Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | depredar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | depredando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar depredando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Depredar conjugation
depredar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning prey on. In the present tense: yo depredo, tú depredas, él/ella depreda, nosotros depredamos, vosotros depredáis, ellos depredan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2384-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- depredar
- Gerundio
- depredando
- Meaning
- prey on
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Depredar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | depredo | Yo depredo a turistas cansados en agosto.I prey on tired tourists in August. |
| tú | depredas | Normalmente, tú depredas a clientes viejos por teléfono.You usually prey on older customers over the phone. |
| él | depreda | Hoy, la banda del centro depreda a jubilados con esas llamadas.Today, the gang downtown preys on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | depredamos | A veces, nosotros depredamos a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.At times, we prey on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | depredáis | Ahora, vosotros depredáis a gente sola en la red.Right now, you all prey on lonely people online. |
| ellos | depredan | Casi siempre, los estafadores del turno depredan a familias endeudadas.Most of the time, the scammers on shift prey on families in debt. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he depredado | Este año, yo he depredado a turistas cansados en agosto.This year, I have preyed on tired tourists in August. |
| tú | has depredado | Últimamente, tú has depredado a clientes viejos por teléfono.Lately, you have preyed on older customers over the phone. |
| él | ha depredado | En estos meses, la banda del centro ha depredado a jubilados con esas llamadas.In these months, the gang downtown has preyed on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | hemos depredado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos depredado a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.So far, we have preyed on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | habéis depredado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis depredado a gente sola en la red.This term, you all have preyed on lonely people online. |
| ellos | han depredado | En este tiempo, los estafadores del turno han depredado a familias endeudadas.During this time, the scammers on shift have preyed on families in debt. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | depredé | Ayer, yo depredé a turistas cansados en agosto.Yesterday, I preyed on tired tourists in August. |
| tú | depredaste | Hace un rato, tú depredaste a clientes viejos por teléfono.A little while ago, you preyed on older customers over the phone. |
| él | depredó | Esta mañana, la banda del centro depredó a jubilados con esas llamadas.This morning, the gang downtown preyed on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | depredamos | Anoche, nosotros depredamos a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.Last night, we preyed on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | depredasteis | El sábado, vosotros depredasteis a gente sola en la red.On Saturday, you all preyed on lonely people online. |
| ellos | depredaron | Hace poco, los estafadores del turno depredaron a familias endeudadas.Not long ago, the scammers on shift preyed on families in debt. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | depredaba | Antes, yo depredaba a turistas cansados en agosto.Before, I used to prey on tired tourists in August. |
| tú | depredabas | Por entonces, tú depredabas a clientes viejos por teléfono.Back then, you used to prey on older customers over the phone. |
| él | depredaba | En esa época, la banda del centro depredaba a jubilados con esas llamadas.At that time, the gang downtown used to prey on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | depredábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros depredábamos a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.When that was normal, we used to prey on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | depredabais | Hace años, vosotros depredabais a gente sola en la red.Years ago, you all used to prey on lonely people online. |
| ellos | depredaban | En aquellos días, los estafadores del turno depredaban a familias endeudadas.In those days, the scammers on shift used to prey on families in debt. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había depredado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había depredado a turistas cansados en agosto.When you arrived, I had already preyed on tired tourists in August. |
| tú | habías depredado | Para entonces, tú ya habías depredado a clientes viejos por teléfono.By then, you had already preyed on older customers over the phone. |
| él | había depredado | Al volver, la banda del centro ya había depredado a jubilados con esas llamadas.When we came back, the gang downtown had already preyed on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | habíamos depredado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos depredado a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.Before talking it through, we had already preyed on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | habíais depredado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais depredado a gente sola en la red.When you looked again, you all had already preyed on lonely people online. |
| ellos | habían depredado | Para ese momento, los estafadores del turno ya habían depredado a familias endeudadas.By that moment, the scammers on shift had already preyed on families in debt. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube depredado | Apenas yo hube depredado a turistas cansados en agosto, todo cambió.As soon as I had preyed on tired tourists in August, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste depredado | En cuanto tú hubiste depredado a clientes viejos por teléfono, se notó.The moment you had preyed on older customers over the phone, it showed. |
| él | hubo depredado | No bien la banda del centro hubo depredado a jubilados con esas llamadas, hubo ruido.As soon as the gang downtown had preyed on retirees with those calls, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos depredado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos depredado a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas, seguimos adelante.Once we had preyed on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis depredado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis depredado a gente sola en la red, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had preyed on lonely people online, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron depredado | En cuanto los estafadores del turno hubieron depredado a familias endeudadas, el ambiente cambió.The moment the scammers on shift had preyed on families in debt, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | depredaré | Mañana, yo depredaré a turistas cansados en agosto.Tomorrow, I will prey on tired tourists in August. |
