Legislar means to create, enact, or modify laws. It is used in the context of legislative bodies or authorities passing legal statutes.
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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 | legislo | Yo legislo las leyes del país. I legislate the country's laws. | |
| Tú | legislas | Tú legislas en el Congreso. You legislate in Congress. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | legisla | Ella legisla para mejorar la educación. She legislates to improve education. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | legislamos | Nosotros legislamos en favor del medio ambiente. We legislate in favor of the environment. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | legisláis | Vosotros legisláis en el parlamento. You all legislate in the parliament. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | legislan | Ellos legislan para proteger derechos. They legislate to protect rights. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | legislé | Legislé una ley importante ayer. I legislated an important law yesterday. | |
| Tú | legislaste | Legislaste nuevas regulaciones la semana pasada. You legislated new regulations last week. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | legisló | El senador legisló varias reformas. The senator legislated several reforms. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | legislamos | Legislamos para mejorar la educación. We legislated to improve education. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | legislasteis | Vuestro grupo legislaste en la conferencia. Your group legislated at the conference. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | legislaron | Los diputados legislaron nuevas leyes. The deputies legislated new laws. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | legislaba | Yo legislaba en la asamblea local. I used to legislate in the local assembly. | |
| Tú | legislabas | Tú legislabas en esa época. You used to legislate at that time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | legislaba | Ella legislaba con pasión. She used to legislate with passion. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | legislábamos | Nosotros legislábamos en el Congreso. We used to legislate in Congress. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | legislabais | Vosotros legislabais en el pasado. You all used to legislate in the past. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | legislaban | Ellos legislaban en varias leyes. They used to legislate on various laws. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy legislando | Estoy legislando para mejorar la ley. I am legislating to improve the law. | |
| Tú | estás legislando | Estás legislando en el Congreso ahora. You are legislating in Congress now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está legislando | Ella está legislando en ese momento. She is legislating at this moment. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos legislando | Estamos legislando para cambiar la ley. We are legislating to change the law. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis legislando | Vosotros estáis legislando en el Parlamento. You all are legislating in Parliament. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están legislando | Ellos están legislando en este momento. They are legislating right now. |
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 legislar | Voy a legislar sobre esa ley mañana. I am going to legislate on that law tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a legislar | Vas a legislar en la próxima reunión. You are going to legislate at the next meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a legislar | Ella va a legislar en el congreso. She is going to legislate in the congress. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a legislar | Vamos a legislar sobre esa propuesta. We are going to legislate on that proposal. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a legislar | Vosotros vais a legislar pronto. You all are going to legislate soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a legislar | Ellos van a legislar en el próximo mes. They are going to legislate next month. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | legislaré | Legislaré sobre nuevas leyes mañana. I will legislate on new laws tomorrow. | |
| Tú | legislarás | Tú legislarás en el próximo debate. You will legislate in the next debate. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | legislará | Ella legislará en favor del medio ambiente. She will legislate in favor of the environment. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | legislarémos | Nosotros legislarémos en la próxima sesión. We will legislate in the next session. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | legislaréis | Vosotros legislaréis sobre nuevas políticas. You all will legislate on new policies. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | legislarán | Ellos legislarán en el congreso mañana. They will legislate in the congress tomorrow. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | legislaría | Yo legislaría en favor de la educación. I would legislate in favor of education. | |
| Tú | legislarías | Tú legislarías si tuvieras poder. You would legislate if you had power. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | legislaría | Él legislaría para mejorar la salud pública. He would legislate to improve public health. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | legislaríamos | Nosotros legislaríamos en ese tema. We would legislate on that issue. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | legislaríais | Vosotros legislaríais si tuvierais oportunidad. You all would legislate if you had the chance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | legislarían | Ellos legislarían para cambiar las leyes. They would legislate to change the laws. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he legislad | Yo he legislad en varias leyes recientes. I have legislated on several recent laws. | |
| Tú | has legislad | Tú has legislad en temas importantes. You have legislated on important issues. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha legislad | Él ha legislad en nuevas reformas. He has legislated on new reforms. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos legislad | Nosotros hemos legislad para mejorar la educación. We have legislated to improve education. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis legislad | Vosotros habéis legislad en varias sesiones. You all have legislated in several sessions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han legislad | Ellos han legislad sobre derechos civiles. They have legislated on civil rights. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había legislado | Yo había legislado antes de la reunión. I had legislated before the meeting. | |
| Tú | habías legislado | Tú habías legislado en ese tema. You had legislated on that issue. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había legislado | Ella había legislado en esa área. She had legislated in that area. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos legislado | Nosotros habíamos legislado anteriormente. We had legislated earlier. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais legislado | Vosotros habíais legislado en ese momento. You all had legislated at that time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían legislado | Ellos habían legislado antes del cambio. They had legislated before the change. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré legislado | Para entonces, ya habré legislado la ley. By then, I will have legislated the law. | |
| Tú | habrás legislado | Para mañana, tú habrás legislado sobre el tema. By tomorrow, you will have legislated on the topic. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá legislado | Ella habrá legislado antes de la reunión. She will have legislated before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos legislado | Nosotros habremos legislado para entonces. We will have legislated by then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis legislado | Vosotros habréis legislado para el fin de semana. You all will have legislated by the weekend. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán legislado | Ellos habrán legislado en ese momento. They will have legislated by that time. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría legislado | Yo habría legislado esa ley. I would have legislated that law. | |
