cansar
to tirePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | cansoI tire | nosotros | cansamoswe tire |
| tú | cansasyou tire | vosotros | cansáisyou all tire |
| él/ella/Ud. | cansahe/she tires | ellos/Uds. | cansanthey tire |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he cansadoI have tired | nosotros | hemos cansadowe have tired |
| tú | has cansadoyou have tired | vosotros | habéis cansadoyou all have tired |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha cansadohe/she has tired | ellos/Uds. | han cansadothey have tired |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | canse(that) I tire | nosotros | cansemos(that) we tire |
| tú | canses(that) you tire | vosotros | canséis(that) you all tire |
| él/ella/Ud. | canse(that) he/she tires | ellos/Uds. | cansen(that) they tire |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya cansado(that) I have tired | nosotros | hayamos cansado(that) we have tired |
| tú | hayas cansado(that) you have tired | vosotros | hayáis cansado(that) you all have tired |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya cansado(that) he/she has tired | ellos/Uds. | hayan cansado(that) they have tired |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | canséI tired | nosotros | cansamoswe tired |
| tú | cansasteyou tired | vosotros | cansasteisyou all tired |
| él/ella/Ud. | cansóhe/she tired | ellos/Uds. | cansaronthey tired |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | cansabaI used to tire | nosotros | cansábamoswe used to tire |
| tú | cansabasyou used to tire | vosotros | cansabaisyou all used to tire |
| él/ella/Ud. | cansabahe/she used to tire | ellos/Uds. | cansabanthey used to tire |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había cansadoI had tired | nosotros | habíamos cansadowe had tired |
| tú | habías cansadoyou had tired | vosotros | habíais cansadoyou all had tired |
| él/ella/Ud. | había cansadohe/she had tired | ellos/Uds. | habían cansadothey had tired |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | cansara(that) I tired | nosotros | cansáramos(that) we tired |
| tú | cansaras(that) you tired | vosotros | cansarais(that) you all tired |
| él/ella/Ud. | cansara(that) he/she tired | ellos/Uds. | cansaran(that) they tired |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | cansase(that) I tired | nosotros | cansásemos(that) we tired |
| tú | cansases(that) you tired | vosotros | cansaseis(that) you all tired |
| él/ella/Ud. | cansase(that) he/she tired | ellos/Uds. | cansasen(that) they tired |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera cansado(that) I had tired | nosotros | hubiéramos cansado(that) we had tired |
| tú | hubieras cansado(that) you had tired | vosotros | hubierais cansado(that) you all had tired |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera cansado(that) he/she had tired | ellos/Uds. | hubieran cansado(that) they had tired |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube cansadoI had tired | nosotros | hubimos cansadowe had tired |
| tú | hubiste cansadoyou had tired | vosotros | hubisteis cansadoyou all had tired |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo cansadohe/she had tired | ellos/Uds. | hubieron cansadothey had tired |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | cansaréI will tire | nosotros | cansaremoswe will tire |
| tú | cansarásyou will tire | vosotros | cansaréisyou all will tire |
| él/ella/Ud. | cansaráhe/she will tire | ellos/Uds. | cansaránthey will tire |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | cansaríaI would tire | nosotros | cansaríamoswe would tire |
| tú | cansaríasyou would tire | vosotros | cansaríaisyou all would tire |
| él/ella/Ud. | cansaríahe/she would tire | ellos/Uds. | cansaríanthey would tire |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré cansadoI will have tired | nosotros | habremos cansadowe will have tired |
| tú | habrás cansadoyou will have tired | vosotros | habréis cansadoyou all will have tired |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá cansadohe/she will have tired | ellos/Uds. | habrán cansadothey will have tired |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría cansadoI would have tired | nosotros | habríamos cansadowe would have tired |
| tú | habrías cansadoyou would have tired | vosotros | habríais cansadoyou all would have tired |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría cansadohe/she would have tired | ellos/Uds. | habrían cansadothey would have tired |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | cansare(should) I tire | nosotros | cansáremos(should) we tire |
| tú | cansares(should) you tire | vosotros | cansareis(should) you all tire |
| él/ella/Ud. | cansare(should) he/she tire | ellos/Uds. | cansaren(should) they tire |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | cansemoslet's tire |
| tú | cansatire! | vosotros | cansadtire! |
| él/ella/Ud. | cansetire! | ellos/Uds. | cansentire! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no cansemoslet's not tire |
| tú | no cansesdon't tire | vosotros | no canséisdon't tire |
| él/ella/Ud. | no cansedon't tire | ellos/Uds. | no cansendon't tire |
