seducir — Spanish conjugation

to seduce

Frequency#2010Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoseduzcoI seduce
seducesyou seduce
vosseducísyou seduce
él/ella/Ud.seducehe/she/it seduces
nosotrosseducimoswe seduce
vosotrosseducísyou (pl.) seduce
ellos/ellas/Uds.seducenthey seduce

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yosedujeI seduced
sedujisteyou seduced
vossedujisteyou seduced
él/ella/Ud.sedujohe/she/it seduced
nosotrossedujimoswe seduced
vosotrossedujisteisyou (pl.) seduced
ellos/ellas/Uds.sedujeronthey seduced

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoseducía
seducías
vosseducías
él/ella/Ud.seducía
nosotrosseducíamos
vosotrosseducíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.seducían

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoseduciríaI would seduce
seduciríasyou would seduce
vosseduciríasyou would seduce
él/ella/Ud.seduciríahe/she/it would seduce
nosotrosseduciríamoswe would seduce
vosotrosseduciríaisyou (pl.) would seduce
ellos/ellas/Uds.seduciríanthey would seduce

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoseduciréI will seduce
seducirásyou will seduce
vosseducirásyou will seduce
él/ella/Ud.seduciráhe/she/it will seduce
nosotrosseduciremoswe will seduce
vosotrosseduciréisyou (pl.) will seduce
ellos/ellas/Uds.seduciránthey will seduce

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe seducidoI have seduced
has seducidoyou have seduced
voshas seducidoyou have seduced
él/ella/Ud.ha seducidohe/she/it has seduced
nosotroshemos seducidowe have seduced
vosotroshabéis seducidoyou (pl.) have seduced
ellos/ellas/Uds.han seducidothey have seduced

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía seducidoI had seduced
habías seducidoyou had seduced
voshabías seducidoyou had seduced
él/ella/Ud.había seducidohe/she/it had seduced
nosotroshabíamos seducidowe had seduced
vosotroshabíais seducidoyou (pl.) had seduced
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían seducidothey had seduced

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría seducido
habrías seducido
voshabrías seducido
él/ella/Ud.habría seducido
nosotroshabríamos seducido
vosotroshabríais seducido
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían seducido

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré seducidoI will have seduced
habrás seducidoyou will have seduced
voshabrás seducidoyou will have seduced
él/ella/Ud.habrá seducidohe/she/it will have seduced
nosotroshabremos seducidowe will have seduced
vosotroshabréis seducidoyou (pl.) will have seduced
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán seducidothey will have seduced

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoseduzca
seduzcas
vosseduzcas
él/ella/Ud.seduzca
nosotrosseduzcamos
vosotrosseduzcáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.seduzcan

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Irregular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yosedujera
sedujeras
vossedujeras
él/ella/Ud.sedujera
nosotrossedujéramos
vosotrossedujerais
ellos/ellas/Uds.sedujeran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yosedujese
sedujeses
vossedujeses
él/ella/Ud.sedujese
nosotrossedujésemos
vosotrossedujeseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.sedujesen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya seducido
hayas seducido
voshayas seducido
él/ella/Ud.haya seducido
nosotroshayamos seducido
vosotroshayáis seducido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan seducido

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera seducido
hubieras seducido
voshubieras seducido
él/ella/Ud.hubiera seducido
nosotroshubiéramos seducido
vosotroshubierais seducido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran seducido

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
seduce
vosseducí
él/ella/Ud.seduzca
nosotrosseduzcamos
vosotrosseducid
ustedesseduzcan

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no seduzcas
vosno seduzcas
él/ella/Ud.no seduzca
nosotrosno seduzcamos
vosotrosno seduzcáis
ustedesno seduzcan

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy seduciendo
estás seduciendo
vosestás seduciendo
él/ella/Ud.está seduciendo
nosotrosestamos seduciendo
vosotrosestáis seduciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están seduciendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve seduciendo
estuviste seduciendo
vosestuviste seduciendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo seduciendo
nosotrosestuvimos seduciendo
vosotrosestuvisteis seduciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron seduciendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba seduciendo
estabas seduciendo
vosestabas seduciendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba seduciendo
nosotrosestábamos seduciendo
vosotrosestabais seduciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban seduciendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría seduciendo
estarías seduciendo
vosestarías seduciendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría seduciendo
nosotrosestaríamos seduciendo
vosotrosestaríais seduciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían seduciendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré seduciendo
estarás seduciendo
vosestarás seduciendo
él/ella/Ud.estará seduciendo
nosotrosestaremos seduciendo
vosotrosestaréis seduciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán seduciendo