colocar
to placePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | colocoI place | nosotros | colocamoswe place |
| tú | colocasyou place | vosotros | colocáisyou all place |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocahe/she places | ellos/Uds. | colocanthey place |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he colocadoI have placed | nosotros | hemos colocadowe have placed |
| tú | has colocadoyou have placed | vosotros | habéis colocadoyou all have placed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha colocadohe/she has placed | ellos/Uds. | han colocadothey have placed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | coloque(that) I place | nosotros | coloquemos(that) we place |
| tú | coloques(that) you place | vosotros | coloquéis(that) you all place |
| él/ella/Ud. | coloque(that) he/she places | ellos/Uds. | coloquen(that) they place |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya colocado(that) I have placed | nosotros | hayamos colocado(that) we have placed |
| tú | hayas colocado(that) you have placed | vosotros | hayáis colocado(that) you all have placed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya colocado(that) he/she has placed | ellos/Uds. | hayan colocado(that) they have placed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | coloquéI placed | nosotros | colocamoswe placed |
| tú | colocasteyou placed | vosotros | colocasteisyou all placed |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocóhe/she placed | ellos/Uds. | colocaronthey placed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | colocabaI used to place | nosotros | colocábamoswe used to place |
| tú | colocabasyou used to place | vosotros | colocabaisyou all used to place |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocabahe/she used to place | ellos/Uds. | colocabanthey used to place |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había colocadoI had placed | nosotros | habíamos colocadowe had placed |
| tú | habías colocadoyou had placed | vosotros | habíais colocadoyou all had placed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había colocadohe/she had placed | ellos/Uds. | habían colocadothey had placed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | colocara(that) I placed | nosotros | colocáramos(that) we placed |
| tú | colocaras(that) you placed | vosotros | colocarais(that) you all placed |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocara(that) he/she placed | ellos/Uds. | colocaran(that) they placed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | colocase(that) I placed | nosotros | colocásemos(that) we placed |
| tú | colocases(that) you placed | vosotros | colocaseis(that) you all placed |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocase(that) he/she placed | ellos/Uds. | colocasen(that) they placed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera colocado(that) I had placed | nosotros | hubiéramos colocado(that) we had placed |
| tú | hubieras colocado(that) you had placed | vosotros | hubierais colocado(that) you all had placed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera colocado(that) he/she had placed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran colocado(that) they had placed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube colocadoI had placed | nosotros | hubimos colocadowe had placed |
| tú | hubiste colocadoyou had placed | vosotros | hubisteis colocadoyou all had placed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo colocadohe/she had placed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron colocadothey had placed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | colocaréI will place | nosotros | colocaremoswe will place |
| tú | colocarásyou will place | vosotros | colocaréisyou all will place |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocaráhe/she will place | ellos/Uds. | colocaránthey will place |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | colocaríaI would place | nosotros | colocaríamoswe would place |
| tú | colocaríasyou would place | vosotros | colocaríaisyou all would place |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocaríahe/she would place | ellos/Uds. | colocaríanthey would place |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré colocadoI will have placed | nosotros | habremos colocadowe will have placed |
| tú | habrás colocadoyou will have placed | vosotros | habréis colocadoyou all will have placed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá colocadohe/she will have placed | ellos/Uds. | habrán colocadothey will have placed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría colocadoI would have placed | nosotros | habríamos colocadowe would have placed |
| tú | habrías colocadoyou would have placed | vosotros | habríais colocadoyou all would have placed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría colocadohe/she would have placed | ellos/Uds. | habrían colocadothey would have placed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | colocare(should) I place | nosotros | colocáremos(should) we place |
| tú | colocares(should) you place | vosotros | colocareis(should) you all place |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocare(should) he/she place | ellos/Uds. | colocaren(should) they place |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | coloquemoslet's place |
| tú | colocaplace! | vosotros | colocadplace! |
| él/ella/Ud. | coloqueplace! | ellos/Uds. | coloquenplace! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no coloquemoslet's not place |
| tú | no coloquesdon't place | vosotros | no coloquéisdon't place |
| él/ella/Ud. | no coloquedon't place | ellos/Uds. | no coloquendon't place |
