beber
to drinkPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | beboI drink | nosotros | bebemoswe drink |
| tú | bebesyou drink | vosotros | bebéisyou all drink |
| él/ella/Ud. | bebehe/she drinks | ellos/Uds. | bebenthey drink |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he bebidoI have drunk | nosotros | hemos bebidowe have drunk |
| tú | has bebidoyou have drunk | vosotros | habéis bebidoyou all have drunk |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha bebidohe/she has drunk | ellos/Uds. | han bebidothey have drunk |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | beba(that) I drink | nosotros | bebamos(that) we drink |
| tú | bebas(that) you drink | vosotros | bebáis(that) you all drink |
| él/ella/Ud. | beba(that) he/she drinks | ellos/Uds. | beban(that) they drink |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya bebido(that) I have drunk | nosotros | hayamos bebido(that) we have drunk |
| tú | hayas bebido(that) you have drunk | vosotros | hayáis bebido(that) you all have drunk |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya bebido(that) he/she has drunk | ellos/Uds. | hayan bebido(that) they have drunk |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | bebíI drank | nosotros | bebimoswe drank |
| tú | bebisteyou drank | vosotros | bebisteisyou all drank |
| él/ella/Ud. | bebióhe/she drank | ellos/Uds. | bebieronthey drank |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | bebíaI used to drink | nosotros | bebíamoswe used to drink |
| tú | bebíasyou used to drink | vosotros | bebíaisyou all used to drink |
| él/ella/Ud. | bebíahe/she used to drink | ellos/Uds. | bebíanthey used to drink |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había bebidoI had drunk | nosotros | habíamos bebidowe had drunk |
| tú | habías bebidoyou had drunk | vosotros | habíais bebidoyou all had drunk |
| él/ella/Ud. | había bebidohe/she had drunk | ellos/Uds. | habían bebidothey had drunk |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | bebiera(that) I drank | nosotros | bebiéramos(that) we drank |
| tú | bebieras(that) you drank | vosotros | bebierais(that) you all drank |
| él/ella/Ud. | bebiera(that) he/she drank | ellos/Uds. | bebieran(that) they drank |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | bebiese(that) I drank | nosotros | bebiésemos(that) we drank |
| tú | bebieses(that) you drank | vosotros | bebieseis(that) you all drank |
| él/ella/Ud. | bebiese(that) he/she drank | ellos/Uds. | bebiesen(that) they drank |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera bebido(that) I had drunk | nosotros | hubiéramos bebido(that) we had drunk |
| tú | hubieras bebido(that) you had drunk | vosotros | hubierais bebido(that) you all had drunk |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera bebido(that) he/she had drunk | ellos/Uds. | hubieran bebido(that) they had drunk |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube bebidoI had drunk | nosotros | hubimos bebidowe had drunk |
| tú | hubiste bebidoyou had drunk | vosotros | hubisteis bebidoyou all had drunk |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo bebidohe/she had drunk | ellos/Uds. | hubieron bebidothey had drunk |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | beberéI will drink | nosotros | beberemoswe will drink |
| tú | beberásyou will drink | vosotros | beberéisyou all will drink |
| él/ella/Ud. | beberáhe/she will drink | ellos/Uds. | beberánthey will drink |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | beberíaI would drink | nosotros | beberíamoswe would drink |
| tú | beberíasyou would drink | vosotros | beberíaisyou all would drink |
| él/ella/Ud. | beberíahe/she would drink | ellos/Uds. | beberíanthey would drink |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré bebidoI will have drunk | nosotros | habremos bebidowe will have drunk |
| tú | habrás bebidoyou will have drunk | vosotros | habréis bebidoyou all will have drunk |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá bebidohe/she will have drunk | ellos/Uds. | habrán bebidothey will have drunk |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría bebidoI would have drunk | nosotros | habríamos bebidowe would have drunk |
| tú | habrías bebidoyou would have drunk | vosotros | habríais bebidoyou all would have drunk |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría bebidohe/she would have drunk | ellos/Uds. | habrían bebidothey would have drunk |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | bebiere(should) I drink | nosotros | bebiéremos(should) we drink |
| tú | bebieres(should) you drink | vosotros | bebiereis(should) you all drink |
| él/ella/Ud. | bebiere(should) he/she drink | ellos/Uds. | bebieren(should) they drink |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | bebamoslet's drink |
| tú | bebedrink! | vosotros | bebeddrink! |
| él/ella/Ud. | bebadrink! | ellos/Uds. | bebandrink! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no bebamoslet's not drink |
| tú | no bebasdon't drink | vosotros | no bebáisdon't drink |
| él/ella/Ud. | no bebadon't drink | ellos/Uds. | no bebandon't drink |
