Privar means to take away, deny, or deprive someone of something. It is used when referring to withholding or removing access, rights, or possessions.
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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 | privao | Yo privo a mis amigos de ciertos privilegios. I deprive my friends of certain privileges. | |
| Tú | privas | Tú privas a los niños de sus juguetes. You deprive the children of their toys. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | priva | Ella priva a su hermano de salir. She deprives her brother of going out. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | privamos | Nosotros privamos a los estudiantes de ciertos beneficios. We deprive the students of certain benefits. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | priváis | Vosotros priváis a los empleados de descanso. You all deprive the employees of rest. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | privan | Ellos privan a los presos de ciertos derechos. They deprive the prisoners of certain rights. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | privé | Ayer privé la fruta en la nevera. Yesterday I took away the fruit from the fridge. | |
| Tú | privaste | Tú privaste la entrada a los invitados. You denied entry to the guests. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | privó | Ella privó a su hermano de jugar. She deprived her brother of playing. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | privamos | Privamos a los niños de dulces ayer. We deprived the children of candies yesterday. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | privasteis | Privasteis a los empleados de información. You all deprived the employees of information. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | privaron | Los jueces privaron al acusado de su libertad. The judges deprived the defendant of his freedom. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | privaba | Privaba mis cosas para que no las tomaran. I used to hide my things so they wouldn't take them. | |
| Tú | privabas | Privabas la comida en la nevera. You used to hide the food in the fridge. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | privaba | Privaba sus secretos a sus amigos. He used to hide his secrets from his friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | privábamos | Privábamos las cosas importantes del trabajo. We used to hide the important things at work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | privabais | Privabais los libros en la biblioteca. You all used to hide the books in the library. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | privaban | Privaban sus sentimientos en público. They used to hide their feelings in public. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy privando | Estoy privando a la fruta de azúcar. I am depriving the fruit of sugar. | |
| Tú | estás privando | Estás privando a los niños de sus derechos. You are depriving the children of their rights. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está privando | Ella está privando a su hermano de la televisión. She is depriving her brother of the TV. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos privando | Nosotros estamos privando al equipo de recursos. We are depriving the team of resources. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis privando | Vosotros estáis privando a los animales de su hábitat. You all are depriving the animals of their habitat. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están privando | Ellos están privando a los estudiantes de oportunidades. They are depriving the students of opportunities. |
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 privar | Voy a privar la comida en la nevera. I am going to deprive the food in the fridge. | |
| Tú | vas a privar | ¿Vas a privar esa oportunidad? Are you going to deprive that opportunity? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a privar | Ella va a privar su tiempo en descansar. She is going to deprive her time to rest. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a privar | Vamos a privar la diversión por el trabajo. We are going to deprive ourselves of fun for work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a privar | ¿Vais a privar la oportunidad? Are you all going to deprive the opportunity? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a privar | Ellos van a privar sus derechos. They are going to deprive their rights. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | privaré | Privaré la comida para la fiesta. I will deprive the food for the party. | |
| Tú | privarás | Privarás a los niños de ciertos privilegios. You will deprive the children of certain privileges. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | privará | Privará a la empresa de recursos. He/She/You will deprive the company of resources. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | privaremos | Privaremos a los invitados de alcohol. We will deprive the guests of alcohol. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | privaréis | Privaréis a los estudiantes de permisos. You all will deprive the students of permissions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | privarán | Privarán a los sospechosos de libertad. They/You all will deprive the suspects of freedom. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | privaría | Yo privatía la propiedad si tuviera dinero. I would privatize the property if I had money. | |
| Tú | privarías | Tú privarías el acceso si fuera necesario. You would deprive access if it were necessary. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | privaría | Él privaría la libertad en esa situación. He would deprive freedom in that situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | privaríamos | Nosotros privaríamos a esa persona de derechos. We would deprive that person of rights. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | privaríais | Vosotros privaríais a los niños de esa oportunidad. You all would deprive the children of that opportunity. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | privarían | Ellos privarían a los empleados de beneficios. They would deprive the employees of benefits. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he privado | He privado a mi hermano de sus derechos. I have deprived my brother of his rights. | |
| Tú | has privado | ¿Has privado a alguien de algo importante? Have you deprived someone of something important? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha privado | Ella ha privado a su hijo de salir. She has deprived her son of going out. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos privado | Hemos privado a los niños de dulces hoy. We have deprived the children of candies today. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis privado | ¿Habéis privado a alguien de su libertad? Have you deprived someone of their freedom? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han privado | Los jueces han privado al acusado de su libertad. The judges have deprived the defendant of his liberty. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había privado | Yo había privado a mi hermano de su teléfono. I had deprived my brother of his phone. | |
| Tú | habías privado | Tú habías privado a tu amigo de la verdad. You had deprived your friend of the truth. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había privado | Ella había privado a su hijo de dulces. She had deprived her son of sweets. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos privado | Nosotros habíamos privado a los niños de jugar afuera. We had deprived the children of playing outside. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais privado | Vosotros habíais privado a los invitados de la comida. You all had deprived the guests of the food. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían privado | Ellos habían privado a la comunidad de recursos. They had deprived the community of resources. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré privado | Habré privado a todos de esa oportunidad. I will have deprived everyone of that opportunity. | |
