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Oprimir conjugation

oprimir is a regular Spanish -IR verb meaning oppress / crush / press down. In the present tense: yo oprimo, tú oprimes, él/ella oprime, nosotros oprimimos, vosotros oprimís, ellos oprimen. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance
Infinitive
oprimir
Gerundio
oprimiendo
Meaning
oppress / crush / press down
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Oprimir across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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FormSpanishUse
InfinitivooprimirDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiooprimiendoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar oprimiendo.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yooprimo
Yo oprimo a veces mi propia respiración cuando dejo que la ansiedad cierre demasiado el pecho.I sometimes oppress my own breathing when I let anxiety close the chest too much.
oprimes
Tú oprimes al otro cuando conviertes su fragilidad en un espacio donde ya no puede moverse.You oppress the other when you turn their fragility into a space where they can no longer move.
éloprime
Ese calor denso oprime la ciudad entera como si el aire hubiera olvidado de pronto cómo circular.That dense heat oppresses the whole city as if the air had suddenly forgotten how to circulate.
nosotrosoprimimos
Nosotros oprimimos al grupo si tratamos cada duda como un fallo que hay que corregir enseguida.We oppress the group if we treat each doubt as a fault that has to be corrected immediately.
vosotrosoprimís
Vosotros oprimís el ambiente con una exigencia continua que no deja sitio ni al error ni al descanso.You all oppress the atmosphere with a continual demand that leaves room neither for error nor for rest.
ellosoprimen
Ellos oprimen con normas que dicen proteger, pero en realidad asfixian cualquier movimiento vivo.They oppress with rules that say they protect, but in reality suffocate any living movement.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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yohe oprimido
Yo he oprimido ya demasiado mi propio cuerpo con una exigencia que llamaba disciplina y no lo era.I have already oppressed my own body too much with a demand that I called discipline and it was not.
has oprimido
Tú has oprimido al otro con preguntas que parecían cuidado, pero llevaban dentro una vigilancia constante.You have oppressed the other with questions that seemed like care, but carried within them a constant surveillance.
élha oprimido
Ese calor ha oprimido ya a media ciudad y por eso cada gesto parece costar ahora un poco más.That heat has already oppressed half the city and that is why each gesture now seems to cost a little more.
nosotroshemos oprimido
Nosotros hemos oprimido el proceso con una presión interna tan alta que ya casi no quedaba aire para pensar.We have oppressed the process with such a high internal pressure that there was hardly any air left to think.
vosotroshabéis oprimido
Vosotros habéis oprimido el ambiente con controles continuos y ahora nadie entra ya con naturalidad.You all have oppressed the atmosphere with continual controls and now nobody enters naturally anymore.
elloshan oprimido
Ellos han oprimido demasiado con reglas minuciosas y por eso la obediencia ya suena más a miedo que a orden.They have oppressed too much with meticulous rules and that is why obedience already sounds more like fear than order.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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yooprimí
Ayer oprimí mi propia respiración durante horas y el cuerpo me recordó al final que no era una máquina.Yesterday I oppressed my own breathing for hours and in the end the body reminded me that it was not a machine.
oprimiste
Tú oprimiste al otro con una vigilancia muda y luego te sorprendió que se cerrara por completo.You oppressed the other with a mute surveillance and later were surprised that they closed completely.
éloprimió
Ese calor oprimió la ciudad desde la mañana y todo el día pareció avanzar bajo un peso húmedo.That heat oppressed the city from the morning and the whole day seemed to move under a humid weight.
nosotrosoprimimos
Nosotros oprimimos al grupo con una exigencia continua y después lo llamamos compromiso compartido.We oppressed the group with a continual demand and afterward called it shared commitment.
vosotrosoprimisteis
Vosotros oprimisteis el ambiente hasta volver casi imposible cualquier gesto espontáneo.You all oppressed the atmosphere until making almost impossible any spontaneous gesture.
ellosoprimieron
Ellos oprimieron con controles absurdos y la gente terminó obedeciendo más por agotamiento que por convicción.They oppressed with absurd controls and people ended up obeying more out of exhaustion than conviction.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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yooprimía
Antes oprimía mi cuerpo con una disciplina seca, como si el cansancio no tuviera nada real que decirme.Before, I used to oppress my body with a dry discipline, as if tiredness had nothing real to tell me.
oprimías
Tú oprimías al otro con una atención tan cerrada que acababa pareciendo más vigilancia que afecto.You used to oppress the other with an attention so closed that it ended up seeming more like surveillance than affection.
