Impidir means to prevent or hinder something from happening. It is used when describing actions that stop or obstruct events or processes.
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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 | impido | Yo impido que suceda eso. I prevent that from happening. | |
| Tú | impides | Tú impides que ella entre. You prevent her from entering. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | impide | Él impide que salgan temprano. He prevents them from leaving early. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | impedimos | Nosotros impedimos el acceso. We prevent access. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | impedís | Vosotros impedís el paso. You all prevent the passage. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | impiden | Ellos impiden que ocurra el problema. They prevent the problem from happening. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | impedí | Ayer impedí que entraran. Yesterday I prevented them from entering. | |
| Tú | impediste | Tú impediste el acceso. You prevented the access. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | impidió | Ella impidió el accidente. She prevented the accident. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | impedimos | Nosotros impedimos el problema. We prevented the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | impedisteis | Vosotros impedisteis la salida. You all prevented the exit. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | impidieron | Ellos impidieron el robo. They prevented the theft. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | impedía | Yo impedía que sucediera. I was preventing it from happening. | |
| Tú | impedías | Tú impedías el acceso a la sala. You were blocking access to the room. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | impedía | Ella impedía que entraran sin permiso. She was preventing them from entering without permission. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | impedíamos | Nosotros impedíamos el paso en la puerta. We were blocking the way at the door. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | impedíais | Vosotros impedíais que salieran temprano. You all were preventing them from leaving early. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | impedían | Ellos impedían que se acercara. They were preventing him from approaching. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy impidiendo | Estoy impidiendo que suceda. I am preventing it from happening. | |
| Tú | estás impidiendo | Estás impidiendo que llegue a tiempo. You are preventing him/her from arriving on time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está impidiendo | Ella está impidiendo el acceso. She is preventing access. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos impidiendo | Estamos impidiendo que entre. We are preventing him/her from entering. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis impidiendo | Vosotros estáis impidiendo el paso. You all are preventing the way. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están impidiendo | Ellos están impidiendo que salgan. They are preventing them from leaving. |
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 impedir | Voy a impedir que pase eso. I am going to prevent that from happening. | |
| Tú | vas a impedir | Vas a impedir que suceda. You are going to prevent it from happening. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a impedir | Ella va a impedir que ocurra. She is going to prevent it from happening. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a impedir | Vamos a impedir que pase. We are going to prevent it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a impedir | Vosotros vais a impedirlo. You all are going to prevent it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a impedir | Ellos van a impedir que pase. They are going to prevent it. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | impediré | Impidiré que eso suceda. I will prevent that from happening. | |
| Tú | impedirás | Impidirás que pase otra vez. You will prevent it from happening again. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | impedirá | Impidirá que lleguen tarde. He/She/You will prevent them from arriving late. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | impediremos | Impediremos cualquier problema. We will prevent any problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | impediréis | Impediréis que eso pase. You all will prevent that from happening. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | impedirán | Impedirán que se repita. They/You all will prevent it from happening again. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | impediría | Yo impediría que eso suceda. I would prevent that from happening. | |
| Tú | impedirías | Tú impedirías el accidente. You would prevent the accident. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | impediría | Ella impediría el problema. She would prevent the problem. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | impediríamos | Nosotros impediríamos la crisis. We would prevent the crisis. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | impediríais | Vosotros impediríais el daño. You all would prevent the damage. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | impedirían | Ellos impedirían la fuga. They would prevent the escape. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he impedido | Yo he impedido que suceda. I have prevented it from happening. | |
| Tú | has impedido | Tú has impedido el acceso. You have prevented access. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha impedido | Ella ha impedido el problema. She has prevented the problem. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos impedido | Nosotros hemos impedido el error. We have prevented the mistake. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis impedido | Vosotros habéis impedido la confusión. You all have prevented the confusion. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han impedido | Ellos han impedido el accidente. They have prevented the accident. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había impedido | Yo había impedido que llegara a tiempo. I had prevented him from arriving on time. | |
| Tú | habías impedido | Tú habías impedido que ella entrara. You had prevented her from entering. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había impedido | Él había impedido el acceso. He had prevented access. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos impedido | Nosotros habíamos impedido el problema. We had prevented the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais impedido | Vosotros habíais impedido el error. You all had prevented the mistake. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían impedido | Ellos habían impedido el paso. They had prevented the passage. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré impedido | Para entonces, ya habré impedido el problema. By then, I will have prevented the problem. | |
