/ataˈkaɾ/

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Translation

to attack

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Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoatacoataquéatacabaatacaréatacaría
túatacasatacasteatacabasatacarásatacarías
él/ella/ud.atacaatacóatacabaatacaráatacaría
nos.atacamosatacamosatacábamosatacaremosatacaríamos
vos.atacáisatacasteisatacabaisatacaréisatacaríais
ellos/uds.atacanatacaronatacabanatacaránatacarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoataqueatacaraatacase
túataquesatacarasatacases
él/ella/ud.ataqueatacaraatacase
nos.ataquemosatacáramosatacásemos
vos.ataquéisatacaraisatacaseis
ellos/uds.ataquenatacaranatacasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túataca
ud.ataque
nosotrosataquemos
vosotrosatacad
uds.ataquen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
atacando
Past participle
atacado

Examples

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The team prefers to attack from the first minute.

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In chess you have to attack and defend at the same time.

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The dog only attacks when it feels afraid.

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They decided to tackle the problem from another angle.

¡, !

Careful, the bees can attack if you get close!

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 5: atacar, crecer, mentira and 7 more words.