Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I keep in hospital
- tú you keep in hospital
- usted, él, ella he/she keeps in hospital
- nosotros we keep in hospital
- vosotros Spain you all keep in hospital
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they keep in hospital
SPANISH VERB
dejar ingresado
to keep in hospital
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: dejando ingresado
- Past participle: dejado ingresado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I kept in hospital
- tú you kept in hospital
- usted, él, ella he/she kept in hospital
- nosotros we kept in hospital
- vosotros Spain you all kept in hospital
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they kept in hospital
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to keep in hospital
- tú you used to keep in hospital
- usted, él, ella he/she used to keep in hospital
- nosotros we used to keep in hospital
- vosotros Spain you all used to keep in hospital
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to keep in hospital
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will keep in hospital
- tú you will keep in hospital
- usted, él, ella he/she will keep in hospital
- nosotros we will keep in hospital
- vosotros Spain you all will keep in hospital
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will keep in hospital
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would keep in hospital
- tú you would keep in hospital
- usted, él, ella he/she would keep in hospital
- nosotros we would keep in hospital
- vosotros Spain you all would keep in hospital
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would keep in hospital
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I keep in hospital
- tú (that) you keep in hospital
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she keep in hospital
- nosotros (that) we keep in hospital
- vosotros Spain (that) you all keep in hospital
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they keep in hospital
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I kept in hospital
- tú (if) you kept in hospital
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she kept in hospital
- nosotros (if) we kept in hospital
- vosotros Spain (if) you all kept in hospital
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they kept in hospital
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú keep in hospital!
- usted keep in hospital! (formal)
- nosotros keep in hospital! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain keep in hospital! (all of you)
- ustedes keep in hospital! (all of you)
How to use dejar ingresado
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Si la fiebre no baja, lo dejan ingresado.
If the fever doesn't come down, they keep him in.
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Past
A mi abuela la dejaron ingresada tres noches.
They kept my grandmother in for three nights.
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Imperfect
Antes dejaban ingresadas a las madres una semana.
They used to keep mothers in for a week.
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Future
Lo dejarán ingresado hasta que coma solo.
They'll keep him in until he eats on his own.
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Conditional
Yo la dejaría ingresada una noche más, por seguridad.
I'd keep her in one more night, to be safe.
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Present subjunctive
Puede que te dejen ingresado hasta el lunes.
They may keep you in until Monday.
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Past subjunctive
El médico pidió que lo dejaran ingresado en observación.
The doctor asked for him to be kept in for observation.
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Imperative
Déjela ingresada esta noche, doctor, por favor.
Keep her in tonight, doctor, please.
Good to know
- "Ingresar" is to be admitted to hospital: lo han ingresado. "Dar el alta" is to discharge someone.
Where you hear dejar ingresado
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Cuando alguien se desmaya, casi siempre lo dejamos ingresado una noche. When someone faints, we almost always keep them in for a night.
- A Encarna la dejaron ingresada tres días. They kept Encarna in for three days.
- Si no le baja la fiebre, lo vamos a dejar ingresado. If his fever doesn't come down, we're going to keep him in.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.