Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | compadecer | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | compadeciendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar compadeciendo. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Compadecer conjugation
compadecer is an irregular Spanish -ER verb meaning feel for / pity. In the present tense: yo compadezco, tú compadeces, él/ella compadece, nosotros compadecemos, vosotros compadecéis, ellos compadecen. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1441-ERIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- compadecer
- Gerundio
- compadeciendo
- Meaning
- feel for / pity
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Compadecer across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compadezco | Yo compadezco a ese chico del fondo.I feel for that boy in the back. |
| tú | compadeces | Normalmente, tú compadeces a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.You usually feel for your friend for what happened. |
| él | compadece | Hoy, la maestra del curso compadece a la familia sin trabajo.Today, the teacher of the class feels for the family without work. |
| nosotros | compadecemos | A veces, nosotros compadecemos a los recién llegados en invierno.At times, we feel for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | compadecéis | Ahora, vosotros compadecéis a los perros de la calle.Right now, you all feel for the street dogs. |
| ellos | compadecen | Casi siempre, los vecinos del bloque compadecen a cada niño del refugio.Most of the time, the neighbors in the building feel for each child in the shelter. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he compadecido | Este año, yo he compadecido a ese chico del fondo.This year, I have felt for that boy in the back. |
| tú | has compadecido | Últimamente, tú has compadecido a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.Lately, you have felt for your friend for what happened. |
| él | ha compadecido | En estos meses, la maestra del curso ha compadecido a la familia sin trabajo.In these months, the teacher of the class has felt for the family without work. |
| nosotros | hemos compadecido | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos compadecido a los recién llegados en invierno.So far, we have felt for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | habéis compadecido | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis compadecido a los perros de la calle.This term, you all have felt for the street dogs. |
| ellos | han compadecido | En este tiempo, los vecinos del bloque han compadecido a cada niño del refugio.During this time, the neighbors in the building have felt for each child in the shelter. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compadecí | Ayer, yo compadecí a ese chico del fondo.Yesterday, I felt for that boy in the back. |
| tú | compadeciste | Hace un rato, tú compadeciste a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.A little while ago, you felt for your friend for what happened. |
| él | compadeció | Esta mañana, la maestra del curso compadeció a la familia sin trabajo.This morning, the teacher of the class felt for the family without work. |
| nosotros | compadecimos | Anoche, nosotros compadecimos a los recién llegados en invierno.Last night, we felt for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | compadecisteis | El sábado, vosotros compadecisteis a los perros de la calle.On Saturday, you all felt for the street dogs. |
| ellos | compadecieron | Hace poco, los vecinos del bloque compadecieron a cada niño del refugio.Not long ago, the neighbors in the building felt for each child in the shelter. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compadecía | Antes, yo compadecía a ese chico del fondo.Before, I used to feel for that boy in the back. |
| tú | compadecías | Por entonces, tú compadecías a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.Back then, you used to feel for your friend for what happened. |
| él | compadecía | En esa época, la maestra del curso compadecía a la familia sin trabajo.At that time, the teacher of the class used to feel for the family without work. |
| nosotros | compadecíamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros compadecíamos a los recién llegados en invierno.When that was normal, we used to feel for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | compadecíais | Hace años, vosotros compadecíais a los perros de la calle.Years ago, you all used to feel for the street dogs. |
| ellos | compadecían | En aquellos días, los vecinos del bloque compadecían a cada niño del refugio.In those days, the neighbors in the building used to feel for each child in the shelter. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había compadecido | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había compadecido a ese chico del fondo.When you arrived, I had already felt for that boy in the back. |
| tú | habías compadecido | Para entonces, tú ya habías compadecido a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.By then, you had already felt for your friend for what happened. |
| él | había compadecido | Al volver, la maestra del curso ya había compadecido a la familia sin trabajo.When we came back, the teacher of the class had already felt for the family without work. |
| nosotros | habíamos compadecido | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos compadecido a los recién llegados en invierno.Before talking it through, we had already felt for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | habíais compadecido | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais compadecido a los perros de la calle.When you looked again, you all had already felt for the street dogs. |
| ellos | habían compadecido | Para ese momento, los vecinos del bloque ya habían compadecido a cada niño del refugio.By that moment, the neighbors in the building had already felt for each child in the shelter. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube compadecido | Apenas yo hube compadecido a ese chico del fondo, todo cambió.As soon as I had felt for that boy in the back, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste compadecido | En cuanto tú hubiste compadecido a tu amiga por lo ocurrido, se notó.The moment you had felt for your friend for what happened, it showed. |
| él | hubo compadecido | No bien la maestra del curso hubo compadecido a la familia sin trabajo, hubo ruido.As soon as the teacher of the class had felt for the family without work, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos compadecido | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos compadecido a los recién llegados en invierno, seguimos adelante.Once we had felt for the newcomers in winter, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis compadecido | Apenas vosotros hubisteis compadecido a los perros de la calle, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had felt for the street dogs, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron compadecido | En cuanto los vecinos del bloque hubieron compadecido a cada niño del refugio, el ambiente cambió.The moment the neighbors in the building had felt for each child in the shelter, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compadeceré | Mañana, yo compadeceré a ese chico del fondo.Tomorrow, I will feel for that boy in the back. |
