casar
to marryPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | casoI marry | nosotros | casamoswe marry |
| tú | casasyou marry | vosotros | casáisyou all marry |
| él/ella/Ud. | casahe/she marries | ellos/Uds. | casanthey marry |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he casadoI have married | nosotros | hemos casadowe have married |
| tú | has casadoyou have married | vosotros | habéis casadoyou all have married |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha casadohe/she has married | ellos/Uds. | han casadothey have married |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | case(that) I marry | nosotros | casemos(that) we marry |
| tú | cases(that) you marry | vosotros | caséis(that) you all marry |
| él/ella/Ud. | case(that) he/she marries | ellos/Uds. | casen(that) they marry |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya casado(that) I have married | nosotros | hayamos casado(that) we have married |
| tú | hayas casado(that) you have married | vosotros | hayáis casado(that) you all have married |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya casado(that) he/she has married | ellos/Uds. | hayan casado(that) they have married |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | caséI married | nosotros | casamoswe married |
| tú | casasteyou married | vosotros | casasteisyou all married |
| él/ella/Ud. | casóhe/she married | ellos/Uds. | casaronthey married |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | casabaI used to marry | nosotros | casábamoswe used to marry |
| tú | casabasyou used to marry | vosotros | casabaisyou all used to marry |
| él/ella/Ud. | casabahe/she used to marry | ellos/Uds. | casabanthey used to marry |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había casadoI had married | nosotros | habíamos casadowe had married |
| tú | habías casadoyou had married | vosotros | habíais casadoyou all had married |
| él/ella/Ud. | había casadohe/she had married | ellos/Uds. | habían casadothey had married |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | casara(that) I married | nosotros | casáramos(that) we married |
| tú | casaras(that) you married | vosotros | casarais(that) you all married |
| él/ella/Ud. | casara(that) he/she married | ellos/Uds. | casaran(that) they married |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | casase(that) I married | nosotros | casásemos(that) we married |
| tú | casases(that) you married | vosotros | casaseis(that) you all married |
| él/ella/Ud. | casase(that) he/she married | ellos/Uds. | casasen(that) they married |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera casado(that) I had married | nosotros | hubiéramos casado(that) we had married |
| tú | hubieras casado(that) you had married | vosotros | hubierais casado(that) you all had married |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera casado(that) he/she had married | ellos/Uds. | hubieran casado(that) they had married |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube casadoI had married | nosotros | hubimos casadowe had married |
| tú | hubiste casadoyou had married | vosotros | hubisteis casadoyou all had married |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo casadohe/she had married | ellos/Uds. | hubieron casadothey had married |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | casaréI will marry | nosotros | casaremoswe will marry |
| tú | casarásyou will marry | vosotros | casaréisyou all will marry |
| él/ella/Ud. | casaráhe/she will marry | ellos/Uds. | casaránthey will marry |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | casaríaI would marry | nosotros | casaríamoswe would marry |
| tú | casaríasyou would marry | vosotros | casaríaisyou all would marry |
| él/ella/Ud. | casaríahe/she would marry | ellos/Uds. | casaríanthey would marry |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré casadoI will have married | nosotros | habremos casadowe will have married |
| tú | habrás casadoyou will have married | vosotros | habréis casadoyou all will have married |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá casadohe/she will have married | ellos/Uds. | habrán casadothey will have married |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría casadoI would have married | nosotros | habríamos casadowe would have married |
| tú | habrías casadoyou would have married | vosotros | habríais casadoyou all would have married |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría casadohe/she would have married | ellos/Uds. | habrían casadothey would have married |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | casare(should) I marry | nosotros | casáremos(should) we marry |
| tú | casares(should) you marry | vosotros | casareis(should) you all marry |
| él/ella/Ud. | casare(should) he/she marry | ellos/Uds. | casaren(should) they marry |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | casemoslet's marry |
| tú | casamarry! | vosotros | casadmarry! |
| él/ella/Ud. | casemarry! | ellos/Uds. | casenmarry! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no casemoslet's not marry |
| tú | no casesdon't marry | vosotros | no caséisdon't marry |
| él/ella/Ud. | no casedon't marry | ellos/Uds. | no casendon't marry |
