Nominar means to officially propose or suggest someone for a position, award, or honor. It is used when indicating the act of putting forward a candidate or option.
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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 | nomino | Yo nomino a los candidatos para el premio. I nominate the candidates for the award. | |
| Tú | nominas | Tú nominas a tus amigos para el concurso. You nominate your friends for the contest. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nomina | Ella nomina a los mejores estudiantes. She nominates the best students. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nominamos | Nosotros nominamos a los candidatos juntos. We nominate the candidates together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nomináis | Vosotros nomináis a los participantes. You all nominate the participants. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nominan | Ellos nominan a los mejores artistas. They nominate the best artists. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nominé | Ayer nominé a mi candidato favorito. Yesterday I nominated my favorite candidate. | |
| Tú | nominaste | Tú nominaste a tu amigo para el premio. You nominated your friend for the award. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nominó | Ella nominó a su jefe para el reconocimiento. She nominated her boss for the recognition. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nominamos | Nosotros nominamos a varios candidatos. We nominated several candidates. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nominasteis | Vosotros nominasteis a los mejores jugadores. You all nominated the best players. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nominaron | Ellos nominaron a su líder para el premio. They nominated their leader for the award. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nominaba | Yo nominaba a los candidatos cada año. I used to nominate candidates every year. | |
| Tú | nominabas | Tú nominabas a tus amigos en la escuela. You used to nominate your friends at school. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nominaba | Ella nominaba a su equipo en cada competencia. She used to nominate her team in every competition. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nominábamos | Nosotros nominábamos a los mejores empleados. We used to nominate the best employees. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nominabais | Vosotros nominabais a los candidatos cada año. You all used to nominate candidates every year. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nominaban | Ellos nominaban a los líderes comunitarios. They used to nominate community leaders. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy nominando | Estoy nominando a los candidatos ahora mismo. I am nominating the candidates right now. | |
| Tú | estás nominando | Estás nominando a tu favorito en la lista. You are nominating your favorite on the list. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está nominando | Ella está nominando a su colega hoy. She is nominating her colleague today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos nominando | Estamos nominando a los mejores para el premio. We are nominating the best for the award. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis nominando | Vosotros estáis nominando a los candidatos ahora. You all are nominating the candidates now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están nominando | Ellos están nominando a varios artistas. They are nominating several artists. |
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 nominar | Voy a nominar a mi amigo para el premio. I am going to nominate my friend for the award. | |
| Tú | vas a nominar | ¿Vas a nominar a alguien para el concurso? Are you going to nominate someone for the contest? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a nominar | Ella va a nominar a su colega mañana. She is going to nominate her colleague tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a nominar | Vamos a nominar a nuestro representante hoy. We are going to nominate our representative today. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a nominar | ¿Vais a nominar a alguien para el puesto? Are you going to nominate someone for the position? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a nominar | Ellos van a nominar a varios candidatos. They are going to nominate several candidates. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nominaré | Yo nominaré a los mejores candidatos. I will nominate the best candidates. | |
| Tú | nominarás | Tú nominarás a tu favorito. You will nominate your favorite. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nominará | Ella nominará a su colega. She will nominate her colleague. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nominaremos | Nosotros nominaremos a los candidatos. We will nominate the candidates. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nominaréis | Vosotros nominaréis a los participantes. You all will nominate the participants. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nominarán | Ellos nominarán a los finalistas. They will nominate the finalists. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nominaría | Yo nominaría a ese candidato para el premio. I would nominate that candidate for the award. | |
| Tú | nominarías | Tú nominarías a tu amigo para el puesto. You would nominate your friend for the position. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nominaría | Ella nominaría a su hermana para el evento. She would nominate her sister for the event. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nominaríamos | Nosotros nominaríamos a los mejores candidatos. We would nominate the best candidates. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nominaríais | Vosotros nominaríais a los participantes destacados. You all would nominate the outstanding participants. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nominarían | Ellos nominarían a varios artistas famosos. They would nominate several famous artists. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he nominado | He nominado a mi amigo para el premio. I have nominated my friend for the award. | |
| Tú | has nominado | ¿Has nominado a alguien todavía? Have you nominated someone yet? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha nominado | Ella ha nominado a su colega para el puesto. She has nominated her colleague for the position. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos nominado | Hemos nominado a varios candidatos. We have nominated several candidates. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis nominado | ¿Habéis nominado a alguien aún? Have you nominated anyone yet? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han nominado | Ellos han nominado a su representante. They have nominated their representative. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había nominado | Yo había nominado a mi amigo antes del evento. I had nominated my friend before the event. | |
| Tú | habías nominado | Tú habías nominado a varios candidatos ya. You had nominated several candidates already. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había nominado | Ella había nominado a su colega previamente. She had nominated her colleague previously. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos nominado | Nosotros habíamos nominado a los mejores antes. We had nominated the best ones before. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais nominado | Vosotros habíais nominado a los finalistas ya. You all had nominated the finalists already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían nominado | Ellos habían nominado a varios participantes. They had nominated several participants. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré nominado | Para entonces, habré nominado a varios candidatos. By then, I will have nominated several candidates. | |
