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to kissPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | besoI kiss | nosotros | besamoswe kiss |
| tú | besasyou kiss | vosotros | besáisyou all kiss |
| él/ella/Ud. | besahe/she kisses | ellos/Uds. | besanthey kiss |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he besadoI have kissed | nosotros | hemos besadowe have kissed |
| tú | has besadoyou have kissed | vosotros | habéis besadoyou all have kissed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha besadohe/she has kissed | ellos/Uds. | han besadothey have kissed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | bese(that) I kiss | nosotros | besemos(that) we kiss |
| tú | beses(that) you kiss | vosotros | beséis(that) you all kiss |
| él/ella/Ud. | bese(that) he/she kisses | ellos/Uds. | besen(that) they kiss |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya besado(that) I have kissed | nosotros | hayamos besado(that) we have kissed |
| tú | hayas besado(that) you have kissed | vosotros | hayáis besado(that) you all have kissed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya besado(that) he/she has kissed | ellos/Uds. | hayan besado(that) they have kissed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | beséI kissed | nosotros | besamoswe kissed |
| tú | besasteyou kissed | vosotros | besasteisyou all kissed |
| él/ella/Ud. | besóhe/she kissed | ellos/Uds. | besaronthey kissed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | besabaI used to kiss | nosotros | besábamoswe used to kiss |
| tú | besabasyou used to kiss | vosotros | besabaisyou all used to kiss |
| él/ella/Ud. | besabahe/she used to kiss | ellos/Uds. | besabanthey used to kiss |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había besadoI had kissed | nosotros | habíamos besadowe had kissed |
| tú | habías besadoyou had kissed | vosotros | habíais besadoyou all had kissed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había besadohe/she had kissed | ellos/Uds. | habían besadothey had kissed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | besara(that) I kissed | nosotros | besáramos(that) we kissed |
| tú | besaras(that) you kissed | vosotros | besarais(that) you all kissed |
| él/ella/Ud. | besara(that) he/she kissed | ellos/Uds. | besaran(that) they kissed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | besase(that) I kissed | nosotros | besásemos(that) we kissed |
| tú | besases(that) you kissed | vosotros | besaseis(that) you all kissed |
| él/ella/Ud. | besase(that) he/she kissed | ellos/Uds. | besasen(that) they kissed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera besado(that) I had kissed | nosotros | hubiéramos besado(that) we had kissed |
| tú | hubieras besado(that) you had kissed | vosotros | hubierais besado(that) you all had kissed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera besado(that) he/she had kissed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran besado(that) they had kissed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube besadoI had kissed | nosotros | hubimos besadowe had kissed |
| tú | hubiste besadoyou had kissed | vosotros | hubisteis besadoyou all had kissed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo besadohe/she had kissed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron besadothey had kissed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | besaréI will kiss | nosotros | besaremoswe will kiss |
| tú | besarásyou will kiss | vosotros | besaréisyou all will kiss |
| él/ella/Ud. | besaráhe/she will kiss | ellos/Uds. | besaránthey will kiss |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | besaríaI would kiss | nosotros | besaríamoswe would kiss |
| tú | besaríasyou would kiss | vosotros | besaríaisyou all would kiss |
| él/ella/Ud. | besaríahe/she would kiss | ellos/Uds. | besaríanthey would kiss |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré besadoI will have kissed | nosotros | habremos besadowe will have kissed |
| tú | habrás besadoyou will have kissed | vosotros | habréis besadoyou all will have kissed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá besadohe/she will have kissed | ellos/Uds. | habrán besadothey will have kissed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría besadoI would have kissed | nosotros | habríamos besadowe would have kissed |
| tú | habrías besadoyou would have kissed | vosotros | habríais besadoyou all would have kissed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría besadohe/she would have kissed | ellos/Uds. | habrían besadothey would have kissed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | besare(should) I kiss | nosotros | besáremos(should) we kiss |
| tú | besares(should) you kiss | vosotros | besareis(should) you all kiss |
| él/ella/Ud. | besare(should) he/she kiss | ellos/Uds. | besaren(should) they kiss |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | besemoslet's kiss |
| tú | besakiss! | vosotros | besadkiss! |
| él/ella/Ud. | besekiss! | ellos/Uds. | besenkiss! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no besemoslet's not kiss |
| tú | no besesdon't kiss | vosotros | no beséisdon't kiss |
| él/ella/Ud. | no besedon't kiss | ellos/Uds. | no besendon't kiss |