éloprimía
Ese clima pesado oprimía la ciudad cada verano y entonces hasta el pensamiento parecía moverse más lento.That heavy climate used to oppress the city every summer and then even thought itself seemed to move more slowly.
nosotrosoprimíamos
Nosotros oprimíamos al grupo con una idea de exigencia tan alta que ya casi no quedaba espacio para aprender.We used to oppress the group with such a high idea of demand that almost no space remained to learn.
vosotrosoprimíais
Vosotros oprimíais el ambiente con reglas pequeñas y continuas que iban robando aire sin hacer ruido.You all used to oppress the atmosphere with small and continuous rules that kept stealing air without making noise.
ellosoprimían
Ellos oprimían con una vigilancia constante que llamaban orden, aunque ya era puro cierre.They used to oppress with a constant surveillance they called order, although it was already pure closure.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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yohabía oprimido
Cuando el cuerpo por fin protestó, yo ya había oprimido demasiado y la calma me costaba más que el esfuerzo.When the body finally protested, I had already oppressed it too much and calm cost me more than effort.
habías oprimido
Tú ya habías oprimido al otro antes de admitir que aquello que llamabas cuidado era también control.You had already oppressed the other before admitting that what you called care was also control.
élhabía oprimido
Ese calor ya había oprimido la ciudad cuando incluso las sombras parecían quedarse cortas.That heat had already oppressed the city when even the shadows seemed to fall short.
nosotroshabíamos oprimido
Nosotros ya habíamos oprimido al grupo antes de ver que el silencio que seguía no era paz, sino cansancio puro.We had already oppressed the group before seeing that the silence that followed was not peace, but pure tiredness.
vosotroshabíais oprimido
Vosotros ya habíais oprimido el ambiente cuando comprendisteis que nadie se atrevía ya a equivocarse delante de vosotros.You all had already oppressed the atmosphere when you understood that nobody dared anymore to make a mistake in front of you.
elloshabían oprimido
Ellos ya habían oprimido con controles excesivos cuando descubrieron que la obediencia obtenida estaba completamente vacía.They had already oppressed with excessive controls when they discovered that the obedience obtained was completely empty.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube oprimido
Apenas hube oprimido mi propia respiración, entendí que la exigencia había cruzado hace rato la frontera del cuidado.As soon as I had oppressed my own breathing, I understood that demand had long ago crossed the boundary of care.
hubiste oprimido
Cuando hubiste oprimido al otro, viste demasiado tarde que ya no quedaba espacio real para que hablara.When you had oppressed the other, you saw too late that no real space remained for them to speak.
élhubo oprimido
Cuando ese calor hubo oprimido la ciudad, la tarde entera quedó bajo una fatiga sin nombre.When that heat had oppressed the city, the entire afternoon remained under a nameless fatigue.
nosotroshubimos oprimido
Cuando hubimos oprimido al grupo, comprendimos que la disciplina sin aire termina pareciéndose demasiado al miedo.When we had oppressed the group, we understood that discipline without air ends up resembling fear too much.
vosotroshubisteis oprimido
hubisteis oprimido el ambiente antes de admitir que ya nadie entraba allí sin encogerse un poco.You all had oppressed the atmosphere before admitting that nobody entered there anymore without shrinking a little.
elloshubieron oprimido
Ellos hubieron oprimido con reglas minuciosas cuando todavía creían que estaban solo organizando mejor el espacio.They had oppressed with meticulous rules when they still believed that they were only organizing the space better.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yooprimiré
Yo no oprimiré más mi cuerpo con una disciplina que ya no sabe escuchar ni descansar.I will no longer oppress my body with a discipline that no longer knows how to listen or rest.
oprimirás
Tú oprimirás al otro otra vez si sigues llamando cuidado a una vigilancia que no deja respirar.You will oppress the other again if you keep calling care a surveillance that does not let one breathe.