| tú | depredarás | Dentro de poco, tú depredarás a clientes viejos por teléfono.Soon, you will prey on older customers over the phone. |
| él | depredará | Esta tarde, la banda del centro depredará a jubilados con esas llamadas.This afternoon, the gang downtown will prey on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | depredaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros depredaremos a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.Next week, we will prey on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | depredaréis | Pronto, vosotros depredaréis a gente sola en la red.Before long, you all will prey on lonely people online. |
| ellos | depredarán | Más adelante, los estafadores del turno depredarán a familias endeudadas.Later on, the scammers on shift will prey on families in debt. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré depredado | Para entonces, yo ya habré depredado a turistas cansados en agosto.By then, I will already have preyed on tired tourists in August. |
| tú | habrás depredado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás depredado a clientes viejos por teléfono.Before closing time, you will already have preyed on older customers over the phone. |
| él | habrá depredado | Al final del día, la banda del centro ya habrá depredado a jubilados con esas llamadas.By the end of the day, the gang downtown will already have preyed on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | habremos depredado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos depredado a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.By tomorrow, we will already have preyed on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | habréis depredado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis depredado a gente sola en la red.Before leaving, you all will already have preyed on lonely people online. |
| ellos | habrán depredado | Para esa hora, los estafadores del turno ya habrán depredado a familias endeudadas.By that hour, the scammers on shift will already have preyed on families in debt. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | depredaría | En un caso así, yo depredaría a turistas cansados en agosto.In a case like that, I would prey on tired tourists in August. |
| tú | depredarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú depredarías a clientes viejos por teléfono.With a little more time, you would prey on older customers over the phone. |
| él | depredaría | En esa situación, la banda del centro depredaría a jubilados con esas llamadas.In that situation, the gang downtown would prey on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | depredaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros depredaríamos a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.With that outlook, we would prey on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | depredaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros depredaríais a gente sola en la red.If it came to that, you all would prey on lonely people online. |
| ellos | depredarían | En un día así, los estafadores del turno depredarían a familias endeudadas.On a day like that, the scammers on shift would prey on families in debt. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría depredado | En otro momento, yo habría depredado a turistas cansados en agosto.At another moment, I would have preyed on tired tourists in August. |
| tú | habrías depredado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías depredado a clientes viejos por teléfono.With a little more margin, you would have preyed on older customers over the phone. |
| él | habría depredado | A esas alturas, la banda del centro habría depredado a jubilados con esas llamadas.By then, the gang downtown would have preyed on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | habríamos depredado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos depredado a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.With that turn, we would have preyed on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | habríais depredado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais depredado a gente sola en la red.At that point, you all would have preyed on lonely people online. |
| ellos | habrían depredado | En ese punto, los estafadores del turno habrían depredado a familias endeudadas.From there, the scammers on shift would have preyed on families in debt. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | deprede | Es mejor que yo deprede a turistas cansados en agosto.It is better that I prey on tired tourists in August. |
| tú | depredes | Hace falta que tú depredes a clientes viejos por teléfono.It is necessary that you prey on older customers over the phone. |
| él | deprede | Conviene que la banda del centro deprede a jubilados con esas llamadas.It is wise that the gang downtown prey on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | depredemos | Importa que nosotros depredemos a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.It matters that we prey on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | depredéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros depredéis a gente sola en la red.It may help if you all prey on lonely people online. |
| ellos | depreden | Es posible que los estafadores del turno depreden a familias endeudadas.It is possible that the scammers on shift prey on families in debt. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya depredado | Ojalá yo haya depredado a turistas cansados en agosto.Hopefully I have preyed on tired tourists in August. |
| tú | hayas depredado | Puede que tú ya hayas depredado a clientes viejos por teléfono.Maybe you already have preyed on older customers over the phone. |
| él | haya depredado | Tal vez la banda del centro haya depredado a jubilados con esas llamadas.Perhaps the gang downtown has preyed on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | hayamos depredado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos depredado a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.Maybe we already have preyed on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | hayáis depredado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis depredado a gente sola en la red.It is likely that you all have preyed on lonely people online. |
| ellos | hayan depredado | Puede ser que los estafadores del turno ya hayan depredado a familias endeudadas.It may be that the scammers on shift already have preyed on families in debt. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | depredara | Si yo depredara a turistas cansados en agosto, se notaría enseguida.If I preyed on tired tourists in August, it would show right away. |
| tú | depredaras | Si tú depredaras a clientes viejos por teléfono, costaría ocultarlo.If you preyed on older customers over the phone, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | depredara | Si la banda del centro depredara a jubilados con esas llamadas, daría mucho que hablar.If the gang downtown preyed on retirees with those calls, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | depredáramos | Si nosotros depredáramos a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas, todo iría por otro lado.If we preyed on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | depredarais | Si vosotros depredarais a gente sola en la red, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all preyed on lonely people online, the mood would change. |
