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alternar

to alternate

VerbFrequency #1397

Intransitive verb

  1. 1

    to alternate

    Los colores alternan en la bandera.

    The colors alternate on the flag.
  2. 2

    (social) to socialize

    Le gusta alternar con gente de diferentes culturas.

    He likes to socialize with people from different cultures.

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    (to make alternate) to alternate (things)

    Debes alternar el trabajo con el descanso.

    You should alternate work with rest.

1to alternate

Los colores alternan en la bandera.

The colors alternate on the flag.

Las estaciones del año alternan a lo largo del año.

The seasons alternate throughout the year.

En la canción, las voces masculinas y femeninas alternan.

In the song, male and female voices alternate.

Ellos alternan el trabajo.

They alternate the work.

2(to make alternate)to alternate (things)

Debes alternar el trabajo con el descanso.

You should alternate work with rest.

El doctor me dijo que debía alternar los ejercicios.

The doctor told me I should alternate the exercises.

Es bueno alternar diferentes tipos de comida en tu dieta.

It's good to alternate different types of food in your diet.

Debes alternar el trabajo con el descanso.

You should alternate work with rest.

3(social)to socialize

Le gusta alternar con gente de diferentes culturas.

He likes to socialize with people from different cultures.

En la fiesta, tuve la oportunidad de alternar con muchos colegas.

At the party, I had the opportunity to socialize with many colleagues.

A mi abuela le encanta alternar con sus amigas en el club.

My grandmother loves to socialize with her friends at the club.

Me gusta alternar con mis amigos.

I like to socialize with my friends.
Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularalternaría

2nd singularalternarías

3rd singularalternaría

1st pluralalternaríamos

2nd pluralalternaríais

3rd pluralalternarían

future indicative

1st singularalternaré

2nd singularalternarás

3rd singularalternará

1st pluralalternaremos

2nd pluralalternaréis

3rd pluralalternarán

gerund

alternando

imperative affirmative

2nd singularalterna

1st pluralalternemos

2nd pluralalternad

imperative negative

2nd singularno alternes

1st pluralno alternemos

2nd pluralno alternéis

imperfect indicative

1st singularalternaba

2nd singularalternabas

3rd singularalternaba

1st pluralalternábamos

2nd pluralalternabais

3rd pluralalternaban

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularalternara

2nd singularalternaras

3rd singularalternara

1st pluralalternáramos

2nd pluralalternarais

3rd pluralalternaran

infinitive

alternar

participle

alternado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía alternado

2nd singularhabías alternado

3rd singularhabía alternado

1st pluralhabíamos alternado

2nd pluralhabíais alternado

3rd pluralhabían alternado

present indicative

1st singularalterno

2nd singularalternas

3rd singularalterna

1st pluralalternamos

2nd pluralalternáis

3rd pluralalternan

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe alternado

2nd singularhas alternado

3rd singularha alternado

1st pluralhemos alternado

2nd pluralhabéis alternado

3rd pluralhan alternado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya alternado

2nd singularhayas alternado

3rd singularhaya alternado

1st pluralhayamos alternado

2nd pluralhayáis alternado

3rd pluralhayan alternado

present subjunctive

1st singularalterne

2nd singularalternes

3rd singularalterne

1st pluralalternemos

2nd pluralalternéis

3rd pluralalternen

preterite indicative

1st singularalterné

2nd singularalternaste

3rd singularalternó

1st pluralalternamos

2nd pluralalternasteis

3rd pluralalternaron