Abolir means to officially end or eliminate a law, practice, or system. It is used when referring to the formal removal or cessation of something.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | abolo | Yo abolo las leyes injustas. I abolish unjust laws. | |
| Tú | abolis | Tú abolis la discriminación. You abolish discrimination. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | abole | Él abole la pena de muerte. He abolishes the death penalty. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | abolemos | Nosotros abolemos las prácticas antiguas. We abolish old practices. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | abolís | Vosotros abolís las leyes obsoletas. You all abolish outdated laws. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | abolen | Ellos abolen la esclavitud. They abolish slavery. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | abolí | Abolí esa ley en 2000. I abolished that law in 2000. | |
| Tú | aboliste | Aboliste la pena de muerte. You abolished the death penalty. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | abolió | Ella abolió las restricciones antiguas. She abolished the old restrictions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | abolimos | Abolimos la esclavitud en ese país. We abolished slavery in that country. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | abolisteis | Abolisteis esas leyes injustas. You all abolished those unfair laws. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | abolieron | Los gobiernos abolieron esas prácticas. The governments abolished those practices. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | abolía | Antes, yo abolía esas leyes injustas. Before, I used to abolish those unfair laws. | |
| Tú | abolías | Tú abolías esas reglas antiguas. You used to abolish those old rules. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | abolía | Ella abolía las restricciones en ese momento. She used to abolish the restrictions at that time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | abolíamos | Nosotros abolíamos las leyes injustas. We used to abolish the unjust laws. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | abolíais | Vosotros abolíais esas normas antiguas. You all used to abolish those old norms. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | abolían | Ellos abolían las prácticas viejas. They used to abolish the old practices. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy aboliendo | Estoy aboliendo las leyes injustas ahora mismo. I am abolishing the unjust laws right now. | |
| Tú | estás aboliendo | Estás aboliendo las reglas antiguas. You are abolishing the old rules. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está aboliendo | Ella está aboliendo la práctica obsoleta. She is abolishing the outdated practice. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos aboliendo | Estamos aboliendo las políticas discriminatorias. We are abolishing discriminatory policies. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis aboliendo | Vosotros estáis aboliendo esas costumbres. You all are abolishing those customs. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están aboliendo | Ellos están aboliendo las leyes antiguas. They are abolishing the old laws. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a abolir | Voy a abolir esa ley pronto. I am going to abolish that law soon. | |
| Tú | vas a abolir | ¿Vas a abolir esa norma? Are you going to abolish that rule? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a abolir | Ella va a abolir esa práctica. She is going to abolish that practice. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a abolir | Vamos a abolir esas restricciones. We are going to abolish those restrictions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a abolir | Vosotros vais a abolir esa ley. You all are going to abolish that law. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a abolir | Ellos van a abolir esa norma. They are going to abolish that rule. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | aboliré | Aboliré esas leyes pronto. I will abolish those laws soon. | |
| Tú | abolirás | Abolirás esa práctica en el futuro. You will abolish that practice in the future. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | abolirá | Abolirá la discriminación en su país. He/She/You will abolish discrimination in his/her/your country. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | aboliremos | Aboliremos esas reglas pronto. We will abolish those rules soon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | aboliréis | Aboliréis esas leyes mañana. You all will abolish those laws tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | abolirán | Abolirán esas políticas en el futuro. They/You all will abolish those policies in the future. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | aboliría | Yo aboliría esa ley si pudiera. I would abolish that law if I could. | |
| Tú | abolirías | Tú abolirías esas reglas si fueras presidente. You would abolish those rules if you were president. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | aboliría | Él aboliría la censura en su país. He would abolish censorship in his country. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | aboliríamos | Nosotros aboliríamos esas prácticas injustas. We would abolish those unfair practices. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | aboliríais | Vosotros aboliríais esa norma si supierais. You all would abolish that rule if you knew. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | abolirían | Ellos abolirían la pena de muerte. They would abolish the death penalty. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he abolido | Yo he abolido esa antigua ley. I have abolished that old law. | |
| Tú | has abolido | Tú has abolido muchas injusticias. You have abolished many injustices. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha abolido | Él ha abolido esa práctica cruel. He has abolished that cruel practice. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos abolido | Nosotros hemos abolido la censura. We have abolished censorship. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis abolido | Vosotros habéis abolido esa norma. You all have abolished that rule. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han abolido | Ellos han abolido la ley antigua. They have abolished the old law. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había abolido | Yo había abolido esa ley antes de la reforma. I had abolished that law before the reform. | |
| Tú | habías abolido | Tú habías abolido esas prácticas antiguas. You had abolished those old practices. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había abolido | Él había abolido la norma anterior. He had abolished the previous rule. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos abolido | Nosotros habíamos abolido esa costumbre. We had abolished that custom. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais abolido | Vosotros habíais abolido esas leyes antiguas. You all had abolished those old laws. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían abolido | Ellos habían abolido la censura previamente. They had abolished the censorship earlier. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré abolido | Para entonces, ya habré abolido esa ley. By then, I will have abolished that law. | |
| Tú | habrás abolido | ¿Cuándo habrás abolido esa norma? When will you have abolished that rule? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá abolido | Ella habrá abolido esas restricciones. She will have abolished those restrictions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos abolido | Nosotros habremos abolido esa práctica. We will have abolished that practice. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis abolido | Vosotros habréis abolido esas leyes. You all will have abolished those laws. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán abolido | Ellos habrán abolido esa costumbre. They will have abolished that custom. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría abolido | Yo habría abolido esa ley. I would have abolished that law. | |
