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SPANISH VERB

dilatar

to dilate

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dilatando
  • Past participle: dilatado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I dilate
  2. tú you dilate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she dilates
  4. nosotros we dilate
  5. vosotros Spain you all dilate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they dilate

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I dilated
  2. tú you dilated
  3. usted, él, ella he/she dilated
  4. nosotros we dilated
  5. vosotros Spain you all dilated
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they dilated

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to dilate
  2. tú you used to dilate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to dilate
  4. nosotros we used to dilate
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to dilate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to dilate

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will dilate
  2. tú you will dilate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will dilate
  4. nosotros we will dilate
  5. vosotros Spain you all will dilate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will dilate

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would dilate
  2. tú you would dilate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would dilate
  4. nosotros we would dilate
  5. vosotros Spain you all would dilate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would dilate

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I dilate
  2. tú (that) you dilate
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she dilate
  4. nosotros (that) we dilate
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all dilate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they dilate

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I dilated
  2. tú (if) you dilated
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she dilated
  4. nosotros (if) we dilated
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all dilated
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they dilated

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú dilate!
  2. usted dilate! (formal)
  3. nosotros dilate! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain dilate! (all of you)
  5. ustedes dilate! (all of you)

How to use dilatar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    La paciente dilata un centímetro cada hora.

    The patient is dilating a centimetre an hour.

  2. Past

    Mi mujer dilató muy rápido con el segundo.

    My wife dilated very quickly with the second one.

  3. Imperfect

    Con el calor, las puertas de madera se dilataban.

    In the heat, the wooden doors expanded.

  4. Future

    Con las gotas se le dilatará la pupila un rato.

    With the drops her pupil will dilate for a while.

  5. Conditional

    Sin esa junta, el metal se dilataría y rompería el cristal.

    Without that joint, the metal would expand and break the glass.

  6. Present subjunctive

    La matrona espera a que dilate del todo.

    The midwife is waiting for her to be fully dilated.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pusieron el gotero para que dilatara más deprisa.

    They put her on the drip so she'd dilate faster.

  8. Imperative

    Dilata la respuesta un día más, si hace falta.

    Put off the answer one more day, if you need to.

Good to know

  • In the delivery room "dilatar" is said of the mother: ha dilatado cinco centímetros. "Dilatarse" is also to drag on: la reunión se dilató.

Where you hear dilatar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Valeria dilata bien, un centímetro cada hora. Valeria is dilating well, a centimetre an hour.
  • La de la seis ha dilatado ocho centímetros. The woman in six has dilated eight centimetres.
  • En una hora va a dilatar del todo. In an hour she's going to be fully dilated.
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If You Tell Me to Breathe

Advanced Level 2 · cuánto ha dilatado

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.