| Tú | habrás nominado | Tú habrás nominado a la persona correcta. You will have nominated the right person. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá nominado | Él habrá nominado a su favorito. He will have nominated his favorite. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos nominado | Nosotros habremos nominado a los mejores. We will have nominated the best ones. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis nominado | Vosotros habréis nominado a los finalistas. You all will have nominated the finalists. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán nominado | Ellos habrán nominado a los ganadores. They will have nominated the winners. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría nominado | Yo habría nominado a ese candidato. I would have nominated that candidate. | |
| Tú | habrías nominado | Tú habrías nominado a tu amigo. You would have nominated your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría nominado | Él habría nominado a su colega. He would have nominated his colleague. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos nominado | Nosotros habríamos nominado a todos. We would have nominated everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais nominado | Vosotros habríais nominado a los mejores. You all would have nominated the best ones. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían nominado | Ellos habrían nominado a varios candidatos. They would have nominated several candidates. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nomine | Espero que yo nomine a la mejor persona. I hope that I nominate the best person. | |
| Tú | nomines | Es importante que tú nomines a alguien justo. It's important that you nominate someone fair. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nomine | Es posible que él nomine a su amigo. It's possible that he nominates his friend. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nominemos | Queremos que nosotros nominemos a un candidato. We want us to nominate a candidate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nominéis | Es necesario que vosotros nominéis a alguien pronto. It's necessary that you all nominate someone soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nominien | Dudo que ellos nominen a la mejor opción. I doubt that they nominate the best option. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nominará | Esperaba que él nominará a su amigo. I hoped he would nominate his friend. | |
| Tú | nominaras | No creía que tú nominaras a nadie. I didn't believe you would nominate anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nominara | Era posible que ella nominarara para el premio. It was possible that she would nominate herself for the award. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nomináramos | Queríamos que nosotros nomináramos a los candidatos. We wanted us to nominate the candidates. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nominárais | Dudaba que vosotros nominárais a alguien. I doubted that you all would nominate someone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nominaran | No pensaba que ellos nominaran a su amigo. I didn't think they would nominate their friend. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nominare | Si me eligieren, aceptaré la nominación. If they choose me, I will accept the nomination. | |
| Tú | nominare | En caso de que tú nominare a alguien, avísame. In case you nominate someone, let me know. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nominare | Es probable que él nominare a su candidato. It's likely that he will nominate his candidate. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nomináremos | Si nosotros nomináremos a un representante, sería justo. If we nominate a representative, it would be fair. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nominareis | Quizá vosotros nominareis a alguien nuevo. Maybe you will nominate someone new. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nominaren | Es posible que ellos nominaren a un líder. It's possible that they will nominate a leader. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya nominado | Espero que haya nominado a alguien más. I hope that I have nominated someone else. | |
| Tú | hayas nominado | Es posible que hayas nominado a tu amigo. It's possible that you have nominated your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya nominado | Es importante que él haya nominado a un candidato. It's important that he has nominated a candidate. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos nominado | Creemos que ya hayamos nominado a todos. We believe that we have already nominated everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis nominado | ¿Habéis nominado a alguien todavía? Have you nominated someone yet? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan nominado | Es probable que hayan nominado a varios candidatos. It's likely that they have nominated several candidates. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera nominado | Esperaba que hubiera nominado a alguien más. I hoped that I had nominated someone else. | |
| Tú | hubieras nominado | No creía que hubieras nominado a esa persona. I didn't think that you had nominated that person. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera nominado | Pensé que él hubiera nominado al candidato correcto. I thought that he had nominated the right candidate. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos nominado | Si hubiéramos nominado antes, habríamos ganado. If we had nominated earlier, we would have won. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais nominado | Me sorprendió que no hubierais nominado aún. It surprised me that you hadn't nominated yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran nominado | Creían que ya hubieran nominado al ganador. They believed that they had already nominated the winner. |
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 nominado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere nominado al ganador. When I arrive, I will have already nominated the winner. | |
| Tú | hubieres nominado | Si tú hubieres nominado, la decisión será final. If you will have nominated, the decision will be final. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere nominado | Es posible que él hubiere nominado antes de la reunión. He may have nominated before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos nominado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos nominado al candidato. By then, we will have nominated the candidate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis nominado | Vosotros hubiereis nominado si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all will have nominated if you had had time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren nominado | Es probable que ellos hubieren nominado antes del plazo. It is likely that they will have nominated before the deadline. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | nominé | No des más detalles, nominé a Juan. Don't give more details, I nominated Juan. | |
| Tú | nombra | ¡Nombra a tu representante ahora! Name your representative now! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | nominé | Por favor, nominó a la mejor candidata. Please, he nominated the best candidate. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nominemos | Nominemos a los mejores para el premio. Let's nominate the best for the award. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | nominad | ¡Nominad a alguien para el cargo! Nominate someone for the position! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | nominad | Nominad a los candidatos antes del plazo. Nominate the candidates before the deadline. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no nomines | No nomines a nadie sin razón. Don't nominate anyone without reason. | |
| Tú | no nomines | No nomines a tu amigo en esa lista. Don't nominate your friend on that list. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no nomine | No nomine a nadie sin consultar. Don't nominate anyone without consulting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no nominemos | No nominemos a nadie todavía. Let's not nominate anyone yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no nominéis | No nominéis a nadie en la reunión. Don't nominate anyone at the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no nominen | No nominen a candidatos sin votar. Don't nominate candidates without voting. |
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