éloprimirá
Ese calor oprimirá la ciudad mañana si el aire vuelve a quedarse detenido sobre el asfalto.That heat will oppress the city tomorrow if the air again remains still over the asphalt.
nosotrosoprimiremos
Nosotros oprimiremos al grupo si seguimos tratando cada error como algo que no puede existir.We will oppress the group if we keep treating every error as something that cannot exist.
vosotrosoprimiréis
Vosotros oprimiréis el ambiente otra vez si eleváis aún más una exigencia que ya no deja aprender.You all will oppress the atmosphere again if you raise even more a demand that no longer lets anyone learn.
ellosoprimirán
Ellos oprimirán con normas mientras sigan confundiendo vida con obediencia cerrada.They will oppress with rules as long as they keep confusing life with closed obedience.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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yohabré oprimido
Para entonces, yo habré oprimido ya demasiado mi propio cuerpo si no le devuelvo antes algo de aire y tregua.By then, I will already have oppressed my own body too much if I do not return to it beforehand some air and respite.
habrás oprimido
Para la noche, tú habrás oprimido otra vez al otro si sigues entrando en su fragilidad como si fuera un territorio que controlar.By night, you will have oppressed the other again if you keep entering their fragility as if it were a territory to control.
élhabrá oprimido
Ese calor habrá oprimido ya la ciudad cuando por fin la tarde se decida a soltar un poco de viento.That heat will already have oppressed the city when the afternoon finally decides to release a bit of wind.
nosotroshabremos oprimido
Para esa fecha, nosotros habremos oprimido ya demasiado al grupo si no bajamos antes una exigencia que lo asfixia.By that date, we will already have oppressed the group too much if we do not lower beforehand a demand that suffocates it.
vosotroshabréis oprimido
Para entonces, vosotros habréis oprimido el ambiente tanto que luego os costará pedir espontaneidad con un mínimo de honestidad.By then, you all will have oppressed the atmosphere so much that later it will cost you to ask for spontaneity with a minimum of honesty.
elloshabrán oprimido
Ellos habrán oprimido ya con controles excesivos cuando descubran que la obediencia conseguida no contenía ya ninguna convicción.They will already have oppressed with excessive controls when they discover that the obedience achieved no longer contained any conviction.

Condicional

Conditional

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yooprimiría
Yo oprimiría menos mi cuerpo si dejara de tratar el cansancio como una simple falla de carácter.I would oppress my body less if I stopped treating tiredness as a simple failure of character.
oprimirías
Tú oprimirías menos al otro si escucharas antes cuánto de tu cuidado ya se parece a control.You would oppress the other less if you listened קודם to how much of your care already resembles control.
éloprimiría
Ese calor oprimiría menos la ciudad si el cemento dejara algo más de espacio al aire y a la sombra.That heat would oppress the city less if the concrete left a little more space for air and shade.
nosotrosoprimiríamos
Nosotros oprimiríamos menos al grupo si aceptáramos que aprender exige también error, pausa y aire.We would oppress the group less if we accepted that learning also requires error, pause, and air.
vosotrosoprimiríais
Vosotros oprimiríais menos el ambiente si no confundierais compromiso con presión continua y silenciosa.You all would oppress the atmosphere less if you did not confuse commitment with continual and silent pressure.
ellosoprimirían
Ellos oprimirían menos con reglas si confiaran algo más en la vida real y algo menos en el cierre absoluto.They would oppress less with rules if they trusted real life a little more and absolute closure a little less.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría oprimido
Yo habría oprimido menos mi propio cuerpo si hubiera escuchado antes que el cansancio no era una traición, sino una señal.I would have oppressed my own body less if I had listened earlier that tiredness was not betrayal, but a signal.
habrías oprimido
Tú habrías oprimido menos al otro si hubieras visto antes cuánto de tu cuidado estaba ya cerrándole el aire.You would have oppressed the other less if you had seen earlier how much of your care was already closing off their air.
