Spanish verb debatir conjugation

debatir

to debate

regular verbPast participle: debatidoGerund: debatido

Debatir means to discuss or argue about a particular topic, often in a formal or structured manner. It is used when people exchange opinions or ideas critically.

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Complete conjugation of debatir

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	debato	Yo debato sobre el tema con mis amigos. I debate about the topic with my friends.
Tú	debates	Tú debates con entusiasmo en clase. You debate enthusiastically in class.
Él / Ella / Usted	debatte	Él debate las ideas con su profesor. He debates the ideas with his teacher.
Nosotros / Nosotras	debateamos	Nosotros debatimos sobre política. We debate about politics.
Vosotros / Vosotras	debatis	Vosotros debatís en la reunión. You all debate in the meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	debatten	Ellos debaten en el foro online. They debate in the online forum.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	debati	Ayer debati con mis colegas. Yesterday I debated with my colleagues.
Tú	debatiste	Tú debatiste sobre el tema importante. You debated about the important topic.
Él / Ella / Usted	debati	Él debatió con entusiasmo anoche. He debated enthusiastically last night.
Nosotros / Nosotras	debatiamos	Nosotros debatimos en la reunión. We debated in the meeting.
Vosotros / Vosotras	debatisteis	Vosotros debatisteis sobre el plan. You all debated about the plan.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	debatiaron	Ellos debatieron hasta tarde. They debated until late.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	debateaba	Yo debateaba con mis amigos todos los días. I used to debate with my friends every day.
Tú	debateabas	Tú debateabas mucho en clase. You used to debate a lot in class.
Él / Ella / Usted	debateaba	Ella debateaba con su hermano frecuentemente. She used to debate with her brother frequently.
Nosotros / Nosotras	debateábamos	Nosotros debateábamos sobre política. We used to debate about politics.
Vosotros / Vosotras	debateabais	Vosotros debateabais en las reuniones. You all used to debate in the meetings.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	debateaban	Ellos debateaban en el club de debate. They used to debate in the debate club.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy debatiendo	Estoy debatiendo el tema con mi amigo. I am debating the topic with my friend.
Tú	estás debatiendo	Estás debatiendo muy bien en clase. You are debating very well in class.
Él / Ella / Usted	está debatiendo	Ella está debatiendo sobre política. She is debating about politics.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos debatiendo	Estamos debatiendo el proyecto ahora. We are debating the project now.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis debatiendo	Vosotros estáis debatiendo en la reunión. You all are debating in the meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están debatiendo	Los estudiantes están debatiendo en clase. The students are debating in class.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a debatir	Voy a debatir el tema mañana. I am going to debate the topic tomorrow.
Tú	vas a debatir	Tú vas a debatir con ellos después. You are going to debate with them later.
Él / Ella / Usted	va a debatir	Ella va a debatir en la reunión. She is going to debate at the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a debatir	Vamos a debatir el proyecto hoy. We are going to debate the project today.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a debatir	Vosotros vais a debatir en la conferencia. You all are going to debate at the conference.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a debatir	Ellos van a debatir sobre el tema. They are going to debate about the topic.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	debatiré	Debatiré sobre el tema mañana. I will debate about the topic tomorrow.
Tú	debatirás	Tú debatirás con ellos después. You will debate with them later.
Él / Ella / Usted	debatirá	Ella debatirá en la conferencia. She will debate at the conference.
Nosotros / Nosotras	debatiremos	Nosotros debatiremos el plan mañana. We will debate the plan tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotras	debatiréis	Vosotros debatiréis en la reunión. You all will debate at the meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	debatirán	Ellos debatirán sobre política. They will debate about politics.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	debatiría	Yo debatiría esa idea contigo. I would debate that idea with you.
Tú	debatirías	Tú debatirías más si tuvieras tiempo. You would debate more if you had time.
Él / Ella / Usted	debatiría	Ella debatiría la propuesta mañana. She would debate the proposal tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotras	debatiríamos	Nosotros debatiríamos el tema en la reunión. We would debate the topic at the meeting.
Vosotros / Vosotras	debatiríais	Vosotros debatiríais más si participasteis. You all would debate more if you participated.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	debatirían	Ellos debatirían la decisión si supieran. They would debate the decision if they knew.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he debatido	He debatido mucho sobre el tema. I have debated a lot about the topic.
Tú	has debatido	¿Has debatido con tus amigos? Have you debated with your friends?
Él / Ella / Usted	ha debatido	Ella ha debatido con expertos. She has debated with experts.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos debatido	Hemos debatido sobre el proyecto. We have debated about the project.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis debatido	¿Habéis debatido ya? Have you debated already?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han debatido	Los estudiantes han debatido mucho. The students have debated a lot.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había debatido	Yo había debatido el tema antes de la reunión. I had debated the topic before the meeting.
Tú	habías debatido	Tú habías debatido esa idea ayer. You had debated that idea yesterday.
Él / Ella / Usted	había debatido	Él había debatido con sus colegas previamente. He had debated with his colleagues previously.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos debatido	Nosotros habíamos debatido el plan antes de decidir. We had debated the plan before deciding.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais debatido	Vosotros habíais debatido mucho en la reunión. You all had debated a lot in the meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían debatido	Ellos habían debatido el problema antes de actuar. They had debated the problem before acting.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré debatido	Para entonces, habré debatido todos los puntos. By then, I will have debated all the points.
Tú	habrás debatido	Tú habrás debatido con él mañana. You will have debated with him tomorrow.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá debatido	Ella habrá debatido el tema importante. She will have debated the important topic.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos debatido	Nosotros habremos debatido la propuesta. We will have debated the proposal.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis debatido	Vosotros habréis debatido antes de la reunión. You all will have debated before the meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán debatido	Ellos habrán debatido el acuerdo final. They will have debated the final agreement.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría debatido	Yo habría debatido más si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have debated more if I had had time.
