Sublimar means to transform a substance into a vapor without passing through a liquid state, or metaphorically, to elevate or idealize something or someone. It is used in scientific contexts as well as in psychology and art.
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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 | sublimo | Yo sublime la belleza en mi arte. I sublime beauty in my art. | |
| Tú | sublimas | Tú sublimes tus ideas en la poesía. You sublime your ideas in poetry. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | sublima | Ella sublima sus pensamientos en sus escritos. She sublimes her thoughts in her writings. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | sublimamos | Nosotros sublimamos nuestras emociones en la música. We sublime our emotions in music. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | sublimáis | Vosotros sublimáis la energía en el deporte. You all sublime energy in sports. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | subliman | Ellos subliman sus ideas en el debate. They sublime their ideas in the debate. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | sublimé | Ayer sublimé la obra de arte. Yesterday I sublimated the artwork. | |
| Tú | sublimaste | Tú sublimaste tus pensamientos en poesía. You sublimated your thoughts into poetry. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | sublimó | Ella sublimó su talento en la competencia. She sublimated her talent in the competition. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | sublimamos | Nosotros sublimamos nuestras ideas en el proyecto. We sublimated our ideas into the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | sublimasteis | Vosotros sublimasteis la energía en la actuación. You all sublimated the energy in the performance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | sublimaron | Ellos sublimaron sus emociones en la pintura. They sublimated their emotions into painting. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | sublimaba | Yo sublimaba mis pensamientos negativos. I was sublimating my negative thoughts. | |
| Tú | sublimabas | Tú sublimabas tus deseos ocultos. You were sublimating your hidden desires. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | sublimaba | Ella sublimaba su tristeza en arte. She was sublimating her sadness into art. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | sublimábamos | Nosotros sublimábamos nuestras frustraciones. We were sublimating our frustrations. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | sublimabais | Vosotros sublimabais vuestras emociones. You all were sublimating your emotions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | sublimaban | Ellos sublimaban sus impulsos. They were sublimating their impulses. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy sublimando | Estoy sublimando la materia en el laboratorio. I am sublimating the material in the laboratory. | |
| Tú | estás sublimando | Estás sublimando los sueños en tu mente. You are sublimating dreams in your mind. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está sublimando | Ella está sublimando sus ideas creativas. She is sublimating her creative ideas. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos sublimando | Estamos sublimando los conceptos en clase. We are sublimating the concepts in class. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis sublimando | Vosotros estáis sublimando la energía en el experimento. You all are sublimating energy in the experiment. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están sublimando | Ellos están sublimando sus habilidades artísticas. They are sublimating their artistic skills. |
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 sublimar | Voy a sublimar mis ideas mañana. I am going to sublime my ideas tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a sublimar | Tú vas a sublimar tus pensamientos. You are going to sublime your thoughts. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a sublimar | Ella va a sublimar sus emociones. She is going to sublime her emotions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a sublimar | Vamos a sublimar nuestras ideas pronto. We are going to sublime our ideas soon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a sublimar | Vosotros vais a sublimar vuestros sentimientos. You all are going to sublime your feelings. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a sublimar | Ellos van a sublimar sus pensamientos. They are going to sublime their thoughts. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | sublimaré | Yo sublimaré mis ideas en el arte. I will sublime my ideas into art. | |
| Tú | sublimarás | Tú sublimarás tus emociones en la música. You will sublime your emotions into music. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | sublimará | Ella sublimará sus pensamientos en poesía. She will sublime her thoughts into poetry. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | sublimaremos | Nosotros sublimaremos nuestras ideas en el proyecto. We will sublime our ideas into the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | sublimareis | Vosotros sublimaréis vuestras habilidades en la competencia. You all will sublime your skills in the competition. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | sublimirán | Ellos sublimirán sus sueños en realidad. They will sublime their dreams into reality. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | sublimiría | Yo sublimiría si tuviera la oportunidad. I would sublime if I had the chance. | |
