, con todo el mundo mirando.By that moment, the chapters in the manual had already come before the paintings in the large hall, with everyone watching. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube antecedido | Apenas yo hube antecedido al bloque principal de la charla, aunque quedaba trabajo pendiente, todo cambió.As soon as I had come before the main block of the talk, although there was still work left, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste antecedido | En cuanto tú hubiste antecedido a la declaracion del testigo clave, sin dejarlo para mas tarde, se notó.The moment you had come before the statement by the key witness, without putting it off any longer, it showed. |
| él | hubo antecedido | No bien la nota al pie hubo antecedido al tramo recto de la ruta, con el reloj ya apretando, hubo ruido.As soon as the footnote had come before the straight stretch of the route, with the clock already pressing, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos antecedido | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos antecedido a la seccion tecnica del folleto, aunque el sitio seguia revuelto, seguimos adelante.Once we had come before the technical section of the brochure, although the place was still a mess, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis antecedido | Apenas vosotros hubisteis antecedido al acuerdo de junio en el acta, mientras todos iban con prisa, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had come before the June agreement in the minutes, while everyone was in a hurry, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron antecedido | En cuanto los capitulos del manual hubieron antecedido a los folios del apendice azul, antes de que llamaran otra vez, el ambiente cambió.The moment the chapters in the manual had come before the sheets in the blue appendix, before they called again, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | antecederé | Mañana, yo antecederé al prologo en la edicion antigua, despues de moverlo todo otra vez.Tomorrow, I will come before the prologue in the old edition, after moving everything around again. |
| tú | antecederás | Dentro de poco, tú antecederás a tu apellido en la lista impresa, sin cambiar de idea a mitad.Soon, you will come before your surname in the printed list, without changing course halfway through. |
| él | antecederá | Esta tarde, la nota al pie antecederá al decreto nuevo por dos anos, cuando la luz ya bajaba.This afternoon, the footnote will come before the new decree by two years, as the light was already fading. |
| nosotros | antecederemos | La semana que viene, nosotros antecederemos a la escena final en el guion viejo, porque hacia falta resolverlo ya.Next week, we will come before the final scene in the old script, because it had to be dealt with at once. |
| vosotros | antecederéis | Pronto, vosotros antecederéis a vuestro turno en el sorteo, con la ventana todavia abierta.Before long, you all will come before your turn in the draw, with the window still open. |
| ellos | antecederán | Más adelante, los capitulos del manual antecederán a los anexos del expediente, tras una manana bastante larga.Later on, the chapters in the manual will come before the appendices to the file, after a fairly long morning. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré antecedido | Para entonces, yo ya habré antecedido al articulo central del dossier, aunque seguia el mismo desorden.By then, I will already have come before the central article in the dossier, although the same disorder was still there. |
| tú | habrás antecedido | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás antecedido a la reforma del reglamento, mientras alguien pedia otra cosa.Before closing time, you will already have come before the reform of the rules, while someone else was asking for something new. |
| él | habrá antecedido | Al final del día, la nota al pie ya habrá antecedido al cierre del contrato por una clausula, antes de que llegara mas gente.By the end of the day, the footnote will already have come before the closing of the contract through one clause, before more people arrived. |
| nosotros | habremos antecedido | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos antecedido a la ultima version del mapa, con una tension dificil de esconder.By tomorrow, we will already have come before the final version of the map, with a tension that was hard to hide. |
| vosotros | habréis antecedido | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis antecedido a la segunda llamada en el registro, sin volver sobre lo mismo.Before leaving, you all will already have come before the second call in the record, without going back over the same point. |
| ellos | habrán antecedido | Para esa hora, los capitulos del manual ya habrán antecedido a los cuadros de la sala grande, cuando el pasillo seguia lleno.By that hour, the chapters in the manual will already have come before the paintings in the large hall, while the hallway was still crowded. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | antecedería | En un caso así, yo antecedería al bloque principal de la charla, aunque nadie lo puso facil.In a case like that, I would come before the main block of the talk, although nobody made it easy. |
| tú | antecederías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú antecederías a la declaracion del testigo clave, con muy poco hueco para maniobrar.With a little more time, you would come before the statement by the key witness, with very little room to manoeuvre. |
