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SPANISH VERB

vacunar

to vaccinate

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: vacunando
  • Past participle: vacunado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use vacunar

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

  1. Present

    En esta clínica vacunan gratis a los niños.

    At this clinic they vaccinate children for free.

  2. Past

    Ayer vacunaron a mi perro contra la rabia.

    Yesterday they vaccinated my dog against rabies.

  3. Imperfect

    Las enfermeras vacunaban a todos en la escuela.

    The nurses used to vaccinate everyone at school.

  4. Future

    El sábado vacunarán a los adultos mayores.

    On Saturday they'll vaccinate the elderly.

  5. Conditional

    Yo vacunaría al gato antes del viaje.

    I would vaccinate the cat before the trip.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es importante que vacunes a tu bebé a tiempo.

    It's important that you vaccinate your baby on time.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El veterinario recomendó que vacunáramos al cachorro pronto.

    The vet recommended that we vaccinate the puppy soon.

  8. Imperative

    Vacune a sus hijos contra la gripe este otoño.

    Vaccinate your children against the flu this fall.

Where you hear vacunar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Hoy vacunamos en la escuela del pueblo. Today we're vaccinating at the village school.
  • Vacunamos ciento doce niños. We vaccinated a hundred and twelve children.
  • En agosto vamos a vacunar otra vez. In August we're going to vaccinate again.
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The Vaccination Day

Intermediate Level 1 · vacunamos

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Verbs like this one

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