| Tú | habrías legislado | Tú habrías legislado mejor. You would have legislated better. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría legislado | Él habría legislado antes. He would have legislated earlier. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos legislado | Nosotros habríamos legislado más rápido. We would have legislated faster. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais legislado | Vosotros habríais legislado diferente. You all would have legislated differently. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían legislado | Ellos habrían legislado si hubieran sabido. They would have legislated if they had known. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | legisle | Es importante que legisle con justicia. It is important that he/she legislates justly. | |
| Tú | legisles | Espero que legisles en beneficio del pueblo. I hope that you legislate for the benefit of the people. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | legisle | Es necesario que legisle con responsabilidad. It is necessary that he/she legislates responsibly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | legislemos | Queremos que legislemos para mejorar la educación. We want us to legislate to improve education. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | legisléis | Es importante que legisléis con honestidad. It is important that you all legislate honestly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | legislen | Es fundamental que legislen con justicia. It is fundamental that they legislate justly. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | legislara | Esperaba que legislara con justicia. I hoped that he/she legislated with justice. | |
| Tú | legislaras | Dudaba que legislaras en ese momento. I doubted that you legislated at that time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | legislara | No creía que legislara sin consultar. I didn't believe that he/she legislated without consulting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | legisláramos | Era importante que legisláramos en conjunto. It was important that we legislated together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | legislárais | Pensaba que legislárais con prudencia. I thought that you all legislated prudently. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | legislaran | No creían que legislaran en secreto. They didn't believe that they legislated in secret. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | legisrare | Si el Congreso legislare nuevas leyes, cambiará mucho. If the Congress legislates new laws, it will change a lot. | |
| Tú | legisrares | Cuando legisrares, tendrás que considerar todas las opiniones. When you legislate, you will have to consider all opinions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | legisrare | Es probable que él legisrare en ese tema. He is likely to legislate on that issue. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | legisraremos | Nosotros legislaremos para mejorar la educación. We will legislate to improve education. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | legisrareis | Vuestro grupo legisrare en el próximo consejo. Your group will legislate at the next council. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | legisrares | Ellos legislaren en un futuro cercano. They will legislate 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 legislado | Espero que haya legislado correctamente. I hope that I have legislated correctly. | |
| Tú | hayas legislado | Es importante que hayas legislado antes de la reunión. It's important that you have legislated before the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya legislado | Es posible que él haya legislado en ese tema. It's possible that he has legislated on that issue. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos legislado | Creemos que hayamos legislado bien. We believe that we have legislated well. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis legislado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis legislado todavía. I'm not sure that you have legislated yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan legislado | Es probable que hayan legislado sobre eso. It's likely that they have legislated on that. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera legislado | Si hubiera legislado mejor, habría evitado problemas. If I had legislated better, I would have avoided problems. | |
| Tú | hubieras legislado | Es posible que hubieras legislado antes de la crisis. It's possible that you had legislated before the crisis. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera legislado | Esperaba que él hubiera legislado esa ley. I hoped that he had legislated that law. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos legislado | Si hubiéramos legislado a tiempo, todo sería diferente. If we had legislated on time, everything would be different. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais legislado | Quizá vosotros hubierais legislado mejor. Maybe you all had legislated better. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran legislado | No creía que ellos hubieran legislado esa norma. I didn't think they had legislated that regulation. |
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 legisladо | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere legisladо. When I arrive, I will have already legislated. | |
| Tú | hubieres legisladо | Para entonces, tú hubieres legisladо. By then, you will have already legislated. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere legisladо | Si el proyecto avanza, él hubiere legisladо. If the project advances, he will have already legislated. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos legisladо | Cuando terminemos, nosotros hubiéremos legisladо. When we finish, we will have already legislated. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis legisladо | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis legisladо. By then, you all will have already legislated. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren legisladо | Si pasa el tiempo, ellos hubieren legisladо. If time passes, they will have already legislated. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | legisla | ¡Legisla con responsabilidad! Legislate responsibly! | |
| Tú | legisla | ¡Legisla en beneficio de todos! Legislate for the benefit of everyone! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | legisle | ¡Legisle con justicia! Legislate with justice! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | legislamos | ¡Legislamos para mejorar el país! Let's legislate to improve the country! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | legislad | ¡Legislad con prudencia! Legislate with prudence! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | legislen | ¡Legislen con responsabilidad! Legislate responsibly! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no legisles | No legisles en esa reunión. Don't legislate in that meeting. | |
| Tú | no legisles | No legisles sin consultar primero. Don't legislate without consulting first. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no legisle | Por favor, no legisle en ese tema. Please, don't legislate on that issue. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no legislemos | No legislemos sin debate adecuado. Let's not legislate without proper debate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no legisquéis | No legisquéis sin pruebas claras. Don't legislate without clear evidence. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no legislen | Deben entender que no legislen así. They must understand not to legislate like that. |
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