Tú	habrías debatido	Tú habrías debatido mejor con más información. You would have debated better with more information.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría debatido	Él habría debatido si hubiera estado presente. He would have debated if he had been present.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos debatido	Nosotros habríamos debatido más si supiéramos los hechos. We would have debated more if we knew the facts.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais debatido	Vosotros habríais debatido mejor con más preparación. You all would have debated better with more preparation.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían debatido	Ellos habrían debatido si les hubieran dado la oportunidad. They would have debated if they had been given the chance.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	debata	Es importante que yo debata el tema. It is important that I debate the topic.
Tú	debatas	Espero que tú debatas con respeto. I hope that you debate respectfully.
Él / Ella / Usted	debata	Es posible que él debata en la reunión. It is possible that he debates at the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotras	debatiemos	Queremos que nosotros debatiemos el proyecto. We want us to debate the project.
Vosotros / Vosotras	debatiéis	Es necesario que vosotros debatiéis esto. It is necessary that you all debate this.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	debatan	Dudan que ellos debatan públicamente. They doubt that they debate publicly.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	debatiéramos	Si debatiéramos más, entenderíamos mejor. If we debated more, we would understand better.
Tú	debatiéras	Esperaba que tú debatiéras con él. I hoped that you debated with him.
Él / Ella / Usted	debatiera	No creía que él debatiera en público. I didn't think that he debated in public.
Nosotros / Nosotras	debatiéramos	Ojalá que nosotros debatiéramos más a menudo. I wish that we debated more often.
Vosotros / Vosotras	debatiérais	Me sorprendió que vosotros debatiérais tanto. I was surprised that you debated so much.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	debatieran	No creían que ellos debatieran con respeto. They didn't believe that they debated respectfully.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	debatiere	Si tuviera tiempo, debatiere contigo. If I had time, I would debate with you.
Tú	debatiere	¿Debatiere tú sobre ese tema? Would you debate about that topic?
Él / Ella / Usted	debatiere	Él debatiere con los expertos mañana. He will debate with the experts tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotras	debatiéremos	Nosotros debatiéremos las ideas en la reunión. We will debate the ideas in the meeting.
Vosotros / Vosotras	debatiereis	Vosotros debatiereis el plan pronto. You all will debate the plan soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	debatiere	Ellos debatiere sobre la decisión final. They will debate about the final decision.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya debatido	Espero que haya debatido bien. I hope that I have debated well.
Tú	hayas debatido	Es posible que hayas debatido mucho. It's possible that you have debated a lot.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya debatido	Creo que él haya debatido con ellos. I believe that he has debated with them.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos debatido	Es importante que hayamos debatido esto. It's important that we have debated this.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis debatido	Me alegra que hayáis debatido bien. I'm glad that you all have debated well.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan debatido	No creo que hayan debatido todavía. I don't think that they have debated yet.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera debatido	Si hubiera debatido antes, habría entendido mejor. If I had debated earlier, I would have understood better.
Tú	hubieras debatido	Si hubieras debatido, habrías cambiado su opinión. If you had debated, you would have changed his opinion.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera debatido	Ella habría debatido si hubiera tenido tiempo. She would have debated if she had had time.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos debatido	Nosotros habríamos debatido más si hubiéramos sabido. We would have debated more if we had known.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais debatido	Si vosotros hubierais debatido, la discusión sería diferente. If you all had debated, the discussion would be different.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran debatido	Ellos habrían debatido si hubieran tenido la oportunidad. They would have debated if they had had the opportunity.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiere debatido	Cuando llegue, ya hubiere debatido el tema. When I arrive, I will have already debated the topic.
Tú	hubieres debatido	Es posible que tú hubieres debatido la decisión. It is possible that you will have debated the decision.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiere debatido	Es probable que él hubiere debatido antes del encuentro. He probably will have debated before the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéremos debatido	Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos debatido mucho. By then, we will have debated a lot.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubiereis debatido	Quizá vosotros hubiereis debatido el plan ya. Maybe you all will have debated the plan already.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieren debatido	Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren debatido las opciones. When they arrive, they will have already debated the options.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	debatir	No des nada por sentado, debate tus ideas. Don't take anything for granted, debate your ideas.
Tú	debatir	¡Debate con tus amigos sobre el tema! Debate with your friends about the topic!
Él / Ella / Usted	debatir	¡Debata con respeto en la reunión! Debate respectfully in the meeting!
Nosotros / Nosotras	debatamos	Debatamos las ideas antes de decidir. Let's debate the ideas before deciding.
Vosotros / Vosotras	debatid	¡Debatid sobre el plan de acción! Debate about the action plan!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	debatid	¡Debatan con argumentos sólidos! Debate with solid arguments!

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no debata	No debata en la reunión. Don't debate in the meeting.
Tú	no debatas	No debatas con tus colegas. Don't debate with your colleagues.
Él / Ella / Usted	no debata	Por favor, no debata en público. Please, don't debate in public.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no debatamos	No debatamos sobre eso ahora. Let's not debate about that now.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no debatáis	No debatáis sin pruebas. Don't debate without evidence.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no debatan	No debatan en la conferencia. They shouldn't debate at the conference.