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impedir

/impeˈdiɾ/ · im‧pe‧dir

verb

  1. to prevent; to stop

    • La lluvia impide jugar afuera.
      The rain stops us from playing outside.
PresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yoimpidoimpedíimpedíaimpediré
túimpidesimpedisteimpedíasimpedirás
él, ella, ustedimpideimpidióimpedíaimpedirá
nosotrosimpedimosimpedimosimpedíamosimpediremos
ellos, ellas, ustedesimpidenimpidieronimpedíanimpedirán

gerund impidiendo · past participle impedido

Spain also uses vosotros for "you all"; in the Americas it is ustedes.

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