| él | antecedería | En esa situación, la nota al pie antecedería al tramo recto de la ruta, mientras se torcia el plan del dia.In that situation, the footnote would come before the straight stretch of the route, while the day's plan was coming apart. |
| nosotros | antecederíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros antecederíamos a la seccion tecnica del folleto, antes de que cambiara el turno.With that outlook, we would come before the technical section of the brochure, before the shift changed. |
| vosotros | antecederíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros antecederíais al acuerdo de junio en el acta, despues de otra llamada incomoda.If it came to that, you all would come before the June agreement in the minutes, after another awkward call. |
| ellos | antecederían | En un día así, los capitulos del manual antecederían a los folios del apendice azul, con la cabeza en otra parte.On a day like that, the chapters in the manual would come before the sheets in the blue appendix, with the mind somewhere else. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría antecedido | En otro momento, yo habría antecedido al prologo en la edicion antigua, aunque seguia faltando tiempo.At another moment, I would have come before the prologue in the old edition, although time was still running short. |
| tú | habrías antecedido | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías antecedido a tu apellido en la lista impresa, sin hacer mas comentarios.With a little more margin, you would have come before your surname in the printed list, without making any more comments. |
| él | habría antecedido | A esas alturas, la nota al pie habría antecedido al decreto nuevo por dos anos, con el cuerpo ya cansado.By then, the footnote would have come before the new decree by two years, with the body already tired. |
| nosotros | habríamos antecedido | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos antecedido a la escena final en el guion viejo, aunque el dia venia torcido.With that turn, we would have come before the final scene in the old script, although the day had started badly. |
| vosotros | habríais antecedido | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais antecedido a vuestro turno en el sorteo, mientras el resto seguia dentro.At that point, you all would have come before your turn in the draw, while the others stayed inside. |
| ellos | habrían antecedido | En ese punto, los capitulos del manual habrían antecedido a los anexos del expediente, antes de oir el segundo timbre.From there, the chapters in the manual would have come before the appendices to the file, before the second bell rang. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anteceda | Es mejor que yo anteceda al articulo central del dossier, despues de moverlo todo otra vez.It is better that I come before the central article in the dossier, after moving everything around again. |
| tú | antecedas | Hace falta que tú antecedas a la reforma del reglamento, sin cambiar de idea a mitad.It is necessary that you come before the reform of the rules, without changing course halfway through. |
| él | anteceda | Conviene que la nota al pie anteceda al cierre del contrato por una clausula, cuando la luz ya bajaba.It is wise that the footnote come before the closing of the contract through one clause, as the light was already fading. |
| nosotros | antecedamos | Importa que nosotros antecedamos a la ultima version del mapa, porque hacia falta resolverlo ya.It matters that we come before the final version of the map, because it had to be dealt with at once. |
| vosotros | antecedáis | Puede ser útil que vosotros antecedáis a la segunda llamada en el registro, con la ventana todavia abierta.It may help if you all come before the second call in the record, with the window still open. |
| ellos | antecedan | Es posible que los capitulos del manual antecedan a los cuadros de la sala grande, tras una manana bastante larga.It is possible that the chapters in the manual come before the paintings in the large hall, after a fairly long morning. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya antecedido | Ojalá yo haya antecedido al bloque principal de la charla, aunque seguia el mismo desorden a tiempo.Hopefully I have come before the main block of the talk, although the same disorder was still there in time. |
| tú | hayas antecedido | Puede que tú ya hayas antecedido a la declaracion del testigo clave, mientras alguien pedia otra cosa sin contarlo.Maybe you already have come before the statement by the key witness, while someone else was asking for something new without saying so. |
| él | haya antecedido | Tal vez la nota al pie haya antecedido al tramo recto de la ruta, antes de que llegara mas gente antes de venir.Perhaps the footnote has come before the straight stretch of the route, before more people arrived before coming over. |
| nosotros | hayamos antecedido | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos antecedido a la seccion tecnica del folleto, con una tension dificil de esconder por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have come before the technical section of the brochure, with a tension that was hard to hide on our own. |
| vosotros | hayáis antecedido | Es probable que vosotros hayáis antecedido al acuerdo de junio en el acta, sin volver sobre lo mismo mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have come before the June agreement in the minutes, without going back over the same point better than expected. |
