dividir
to dividePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | dividoI divide | nosotros | dividimoswe divide |
| tú | dividesyou divide | vosotros | dividísyou all divide |
| él/ella/Ud. | dividehe/she divides | ellos/Uds. | dividenthey divide |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he divididoI have divided | nosotros | hemos divididowe have divided |
| tú | has divididoyou have divided | vosotros | habéis divididoyou all have divided |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha divididohe/she has divided | ellos/Uds. | han divididothey have divided |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | divida(that) I divide | nosotros | dividamos(that) we divide |
| tú | dividas(that) you divide | vosotros | dividáis(that) you all divide |
| él/ella/Ud. | divida(that) he/she divides | ellos/Uds. | dividan(that) they divide |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya dividido(that) I have divided | nosotros | hayamos dividido(that) we have divided |
| tú | hayas dividido(that) you have divided | vosotros | hayáis dividido(that) you all have divided |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya dividido(that) he/she has divided | ellos/Uds. | hayan dividido(that) they have divided |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | dividíI divided | nosotros | dividimoswe divided |
| tú | dividisteyou divided | vosotros | dividisteisyou all divided |
| él/ella/Ud. | dividióhe/she divided | ellos/Uds. | dividieronthey divided |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | dividíaI used to divide | nosotros | dividíamoswe used to divide |
| tú | dividíasyou used to divide | vosotros | dividíaisyou all used to divide |
| él/ella/Ud. | dividíahe/she used to divide | ellos/Uds. | dividíanthey used to divide |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había divididoI had divided | nosotros | habíamos divididowe had divided |
| tú | habías divididoyou had divided | vosotros | habíais divididoyou all had divided |
| él/ella/Ud. | había divididohe/she had divided | ellos/Uds. | habían divididothey had divided |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | dividiera(that) I divided | nosotros | dividiéramos(that) we divided |
| tú | dividieras(that) you divided | vosotros | dividierais(that) you all divided |
| él/ella/Ud. | dividiera(that) he/she divided | ellos/Uds. | dividieran(that) they divided |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | dividiese(that) I divided | nosotros | dividiésemos(that) we divided |
| tú | dividieses(that) you divided | vosotros | dividieseis(that) you all divided |
| él/ella/Ud. | dividiese(that) he/she divided | ellos/Uds. | dividiesen(that) they divided |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera dividido(that) I had divided | nosotros | hubiéramos dividido(that) we had divided |
| tú | hubieras dividido(that) you had divided | vosotros | hubierais dividido(that) you all had divided |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera dividido(that) he/she had divided | ellos/Uds. | hubieran dividido(that) they had divided |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube divididoI had divided | nosotros | hubimos divididowe had divided |
| tú | hubiste divididoyou had divided | vosotros | hubisteis divididoyou all had divided |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo divididohe/she had divided | ellos/Uds. | hubieron divididothey had divided |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | dividiréI will divide | nosotros | dividiremoswe will divide |
| tú | dividirásyou will divide | vosotros | dividiréisyou all will divide |
| él/ella/Ud. | dividiráhe/she will divide | ellos/Uds. | dividiránthey will divide |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | dividiríaI would divide | nosotros | dividiríamoswe would divide |
| tú | dividiríasyou would divide | vosotros | dividiríaisyou all would divide |
| él/ella/Ud. | dividiríahe/she would divide | ellos/Uds. | dividiríanthey would divide |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré divididoI will have divided | nosotros | habremos divididowe will have divided |
| tú | habrás divididoyou will have divided | vosotros | habréis divididoyou all will have divided |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá divididohe/she will have divided | ellos/Uds. | habrán divididothey will have divided |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría divididoI would have divided | nosotros | habríamos divididowe would have divided |
| tú | habrías divididoyou would have divided | vosotros | habríais divididoyou all would have divided |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría divididohe/she would have divided | ellos/Uds. | habrían divididothey would have divided |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | dividiere(should) I divide | nosotros | dividiéremos(should) we divide |
| tú | dividieres(should) you divide | vosotros | dividiereis(should) you all divide |
| él/ella/Ud. | dividiere(should) he/she divide | ellos/Uds. | dividieren(should) they divide |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | dividamoslet's divide |
| tú | dividedivide! | vosotros | divididdivide! |
| él/ella/Ud. | dividadivide! | ellos/Uds. | dividandivide! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no dividamoslet's not divide |
| tú | no dividasdon't divide | vosotros | no dividáisdon't divide |
| él/ella/Ud. | no dividadon't divide | ellos/Uds. | no dividandon't divide |