| ellos | depredaran | Si los estafadores del turno depredaran a familias endeudadas, la escena sería otra.If the scammers on shift preyed on families in debt, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera depredado | Si yo hubiera depredado a turistas cansados en agosto, aún se recordaría.If I had preyed on tired tourists in August, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras depredado | Si tú hubieras depredado a clientes viejos por teléfono, eso habría dejado marca.If you had preyed on older customers over the phone, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera depredado | Si la banda del centro hubiera depredado a jubilados con esas llamadas, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the gang downtown had preyed on retirees with those calls, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos depredado | Si nosotros hubiéramos depredado a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had preyed on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais depredado | Si vosotros hubierais depredado a gente sola en la red, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had preyed on lonely people online, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran depredado | Si los estafadores del turno hubieran depredado a familias endeudadas, nada habría quedado igual.If the scammers on shift had preyed on families in debt, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | depredare | Si yo depredare a turistas cansados en agosto, se notará enseguida.If I prey on tired tourists in August, it will show right away. |
| tú | depredares | Si tú depredares a clientes viejos por teléfono, costará ignorarlo.If you prey on older customers over the phone, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | depredare | Si la banda del centro depredare a jubilados con esas llamadas, dará mucho que hablar.If the gang downtown preys on retirees with those calls, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | depredáremos | Si nosotros depredáremos a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas, todo irá por otro camino.If we prey on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | depredareis | Si vosotros depredareis a gente sola en la red, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all prey on lonely people online, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | depredaren | Si los estafadores del turno depredaren a familias endeudadas, la escena será distinta.If the scammers on shift prey on families in debt, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere depredado | Cuando yo hubiere depredado a turistas cansados en agosto, ya se notará.When I have preyed on tired tourists in August, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres depredado | En cuanto tú hubieres depredado a clientes viejos por teléfono, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have preyed on older customers over the phone, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere depredado | Cuando la banda del centro hubiere depredado a jubilados con esas llamadas, se verá de inmediato.When the gang downtown has preyed on retirees with those calls, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos depredado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos depredado a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have preyed on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis depredado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis depredado a gente sola en la red, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have preyed on lonely people online, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren depredado | En cuanto los estafadores del turno hubieren depredado a familias endeudadas, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the scammers on shift have preyed on families in debt, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | depreda | depreda a clientes viejos por teléfono.Prey on older customers over the phone. |
| él | deprede | Que la banda del centro deprede a jubilados con esas llamadas.Let the gang downtown prey on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | depredemos | depredemos a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.Prey on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | depredad | depredad a gente sola en la red.Prey on lonely people online. |
| ellos | depreden | Que los estafadores del turno depreden a familias endeudadas.Let the scammers on shift prey on families in debt. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no depredes | No no depredes a clientes viejos por teléfono.Do not prey on older customers over the phone. |
| él | no deprede | Que la banda del centro no no deprede a jubilados con esas llamadas.Let the gang downtown not prey on retirees with those calls. |
| nosotros | no depredemos | No no depredemos a barrios pobres con tarifas abusivas.Let us not prey on poor neighborhoods with abusive rates. |
| vosotros | no depredéis | No no depredéis a gente sola en la red.Do not prey on lonely people online. |
| ellos | no depreden | Que los estafadores del turno no no depreden a familias endeudadas.Let the scammers on shift not prey on families in debt. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a turistas cansados en agosto.
I prey on tired tourists in August.
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 'depredar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'depredar' means to prey on. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is depredar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Depredar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate depredar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of depredar: yo depredo, tú depredas, él/ella/usted depreda, nosotros depredamos, vosotros depredáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes depredan.
- How do you conjugate depredar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of depredar: yo depredé, tú depredaste, él/ella/usted depredó, nosotros depredamos, vosotros depredasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes depredaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of depredar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of depredar: yo depredaba, tú depredabas, él/ella/usted depredaba, nosotros depredábamos, vosotros depredabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes depredaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of depredar?
- The past participle of depredar is 'depredado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he depredado' (I have prey oned), 'has depredado', 'ha depredado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of depredar?
- The gerundio of depredar is 'depredando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy depredando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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