| Tú | habrás impedido | Tú habrás impedido el accidente. You will have prevented the accident. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá impedido | Ella habrá impedido la situación. She will have prevented the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos impedido | Nosotros habremos impedido el daño. We will have prevented the damage. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis impedido | Vosotros habréis impedido el problema. You all will have prevented the problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán impedido | Ellos habrán impedido el error. They will have prevented the mistake. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría impedido | Yo habría impedido el accidente si hubiera sabido. I would have prevented the accident if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías impedido | Tú habrías impedido el problema si hubieras llegado a tiempo. You would have prevented the problem if you had arrived on time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría impedido | Él habría impedido la salida si hubiera estado allí. He would have prevented the exit if he had been there. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos impedido | Nosotros habríamos impedido el daño si hubiéramos actuado antes. We would have prevented the damage if we had acted earlier. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais impedido | Vosotros habríais impedido el error si lo hubierais visto. You all would have prevented the mistake if you had seen it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían impedido | Ellos habrían impedido la crisis si hubieran intervenido. They would have prevented the crisis if they had intervened. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | impida | Es importante que impida el acceso. It is important that I prevent access. | |
| Tú | impidas | Espero que tú impidas el problema. I hope that you prevent the problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | impida | Es necesario que él impida la entrada. It is necessary that he prevent the entry. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | impidamos | Queremos que nosotros impidamos el error. We want us to prevent the mistake. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | impidáis | Es posible que vosotros impidáis el problema. It is possible that you all prevent the problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | impidan | Dudo que ellos impidan la salida. I doubt that they prevent the exit. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | impidiera | Esperaba que impidiera el problema. I hoped he/she/you would prevent the problem. | |
| Tú | impidieras | Querías que impidieras el accidente. You wanted him/her/you to prevent the accident. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | impidiera | Dudaba que impidiera la situación. I doubted that he/she/you would prevent the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | impidiéramos | Era importante que impidiéramos el daño. It was important that we prevented the damage. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | impidierais | No creía que impidierais el problema. I didn't believe that you all would prevent the problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | impidieran | Pensaba que impidieran el conflicto. I thought they/you all would prevent the conflict. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | impidiere | Si impidiere el paso, no entraría. If I hindered the passage, I wouldn't enter. | |
| Tú | impidiere | Si impidiere tu ayuda, no podríamos avanzar. If you hindered your help, we couldn't progress. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | impidiere | Si impidiere la salida, estaríamos atrapados. If he hindered the exit, we would be trapped. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | impidiéremos | Si impidiéremos el acuerdo, fallaríamos. If we hindered the agreement, we would fail. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | impidiereis | Si impidiereis la decisión, sería un problema. If you hindered the decision, it would be a problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | impidieren | Si impidieren las reglas, habría caos. If they hindered the rules, there would be chaos. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya impedido | Espero que haya impedido el problema. I hope I have prevented the problem. | |
| Tú | hayas impedido | Es posible que hayas impedido el accidente. It's possible that you have prevented the accident. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya impedido | Es importante que él haya impedido la situación. It's important that he has prevented the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos impedido | Creemos que hayamos impedido el daño. We believe that we have prevented the damage. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis impedido | ¿Habéis impedido el problema ya? Have you all prevented the problem already? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan impedido | Es probable que hayan impedido el error. It's likely that they have prevented the mistake. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera impedido | Si hubiera impedido el accidente, todo habría sido diferente. If I had prevented the accident, everything would have been different. | |
| Tú | hubieras impedido | Es posible que hubieras impedido el problema. You might have prevented the problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera impedido | Ella habría impedido la situación si hubiera sabido. She would have prevented the situation if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos impedido | Nosotros hubiéramos impedido el daño si hubiéramos podido. We would have prevented the damage if we could have. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais impedido | Vosotros hubierais impedido el error si hubierais estado allí. You all would have prevented the mistake if you had been there. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran impedido | Ellos hubieran impedido la crisis si hubieran actuado antes. They would have prevented the crisis if they had acted earlier. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya impedido | Es posible que haya impedido el acceso. It is possible that I have prevented access. | |
| Tú | hayas impedido | Quizá hayas impedido el paso. Maybe you have prevented the way. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya impedido | Es probable que haya impedido la entrada. It is likely that he/she/you have prevented the entry. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos impedido | Es posible que hayamos impedido el problema. It is possible that we have prevented the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis impedido | Quizá hayáis impedido el daño. Maybe you all have prevented the damage. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan impedido | Es probable que hayan impedido el acceso. It is likely that they/you all have prevented the access. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | impida | No necesitas decirle que impida eso. You don't need to tell him to prevent that. | |
| Tú | impide | ¡Impide que pase eso! Prevent that from happening! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | impida | Por favor, impida que ocurra. Please, prevent it from happening. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | impidamos | Impidamos que se repita. Let's prevent it from happening again. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | impidid | Impidid que pase eso. Prevent that from happening. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | impidan | Deben impedir que suceda. They must prevent it. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no impidas | No impidas que ella hable. Don't prevent her from speaking. | |
| Tú | no impidas | No impidas que ellos entren. Don't prevent them from entering. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no impida | No impida que el niño salga. Don't prevent the boy from going out. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no impidamos | No impidamos que pase el tiempo. Let's not prevent time from passing. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no impidáis | No impidáis que ellos lleguen tarde. Don't prevent them from arriving late. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no impidan | No impidan que la gente entre. Don't prevent people from entering. |
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