empujar
to pushPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | empujoI push | nosotros | empujamoswe push |
| tú | empujasyou push | vosotros | empujáisyou all push |
| él/ella/Ud. | empujahe/she pushes | ellos/Uds. | empujanthey push |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he empujadoI have pushed | nosotros | hemos empujadowe have pushed |
| tú | has empujadoyou have pushed | vosotros | habéis empujadoyou all have pushed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha empujadohe/she has pushed | ellos/Uds. | han empujadothey have pushed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | empuje(that) I push | nosotros | empujemos(that) we push |
| tú | empujes(that) you push | vosotros | empujéis(that) you all push |
| él/ella/Ud. | empuje(that) he/she pushes | ellos/Uds. | empujen(that) they push |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya empujado(that) I have pushed | nosotros | hayamos empujado(that) we have pushed |
| tú | hayas empujado(that) you have pushed | vosotros | hayáis empujado(that) you all have pushed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya empujado(that) he/she has pushed | ellos/Uds. | hayan empujado(that) they have pushed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | empujéI pushed | nosotros | empujamoswe pushed |
| tú | empujasteyou pushed | vosotros | empujasteisyou all pushed |
| él/ella/Ud. | empujóhe/she pushed | ellos/Uds. | empujaronthey pushed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | empujabaI used to push | nosotros | empujábamoswe used to push |
| tú | empujabasyou used to push | vosotros | empujabaisyou all used to push |
| él/ella/Ud. | empujabahe/she used to push | ellos/Uds. | empujabanthey used to push |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había empujadoI had pushed | nosotros | habíamos empujadowe had pushed |
| tú | habías empujadoyou had pushed | vosotros | habíais empujadoyou all had pushed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había empujadohe/she had pushed | ellos/Uds. | habían empujadothey had pushed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | empujara(that) I pushed | nosotros | empujáramos(that) we pushed |
| tú | empujaras(that) you pushed | vosotros | empujarais(that) you all pushed |
| él/ella/Ud. | empujara(that) he/she pushed | ellos/Uds. | empujaran(that) they pushed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | empujase(that) I pushed | nosotros | empujásemos(that) we pushed |
| tú | empujases(that) you pushed | vosotros | empujaseis(that) you all pushed |
| él/ella/Ud. | empujase(that) he/she pushed | ellos/Uds. | empujasen(that) they pushed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera empujado(that) I had pushed | nosotros | hubiéramos empujado(that) we had pushed |
| tú | hubieras empujado(that) you had pushed | vosotros | hubierais empujado(that) you all had pushed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera empujado(that) he/she had pushed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran empujado(that) they had pushed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube empujadoI had pushed | nosotros | hubimos empujadowe had pushed |
| tú | hubiste empujadoyou had pushed | vosotros | hubisteis empujadoyou all had pushed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo empujadohe/she had pushed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron empujadothey had pushed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | empujaréI will push | nosotros | empujaremoswe will push |
| tú | empujarásyou will push | vosotros | empujaréisyou all will push |
| él/ella/Ud. | empujaráhe/she will push | ellos/Uds. | empujaránthey will push |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | empujaríaI would push | nosotros | empujaríamoswe would push |
| tú | empujaríasyou would push | vosotros | empujaríaisyou all would push |
| él/ella/Ud. | empujaríahe/she would push | ellos/Uds. | empujaríanthey would push |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré empujadoI will have pushed | nosotros | habremos empujadowe will have pushed |
| tú | habrás empujadoyou will have pushed | vosotros | habréis empujadoyou all will have pushed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá empujadohe/she will have pushed | ellos/Uds. | habrán empujadothey will have pushed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría empujadoI would have pushed | nosotros | habríamos empujadowe would have pushed |
| tú | habrías empujadoyou would have pushed | vosotros | habríais empujadoyou all would have pushed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría empujadohe/she would have pushed | ellos/Uds. | habrían empujadothey would have pushed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | empujare(should) I push | nosotros | empujáremos(should) we push |
| tú | empujares(should) you push | vosotros | empujareis(should) you all push |
| él/ella/Ud. | empujare(should) he/she push | ellos/Uds. | empujaren(should) they push |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | empujemoslet's push |
| tú | empujapush! | vosotros | empujadpush! |
| él/ella/Ud. | empujepush! | ellos/Uds. | empujenpush! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no empujemoslet's not push |
| tú | no empujesdon't push | vosotros | no empujéisdon't push |
| él/ella/Ud. | no empujedon't push | ellos/Uds. | no empujendon't push |