élhabría oprimido
Ese calor habría oprimido menos la ciudad si hubiera habido antes un poco más de sombra y menos asfalto ciego.That heat would have oppressed the city less if there had been earlier a bit more shade and less blind asphalt.
nosotroshabríamos oprimido
Nosotros habríamos oprimido menos al grupo si hubiéramos bajado antes una exigencia que ya no estaba enseñando nada.We would have oppressed the group less if we had lowered earlier a demand that was no longer teaching anything.
vosotroshabríais oprimido
Vosotros habríais oprimido menos el ambiente si hubierais dejado antes de llamar compromiso a una presión que ya asfixiaba.You all would have oppressed the atmosphere less if you had stopped earlier calling commitment a pressure that was already suffocating.
elloshabrían oprimido
Ellos habrían oprimido menos con reglas si hubieran entendido antes que cerrar demasiado también deforma lo que intenta proteger.They would have oppressed less with rules if they had understood earlier that closing too much also deforms what it tries to protect.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yooprima
Es importante que yo no oprima mi propio cuerpo con una disciplina que ya no sabe escuchar.It is important that I not oppress my own body with a discipline that no longer knows how to listen.
oprimas
Conviene que tú no oprimas al otro con un cuidado que empiece ya a parecer vigilancia.It is advisable that you not oppress the other with a care that is already beginning to seem like surveillance.
éloprima
Es lógico que ese calor no oprima tanto la ciudad si el espacio urbano guardara algo más de respiro.It is logical that that heat not oppress the city so much if the urban space kept a little more breathing room.
nosotrosoprimamos
Es mejor que nosotros no oprimamos al grupo con una exigencia que le robe justo el aire para aprender.It is better that we not oppress the group with a demand that steals precisely the air needed to learn.
vosotrosoprimáis
Nadie quiere que vosotros oprimáis el ambiente de tal modo que ya nadie se atreva a equivocarse.Nobody wants you all to oppress the atmosphere in such a way that nobody dares to make a mistake anymore.
ellosopriman
Me preocupa que ellos opriman con reglas minuciosas que transforman el cuidado en puro control.I am concerned that they oppress with meticulous rules that transform care into pure control.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya oprimido
Espero que yo no haya oprimido ya demasiado mi propio cuerpo y que todavía haya margen para devolverle calma.I hope that I have not already oppressed my own body too much and that there is still room to return calm to it.
hayas oprimido
Ojalá tú no hayas oprimido al otro hasta el punto de que ahora ya solo quiera escapar de tu cuidado.Hopefully you have not oppressed the other to the point that now they only want to escape your care.
élhaya oprimido
Dudo que ese calor no haya oprimido ya media ciudad si el aire sigue tan detenido y tan espeso.I doubt that that heat has not already oppressed half the city if the air remains so still and so thick.
nosotroshayamos oprimido
Espero que nosotros no hayamos oprimido ya al grupo con una presión que lo haga obedecer solo por cansancio.I hope that we have not already oppressed the group with a pressure that makes it obey only out of tiredness.
vosotroshayáis oprimido
Ojalá vosotros no hayáis oprimido el ambiente hasta vaciarlo de toda espontaneidad real.Hopefully you all have not oppressed the atmosphere to the point of emptying it of all real spontaneity.
elloshayan oprimido
Es posible que ellos hayan oprimido ya demasiado y que ahora lo difícil sea reconocer que aquello no era orden, sino asfixia.It is possible that they have already oppressed too much and that now the difficult thing is to recognize that that was not order, but suffocation.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yooprimiera
Si yo oprimiera menos mi cuerpo, quizá escucharía antes qué parte de mí ya no puede más.If I oppressed my body less, perhaps I would hear sooner what part of me can no longer go on.
oprimieras
Si tú oprimieras menos al otro, su fragilidad podría hablar sin encogerse tanto frente a ti.If you oppressed the other less, their fragility could speak without shrinking so much before you.
