Dedicar conjugation
to devote, dedicate
Past participlededicado
Gerunddedicando
Future stemdedicar-
Preterite (yo)dediqué
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Dedicar in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Presente present
| yo dedico |
| tú dedicas |
| él/ella/usted dedica |
| nosotros/as dedicamos |
| vosotros/as dedicáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes dedican |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo dediqué |
| tú dedicaste |
| él/ella/usted dedicó |
| nosotros/as dedicamos |
| vosotros/as dedicasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes dedicaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo dedicaba |
| tú dedicabas |
| él/ella/usted dedicaba |
| nosotros/as dedicábamos |
| vosotros/as dedicabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes dedicaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a dedicar |
| tú vas a dedicar |
| él/ella/usted va a dedicar |
| nosotros/as vamos a dedicar |
| vosotros/as vais a dedicar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a dedicar |
Futuro simple future
| yo dedicaré |
| tú dedicarás |
| él/ella/usted dedicará |
| nosotros/as dedicaremos |
| vosotros/as dedicaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes dedicarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo dedicaría |
| tú dedicarías |
| él/ella/usted dedicaría |
| nosotros/as dedicaríamos |
| vosotros/as dedicaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes dedicarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he dedicado |
| tú has dedicado |
| él/ella/usted ha dedicado |
| nosotros/as hemos dedicado |
| vosotros/as habéis dedicado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han dedicado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy dedicando |
| tú estás dedicando |
| él/ella/usted está dedicando |
| nosotros/as estamos dedicando |
| vosotros/as estáis dedicando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están dedicando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) dedica |
| (usted) dedique |
| (vosotros/as) dedicad |
| (ustedes) dediquen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había dedicado |
| tú habías dedicado |
| él/ella/usted había dedicado |
| nosotros/as habíamos dedicado |
| vosotros/as habíais dedicado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían dedicado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo dedique |
| tú dediques |
| él/ella/usted dedique |
| nosotros/as dediquemos |
| vosotros/as dediquéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes dediquen |
Quick questions about dedicar
Is dedicar regular or irregular?
Dedicar is a verb with a spelling change. The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
What is the preterite of dedicar?
In the preterite, yo dediqué and él/ella/usted dedicó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of dedicar?
The past participle of dedicar is dedicado, as in yo he dedicado.
What is the gerund of dedicar?
The gerund (-ing form) of dedicar is dedicando, as in yo estoy dedicando.
What is the future stem of dedicar?
The future and conditional stem of dedicar is dedicar-: yo dedicaré, yo dedicaría.
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- destacar emphasise, stand out, highlight
- significar mean
- identificar identify
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- practicar practise
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