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Dedicarse a (to engage in) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of dedicarse a (to engage in) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Dedicarse a (to engage in) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 7: Profesiones y estudios (Professions and studies)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Dedicarse a (to engage in) Dedicándose (Dedicating oneself) Dedicado (Dedicated)

Dedicarse a (to engage in): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) me dedico a I engage in
(tú) te dedicas a You engage in
(él/ella) se dedica a he/she engages in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos dedicamos a We engage in
(vosotros/vosotras) os dedicáis a you engage in
(ellos/ellas) se dedican a they engage in

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me he dedicado a I have engaged in
(tú) te has dedicado a You have engaged in
(él/ella) se ha dedicado a he/she has engaged in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hemos dedicado a we have engaged in
(vosotros/vosotras) os habéis dedicado a You have engaged in
(ellos/ellas) se han dedicado a they have engaged in

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) me dedique a I engage in
(tú) te dediques a you engage in
(él/ella) se dedique a he engages in/she engages in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos dediquemos a we engage in
(vosotros/vosotras) os dediquéis a you engage in
(ellos/ellas) se dediquen a they engage in

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me haya dedicado I have engaged in
(tú) te hayas dedicado You have engaged in
(él/ella) se haya dedicado he/she has engaged in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hayamos dedicado we have engaged in
(vosotros/vosotras) os hayáis dedicado You have engaged in
(ellos/ellas) se hayan dedicado they have engaged in

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me dedicaba a I was engaging in
(tú) te dedicabas a You engaged in
(él/ella) se dedicaba a He/she used to engage in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos dedicábamos a we engaged in
(vosotros/vosotras) os dedicabais a You engaged in
(ellos/ellas) se dedicaban a they engaged in

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me había dedicado a I had engaged in
(tú) te habías dedicado a You had engaged in
(él/ella) se había dedicado a he/she had engaged in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habíamos dedicado a we had engaged in
(vosotros/vosotras) os habíais dedicado a You had engaged in
(ellos/ellas) se habían dedicado a they had engaged in

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me dedicara/me dedicase I engaged in
(tú) te dedicaras/te dedicases you engaged in
(él/ella) se dedicara/se dedicase he/she engaged in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos dedicáramos/nos dedicásemos we engaged in
(vosotros/vosotras) os dedicarais/os dedicaseis You would engage in
(ellos/ellas) se dedicaran/se dedicasen they engaged

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me hubiera/me hubiese dedicado a I would have engaged in
(tú) te hubieras/te hubieses dedicado a You would have engaged in
(él/ella) se hubiera/se hubiese dedicado a he/she had engaged in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubiéramos/nos hubiésemos dedicado a we would have engaged in
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubierais/os hubieseis dedicado a you would have engaged in
(ellos/ellas) se hubieran/se hubiesen dedicado a they had engaged in

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) me dediqué a I engaged in
(tú) te dedicaste a You engaged in
(él/ella) se dedicó a he/she engaged in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos dedicamos a we engaged in
(vosotros/vosotras) os dedicasteis a You engaged in
(ellos/ellas) se dedicaron a they engaged in

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) me hube dedicado a I had engaged in
(tú) te hubiste dedicado a You had engaged in
(él/ella) se hubo dedicado a he/she had engaged in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubimos dedicado a we had engaged in
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubisteis dedicado a You engaged in
(ellos/ellas) se hubieron dedicado a they had engaged in

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me dedicare I will engage in
(tú) te dedicares you will engage in
(él/ella) se dedicare he would engage in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos dedicáremos we will engage in
(vosotros/vosotras) os dedicareis You will engage in
(ellos/ellas) se dedicaren they would engage in

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me hubiere dedicado I would have engaged in
(tú) te hubieres dedicado You would have engaged in
(él/ella) se hubiere dedicado he would have engaged in/she would have engaged in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubiéremos dedicado we will have engaged in
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubiereis dedicado You would have engaged in
(ellos/ellas) se hubieren dedicado they would have engaged in

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me dedicaré I will engage in
(tú) te dedicarás You will engage in
(él/ella) se dedicará he/she will engage in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos dedicaremos we will engage in
(vosotros/vosotras) os dedicaréis You will engage in
(ellos/ellas) se dedicarán They will engage in

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me habré dedicado a I will have engaged in
(tú) te habrás dedicado a You will have engaged in
(él/ella) se habrá dedicado a He/she will have engaged in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habremos dedicado a we will have engaged in
(vosotros/vosotras) os habréis dedicado a You will have engaged in
(ellos/ellas) se habrán dedicado a they will have engaged in
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Dedícate! Engage in it.
¡Dedíquese! Engage!
¡Dediquémonos! Let's engage in it
¡Dedicaos! Engage in it!
¡Dedíquense! Engage in!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No te dediques! You do not engage in
¡No se dedique! He/She should not engage
¡No nos dediquemos! Let's not engage
¡No os dediquéis! Do not engage!
¡No se dediquen! They should not engage in

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me dedicaría a I would engage in
(tú) te dedicarías a You would engage in
(él/ella) se dedicaría a he/she would engage in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos dedicaríamos a We would engage in
(vosotros/vosotras) os dedicaríais a You would engage in
(ellos/ellas) se dedicarían a they would engage in

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me habría dedicado a I would have engaged in
(tú) te habrías dedicado a You would have engaged in
(él/ella) se habría dedicado a he/she would have engaged in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habríamos dedicado a we would have engaged in
(vosotros/vosotras) os habríais dedicado a You would have engaged in
(ellos/ellas) se habrían dedicado a They would have engaged in

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. Do you work as chefs?
¿os dedicáis a trabajar como cocineros?
2. I will engage in being a teacher.
Me dedicaré a ser profesor.
3. He works as a doctor in Spain.
Se dedica a ser médico en españa.
4. He will engage in working as an engineer.
Se dedicará a trabajar como ingeniero.
5. Will you pursue a career in medicine?
¿te dedicarás a estudiar medicina?

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We engaged in being teachers.
Nos dedicábamos a ser profesores.
2. We have engaged in working together.
Nos hemos dedicado a trabajar juntos.
3. You used to engage in being an engineer.
Te dedicabas a ser ingeniero.
4. They engaged in working as doctors.
Se dedicaban a trabajar como médicos.
5. He engaged in teaching languages.
El profesor se dedicó a enseñar idiomas.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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nos dediquemos a, dedicáramos, te dediques a, me dedique a, nos, se dedique a

1.
Quiero que ... ser médico.
(I want you to engage in being a doctor.)
2.
Ojalá ... enseñar español.
(Hopefully we engage in teaching Spanish.)
3.
Si ... ... a practicar juntos
(If we were to engage in practising together)
4.
Espero que ... estudiar.
(I hope I engage in studying.)
5.
Es importante que ... trabajar.
(It is important that he/she engages in working.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They would have engaged in being lawyers.
Ellas se hubieran dedicado a ser abogadas.
2. They have engaged as lawyers.
Ojalá se hayan dedicado como abogados.
3. We would have engaged in being nurses.
Nosotras nos hubiéramos dedicado a ser enfermeras.
4. I doubt that you have engaged in studying.
Dudo que te hayas dedicado a estudiar.
5. We had engaged in working as waiters.
Nos hubimos dedicado a trabajar de camareros.