celebrar
to celebratePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | celebroI celebrate | nosotros | celebramoswe celebrate |
| tú | celebrasyou celebrate | vosotros | celebráisyou all celebrate |
| él/ella/Ud. | celebrahe/she celebrates | ellos/Uds. | celebranthey celebrate |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he celebradoI have celebrated | nosotros | hemos celebradowe have celebrated |
| tú | has celebradoyou have celebrated | vosotros | habéis celebradoyou all have celebrated |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha celebradohe/she has celebrated | ellos/Uds. | han celebradothey have celebrated |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | celebre(that) I celebrate | nosotros | celebremos(that) we celebrate |
| tú | celebres(that) you celebrate | vosotros | celebréis(that) you all celebrate |
| él/ella/Ud. | celebre(that) he/she celebrates | ellos/Uds. | celebren(that) they celebrate |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya celebrado(that) I have celebrated | nosotros | hayamos celebrado(that) we have celebrated |
| tú | hayas celebrado(that) you have celebrated | vosotros | hayáis celebrado(that) you all have celebrated |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya celebrado(that) he/she has celebrated | ellos/Uds. | hayan celebrado(that) they have celebrated |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | celebréI celebrated | nosotros | celebramoswe celebrated |
| tú | celebrasteyou celebrated | vosotros | celebrasteisyou all celebrated |
| él/ella/Ud. | celebróhe/she celebrated | ellos/Uds. | celebraronthey celebrated |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | celebrabaI used to celebrate | nosotros | celebrábamoswe used to celebrate |
| tú | celebrabasyou used to celebrate | vosotros | celebrabaisyou all used to celebrate |
| él/ella/Ud. | celebrabahe/she used to celebrate | ellos/Uds. | celebrabanthey used to celebrate |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había celebradoI had celebrated | nosotros | habíamos celebradowe had celebrated |
| tú | habías celebradoyou had celebrated | vosotros | habíais celebradoyou all had celebrated |
| él/ella/Ud. | había celebradohe/she had celebrated | ellos/Uds. | habían celebradothey had celebrated |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | celebrara(that) I celebrated | nosotros | celebráramos(that) we celebrated |
| tú | celebraras(that) you celebrated | vosotros | celebrarais(that) you all celebrated |
| él/ella/Ud. | celebrara(that) he/she celebrated | ellos/Uds. | celebraran(that) they celebrated |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | celebrase(that) I celebrated | nosotros | celebrásemos(that) we celebrated |
| tú | celebrases(that) you celebrated | vosotros | celebraseis(that) you all celebrated |
| él/ella/Ud. | celebrase(that) he/she celebrated | ellos/Uds. | celebrasen(that) they celebrated |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera celebrado(that) I had celebrated | nosotros | hubiéramos celebrado(that) we had celebrated |
| tú | hubieras celebrado(that) you had celebrated | vosotros | hubierais celebrado(that) you all had celebrated |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera celebrado(that) he/she had celebrated | ellos/Uds. | hubieran celebrado(that) they had celebrated |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube celebradoI had celebrated | nosotros | hubimos celebradowe had celebrated |
| tú | hubiste celebradoyou had celebrated | vosotros | hubisteis celebradoyou all had celebrated |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo celebradohe/she had celebrated | ellos/Uds. | hubieron celebradothey had celebrated |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | celebraréI will celebrate | nosotros | celebraremoswe will celebrate |
| tú | celebrarásyou will celebrate | vosotros | celebraréisyou all will celebrate |
| él/ella/Ud. | celebraráhe/she will celebrate | ellos/Uds. | celebraránthey will celebrate |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | celebraríaI would celebrate | nosotros | celebraríamoswe would celebrate |
| tú | celebraríasyou would celebrate | vosotros | celebraríaisyou all would celebrate |
| él/ella/Ud. | celebraríahe/she would celebrate | ellos/Uds. | celebraríanthey would celebrate |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré celebradoI will have celebrated | nosotros | habremos celebradowe will have celebrated |
| tú | habrás celebradoyou will have celebrated | vosotros | habréis celebradoyou all will have celebrated |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá celebradohe/she will have celebrated | ellos/Uds. | habrán celebradothey will have celebrated |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría celebradoI would have celebrated | nosotros | habríamos celebradowe would have celebrated |
| tú | habrías celebradoyou would have celebrated | vosotros | habríais celebradoyou all would have celebrated |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría celebradohe/she would have celebrated | ellos/Uds. | habrían celebradothey would have celebrated |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | celebrare(should) I celebrate | nosotros | celebráremos(should) we celebrate |
| tú | celebrares(should) you celebrate | vosotros | celebrareis(should) you all celebrate |
| él/ella/Ud. | celebrare(should) he/she celebrate | ellos/Uds. | celebraren(should) they celebrate |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | celebremoslet's celebrate |
| tú | celebracelebrate! | vosotros | celebradcelebrate! |
| él/ella/Ud. | celebrecelebrate! | ellos/Uds. | celebrencelebrate! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no celebremoslet's not celebrate |
| tú | no celebresdon't celebrate | vosotros | no celebréisdon't celebrate |
| él/ella/Ud. | no celebredon't celebrate | ellos/Uds. | no celebrendon't celebrate |
