Vigilar means to watch over, monitor, or guard something or someone. It is used when referring to keeping an eye on or supervising.
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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 |
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Yo | vigilo | Yo vigilo la seguridad del edificio. I monitor the security of the building. | |
Tú | vigilas | Tú vigilas a los niños en el parque. You watch over the children in the park. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | vigila | Ella vigila sus pertenencias constantemente. She constantly watches over her belongings. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vigilamos | Nosotros vigilamos el cumplimiento de las reglas. We monitor the compliance with the rules. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vigiláis | Vosotros vigiláis la entrada del edificio. You all monitor the building's entrance. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | vigilant | Ellos vigilan las cámaras de seguridad. They monitor the security cameras. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | vigilé | Yo vigilí la puerta toda la noche. I watched over the door all night. | |
Tú | vigilaste | Tú vigilaste el almacén ayer. You watched over the warehouse yesterday. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | vigiló | Él vigiló a los niños en el parque. He watched over the children in the park. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vigilamos | Nosotros vigilamos la entrada del edificio. We watched over the building's entrance. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vigilasteis | Vosotros vigilasteis la tienda toda la tarde. You all watched over the store all afternoon. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | vigilaron | Ellos vigilieron la zona durante la noche. They watched over the area during the night. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | vigilaba | Yo vigilaba la casa cada noche. I used to watch over the house every night. | |
Tú | vigilabas | Tú vigilabas a los niños en el parque. You used to watch the children in the park. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | vigilaba | Ella vigilaba la tienda en su turno. She used to watch the store during her shift. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vigilábamos | Nosotros vigilábamos el perímetro del edificio. We used to watch over the perimeter of the building. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vigilabais | Vosotros vigilabais la entrada principal. You all used to watch the main entrance. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | vigilaban | Ellos vigilaban la zona durante la noche. They used to watch the area during the night. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy vigilando | Estoy vigilando la tienda ahora mismo. I am watching the store right now. | |
Tú | estás vigilando | Estás vigilando a los niños en el parque. You are watching the children in the park. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está vigilando | Ella está vigilando la entrada del edificio. She is watching the entrance of the building. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos vigilando | Estamos vigilando la obra en construcción. We are watching the construction site. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis vigilando | Vosotros estáis vigilando la sala de reuniones. You all are watching the meeting room. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están vigilando | Ellos están vigilando el perímetro de la finca. They are watching the perimeter of the estate. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a vigilar | Voy a vigilar la situación mañana. I am going to watch the situation tomorrow. | |
Tú | vas a vigilar | Tú vas a vigilar el partido esta noche. You are going to watch the game tonight. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a vigilar | Él va a vigilar la tienda más tarde. He is going to watch the store later. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a vigilar | Vamos a vigilar el proyecto mañana. We are going to watch the project tomorrow. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a vigilar | Vosotros vais a vigilar la reunión en unos minutos. You all are going to watch the meeting in a few minutes. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a vigilar | Ellos van a vigilar la competencia esta semana. They are going to watch the competition this week. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | vigilaré | Vigilaré la situación cuidadosamente. I will watch the situation carefully. | |
Tú | vigilarás | Vigilarás los resultados mañana. You will watch the results tomorrow. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | vigilará | Ella vigilará a los niños en la fiesta. She will watch the children at the party. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vigilaremos | Vigilaremos la seguridad del evento. We will watch the security of the event. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vigilaréis | Vigilaréis el proyecto con atención. You all will watch the project carefully. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | vigilarán | Los guardias vigilarán la entrada. The guards will watch the entrance. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | vigilaría | Yo vigilaría esa zona por la noche. I would watch over that area at night. | |
Tú | vigilarías | Tú vigilarías el proyecto si te lo pidieran. You would supervise the project if they asked you. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | vigilaría | Ella vigilaría a los niños en la fiesta. She would watch over the children at the party. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vigilaríamos | Nosotros vigilaríamos la entrada del edificio. We would monitor the building's entrance. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vigilaríais | Vosotros vigilaríais el inventario mañana. You all would check the inventory tomorrow. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | vigilarían | Ellos vigilarían la situación si supieran. They would monitor the situation if they knew. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he vigilado | Yo he vigilado la puerta toda la noche. I have watched the door all night. | |
Tú | has vigilado | Tú has vigilado a los niños en la escuela. You have watched the children at school. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha vigilado | Ella ha vigilado el perímetro del jardín. She has watched the perimeter of the garden. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos vigilado | Nosotros hemos vigilado la entrada del edificio. We have watched the building's entrance. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis vigilado | Vosotros habéis vigilado la zona toda la tarde. You all have watched the area all afternoon. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han vigilado | Ellos han vigilado la seguridad del evento. They have watched the security of the event. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había vigilado | Yo había vigilado la casa antes de salir. I had watched over the house before leaving. | |
Tú | habías vigilado | Tú habías vigilado a los niños toda la tarde. You had watched over the children all afternoon. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había vigilado | Él había vigilado el perímetro antes de que llegaran. He had watched over the perimeter before they arrived. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos vigilado | Nosotros habíamos vigilado la zona toda la noche. We had watched over the area all night. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais vigilado | Vosotros habíais vigilado el almacén ayer. You all had watched over the warehouse yesterday. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían vigilado | Ellos habían vigilado la entrada antes del evento. They had watched over the entrance before the event. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré vigilado | Para entonces, habré vigilado la zona. By then, I will have watched the area. | |