| tú | compadecerás | Dentro de poco, tú compadecerás a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.Soon, you will feel for your friend for what happened. |
| él | compadecerá | Esta tarde, la maestra del curso compadecerá a la familia sin trabajo.This afternoon, the teacher of the class will feel for the family without work. |
| nosotros | compadeceremos | La semana que viene, nosotros compadeceremos a los recién llegados en invierno.Next week, we will feel for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | compadeceréis | Pronto, vosotros compadeceréis a los perros de la calle.Before long, you all will feel for the street dogs. |
| ellos | compadecerán | Más adelante, los vecinos del bloque compadecerán a cada niño del refugio.Later on, the neighbors in the building will feel for each child in the shelter. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré compadecido | Para entonces, yo ya habré compadecido a ese chico del fondo.By then, I will already have felt for that boy in the back. |
| tú | habrás compadecido | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás compadecido a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.Before closing time, you will already have felt for your friend for what happened. |
| él | habrá compadecido | Al final del día, la maestra del curso ya habrá compadecido a la familia sin trabajo.By the end of the day, the teacher of the class will already have felt for the family without work. |
| nosotros | habremos compadecido | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos compadecido a los recién llegados en invierno.By tomorrow, we will already have felt for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | habréis compadecido | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis compadecido a los perros de la calle.Before leaving, you all will already have felt for the street dogs. |
| ellos | habrán compadecido | Para esa hora, los vecinos del bloque ya habrán compadecido a cada niño del refugio.By that hour, the neighbors in the building will already have felt for each child in the shelter. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compadecería | En un caso así, yo compadecería a ese chico del fondo.In a case like that, I would feel for that boy in the back. |
| tú | compadecerías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú compadecerías a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.With a little more time, you would feel for your friend for what happened. |
| él | compadecería | En esa situación, la maestra del curso compadecería a la familia sin trabajo.In that situation, the teacher of the class would feel for the family without work. |
| nosotros | compadeceríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros compadeceríamos a los recién llegados en invierno.With that outlook, we would feel for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | compadeceríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros compadeceríais a los perros de la calle.If it came to that, you all would feel for the street dogs. |
| ellos | compadecerían | En un día así, los vecinos del bloque compadecerían a cada niño del refugio.On a day like that, the neighbors in the building would feel for each child in the shelter. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría compadecido | En otro momento, yo habría compadecido a ese chico del fondo.At another moment, I would have felt for that boy in the back. |
| tú | habrías compadecido | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías compadecido a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.With a little more margin, you would have felt for your friend for what happened. |
| él | habría compadecido | A esas alturas, la maestra del curso habría compadecido a la familia sin trabajo.By then, the teacher of the class would have felt for the family without work. |
| nosotros | habríamos compadecido | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos compadecido a los recién llegados en invierno.With that turn, we would have felt for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | habríais compadecido | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais compadecido a los perros de la calle.At that point, you all would have felt for the street dogs. |
| ellos | habrían compadecido | En ese punto, los vecinos del bloque habrían compadecido a cada niño del refugio.From there, the neighbors in the building would have felt for each child in the shelter. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compadezca | Es mejor que yo compadezca a ese chico del fondo.It is better that I feel for that boy in the back. |
| tú | compadezcas | Hace falta que tú compadezcas a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.It is necessary that you feel for your friend for what happened. |
| él | compadezca | Conviene que la maestra del curso compadezca a la familia sin trabajo.It is wise that the teacher of the class feel for the family without work. |
| nosotros | compadezcamos | Importa que nosotros compadezcamos a los recién llegados en invierno.It matters that we feel for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | compadezcáis | Puede ser útil que vosotros compadezcáis a los perros de la calle.It may help if you all feel for the street dogs. |
| ellos | compadezcan | Es posible que los vecinos del bloque compadezcan a cada niño del refugio.It is possible that the neighbors in the building feel for each child in the shelter. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya compadecido | Ojalá yo haya compadecido a ese chico del fondo.Hopefully I have felt for that boy in the back. |
| tú | hayas compadecido | Puede que tú ya hayas compadecido a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.Maybe you already have felt for your friend for what happened. |
| él | haya compadecido | Tal vez la maestra del curso haya compadecido a la familia sin trabajo.Perhaps the teacher of the class has felt for the family without work. |
| nosotros | hayamos compadecido | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos compadecido a los recién llegados en invierno.Maybe we already have felt for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | hayáis compadecido | Es probable que vosotros hayáis compadecido a los perros de la calle.It is likely that you all have felt for the street dogs. |
| ellos | hayan compadecido | Puede ser que los vecinos del bloque ya hayan compadecido a cada niño del refugio.It may be that the neighbors in the building already have felt for each child in the shelter. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compadeciera | Si yo compadeciera a ese chico del fondo, se notaría enseguida.If I felt for that boy in the back, it would show right away. |
| tú | compadecieras | Si tú compadecieras a tu amiga por lo ocurrido, costaría ocultarlo.If you felt for your friend for what happened, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | compadeciera | Si la maestra del curso compadeciera a la familia sin trabajo, daría mucho que hablar.If the teacher of the class felt for the family without work, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | compadeciéramos | Si nosotros compadeciéramos a los recién llegados en invierno, todo iría por otro lado.If we felt for the newcomers in winter, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | compadecierais | Si vosotros compadecierais a los perros de la calle, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all felt for the street dogs, the mood would change. |
