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controlar

/kontɾoˈlaɾ/, [kõn̪.t̪ɾoˈlaɾ]

check, control

Gerund: controlando

Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular controlado controlada
Plural controlados controladas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo controlo controlaba controlé controlaré controlaría
tú controlas controlabas controlaste controlarás controlarías
él/ella/Ud. controla controlaba controló controlará controlaría
nosotros controlamos controlábamos controlamos controlaremos controlaríamos
vosotros controláis controlabais controlasteis controlaréis controlaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. controlan controlaban controlaron controlarán controlarían
vos controlás controlabas controlaste controlarás controlarías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo controle controlara controlase controlare
tú controles controlaras controlases controlares
él/ella/Ud. controle controlara controlase controlare
nosotros controlemos controláramos controlásemos controláremos
vosotros controléis controlarais controlaseis controlareis
ellos/ellas/Uds. controlen controlaran controlasen controlaren
vos controlés controlaras controlases controlares

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
tú controla no controles
Ud. controle no controle
nosotros controlemos no controlemos
vosotros controlad no controléis
Uds. controlen no controlen
vos controlá no controles

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Le fue muy difícil controlar sus emociones.

    It was very difficult for her to control her emotions.

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  • A Tom no le gusta no ser capaz de controlar a María.

    Tom doesn't like not being able to control Mary.

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  • Tom hizo lo que pudo para controlar su temperamento.

    Tom did his best to keep temper under control.

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  • Ella no puede controlar sus emociones.

    She can't control her emotions.

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  • No me puedo controlar.

    I can't control myself.

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  • Bob no podía controlar su ira.

    Bob could not control his anger.

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  • Tom no puede controlar a sus hijos.

    Tom can't control his children.

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  • Desearía averiguar como controlar mi apetito.

    I wish I could figure out how to control my appetite.

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  • Montoya tiene una báscula digital en el baño y la usa una vez por semana para controlar su peso.

    Montoya has a digital scale in the bathroom and uses it once a week to control his weight.

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  • Un observatorio regional será dirigido para controlar la ejecución del plan.

    A regional observatory will be directed to monitor the execution of the plan.

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