conducir
to drive, to leadPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | conduzcoI drive | nosotros | conducimoswe drive |
| tú | conducesyou drive | vosotros | conducísyou all drive |
| él/ella/Ud. | conducehe/she drives | ellos/Uds. | conducenthey drive |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he conducidoI have driven | nosotros | hemos conducidowe have driven |
| tú | has conducidoyou have driven | vosotros | habéis conducidoyou all have driven |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha conducidohe/she has driven | ellos/Uds. | han conducidothey have driven |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | conduzca(that) I drive | nosotros | conduzcamos(that) we drive |
| tú | conduzcas(that) you drive | vosotros | conduzcáis(that) you all drive |
| él/ella/Ud. | conduzca(that) he/she drives | ellos/Uds. | conduzcan(that) they drive |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya conducido(that) I have driven | nosotros | hayamos conducido(that) we have driven |
| tú | hayas conducido(that) you have driven | vosotros | hayáis conducido(that) you all have driven |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya conducido(that) he/she has driven | ellos/Uds. | hayan conducido(that) they have driven |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | condujeI drove | nosotros | condujimoswe drove |
| tú | condujisteyou drove | vosotros | condujisteisyou all drove |
| él/ella/Ud. | condujohe/she drove | ellos/Uds. | condujeronthey drove |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | conducíaI used to drive | nosotros | conducíamoswe used to drive |
| tú | conducíasyou used to drive | vosotros | conducíaisyou all used to drive |
| él/ella/Ud. | conducíahe/she used to drive | ellos/Uds. | conducíanthey used to drive |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había conducidoI had driven | nosotros | habíamos conducidowe had driven |
| tú | habías conducidoyou had driven | vosotros | habíais conducidoyou all had driven |
| él/ella/Ud. | había conducidohe/she had driven | ellos/Uds. | habían conducidothey had driven |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | condujera(that) I drove | nosotros | condujéramos(that) we drove |
| tú | condujeras(that) you drove | vosotros | condujerais(that) you all drove |
| él/ella/Ud. | condujera(that) he/she drove | ellos/Uds. | condujeran(that) they drove |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | condujese(that) I drove | nosotros | condujésemos(that) we drove |
| tú | condujeses(that) you drove | vosotros | condujeseis(that) you all drove |
| él/ella/Ud. | condujese(that) he/she drove | ellos/Uds. | condujesen(that) they drove |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera conducido(that) I had driven | nosotros | hubiéramos conducido(that) we had driven |
| tú | hubieras conducido(that) you had driven | vosotros | hubierais conducido(that) you all had driven |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera conducido(that) he/she had driven | ellos/Uds. | hubieran conducido(that) they had driven |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube conducidoI had driven | nosotros | hubimos conducidowe had driven |
| tú | hubiste conducidoyou had driven | vosotros | hubisteis conducidoyou all had driven |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo conducidohe/she had driven | ellos/Uds. | hubieron conducidothey had driven |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | conduciréI will drive | nosotros | conduciremoswe will drive |
| tú | conducirásyou will drive | vosotros | conduciréisyou all will drive |
| él/ella/Ud. | conduciráhe/she will drive | ellos/Uds. | conduciránthey will drive |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | conduciríaI would drive | nosotros | conduciríamoswe would drive |
| tú | conduciríasyou would drive | vosotros | conduciríaisyou all would drive |
| él/ella/Ud. | conduciríahe/she would drive | ellos/Uds. | conduciríanthey would drive |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré conducidoI will have driven | nosotros | habremos conducidowe will have driven |
| tú | habrás conducidoyou will have driven | vosotros | habréis conducidoyou all will have driven |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá conducidohe/she will have driven | ellos/Uds. | habrán conducidothey will have driven |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría conducidoI would have driven | nosotros | habríamos conducidowe would have driven |
| tú | habrías conducidoyou would have driven | vosotros | habríais conducidoyou all would have driven |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría conducidohe/she would have driven | ellos/Uds. | habrían conducidothey would have driven |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | condujere(should) I drive | nosotros | condujéremos(should) we drive |
| tú | condujeres(should) you drive | vosotros | condujereis(should) you all drive |
| él/ella/Ud. | condujere(should) he/she drive | ellos/Uds. | condujeren(should) they drive |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | conduzcamoslet's drive |
| tú | conducedrive! | vosotros | conduciddrive! |
| él/ella/Ud. | conduzcadrive! | ellos/Uds. | conduzcandrive! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no conduzcamoslet's not drive |
| tú | no conduzcasdon't drive | vosotros | no conduzcáisdon't drive |
| él/ella/Ud. | no conduzcadon't drive | ellos/Uds. | no conduzcandon't drive |
Red = the form breaks the regular pattern. Everything in black you could have worked out from the endings alone.