pretextar

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Spanish

Etymology

From pretexto +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾeteɡsˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧tex‧tar

Verb

pretextar (first-person singular present pretexto, first-person singular preterite pretexté, past participle pretextado)

  1. to give as a pretext

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pretextar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive pretextar
gerund pretextando
past participle masculine feminine
singular pretextado pretextada
plural pretextados pretextadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present pretexto pretextastú
pretextásvos 		pretexta pretextamos pretextáis pretextan
imperfect pretextaba pretextabas pretextaba pretextábamos pretextabais pretextaban
preterite pretexté pretextaste pretextó pretextamos pretextasteis pretextaron
future pretextaré pretextarás pretextará pretextaremos pretextaréis pretextarán
conditional pretextaría pretextarías pretextaría pretextaríamos pretextaríais pretextarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present pretexte pretextestú
pretextésvos2 		pretexte pretextemos pretextéis pretexten
imperfect
(ra) 		pretextara pretextaras pretextara pretextáramos pretextarais pretextaran
imperfect
(se) 		pretextase pretextases pretextase pretextásemos pretextaseis pretextasen
future1 pretextare pretextares pretextare pretextáremos pretextareis pretextaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative pretextatú
pretextávos 		pretexte pretextemos pretextad pretexten
negative no pretextes no pretexte no pretextemos no pretextéis no pretexten

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of pretextar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive pretextar
dative pretextarme pretextarte pretextarle, pretextarse pretextarnos pretextaros pretextarles, pretextarse
accusative pretextarme pretextarte pretextarlo, pretextarla, pretextarse pretextarnos pretextaros pretextarlos, pretextarlas, pretextarse
with gerund pretextando
dative pretextándome pretextándote pretextándole, pretextándose pretextándonos pretextándoos pretextándoles, pretextándose
accusative pretextándome pretextándote pretextándolo, pretextándola, pretextándose pretextándonos pretextándoos pretextándolos, pretextándolas, pretextándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pretexta
dative pretéxtame pretéxtate pretéxtale pretéxtanos not used pretéxtales
accusative pretéxtame pretéxtate pretéxtalo, pretéxtala pretéxtanos not used pretéxtalos, pretéxtalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative pretextá
dative pretextame pretextate pretextale pretextanos not used pretextales
accusative pretextame pretextate pretextalo, pretextala pretextanos not used pretextalos, pretextalas
with formal second-person singular imperative pretexte
dative pretéxteme not used pretéxtele, pretéxtese pretéxtenos not used pretéxteles
accusative pretéxteme not used pretéxtelo, pretéxtela, pretéxtese pretéxtenos not used pretéxtelos, pretéxtelas
with first-person plural imperative pretextemos
dative not used pretextémoste pretextémosle pretextémonos pretextémoos pretextémosles
accusative not used pretextémoste pretextémoslo, pretextémosla pretextémonos pretextémoos pretextémoslos, pretextémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pretextad
dative pretextadme not used pretextadle pretextadnos pretextaos pretextadles
accusative pretextadme not used pretextadlo, pretextadla pretextadnos pretextaos pretextadlos, pretextadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pretexten
dative pretéxtenme not used pretéxtenle pretéxtennos not used pretéxtenles, pretéxtense
accusative pretéxtenme not used pretéxtenlo, pretéxtenla pretéxtennos not used pretéxtenlos, pretéxtenlas, pretéxtense

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