| Tú | habrás privado | Tú habrás privado a la empresa de recursos. You will have deprived the company of resources. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá privado | Él habrá privado a la comunidad de información. He will have deprived the community of information. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos privado | Nosotros habremos privado a la organización de fondos. We will have deprived the organization of funds. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis privado | Vosotros habréis privado a los estudiantes de derechos. You all will have deprived the students of rights. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán privado | Ellos habrán privado a los empleados de beneficios. They will have deprived the employees of benefits. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría privado | Yo habría privado esa información. I would have deprived that information. | |
| Tú | habrías privado | Tú habrías privado a todos de la verdad. You would have deprived everyone of the truth. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría privado | Ella habría privado a su hermano de eso. She would have deprived her brother of that. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos privado | Nosotros habríamos privado a los niños de dulces. We would have deprived the children of candies. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais privado | Vosotros habríais privado a los invitados de la sorpresa. You all would have deprived the guests of the surprise. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían privado | Ellos habrían privado a los jugadores de la victoria. They would have deprived the players of the victory. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | prive | Espero que yo prive la injusticia. I hope that I prevent the injustice. | |
| Tú | prives | Es importante que tú prives la corrupción. It's important that you prevent corruption. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | prive | Es posible que él prive la mentira. It's possible that he prevents the lie. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | privemos | Queremos que nosotros privemos el desperdicio. We want us to prevent waste. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | privéis | Es necesario que vosotros privéis la violencia. It's necessary that you all prevent violence. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | priven | Dudo que ellos priven la libertad. I doubt that they prevent freedom. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | privara | Esperaba que él privara de sus derechos. I hoped that he deprived him of his rights. | |
| Tú | privaras | No creía que tú privaras a nadie. I didn't believe that you deprived anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | privara | Era importante que ella privara de sus errores. It was important that she deprived herself of her mistakes. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | priváramos | Deseábamos que nosotros priváramos de esa oportunidad. We wished that we deprived ourselves of that opportunity. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | privarais | Esperaban que vosotros privarais de la fiesta. They hoped that you all deprived yourselves of the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | privaran | No creían que ellos privaran a los demás. They didn't believe that they deprived others. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | privare | Si el gobierno privare a la gente de derechos, protestarán. If the government deprives people of rights, they will protest. | |
| Tú | privares | En ese caso, tú privares a la comunidad de recursos. In that case, you will deprive the community of resources. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | privare | El juez privare al acusado de libertad pronto. The judge will deprive the accused of freedom soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | priváremos | Nosotros priváremos a los invitados de la información. We will deprive the guests of the information. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | privareis | Vosotros privareis a los estudiantes de acceso. You all will deprive the students of access. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | privaren | Ellos privaren a los empleados de beneficios. They will deprive the employees of benefits. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya privado | Espero que haya privado la comida. I hope I have deprived the food. | |
| Tú | hayas privado | Es posible que hayas privado la información. It's possible that you have deprived the information. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya privado | Es importante que haya privado sus derechos. It's important that he/she/you have deprived his/her/your rights. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos privado | Creemos que hayamos privado la oportunidad. We believe that we have deprived the opportunity. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis privado | No creo que hayáis privado la verdad. I don't think that you all have deprived the truth. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan privado | Es posible que hayan privado la libertad. It's possible that they/you all have deprived the freedom. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera privado | Si hubiera privado a alguien de eso, sería injusto. If I had deprived someone of that, it would be unfair. | |
| Tú | hubieras privado | Es posible que tú hubieras privado a alguien de sus derechos. It's possible that you had deprived someone of their rights. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera privado | Ella hubiera privado a todos de esa oportunidad. She would have deprived everyone of that opportunity. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos privado | Nosotros hubiéramos privado a los niños de algo importante. We would have deprived the children of something important. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais privado | Vosotros hubierais privado a alguien de sus derechos. You all would have deprived someone of their rights. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran privado | Ellos hubieran privado a la comunidad de recursos. They would have deprived the community of resources. |
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 privado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere privado la casa. When I arrive, I will have already vacated the house. | |
| Tú | hubieres privado | Para entonces, tú hubieres privado el problema. By then, you will have already resolved the problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere privado | Es posible que él hubiere privado la comida. It is possible that he will have already taken the food. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos privado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos privado la decisión. Perhaps we will have already made the decision. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis privado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis privado el problema. By then, you all will have already resolved the issue. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren privado | Es probable que ellos hubieren privado la verdad. It is likely that they will have already revealed the truth. |
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 | priva | ¡Priva esa puerta ahora! Lock that door now! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | prive | Prive la ventana, por favor. Lock the window, please. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | privemos | Privemos la entrada para mayor seguridad. Let's lock the entrance for safety. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | privad | Privad las puertas antes de salir. Lock the doors before leaving. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | priven | Priven esa área de inmediato. Lock that area immediately. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no prives | No prives a nadie de sus derechos. Don't deprive anyone of their rights. | |
| Tú | no prives | No prives a los niños de sus juguetes. Don't deprive the children of their toys. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no prive | No prive a nadie de la verdad. Don't deprive anyone of the truth. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no privemos | No privemos a los demás de su oportunidad. Let's not deprive others of their opportunity. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no privéis | No privéis a los invitados de su descanso. Don't deprive the guests of their rest. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no priven | No priven a los estudiantes de información importante. Don't deprive the students of important information. |
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