| Tú | sublimirías | Tú sublimirías con más práctica. You would sublime with more practice. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | sublimiría | Él sublimiría en esa situación. He would sublime in that situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | sublimiríamos | Nosotros sublimiríamos si pudiéramos. We would sublime if we could. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | sublimiríais | Vosotros sublimiríais en ese caso. You all would sublime in that case. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | sublimirían | Ellos sublimirían si tuvieran la oportunidad. They would sublime if they had the opportunity. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he sublimado | Yo he sublimado mis ideas creativas. I have sublimated my creative ideas. | |
| Tú | has sublimado | Tú has sublimado tus pensamientos negativos. You have sublimated your negative thoughts. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha sublimado | Ella ha sublimado su talento artístico. She has sublimated her artistic talent. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos sublimado | Nosotros hemos sublimado nuestras emociones. We have sublimated our emotions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis sublimado | Vosotros habéis sublimado vuestras pasiones. You all have sublimated your passions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han sublimado | Ellos han sublimado sus deseos internos. They have sublimated their internal desires. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había sublimado | Yo había sublimado mis ideas antes de presentarlas. I had sublimated my ideas before presenting them. | |
| Tú | habías sublimado | Tú habías sublimado tus pensamientos en el poema. You had sublimated your thoughts into the poem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había sublimado | Ella había sublimado su creatividad en la pintura. She had sublimated her creativity into the painting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos sublimado | Nosotros habíamos sublimado nuestras emociones en la música. We had sublimated our emotions into the music. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais sublimado | Vosotros habíais sublimado vuestras ideas en el proyecto. You all had sublimated your ideas into the project. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían sublimado | Ellos habían sublimado sus sueños en la obra. They had sublimated their dreams into the work. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré sublimado | Para entonces, ya habré sublimado mis ideas. By then, I will have sublimated my ideas. | |
| Tú | habrás sublimado | Tú habrás sublimado tus pensamientos. You will have sublimated your thoughts. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá sublimado | Ella habrá sublimado su espíritu. She will have sublimated her spirit. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos sublimado | Nosotros habremos sublimado nuestras ideas. We will have sublimated our ideas. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis sublimado | Vosotros habréis sublimado vuestros pensamientos. You all will have sublimated your thoughts. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán sublimado | Ellos habrán sublimado sus emociones. They will have sublimated their emotions. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría sublimado | Yo habría sublimado mi espíritu si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have sublimated my spirit if I had had time. | |
| Tú | habrías sublimado | Tú habrías sublimado tus ideas con más práctica. You would have sublimated your ideas with more practice. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría sublimado | Ella habría sublimado su arte si hubiera sido más joven. She would have sublimated her art if she had been younger. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos sublimado | Nosotros habríamos sublimado nuestras habilidades si hubiéramos tenido apoyo. We would have sublimated our skills if we had had support. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais sublimado | Vosotros habríais sublimado vuestros talentos con más esfuerzo. You all would have sublimated your talents with more effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían sublimado | Ellos habrían sublimado sus vidas si hubieran intentado más. They would have sublimated their lives if they had tried more. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | sublime | Espero que yo sublime la belleza. I hope that I subliminate the beauty. | |
| Tú | sublimes | Es importante que tú sublimes tus ideas. It's important that you subliminate your ideas. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | sublima | Es posible que él sublima sus emociones. It's possible that he sublimates his emotions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | sublimemos | Queremos que nosotros sublimemos la creatividad. We want us to subliminate the creativity. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | subliméis | Es necesario que vosotros subliméis la pasión. It's necessary that you all subliminate the passion. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | sublimen | Dudo que ellas sublimen sus sentimientos. I doubt that they subliminate their feelings. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | sublimara | Esperaba que él sublimara sus ideas. I hoped that he sublimated his ideas. | |
| Tú | sublimaras | Querías que tú sublimaras tus sueños. You wanted you to sublimated your dreams. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | sublimara | Dudaba que ella sublimara su talento. I doubted that she sublimated her talent. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | sublimáramos | Era importante que nosotros sublimáramos la pasión. It was important that we sublimated the passion. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | sublimarais | Ojalá que vosotros sublimarais el conflicto. Hopefully, you all sublimated the conflict. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | sublimaran | No creía que ellos sublimaran sus emociones. I didn't believe that they sublimated their emotions. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | sublimare | Si el artista sublimare su obra, sería famoso. If the artist sublimated his work, he would be famous. | |
