Predestinar means to determine or establish in advance, often used in theological or philosophical contexts to indicate that a future event or outcome has been decided beforehand.
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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 | predestino | Yo predestino mi destino con mis decisiones. I predestine my destiny with my decisions.  | |
| Tú | predestinas | Tú predestinas tu futuro con tus acciones. You predestine your future with your actions.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | predestina | Ella predestina su camino con fe. She predestines her path with faith.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | predestinamos | Nosotros predestinamos nuestro éxito juntos. We predestine our success together.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | predestináis | Vosotros predestináis vuestro destino con esfuerzo. You all predestine your destiny with effort.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | predestinan | Ellos predestinan sus vidas con esperanza. They predestine their lives with hope.  | 
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | predestinó | El destino predestinó su camino. Fate predestined his path.  | |
| Tú | predestinaste | Tú predestinaste esa oportunidad. You preordained that opportunity.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | predestinó | Ella predestinó su futuro con esfuerzo. She preordained her future with effort.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | predestinamos | Nosotros predestinamos nuestro destino. We preordained our destiny.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | predestinasteis | Vosotros predestinasteis el resultado. You all preordained the result.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | predestinaron | Ellos predestinieron su éxito. They preordained their success.  | 
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | predestinaba | Yo predestinaba mi destino desde joven. I used to predestine my destiny since I was young.  | |
| Tú | predestinabas | Tú predestinabas a todos en la comunidad. You used to predestine everyone in the community.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | predestinaba | Ella predestinaba su futuro con cuidado. She used to predestine her future carefully.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | predestinábamos | Nosotros predestinábamos nuestras vidas juntos. We used to predestine our lives together.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | predestinabais | Vosotros predestinabais el camino correcto. You all used to predestine the right path.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | predestinaban | Ellos predestinaban sus destinos con fe. They used to predestine their destinies with faith.  | 
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy predestinando | Estoy predestinando mi futuro ahora mismo. I am predestining my future right now.  | |
| Tú | estás predestinando | Estás predestinando tu camino en la vida. You are predestining your path in life.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está predestinando | Ella está predestinando su destino con cuidado. She is predestining her destiny carefully.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos predestinando | Estamos predestinando nuestras decisiones importantes. We are predestining our important decisions.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis predestinando | Vosotros estáis predestinando el futuro juntos. You all are predestining the future together.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están predestinando | Ellos están predestinando sus vidas ahora. They are predestining their lives 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 predestinar | Voy a predestinar mi destino mañana. I am going to predestine my destiny tomorrow.  | |
| Tú | vas a predestinar | ¿Vas a predestinar tu futuro hoy? Are you going to predestine your future today?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a predestinar | Ella va a predestinar su camino. She is going to predestine her path.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a predestinar | Vamos a predestinar nuestro destino juntos. We are going to predestine our destiny together.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a predestinar | Vosotros vais a predestinar el futuro. You all are going to predestine the future.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a predestinar | Ellos van a predestinar sus vidas. They are going to predestine their lives.  | 
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | predestinaré | Yo predestinaré mis decisiones. I will predestine my decisions.  | |
| Tú | predestinarás | Tú predestinarás tu destino. You will predestine your destiny.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | predestinará | Él predestinará su futuro. He will predestine his future.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | predestinaremos | Nosotros predestinaremos nuestro camino. We will predestine our path.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | predestinaréis | Vosotros predestinaréis el éxito. You all will predestine success.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | predestinarán | Ellos predestinarán sus vidas. They will predestine their lives.  | 
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | predestinaría | Yo predestinaría ese proyecto si tuviera más recursos. I would predestine that project if I had more resources.  | |
| Tú | predestinarías | Tú predestinarías el destino si fueras más optimista. You would predestine the destiny if you were more optimistic.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | predestinaría | Él predestinaría su futuro con esa decisión. He would predestine his future with that decision.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | predestinaríamos | Nosotros predestinaríamos el camino si supiéramos el resultado. We would predestine the path if we knew the outcome.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | predestinaríais | Vosotros predestinaríais el éxito si trabajárais más duro. You all would predestine the success if you worked harder.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | predestinarían | Ellos predestinarían el futuro si tuvieran la oportunidad. They would predestine the future if they had the chance.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he predestinado | He predestinado mi destino. I have predestined my destiny.  | |
| Tú | has predestinado | ¿Has predestinado tu futuro? Have you predestined your future?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha predestinado | Ella ha predestinado su camino. She has predestined her path.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos predestinado | Hemos predestinado nuestras vidas. We have predestined our lives.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis predestinado | Vosotros habéis predestinado el destino. You all have predestined the destiny.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han predestinado | Ellos han predestinado su futuro. They have predestined their future.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había predestinado | Yo había predestinado mi destino. I had predestined my destiny.  | |
| Tú | habías predestinado | Tú habías predestinado tu camino. You had predestined your path.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había predestinado | Él había predestinado su futuro. He had predestined his future.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos predestinado | Nosotros habíamos predestinado nuestras vidas. We had predestined our lives.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais predestinado | Vosotros habíais predestinado el resultado. You all had predestined the outcome.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían predestinado | Ellos habían predestinado su destino. They had predestined their destiny.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré predestinado | Para entonces, habré predestinado mi destino. By then, I will have predestined my destiny.  | |
| Tú | habrás predestinado | Tú habrás predestinado tu camino. You will have predestined your path.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá predestinado | Él habrá predestinado su futuro. He will have predestined his future.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos predestinado | Nosotros habremos predestinado nuestro destino. We will have predestined our destiny.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis predestinado | Vosotros habréis predestinado vuestros caminos. You all will have predestined your paths.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán predestinado | Ellos habrán predestinado sus vidas. They will have predestined their lives.  | 
