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ordenar

to order, to tidy up, to command

verb Word 952 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate ordenar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo ordeno I order / I am ordering / I tidy up / I am tidying up / I command / I am commanding
tú ordenas you order / you are ordering / you tidy up / you are tidying up / you command / you are commanding
él/ella ordena he/she orders / he/she is ordering / you order (formal) / you are ordering (formal) / he/she tidies up / he/she is tidying up / you tidy up (formal) / you are tidying up (formal) / he/she commands / he/she is commanding / you command (formal) / you are commanding (formal)
nosotros ordenamos we order / we are ordering / we tidy up / we are tidying up / we command / we are commanding
ellos/ellas ordenan they order / they are ordering / you all order / you all are ordering / they tidy up / they are tidying up / you all tidy up / you all are tidying up / they command / they are commanding / you all command / you all are commanding

Preterite

yo ordené I ordered / I tidied up / I commanded
tú ordenaste you ordered / you tidied up / you commanded
él/ella ordenó he/she ordered / you ordered (formal) / he/she tidied up / you tidied up (formal) / he/she commanded / you commanded (formal)
nosotros ordenamos we ordered / we tidied up / we commanded
ellos/ellas ordenaron they ordered / you all ordered / they tidied up / you all tidied up / they commanded / you all commanded

Imperfect

yo ordenaba I was ordering / I used to order / I was tidying up / I used to tidy up / I was commanding / I used to command
tú ordenabas you were ordering / you used to order / you were tidying up / you used to tidy up / you were commanding / you used to command
él/ella ordenaba he/she was ordering / he/she used to order / you were ordering (formal) / you used to order (formal) / he/she was tidying up / he/she used to tidy up / you were tidying up (formal) / you used to tidy up (formal) / he/she was commanding / he/she used to command / you were commanding (formal) / you used to command (formal)
nosotros ordenábamos we were ordering / we used to order / we were tidying up / we used to tidy up / we were commanding / we used to command
ellos/ellas ordenaban they were ordering / they used to order / you all were ordering / you all used to order / they were tidying up / they used to tidy up / you all were tidying up / you all used to tidy up / they were commanding / they used to command / you all were commanding / you all used to command

Future

yo ordenaré I will order / I will tidy up / I will command
tú ordenarás you will order / you will tidy up / you will command
él/ella ordenará he/she will order / you will order (formal) / he/she will tidy up / you will tidy up (formal) / he/she will command / you will command (formal)
nosotros ordenaremos we will order / we will tidy up / we will command
ellos/ellas ordenarán they will order / you all will order / they will tidy up / you all will tidy up / they will command / you all will command

In a sentence

Tienes que ordenar tu cuarto antes de salir.

You have to tidy up your room before going out.

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