| Tú | habrías abolido | Tú habrías abolido esa práctica. You would have abolished that practice. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría abolido | Él habría abolido la norma. He would have abolished the rule. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos abolido | Nosotros habríamos abolido esa costumbre. We would have abolished that custom. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais abolido | Vosotros habríais abolido esa ley. You all would have abolished that law. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían abolido | Ellos habrían abolido esa práctica. They would have abolished that practice. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | abola | Es importante que yo abola la injusticia. It is important that I abolish the injustice. | |
| Tú | abolas | Espero que tú abolas esas leyes. I hope that you abolish those laws. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | abola | Es necesario que él abola esa práctica. It is necessary that he abolishes that practice. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | abolamos | Queremos que nosotros abolamos la esclavitud. We want us to abolish slavery. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | aboláis | Es posible que vosotros aboláis esa norma. It is possible that you all abolish that rule. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | abolan | Dudan que ellos abolan la ley. They doubt that they abolish the law. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | aboliera | Esperaba que él aboliera la ley pronto. I hoped that he would abolish the law soon. | |
| Tú | abolieras | No creía que tú abolieras esa norma. I didn't believe that you would abolish that rule. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | aboliera | Dudaba que ella aboliera el acuerdo. I doubted that she would abolish the agreement. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | abolieramos | Sería bueno si nosotros abolieramos esas restricciones. It would be good if we abolished those restrictions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | abolierais | Esperaban que vosotros abolierais la ley antigua. They hoped that you all would abolish the old law. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | abolieran | No estaban seguros de que ellos abolieran la pena de muerte. They were not sure that they would abolish the death penalty. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | abolire | Si el gobierno abolire esa ley, cambiará mucho. If the government abolishes that law, it will change a lot. | |
| Tú | abolires | Cuando abolires esa norma, todos estarán felices. When you abolish that rule, everyone will be happy. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | abolire | Es probable que abolire esa práctica pronto. He/She/You (formal) will probably abolish that practice soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | aboliremos | Nosotros aboliremos esas restricciones mañana. We will abolish those restrictions tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | abolireis | Vosotros abolireis esas reglas antiguas. You all will abolish those old rules. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | abolirán | Ellos abolirán esa ley en el futuro cercano. They will abolish that law in the near future. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya abolido | Espero que haya abolido esa ley. I hope that I have abolished that law. | |
| Tú | hayas abolido | Es posible que hayas abolido la norma. It's possible that you have abolished the rule. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya abolido | Es importante que él haya abolido esa práctica. It's important that he has abolished that practice. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos abolido | Creemos que hayamos abolido esa costumbre. We believe that we have abolished that custom. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis abolido | Me alegra que hayáis abolido esa política. I'm glad that you all have abolished that policy. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan abolido | Es probable que hayan abolido esas reglas. It's likely that they have abolished those rules. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera abolido | Si hubiera abolido esa ley, habría cambiado mucho. If I had abolished that law, I would have changed a lot. | |
| Tú | hubieras abolido | Es posible que tú hubieras abolido la norma. It's possible that you had abolished the rule. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera abolido | Ella dudaba que él hubiera abolido la ley. She doubted that he had abolished the law. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos abolido | Si nosotros hubiéramos abolido esa práctica, sería mejor. If we had abolished that practice, it would be better. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais abolido | No creía que vosotros hubierais abolido la regla. I didn't believe that you all had abolished the rule. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran abolido | Es probable que ellos hubieran abolido esa costumbre. It's likely that they had abolished that custom. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere abolido | Para entonces, ya hubiere abolido la ley. By then, I will have abolished the law. | |
| Tú | hubieres abolido | Es posible que tú hubieres abolido esa norma. It is possible that you will have abolished that rule. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere abolido | Es probable que él hubiere abolido la ley. It is likely that he will have abolished the law. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos abolido | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos abolido la norma. By then, we will have abolished the norm. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis abolido | Quizá vosotros hubiereis abolido esa ley. Maybe you all will have abolished that law. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren abolido | Es posible que ellos hubieren abolido la norma. It is possible that they will have abolished the norm. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | abolí | No des órdenes en vano, por favor. Please, don't give orders in vain. | |
| Tú | abolí | ¡Abolí esa ley ahora mismo! Abolish that law right now! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | abolió | Abolió las restricciones antiguas. He abolished the old restrictions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | abolamos | Abolamos las leyes injustas juntos. Let's abolish the unjust laws together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | abolid | Abolid esas prácticas obsoletas. Abolish those outdated practices. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | abolieron | Abolieron la esclavitud en su país. They abolished slavery in their country. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no abola | No abola esa idea sin pensarlo bien. Don't abolish that idea without thinking it through. | |
| Tú | no abolás | ¡No abolás esa ley ahora! Don't abolish that law now! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no abola | Por favor, no abola esa norma. Please, don't abolish that rule. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no abolamos | No abolamos las leyes sin debate. Let's not abolish the laws without debate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no aboláis | ¡No aboláis esa tradición! Don't abolish that tradition! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no abolan | No abolan esas políticas sin consultar. They don't abolish those policies without consulting. |
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