Tú | habrás vigilado | Tú habrás vigilado el edificio. You will have watched the building. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá vigilado | Él habrá vigilado la puerta. He will have watched the door. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos vigilado | Nosotros habremos vigilado todo el día. We will have watched all day. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis vigilado | Vosotros habréis vigilado la entrada. You all will have watched the entrance. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán vigilado | Ellos habrán vigilado la zona restringida. They will have watched the restricted area. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría vigilado | Yo habría vigilado la casa si hubiera llegado temprano. I would have watched the house if I had arrived early. | |
Tú | habrías vigilado | Tú habrías vigilado la tienda si hubieras estado aquí. You would have watched the store if you had been here. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría vigilado | Él habría vigilado a los niños si hubiera estado en casa. He would have watched the children if he had been home. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos vigilado | Nosotros habríamos vigilado el evento si nos lo hubieran pedido. We would have watched the event if they had asked us. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais vigilado | Vosotros habríais vigilado la zona si hubierais llegado antes. You all would have watched the area if you had arrived earlier. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían vigilado | Ellos habrían vigilado la puerta si hubieran sabido. They would have watched the door 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 |
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Yo | vigile | Es importante que vigile la seguridad. It's important that I watch the security. | |
Tú | vigiles | Es necesario que vigiles la puerta. It's necessary that you watch the door. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | vigile | Espero que él vigile el proyecto. I hope that he watches over the project. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vigilemos | Queremos que vigilemos el proceso. We want us to monitor the process. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vigiléis | Es importante que vigiléis las instrucciones. It's important that you all watch the instructions. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | vigilen | Dudan que ellas vigilen la zona. They doubt that they watch the area. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | vigilara | Esperaba que él vigilara la puerta. I hoped that he would watch the door. | |
Tú | vigilaras | Querías que tú vigilaras el área. You wanted you to watch the area. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | vigilara | Dudaba que ella vigilara la tienda. I doubted that she watched the store. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vigiláramos | Era importante que nosotros vigiláramos el proyecto. It was important that we watched the project. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vigilárais | No creía que vosotros vigilárais la situación. I didn't believe that you all watched the situation. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | vigilaran | Pensaba que ellos vigilaran la entrada. I thought that they watched the entrance. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situaciones y acciones/eventos que pueden ocurrir en el futuro
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | vigiare | Si vigiare la zona, evitaré problemas. If I watch the area, I will avoid problems. | |
Tú | vigiares | Cuando vigiares la tienda, estate atento. When you watch the store, be attentive. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | vigiare | Es probable que vigiare la situación mañana. He/She/You will probably watch the situation tomorrow. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vigiaremos | Vigiaremos la obra durante la noche. We will watch the work during the night. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vigiareis | Vigiareis el evento si llega a ocurrir. You all will watch the event if it happens. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | vigiare | Ellos vigiare en la puerta si es necesario. They will watch at the door if necessary. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya vigilado | Espero que haya vigilado la seguridad. I hope I have watched over the security. | |
Tú | hayas vigilado | Es importante que hayas vigilado el proceso. It's important that you have monitored the process. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya vigilado | Es posible que él haya vigilado la zona. It's possible that he has watched over the area. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos vigilado | Esperamos que hayamos vigilado bien. We hope that we have monitored well. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis vigilado | ¿Crees que hayáis vigilado suficiente? Do you think that you all have monitored enough? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan vigilado | Es probable que hayan vigilado la situación. It's likely that they have watched over the situation. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera vigilado | Si hubiera vigilado mejor, habría evitado el problema. If I had watched more carefully, I would have avoided the problem. | |
Tú | hubieras vigilado | Si hubieras vigilado, no habría ocurrido eso. If you had watched, that wouldn't have happened. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera vigilado | Ella habría vigilado si hubiera sabido. She would have watched if she had known. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos vigilado | Nosotros hubiéramos vigilado si hubiéramos tenido tiempo. We would have watched if we had had time. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais vigilado | Vosotros hubierais vigilado si hubierais estado allí. You all would have watched if you had been there. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran vigilado | Ellos habrían vigilado si hubieran sabido. They would have watched if they had known. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere vigilado | Para entonces, ya hubiere vigilado la zona. By then, I will have already monitored the area. | |
Tú | hubieres vigilado | Es posible que tú hubieres vigilado la puerta. It is possible that you will have monitored the door. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere vigilado | Quizá él hubiere vigilado la entrada. Maybe he will have monitored the entrance. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos vigilado | Para mañana, nosotros hubiéremos vigilado todo. By tomorrow, we will have monitored everything. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis vigilado | Es probable que vosotros hubiereis vigilado la zona. It is likely that you all will have monitored the area. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren vigilado | Cuando lleguen, ellos hubieren vigilado el lugar. When they arrive, they will have monitored the place. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | vigilo | No des órdenes en voz alta, vigilo la situación. Don't give orders aloud, I monitor the situation. | |
Tú | vigila | ¡Vigila la puerta cuando entres! Watch the door when you enter! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | vigil | Vigil, por favor, mantén la vigilancia en la entrada. Vigil, please, keep watch at the entrance. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vigilad | Vigilad la zona durante la noche. Monitor the area during the night. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vigilad | Vigilad que no falte nada. Make sure nothing is missing. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | vigilad | Vigilad la seguridad del edificio. Monitor the building's security. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no vigile | No vigile esa área solo. Don't watch that area alone. | |
Tú | no vigiles | No vigiles la puerta sin permiso. Don't watch the door without permission. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no vigile | Por favor, no vigile la zona peligrosa. Please, don't watch the dangerous area. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no vigilemos | No vigilemos esa calle por la noche. Let's not watch that street at night. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no vigiléis | No vigiléis la tienda sin autorización. Don't watch the store without authorization. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no vigilen | No vigilen esa zona en silencio. Don't watch that area silently. |
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