| ellos | compadecieran | Si los vecinos del bloque compadecieran a cada niño del refugio, la escena sería otra.If the neighbors in the building felt for each child in the shelter, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera compadecido | Si yo hubiera compadecido a ese chico del fondo, aún se recordaría.If I had felt for that boy in the back, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras compadecido | Si tú hubieras compadecido a tu amiga por lo ocurrido, eso habría dejado marca.If you had felt for your friend for what happened, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera compadecido | Si la maestra del curso hubiera compadecido a la familia sin trabajo, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the teacher of the class had felt for the family without work, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos compadecido | Si nosotros hubiéramos compadecido a los recién llegados en invierno, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had felt for the newcomers in winter, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais compadecido | Si vosotros hubierais compadecido a los perros de la calle, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had felt for the street dogs, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran compadecido | Si los vecinos del bloque hubieran compadecido a cada niño del refugio, nada habría quedado igual.If the neighbors in the building had felt for each child in the shelter, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compadeciere | Si yo compadeciere a ese chico del fondo, se notará enseguida.If I feel for that boy in the back, it will show right away. |
| tú | compadecieres | Si tú compadecieres a tu amiga por lo ocurrido, costará ignorarlo.If you feel for your friend for what happened, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | compadeciere | Si la maestra del curso compadeciere a la familia sin trabajo, dará mucho que hablar.If the teacher of the class feels for the family without work, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | compadeciéremos | Si nosotros compadeciéremos a los recién llegados en invierno, todo irá por otro camino.If we feel for the newcomers in winter, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | compadeciereis | Si vosotros compadeciereis a los perros de la calle, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all feel for the street dogs, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | compadecieren | Si los vecinos del bloque compadecieren a cada niño del refugio, la escena será distinta.If the neighbors in the building feel for each child in the shelter, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere compadecido | Cuando yo hubiere compadecido a ese chico del fondo, ya se notará.When I have felt for that boy in the back, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres compadecido | En cuanto tú hubieres compadecido a tu amiga por lo ocurrido, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have felt for your friend for what happened, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere compadecido | Cuando la maestra del curso hubiere compadecido a la familia sin trabajo, se verá de inmediato.When the teacher of the class has felt for the family without work, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos compadecido | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos compadecido a los recién llegados en invierno, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have felt for the newcomers in winter, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis compadecido | Cuando vosotros hubiereis compadecido a los perros de la calle, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have felt for the street dogs, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren compadecido | En cuanto los vecinos del bloque hubieren compadecido a cada niño del refugio, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the neighbors in the building have felt for each child in the shelter, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | compadece | compadece a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.Feel for your friend for what happened. |
| él | compadezca | Que la maestra del curso compadezca a la familia sin trabajo.Let the teacher of the class Feel for the family without work. |
| nosotros | compadezcamos | compadezcamos a los recién llegados en invierno.Feel for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | compadeced | compadeced a los perros de la calle.Feel for the street dogs. |
| ellos | compadezcan | Que los vecinos del bloque compadezcan a cada niño del refugio.Let the neighbors in the building Feel for each child in the shelter. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no compadezcas | No no compadezcas a tu amiga por lo ocurrido.Do not feel for your friend for what happened. |
| él | no compadezca | Que la maestra del curso no no compadezca a la familia sin trabajo.Let the teacher of the class not feel for the family without work. |
| nosotros | no compadezcamos | No no compadezcamos a los recién llegados en invierno.Let us not feel for the newcomers in winter. |
| vosotros | no compadezcáis | No no compadezcáis a los perros de la calle.Do not feel for the street dogs. |
| ellos | no compadezcan | Que los vecinos del bloque no no compadezcan a cada niño del refugio.Let the neighbors in the building not feel for each child in the shelter. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a ese chico del fondo.
I feel for that boy in the back.
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.
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- What does 'compadecer' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'compadecer' means to feel for / pity. It is a irregular -ER verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is compadecer an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, compadecer 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 compadecer in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of compadecer: yo compadezco, tú compadeces, él/ella/usted compadece, nosotros compadecemos, vosotros compadecéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes compadecen.
- How do you conjugate compadecer in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of compadecer: yo compadecí, tú compadeciste, él/ella/usted compadeció, nosotros compadecimos, vosotros compadecisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes compadecieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of compadecer?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of compadecer: yo compadecía, tú compadecías, él/ella/usted compadecía, nosotros compadecíamos, vosotros compadecíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes compadecían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of compadecer?
- The past participle of compadecer is 'compadecido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he compadecido' (I have feel for / pityed), 'has compadecido', 'ha compadecido'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of compadecer?
- The gerundio of compadecer is 'compadeciendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy compadeciendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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