considerar
to considerPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | consideroI consider | nosotros | consideramoswe consider |
| tú | considerasyou consider | vosotros | consideráisyou all consider |
| él/ella/Ud. | considerahe/she considers | ellos/Uds. | consideranthey consider |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he consideradoI have considered | nosotros | hemos consideradowe have considered |
| tú | has consideradoyou have considered | vosotros | habéis consideradoyou all have considered |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha consideradohe/she has considered | ellos/Uds. | han consideradothey have considered |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | considere(that) I consider | nosotros | consideremos(that) we consider |
| tú | consideres(that) you consider | vosotros | consideréis(that) you all consider |
| él/ella/Ud. | considere(that) he/she considers | ellos/Uds. | consideren(that) they consider |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya considerado(that) I have considered | nosotros | hayamos considerado(that) we have considered |
| tú | hayas considerado(that) you have considered | vosotros | hayáis considerado(that) you all have considered |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya considerado(that) he/she has considered | ellos/Uds. | hayan considerado(that) they have considered |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | consideréI considered | nosotros | consideramoswe considered |
| tú | considerasteyou considered | vosotros | considerasteisyou all considered |
| él/ella/Ud. | consideróhe/she considered | ellos/Uds. | consideraronthey considered |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | considerabaI used to consider | nosotros | considerábamoswe used to consider |
| tú | considerabasyou used to consider | vosotros | considerabaisyou all used to consider |
| él/ella/Ud. | considerabahe/she used to consider | ellos/Uds. | considerabanthey used to consider |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había consideradoI had considered | nosotros | habíamos consideradowe had considered |
| tú | habías consideradoyou had considered | vosotros | habíais consideradoyou all had considered |
| él/ella/Ud. | había consideradohe/she had considered | ellos/Uds. | habían consideradothey had considered |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | considerara(that) I considered | nosotros | consideráramos(that) we considered |
| tú | consideraras(that) you considered | vosotros | considerarais(that) you all considered |
| él/ella/Ud. | considerara(that) he/she considered | ellos/Uds. | consideraran(that) they considered |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | considerase(that) I considered | nosotros | considerásemos(that) we considered |
| tú | considerases(that) you considered | vosotros | consideraseis(that) you all considered |
| él/ella/Ud. | considerase(that) he/she considered | ellos/Uds. | considerasen(that) they considered |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera considerado(that) I had considered | nosotros | hubiéramos considerado(that) we had considered |
| tú | hubieras considerado(that) you had considered | vosotros | hubierais considerado(that) you all had considered |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera considerado(that) he/she had considered | ellos/Uds. | hubieran considerado(that) they had considered |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube consideradoI had considered | nosotros | hubimos consideradowe had considered |
| tú | hubiste consideradoyou had considered | vosotros | hubisteis consideradoyou all had considered |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo consideradohe/she had considered | ellos/Uds. | hubieron consideradothey had considered |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | consideraréI will consider | nosotros | consideraremoswe will consider |
| tú | considerarásyou will consider | vosotros | consideraréisyou all will consider |
| él/ella/Ud. | consideraráhe/she will consider | ellos/Uds. | consideraránthey will consider |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | consideraríaI would consider | nosotros | consideraríamoswe would consider |
| tú | consideraríasyou would consider | vosotros | consideraríaisyou all would consider |
| él/ella/Ud. | consideraríahe/she would consider | ellos/Uds. | consideraríanthey would consider |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré consideradoI will have considered | nosotros | habremos consideradowe will have considered |
| tú | habrás consideradoyou will have considered | vosotros | habréis consideradoyou all will have considered |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá consideradohe/she will have considered | ellos/Uds. | habrán consideradothey will have considered |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría consideradoI would have considered | nosotros | habríamos consideradowe would have considered |
| tú | habrías consideradoyou would have considered | vosotros | habríais consideradoyou all would have considered |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría consideradohe/she would have considered | ellos/Uds. | habrían consideradothey would have considered |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | considerare(should) I consider | nosotros | consideráremos(should) we consider |
| tú | considerares(should) you consider | vosotros | considerareis(should) you all consider |
| él/ella/Ud. | considerare(should) he/she consider | ellos/Uds. | consideraren(should) they consider |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | consideremoslet's consider |
| tú | consideraconsider! | vosotros | consideradconsider! |
| él/ella/Ud. | considereconsider! | ellos/Uds. | considerenconsider! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no consideremoslet's not consider |
| tú | no consideresdon't consider | vosotros | no consideréisdon't consider |
| él/ella/Ud. | no consideredon't consider | ellos/Uds. | no considerendon't consider |
