Linchar means to execute or punish someone, especially by hanging, without a legal trial, often by a mob. It is used in contexts involving extrajudicial punishment.
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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 | lincho | No me gusta linchar a nadie. I don't like to lynch anyone. | |
| Tú | linchas | Tú no deberías linchar a esa persona. You shouldn't lynch that person. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | lincha | Él siempre evita linchar a los inocentes. He always avoids lynching the innocent. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | linchamos | Nosotros no apoyamos linchar a nadie. We do not support lynching anyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | lincháis | Vosotros no debéis linchar a esa persona. You all shouldn't lynch that person. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | linchan | Ellos suelen linchar a los sospechosos. They usually lynch the suspects. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | linché | El periódico linchó al acusado ayer. The newspaper lynched the accused yesterday. | |
| Tú | linchaste | Tú linchaste al sospechoso en la calle. You lynched the suspect on the street. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | linchó | El pueblo linchó al criminal en la plaza. The town lynched the criminal in the square. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | linchamos | Nosotros linchamos al traidor sin piedad. We lynched the traitor mercilessly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | linchasteis | Vosotros linchasteis al acusado en la calle. You all lynched the accused in the street. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | lincharon | Ellos lincharon al sospechoso en la noche. They lynched the suspect at night. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | linchaba | Yo linchaba a los criminales en la calle. I used to lynch the criminals on the street. | |
| Tú | linchabas | Tú linchabas a los acusados sin pruebas. You used to lynch the accused without evidence. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | linchaba | Ella linchaba a los sospechosos en esa época. She used to lynch the suspects at that time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | linchábamos | Nosotros linchábamos a los delincuentes en el pueblo. We used to lynch the criminals in the town. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | linchabais | Vosotros linchabais a los enemigos en las protestas. You all used to lynch the enemies during protests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | linchaban | Ellos linchaban a los invasores en esa época. They used to lynch the invaders at that time. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy linchando | Estoy linchando a un criminal. I am lynching a criminal. | |
| Tú | estás linchando | ¿Estás linchando a esa persona? Are you lynching that person? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está linchando | Ella está linchando a un sospechoso. She is lynching a suspect. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos linchando | Estamos linchando a los acusados. We are lynching the accused. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis linchando | Vosotros estáis linchando en la plaza. You all are lynching in the square. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están linchando | Los vecinos están linchando al sospechoso. The neighbors are lynching the suspect. |
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 linchar | Voy a linchar a ese criminal mañana. I am going to lynch that criminal tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a linchar | ¿Vas a linchar a alguien sin prueba? Are you going to lynch someone without proof? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a linchar | Ella va a linchar al sospechoso hoy. She is going to lynch the suspect today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a linchar | Vamos a linchar al culpable esta noche. We are going to lynch the culprit tonight. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a linchar | ¿Vais a lincharlo sin juicio? Are you going to lynch him without a trial? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a linchar | Ellos van a linchar al acusado mañana. They are going to lynch the accused tomorrow. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | lincharé | El juez linchará al acusado mañana. The judge will lynch the accused tomorrow. | |
| Tú | lincharás | Tú lincharás a los culpables en la próxima reunión. You will lynch the culprits at the next meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | linchará | Ella linchará a los responsables pronto. She will lynch the responsible soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | lincharemos | Nosotros lincharemos a los traidores en el futuro. We will lynch the traitors in the future. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | lincharéis | Vosotros lincharéis a los criminales si los atrapan. You all will lynch the criminals if you catch them. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | lincharán | Ellos lincharán a los enemigos en la próxima semana. They will lynch the enemies next week. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | lincharía | Yo lincharía a ese criminal si lo encontrara. I would lynch that criminal if I found him. | |
| Tú | lincharías | Tú lincharías a los culpables sin duda. You would lynch the culprits without doubt. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | lincharía | Ella lincharía a quien amenazara su familia. She would lynch anyone who threatened her family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | lincharíamos | Nosotros lincharíamos al criminal si fuera posible. We would lynch the criminal if it were possible. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | lincharíais | Vosotros lincharíais a los responsables rápidamente. You all would lynch the responsible ones quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | lincharían | Ellos lincharían al sospechoso sin juicio. They would lynch the suspect without trial. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he linchado | Yo he linchado a varios criminales. I have lynched several criminals. | |
| Tú | has linchado | Tú has linchado a los acusados. You have lynched the accused. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha linchado | Ella ha linchado a los responsables. She has lynched the responsible ones. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos linchado | Nosotros hemos linchado a los opresores. We have lynched the oppressors. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis linchado | Vosotros habéis linchado a los injustos. You all have lynched the unjust. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han linchado | Ellos han linchado a los corruptos. They have lynched the corrupt. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había linchado | Yo había linchado al acusado antes del juicio. I had lynched the accused before the trial. | |
| Tú | habías linchado | Tú habías linchado a ese animal ayer. You had lynched that animal yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había linchado | Él había linchado a los sospechosos antes de la policía. He had lynched the suspects before the police arrived. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos linchado | Nosotros habíamos linchado a los responsables ya. We had lynched the responsible ones already. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais linchado | Vosotros habíais linchado a los enemigos en esa época. You all had lynched the enemies at that time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían linchado | Ellos habían linchado a los invasores antes de que llegara la policía. They had lynched the invaders before the police arrived. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré linchado | Para entonces, ya habré linchado al culpable. By then, I will have lynched the culprit. | |