| Tú | sublimares | Es posible que tú sublimares tus ideas en el proyecto. It's possible that you will sublimated your ideas into the project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | sublimare | Es probable que ella sublimare sus sentimientos. It's likely that she will sublimated her feelings. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | sublimáremos | Nosotros sublimáremos nuestras metas en el futuro. We will sublimated our goals in the future. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | sublimareis | Vosotros sublimareis la idea en la reunión. You all will sublimated the idea in the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | sublimaren | Es posible que ellos sublimaren sus deseos ocultos. It's possible that they will sublimated their hidden desires. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya sublimado | Es posible que haya sublimado la materia. It is possible that I have sublimated the matter. | |
| Tú | hayas sublimado | Espero que hayas sublimado la idea. I hope that you have sublimated the idea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya sublimado | Es importante que él haya sublimado sus pensamientos. It is important that he has sublimated his thoughts. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos sublimado | Creemos que hayamos sublimado la experiencia. We believe that we have sublimated the experience. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis sublimado | ¿Habéis sublimado esa emoción? Have you all sublimated that emotion? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan sublimado | Es posible que hayan sublimado sus deseos. It is possible that they have sublimated their desires. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera sublimado | Si hubiera sublimado sus ideas, habría sido famoso. If he had sublimated his ideas, he would have become famous. | |
| Tú | hubieras sublimado | Es posible que tú hubieras sublimado esa emoción. Maybe you had sublimated that emotion. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera sublimado | Ella habría sublimado su talento si hubiera tenido oportunidad. She would have sublimated her talent if she had had the chance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos sublimado | Nosotros hubiéramos sublimado nuestras pasiones. We would have sublimated our passions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais sublimado | Si vosotros hubierais sublimado esa energía, habría sido mejor. If you all had sublimated that energy, it would have been better. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran sublimado | Ellos hubieran sublimado sus sentimientos en ese momento. They would have sublimated their feelings at that moment. |
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 sublimado | Para entonces, ya hubiere sublimado sus ideas. By then, he will have sublimated his ideas. | |
| Tú | hubieres sublimado | Es posible que tú hubieres sublimado sus pensamientos. It is possible that you will have sublimated his thoughts. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere sublimado | Quizá él hubiere sublimado su espíritu. Perhaps he will have sublimated his spirit. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos sublimado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos sublimado nuestras ideas. By then, we will have sublimated our ideas. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis sublimado | Es probable que vosotros hubiereis sublimado vuestros pensamientos. It is likely that you all will have sublimated your thoughts. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren sublimado | Quizá ellos hubieren sublimado sus emociones. Maybe they will have sublimated their emotions. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | sublima | ¡Sublima tus pensamientos positivos! Sublimate your positive thoughts! | |
| Tú | sublima | ¡Sublima tus ideas antes de presentarlas! Sublimate your ideas before presenting them! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | sublima | ¡Sublima tus emociones en la pintura! Sublimate your emotions in painting! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | sublimemos | ¡Sublimemos nuestras metas juntos! Let's sublime our goals together! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | sublimad | ¡Sublimad vuestros sueños ahora! Sublimate your dreams now! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | sublimen | ¡Sublimen sus ideas en el arte! Sublimate their ideas in art! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no sublimo | No sublimo mis sentimientos. I do not subliminate my feelings. | |
| Tú | no sublimes | No sublimes tus emociones. Don't subliminate your emotions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no sublima | No sublima sus ideas sin pensar. He/She/You (formal) does not subliminate his/her/your ideas without thinking. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no sublimes | No sublimes tus sueños aquí. Let's not subliminate your dreams here. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no subliméis | No subliméis lo que no podéis cambiar. Don't subliminate what you can't change. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no sublimen | No sublimen sus deseos sin razón. They/You all (formal) do not subliminate their/your desires without reason. |
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