| ellos | hayan antecedido | Puede ser que los capitulos del manual ya hayan antecedido a los folios del apendice azul, cuando el pasillo seguia lleno desde temprano.It may be that the chapters in the manual already have come before the sheets in the blue appendix, while the hallway was still crowded since early on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | antecediera | Si yo antecediera al prologo en la edicion antigua, aunque nadie lo puso facil, se notaría enseguida.If I came before the prologue in the old edition, although nobody made it easy, it would show right away. |
| tú | antecedieras | Si tú antecedieras a tu apellido en la lista impresa, con muy poco hueco para maniobrar, costaría ocultarlo.If you came before your surname in the printed list, with very little room to manoeuvre, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | antecediera | Si la nota al pie antecediera al decreto nuevo por dos anos, mientras se torcia el plan del dia, daría mucho que hablar.If the footnote came before the new decree by two years, while the day's plan was coming apart, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | antecediéramos | Si nosotros antecediéramos a la escena final en el guion viejo, antes de que cambiara el turno, todo iría por otro lado.If we came before the final scene in the old script, before the shift changed, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | antecedierais | Si vosotros antecedierais a vuestro turno en el sorteo, despues de otra llamada incomoda, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all came before your turn in the draw, after another awkward call, the mood would change. |
| ellos | antecedieran | Si los capitulos del manual antecedieran a los anexos del expediente, con la cabeza en otra parte, la escena sería otra.If the chapters in the manual came before the appendices to the file, with the mind somewhere else, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera antecedido | Si yo hubiera antecedido al articulo central del dossier, aunque seguia faltando tiempo, aún se recordaría.If I had come before the central article in the dossier, although time was still running short, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras antecedido | Si tú hubieras antecedido a la reforma del reglamento, sin hacer mas comentarios, eso habría dejado marca.If you had come before the reform of the rules, without making any more comments, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera antecedido | Si la nota al pie hubiera antecedido al cierre del contrato por una clausula, con el cuerpo ya cansado, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the footnote had come before the closing of the contract through one clause, with the body already tired, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos antecedido | Si nosotros hubiéramos antecedido a la ultima version del mapa, aunque el dia venia torcido, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had come before the final version of the map, although the day had started badly, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais antecedido | Si vosotros hubierais antecedido a la segunda llamada en el registro, mientras el resto seguia dentro, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had come before the second call in the record, while the others stayed inside, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran antecedido | Si los capitulos del manual hubieran antecedido a los cuadros de la sala grande, antes de oir el segundo timbre, nada habría quedado igual.If the chapters in the manual had come before the paintings in the large hall, before the second bell rang, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | antecediere | Si yo antecediere al bloque principal de la charla, despues de moverlo todo otra vez, se notará enseguida.If I come before the main block of the talk, after moving everything around again, it will show right away. |
| tú | antecedieres | Si tú antecedieres a la declaracion del testigo clave, sin cambiar de idea a mitad, costará ignorarlo.If you come before the statement by the key witness, without changing course halfway through, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | antecediere | Si la nota al pie antecediere al tramo recto de la ruta, cuando la luz ya bajaba, dará mucho que hablar.If the footnote comes before the straight stretch of the route, as the light was already fading, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | antecediéremos | Si nosotros antecediéremos a la seccion tecnica del folleto, porque hacia falta resolverlo ya, todo irá por otro camino.If we come before the technical section of the brochure, because it had to be dealt with at once, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | antecediereis | Si vosotros antecediereis al acuerdo de junio en el acta, con la ventana todavia abierta, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all come before the June agreement in the minutes, with the window still open, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | antecedieren | Si los capitulos del manual antecedieren a los folios del apendice azul, tras una manana bastante larga, la escena será distinta.If the chapters in the manual come before the sheets in the blue appendix, after a fairly long morning, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere antecedido | Cuando yo hubiere antecedido al prologo en la edicion antigua, aunque seguia el mismo desorden, ya se notará.When I have come before the prologue in the old edition, although the same disorder was still there, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres antecedido | En cuanto tú hubieres antecedido a tu apellido en la lista impresa, mientras alguien pedia otra