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to lovePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | amoI love | nosotros | amamoswe love |
| tú | amasyou love | vosotros | amáisyou all love |
| él/ella/Ud. | amahe/she loves | ellos/Uds. | amanthey love |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he amadoI have loved | nosotros | hemos amadowe have loved |
| tú | has amadoyou have loved | vosotros | habéis amadoyou all have loved |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha amadohe/she has loved | ellos/Uds. | han amadothey have loved |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | ame(that) I love | nosotros | amemos(that) we love |
| tú | ames(that) you love | vosotros | améis(that) you all love |
| él/ella/Ud. | ame(that) he/she loves | ellos/Uds. | amen(that) they love |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya amado(that) I have loved | nosotros | hayamos amado(that) we have loved |
| tú | hayas amado(that) you have loved | vosotros | hayáis amado(that) you all have loved |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya amado(that) he/she has loved | ellos/Uds. | hayan amado(that) they have loved |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | améI loved | nosotros | amamoswe loved |
| tú | amasteyou loved | vosotros | amasteisyou all loved |
| él/ella/Ud. | amóhe/she loved | ellos/Uds. | amaronthey loved |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | amabaI used to love | nosotros | amábamoswe used to love |
| tú | amabasyou used to love | vosotros | amabaisyou all used to love |
| él/ella/Ud. | amabahe/she used to love | ellos/Uds. | amabanthey used to love |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había amadoI had loved | nosotros | habíamos amadowe had loved |
| tú | habías amadoyou had loved | vosotros | habíais amadoyou all had loved |
| él/ella/Ud. | había amadohe/she had loved | ellos/Uds. | habían amadothey had loved |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | amara(that) I loved | nosotros | amáramos(that) we loved |
| tú | amaras(that) you loved | vosotros | amarais(that) you all loved |
| él/ella/Ud. | amara(that) he/she loved | ellos/Uds. | amaran(that) they loved |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | amase(that) I loved | nosotros | amásemos(that) we loved |
| tú | amases(that) you loved | vosotros | amaseis(that) you all loved |
| él/ella/Ud. | amase(that) he/she loved | ellos/Uds. | amasen(that) they loved |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera amado(that) I had loved | nosotros | hubiéramos amado(that) we had loved |
| tú | hubieras amado(that) you had loved | vosotros | hubierais amado(that) you all had loved |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera amado(that) he/she had loved | ellos/Uds. | hubieran amado(that) they had loved |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube amadoI had loved | nosotros | hubimos amadowe had loved |
| tú | hubiste amadoyou had loved | vosotros | hubisteis amadoyou all had loved |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo amadohe/she had loved | ellos/Uds. | hubieron amadothey had loved |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | amaréI will love | nosotros | amaremoswe will love |
| tú | amarásyou will love | vosotros | amaréisyou all will love |
| él/ella/Ud. | amaráhe/she will love | ellos/Uds. | amaránthey will love |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | amaríaI would love | nosotros | amaríamoswe would love |
| tú | amaríasyou would love | vosotros | amaríaisyou all would love |
| él/ella/Ud. | amaríahe/she would love | ellos/Uds. | amaríanthey would love |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré amadoI will have loved | nosotros | habremos amadowe will have loved |
| tú | habrás amadoyou will have loved | vosotros | habréis amadoyou all will have loved |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá amadohe/she will have loved | ellos/Uds. | habrán amadothey will have loved |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría amadoI would have loved | nosotros | habríamos amadowe would have loved |
| tú | habrías amadoyou would have loved | vosotros | habríais amadoyou all would have loved |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría amadohe/she would have loved | ellos/Uds. | habrían amadothey would have loved |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | amare(should) I love | nosotros | amáremos(should) we love |
| tú | amares(should) you love | vosotros | amareis(should) you all love |
| él/ella/Ud. | amare(should) he/she love | ellos/Uds. | amaren(should) they love |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | amemoslet's love |
| tú | amalove! | vosotros | amadlove! |
| él/ella/Ud. | amelove! | ellos/Uds. | amenlove! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no amemoslet's not love |
| tú | no amesdon't love | vosotros | no améisdon't love |
| él/ella/Ud. | no amedon't love | ellos/Uds. | no amendon't love |