| Tú | habrás linchado | Tú habrás linchado al sospechoso antes de irte. You will have lynched the suspect before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá linchado | Él habrá linchado a quien lo acusó. He will have lynched whoever accused him. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos linchado | Nosotros habremos linchado al responsable mañana. We will have lynched the responsible person tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis linchado | Vosotros habréis linchado al líder antes del juicio. You all will have lynched the leader before the trial. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán linchado | Ellos habrán linchado al acusado para entonces. They will have lynched the accused by then. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera linchado | Yo hubiera linchado al culpable si hubiera sabido. I would have lynched the culprit if I had known. | |
| Tú | hubieras linchado | Tú hubieras linchado a esa persona si hubieras estado allí. You would have lynched that person if you had been there. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera linchado | Él hubiera linchado al sospechoso sin dudar. He would have lynched the suspect without hesitation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos linchado | Nosotros hubiéramos linchado a los responsables si hubiéramos podido. We would have lynched the responsible ones if we could have. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais linchado | Vosotros hubierais linchado al criminal si hubierais tenido la oportunidad. You all would have lynched the criminal if you had had the chance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran linchado | Ellos hubieran linchado al traidor si hubieran sabido. They would have lynched the traitor 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 | linche | Es importante que yo linche a los criminales. It is important that I lynch the criminals. | |
| Tú | linches | Es necesario que tú linches a los culpables. It is necessary that you lynch the culprits. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | linche | Es probable que él linche a los sospechosos. It is likely that he lynches the suspects. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | linchemos | Queremos que nosotros linchemos a los injustos. We want us to lynch the unjust. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | linchéis | Es importante que vosotros linchéis a los traidores. It is important that you all lynch the traitors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | linchen | Dudo que ellos linchen a alguien sin prueba. I doubt that they lynch someone without proof. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | linchara | Esperaba que linchara a los culpables. I hoped that I would lynch the culprits. | |
| Tú | lincharas | No creía que lincharas a nadie. I didn't believe that you would lynch anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | linchara | Dudaba que linchara a esa persona. He doubted that he would lynch that person. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | lincháramos | Pensaba que lincháramos a los acusados. I thought that we would lynch the accused. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | lincharais | No estaba seguro de que lincharais a los sospechosos. I wasn't sure that you all would lynch the suspects. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | lincharan | Querían que lincharan a los criminales. They wanted that they lynched the criminals. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | linchare | Si el juez linchare al acusado, habrá justicia. If the judge lynch the accused, there will be justice. | |
| Tú | linchares | Cuando linchares al culpable, terminará el problema. When you lynch the culprit, the problem will end. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | linchare | Es posible que linchare a ese criminal mañana. It is possible that he/she/you will lynch that criminal tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | lincháremos | Quizás lincháremos a los responsables en el futuro. Perhaps we will lynch the responsible parties in the future. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | linchareis | Si vosotros linchareis al sospechoso, será en defensa propia. If you all lynch the suspect, it will be in self-defense. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | lincharen | Es probable que lincharen a los criminales si los capturan. It is likely that they will lynch the criminals if they catch them. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya linchado | Es posible que haya linchado al acusado. It is possible that I have lynched the accused. | |
| Tú | hayas linchado | No creo que hayas linchado a nadie. I don't think that you have lynched anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya linchado | Es importante que haya linchado a los culpables. It is important that he has lynched the culprits. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos linchado | Es probable que hayamos linchado a alguien. It's likely that we have lynched someone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis linchado | No creo que hayáis linchado a nadie todavía. I don't think that you all have lynched anyone yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan linchado | Es posible que hayan linchado a varios. It's possible that they have lynched several. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera linchado | Si hubiera linchado al culpable, habría evitado problemas. If I had lynched the culprit, I would have avoided problems. | |
| Tú | hubieras linchado | Es posible que tú hubieras linchado a alguien antes. Maybe you had lynched someone before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera linchado | Ella hubiera linchado a quien cometió el error. She had lynched the one who made the mistake. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos linchado | Nosotros hubiéramos linchado al responsable si hubiéramos sabido. We would have lynched the responsible if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais linchado | Vosotros hubierais linchado a quien traicionó. You all would have lynched the one who betrayed. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran linchado | Ellos hubieran linchado al criminal si hubieran tenido oportunidad. They would have lynched the criminal if they had had the chance. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | linchare | Es posible que ya linchare a los culpables. It is possible that I will have lynched the culprits. | |
| Tú | linchares | Quizás linchares a los responsables mañana. Maybe you will have lynched the responsible ones tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | linchare | Es probable que linchare a los criminales. It is likely that he/she will have lynched the criminals. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | lincháremos | Pensamos que lincháremos a los sospechosos. We think we will have lynched the suspects. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | linchareis | Es posible que linchareis a los acusados. It is possible that you all will have lynched the accused. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | lincharen | Es probable que lincharen a los traidores. It is probable that they will have lynched the traitors. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses esa palabra en público. Don't use that word in public. | |
| Tú | lincha | ¡Lincha a ese perro ahora! Lynch that dog now! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | linche | ¡Linche a los sospechosos inmediatamente! Lynch the suspects immediately! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | linchemos | ¡Linchemos a los criminales sin duda! Let's lynch the criminals without doubt! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | linchad | ¡Linchad a los traidores ya! Lynch the traitors now! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | linchen | ¡Linchen a los culpables sin piedad! Lynch the culprits mercilessly! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no linche | No linches a nadie sin razón. Don't lynch anyone without reason. | |
| Tú | no linches | No linches a esa persona, por favor. Don't lynch that person, please. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no linche | No linche a los acusados sin pruebas. Don't lynch the accused without evidence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no linchemos | No linchemos a nadie en la comunidad. Let's not lynch anyone in the community. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no linchéis | No linchéis a los sospechosos sin juicio. Don't lynch the suspects without trial. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no linchen | No linchen a los inocentes por miedo. Don't lynch the innocent out of fear. |
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