éloprimiera
Ese calor oprimiera menos la ciudad si el espacio dejara circular un poco mejor el aire vivo.That heat would oppress the city less if the space let the living air circulate a little better.
nosotrosoprimiéramos
Si nosotros oprimiéramos menos al grupo, quizá descubriríamos que el aprendizaje no necesita tanta presión para ser serio.If we oppressed the group less, perhaps we would discover that learning does not need so much pressure to be serious.
vosotrosoprimierais
Si vosotros oprimierais menos el ambiente, dejaría de sentirse todo como una prueba continua.If you all oppressed the atmosphere less, everything would stop feeling like a continual test.
ellosoprimieran
Si ellos oprimieran menos con reglas, la obediencia dejaría de parecerse tanto al miedo puro.If they oppressed less with rules, obedience would stop resembling pure fear so much.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera oprimido
Yo hubiera oprimido menos mi propio cuerpo si hubiera escuchado antes que no era una máquina que se dobla sin costo.I would have oppressed my own body less if I had listened earlier that it was not a machine that bends without cost.
hubieras oprimido
Tú hubieras oprimido menos al otro si hubieras visto antes cuánto de tu cuidado estaba ya cerrándole la respiración.You would have oppressed the other less if you had seen earlier how much of your care was already closing off their breathing.
élhubiera oprimido
Ese calor hubiera oprimido menos la ciudad si hubiera habido antes más sombra y menos encierro de cemento.That heat would have oppressed the city less if there had been earlier more shade and less confinement of concrete.
nosotroshubiéramos oprimido
Nosotros hubiéramos oprimido menos al grupo si hubiéramos bajado antes una exigencia que ya no dejaba aprender con aire.We would have oppressed the group less if we had lowered earlier a demand that no longer let one learn with air.
vosotroshubierais oprimido
Vosotros hubierais oprimido menos el ambiente si hubierais dejado antes de llamar compromiso a una presión claramente asfixiante.You all would have oppressed the atmosphere less if you had stopped earlier calling commitment a clearly suffocating pressure.
elloshubieran oprimido
Ellos hubieran oprimido menos con reglas si hubieran entendido antes que cerrar demasiado también mata lo vivo.They would have oppressed less with rules if they had understood earlier that closing too much also kills what is alive.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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yooprimiere
Si yo oprimiere mañana otra vez mi propio cuerpo, sabré que sigo llamando disciplina a una forma vieja de violencia.If I oppress my own body again tomorrow, I will know that I still call discipline an old form of violence.
oprimieres
Cuando tú oprimieres al otro con tu cuidado, recuerda que quizá estés cerrando justo el aire que querías darle.When you oppress the other with your care, remember that perhaps you are closing precisely the air you wanted to give them.
éloprimiere
El calor que oprimiere mañana la ciudad volverá a mostrar que también el clima puede volverse una jaula.The heat that oppresses the city tomorrow will again show that climate too can become a cage.
nosotrosoprimiéremos
Si nosotros oprimiéremos al grupo esta semana, será mejor preguntarnos antes qué miedo exacto está empujando tanta exigencia.If we oppress the group this week, it will be better first to ask ourselves what exact fear is driving so much demand.
vosotrosoprimiereis
Si vosotros oprimiereis otra vez el ambiente, no olvidéis mirar cuánto de vuestra presión nace de no tolerar el error.If you all oppress the atmosphere again, do not forget to look at how much of your pressure is born from not tolerating error.
ellosoprimieren
Ellos que oprimieren mañana con reglas tendrán después que responder también por el aire que quiten.Those who oppress with rules tomorrow will afterward also have to answer for the air they take away.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere oprimido
Cuando yo hubiere oprimido ya demasiado mi propio cuerpo y el cansancio siga allí, entenderé que la exigencia no me estaba fortaleciendo.When I have already oppressed my own body too much and tiredness remains there, I will understand that demand was not strengthening me.
hubieres oprimido
Cuando tú hubieres oprimido al otro y su silencio siga creciendo, verás que tu cuidado no estaba dejando espacio real.When you have oppressed the other and their silence keeps growing, you will see that your care was not leaving real space.