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría predestinado | Yo habría predestinado mi destino. I would have predestined my destiny.  | |
| Tú | habrías predestinado | Tú habrías predestinado tus decisiones. You would have predestined your decisions.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría predestinado | Él habría predestinado su camino. He would have predestined his path.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos predestinado | Nosotros habríamos predestinado nuestro futuro. We would have predestined our future.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais predestinado | Vosotros habríais predestinado el resultado. You all would have predestined the outcome.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían predestinado | Ellos habrían predestinado sus vidas. They would have predestined their lives.  | 
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | predestine | Espero que predestine su destino. I hope he/she predestines his/her destiny.  | |
| Tú | predestines | Es importante que predestines tu futuro. It's important that you predestine your future.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | predestine | Es posible que predestine su camino. It's possible that he/she predestines his/her path.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | predestinemos | Queremos que predestinemos nuestro destino. We want us to predestine our destiny.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | predestineis | Es necesario que predestineis vuestros planes. It's necessary that you all predestine your plans.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | predestinen | Dudo que predestinen sus vidas. I doubt that they predestine their lives.  | 
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | predestinara | Esperaba que predestinara nuestro destino. I hoped that he/she predestined our fate.  | |
| Tú | predestinaras | Pensé que predestinaras el resultado. I thought that you predestined the result.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | predestinara | Dudaba que predestinara su camino. I doubted that he/she predestined his/her path.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | predestináramos | Era posible que predestináramos el futuro. It was possible that we predestined the future.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | predestinárais | No creía que predestinárais todo. I didn't believe that you all predestined everything.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | predestinaran | Era improbable que predestinaran sus destinos. It was unlikely that they predestined their destinies.  | 
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situaciones y acciones/eventos que pueden ocurrir en el futuro
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | predestinare | Si él predestinare el destino, todo sería diferente. If he predestined the fate, everything would be different.  | |
| Tú | predestinares | Es posible que tú predestinares el éxito si trabajas duro. You might predestine success if you work hard.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | predestinare | Es probable que él predestinare su futuro hoy. It is likely that he will predestine his future today.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | predestináremos | Nosotros predestináremos el camino correcto. We will predestine the right path.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | predestinareis | Vosotros predestinareis el destino con fe. You all will predestine the destiny with faith.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | predestinaren | Ellos predestinaren sus vidas en el futuro. They will predestine their lives in the future.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya predestinado | Espero que haya predestinado su destino. I hope he/she has predestined his/her destiny.  | |
| Tú | hayas predestinado | Es posible que hayas predestinado tu camino. It's possible that you have predestined your path.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya predestinado | Es importante que él haya predestinado su futuro. It's important that he has predestined his future.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos predestinado | Creemos que hayamos predestinado nuestro destino. We believe that we have predestined our destiny.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis predestinado | No creo que hayáis predestinado nada aún. I don't think that you all have predestined anything yet.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan predestinado | Es posible que hayan predestinado sus vidas. It's possible that they have predestined their lives.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera predestinado | Si hubiera predestinado mi destino, habría sido diferente. If I had predestined my fate, it would have been different.  | |
| Tú | hubieras predestinado | Si hubieras predestinado ese camino, no te arrepentirías. If you had predestined that path, you wouldn't regret it.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera predestinado | Ella hubiera predestinado su futuro con cuidado. She had predestined her future carefully.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos predestinado | Nosotros hubiéramos predestinado mejor nuestras vidas. We had predestined our lives better.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais predestinado | Vosotros hubierais predestinado el éxito si hubierais sabido. You all had predestined success if you had known.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran predestinado | Ellos hubieran predestinado su destino diferente. They had predestined their destiny differently.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | predestinare | Para entonces, ya habré predestinado mi destino. By then, I will have predestined my destiny.  | |
| Tú | predestinares | Es posible que tú predestinares el resultado. It's possible that you will have predestined the outcome.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | predestinare | Quizá él predestinare su futuro hoy. Maybe he will have predestined his future today.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | predestináremos | Para entonces, nosotros ya habremos predestinado todo. By then, we will have already predestined everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | predestinareis | ¿Vosotros predestinareis el camino correcto? Will you have predestined the right path?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | predestinaren | Es probable que ellos predestinaren su destino. It's likely that they will have predestined their destiny.  | 
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | predestina | Predestina tu destino con determinación. Predestine your destiny with determination.  | |
| Tú | predestina | Predestina tu futuro ahora mismo. Predestine your future right now.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | predestine | Predestine su camino con fe. Predestine his/her path with faith.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | predestine | Predestine nuestro destino con esperanza. Predestine our destiny with hope.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | predestina | Predestina vuestro futuro con cuidado. Predestine your future carefully.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | predestinen | Predestinen sus vidas con sabiduría. Predestine their lives with wisdom.  | 
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no predestino | No predestino que eso suceda. I don't predestine that to happen.  | |
| Tú | no predestines | No predestines a nadie sin razón. Don't predestine anyone without reason.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no predestine | No predestine su futuro así. He/She/You (formal) don't predestine his/her/your future like that.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no predestinemos | No predestinemos el destino todavía. Let's not predestine the future yet.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no predestinéis | No predestinéis a nadie sin pruebas. Don't predestine anyone without evidence.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no predestinen | No predestinen a los niños con prejuicios. They/You all (formal) don't predestine children with prejudices.  | 
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