cosa, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have come before your surname in the printed list, while someone else was asking for something new, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere antecedido | Cuando la nota al pie hubiere antecedido al decreto nuevo por dos anos, antes de que llegara mas gente, se verá de inmediato.When the footnote has come before the new decree by two years, before more people arrived, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos antecedido | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos antecedido a la escena final en el guion viejo, con una tension dificil de esconder, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have come before the final scene in the old script, with a tension that was hard to hide, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis antecedido | Cuando vosotros hubiereis antecedido a vuestro turno en el sorteo, sin volver sobre lo mismo, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have come before your turn in the draw, without going back over the same point, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren antecedido | En cuanto los capitulos del manual hubieren antecedido a los anexos del expediente, cuando el pasillo seguia lleno, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the chapters in the manual have come before the appendices to the file, while the hallway was still crowded, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | antecede | antecede a la reforma del reglamento, con muy poco hueco para maniobrar.Come before the reform of the rules, with very little room to manoeuvre. |
| él | anteceda | Que la nota al pie anteceda al cierre del contrato por una clausula, mientras se torcia el plan del dia.Let the footnote come before the closing of the contract through one clause, while the day's plan was coming apart. |
| nosotros | antecedamos | antecedamos a la ultima version del mapa, antes de que cambiara el turno.Come before the final version of the map, before the shift changed. |
| vosotros | anteceded | anteceded a la segunda llamada en el registro, despues de otra llamada incomoda.Come before the second call in the record, after another awkward call. |
| ellos | antecedan | Que los capitulos del manual antecedan a los cuadros de la sala grande, con la cabeza en otra parte.Let the chapters in the manual come before the paintings in the large hall, with the mind somewhere else. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no antecedas | No no antecedas a la declaracion del testigo clave, sin hacer mas comentarios.Do not come before the statement by the key witness, without making any more comments. |
| él | no anteceda | Que la nota al pie no no anteceda al tramo recto de la ruta, con el cuerpo ya cansado.Let the footnote not come before the straight stretch of the route, with the body already tired. |
| nosotros | no antecedamos | No no antecedamos a la seccion tecnica del folleto, aunque el dia venia torcido.Let us not come before the technical section of the brochure, although the day had started badly. |
| vosotros | no antecedáis | No no antecedáis al acuerdo de junio en el acta, mientras el resto seguia dentro.Do not come before the June agreement in the minutes, while the others stayed inside. |
| ellos | no antecedan | Que los capitulos del manual no no antecedan a los folios del apendice azul, antes de oir el segundo timbre.Let the chapters in the manual not come before the sheets in the blue appendix, before the second bell rang. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ al prologo en la edicion antigua.
I come before the prologue in the old edition.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
Grammar to master with anteceder
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Concepts that come up every time you conjugate anteceder. Each is a short, focused guide.
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- What does 'anteceder' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'anteceder' means to come before. It is a irregular -ER verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is anteceder an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, anteceder is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -ER ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate anteceder in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of anteceder: yo antecedo, tú antecedes, él/ella/usted antecede, nosotros antecedemos, vosotros antecedéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes anteceden.
- How do you conjugate anteceder in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of anteceder: yo antecedí, tú antecediste, él/ella/usted antecedió, nosotros antecedimos, vosotros antecedisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes antecedieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of anteceder?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of anteceder: yo antecedía, tú antecedías, él/ella/usted antecedía, nosotros antecedíamos, vosotros antecedíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes antecedían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of anteceder?
- The past participle of anteceder is 'antecedido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he antecedido' (I have come beforeed), 'has antecedido', 'ha antecedido'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of anteceder?
- The gerundio of anteceder is 'antecediendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy antecediendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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