élhubiere oprimido
Cuando ese calor hubiere oprimido ya la ciudad y el aire siga inmóvil, comprenderemos que no era solo verano, sino encierro también.When that heat has already oppressed the city and the air remains still, we will understand that it was not only summer, but also confinement.
nosotroshubiéremos oprimido
Cuando nosotros hubiéremos oprimido ya al grupo y el miedo siga obedeciendo por debajo, sabremos que la disciplina estaba dejando de enseñar.When we have already oppressed the group and fear keeps obeying underneath, we will know that discipline was ceasing to teach.
vosotroshubiereis oprimido
Cuando vosotros hubiereis oprimido el ambiente y la espontaneidad siga muerta, entenderéis que la presión no estaba produciendo excelencia, sino cierre.When you all have oppressed the atmosphere and spontaneity remains dead, you will understand that pressure was not producing excellence, but closure.
elloshubieren oprimido
Cuando ellos hubieren oprimido ya demasiado con reglas y la obediencia siga vacía, comprenderán que el orden que buscaban estaba roto desde dentro.When they have already oppressed too much with rules and obedience remains empty, they will understand that the order they sought was broken from within.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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oprime
No oprime tu propio cuerpo con una disciplina que ya no deja respirar ni pensar con aire.Do not oppress your own body with a discipline that no longer lets it breathe or think with air.
éloprima
No oprima si quiere cuidar, pero que no convierta el cuidado en una vigilancia que asfixia.Let him not oppress if he wants to care, but let him not turn care into a surveillance that suffocates.
nosotrosoprimamos
No oprimamos al grupo con una exigencia que le robe justo el espacio para aprender.Let us not oppress the group with a demand that steals precisely the space needed to learn.
vosotrosoprimid
No oprimid el ambiente y comprobad si la gente vuelve a entrar con algo más de respiración.Do not oppress the atmosphere and see whether people begin to enter again with a little more breathing room.
ellosopriman
No opriman si hacen falta normas, pero que no las usen para cerrar lo que todavía necesita moverse.Let them not oppress if rules are needed, but let them not use them to close what still needs to move.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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no oprimas
No no oprimas al otro con un cuidado que ya no deja sitio ni al error ni al aire.Do not oppress the other with a care that no longer leaves room either for error or for air.
élno oprima
No no oprima el ambiente de una forma que convierta toda presencia en examen continuo.Do not let him oppress the atmosphere in a way that turns every presence into a continual examination.
nosotrosno oprimamos
No no oprimamos nuestro propio cuerpo como si resistir sin tregua fuera ya una virtud suficiente.Let us not oppress our own body as if enduring without respite were already a sufficient virtue.
vosotrosno oprimáis
No no oprimáis al grupo con una exigencia que solo produzca obediencia cansada.Do not oppress the group with a demand that only produces tired obedience.
ellosno opriman
No no opriman con reglas como si cerrar todo fuera la única forma seria de proteger.Do not let them oppress with rules as if closing everything were the only serious way to protect.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ a veces mi propia respiración cuando dejo que la ansiedad cierre demasiado el pecho.

I sometimes oppress my own breathing when I let anxiety close the chest too much.

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Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 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 'oprimir' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'oprimir' means to oppress / crush / press down. It is a regular -IR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is oprimir an irregular verb in Spanish?
Oprimir is a regular -IR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate oprimir in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of oprimir: yo oprimo, tú oprimes, él/ella/usted oprime, nosotros oprimimos, vosotros oprimís, ellos/ellas/ustedes oprimen.
How do you conjugate oprimir in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of oprimir: yo oprimí, tú oprimiste, él/ella/usted oprimió, nosotros oprimimos, vosotros oprimisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes oprimieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of oprimir?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of oprimir: yo oprimía, tú oprimías, él/ella/usted oprimía, nosotros oprimíamos, vosotros oprimíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes oprimían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of oprimir?
The past participle of oprimir is 'oprimido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he oprimido' (I have oppress / crush / press downed), 'has oprimido', 'ha oprimido'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of oprimir?
The gerundio of oprimir is 'oprimiendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy oprimiendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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