depender
to dependPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | dependoI depend | nosotros | dependemoswe depend |
| tú | dependesyou depend | vosotros | dependéisyou all depend |
| él/ella/Ud. | dependehe/she depends | ellos/Uds. | dependenthey depend |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he dependidoI have depended | nosotros | hemos dependidowe have depended |
| tú | has dependidoyou have depended | vosotros | habéis dependidoyou all have depended |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha dependidohe/she has depended | ellos/Uds. | han dependidothey have depended |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | dependa(that) I depend | nosotros | dependamos(that) we depend |
| tú | dependas(that) you depend | vosotros | dependáis(that) you all depend |
| él/ella/Ud. | dependa(that) he/she depends | ellos/Uds. | dependan(that) they depend |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya dependido(that) I have depended | nosotros | hayamos dependido(that) we have depended |
| tú | hayas dependido(that) you have depended | vosotros | hayáis dependido(that) you all have depended |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya dependido(that) he/she has depended | ellos/Uds. | hayan dependido(that) they have depended |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | dependíI depended | nosotros | dependimoswe depended |
| tú | dependisteyou depended | vosotros | dependisteisyou all depended |
| él/ella/Ud. | dependióhe/she depended | ellos/Uds. | dependieronthey depended |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | dependíaI used to depend | nosotros | dependíamoswe used to depend |
| tú | dependíasyou used to depend | vosotros | dependíaisyou all used to depend |
| él/ella/Ud. | dependíahe/she used to depend | ellos/Uds. | dependíanthey used to depend |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había dependidoI had depended | nosotros | habíamos dependidowe had depended |
| tú | habías dependidoyou had depended | vosotros | habíais dependidoyou all had depended |
| él/ella/Ud. | había dependidohe/she had depended | ellos/Uds. | habían dependidothey had depended |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | dependiera(that) I depended | nosotros | dependiéramos(that) we depended |
| tú | dependieras(that) you depended | vosotros | dependierais(that) you all depended |
| él/ella/Ud. | dependiera(that) he/she depended | ellos/Uds. | dependieran(that) they depended |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | dependiese(that) I depended | nosotros | dependiésemos(that) we depended |
| tú | dependieses(that) you depended | vosotros | dependieseis(that) you all depended |
| él/ella/Ud. | dependiese(that) he/she depended | ellos/Uds. | dependiesen(that) they depended |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera dependido(that) I had depended | nosotros | hubiéramos dependido(that) we had depended |
| tú | hubieras dependido(that) you had depended | vosotros | hubierais dependido(that) you all had depended |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera dependido(that) he/she had depended | ellos/Uds. | hubieran dependido(that) they had depended |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube dependidoI had depended | nosotros | hubimos dependidowe had depended |
| tú | hubiste dependidoyou had depended | vosotros | hubisteis dependidoyou all had depended |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo dependidohe/she had depended | ellos/Uds. | hubieron dependidothey had depended |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | dependeréI will depend | nosotros | dependeremoswe will depend |
| tú | dependerásyou will depend | vosotros | dependeréisyou all will depend |
| él/ella/Ud. | dependeráhe/she will depend | ellos/Uds. | dependeránthey will depend |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | dependeríaI would depend | nosotros | dependeríamoswe would depend |
| tú | dependeríasyou would depend | vosotros | dependeríaisyou all would depend |
| él/ella/Ud. | dependeríahe/she would depend | ellos/Uds. | dependeríanthey would depend |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré dependidoI will have depended | nosotros | habremos dependidowe will have depended |
| tú | habrás dependidoyou will have depended | vosotros | habréis dependidoyou all will have depended |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá dependidohe/she will have depended | ellos/Uds. | habrán dependidothey will have depended |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría dependidoI would have depended | nosotros | habríamos dependidowe would have depended |
| tú | habrías dependidoyou would have depended | vosotros | habríais dependidoyou all would have depended |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría dependidohe/she would have depended | ellos/Uds. | habrían dependidothey would have depended |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | dependiere(should) I depend | nosotros | dependiéremos(should) we depend |
| tú | dependieres(should) you depend | vosotros | dependiereis(should) you all depend |
| él/ella/Ud. | dependiere(should) he/she depend | ellos/Uds. | dependieren(should) they depend |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | dependamoslet's depend |
| tú | dependedepend! | vosotros | dependeddepend! |
| él/ella/Ud. | dependadepend! | ellos/Uds. | dependandepend! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no dependamoslet's not depend |
| tú | no dependasdon't depend | vosotros | no dependáisdon't depend |
| él/ella/Ud. | no dependadon't depend | ellos/Uds. | no dependandon't depend |
