escribir
to writePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | escriboI write | nosotros | escribimoswe write |
| tú | escribesyou write | vosotros | escribísyou all write |
| él/ella/Ud. | escribehe/she writes | ellos/Uds. | escribenthey write |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he escritoI have written | nosotros | hemos escritowe have written |
| tú | has escritoyou have written | vosotros | habéis escritoyou all have written |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha escritohe/she has written | ellos/Uds. | han escritothey have written |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | escriba(that) I write | nosotros | escribamos(that) we write |
| tú | escribas(that) you write | vosotros | escribáis(that) you all write |
| él/ella/Ud. | escriba(that) he/she writes | ellos/Uds. | escriban(that) they write |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya escrito(that) I have written | nosotros | hayamos escrito(that) we have written |
| tú | hayas escrito(that) you have written | vosotros | hayáis escrito(that) you all have written |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya escrito(that) he/she has written | ellos/Uds. | hayan escrito(that) they have written |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | escribíI wrote | nosotros | escribimoswe wrote |
| tú | escribisteyou wrote | vosotros | escribisteisyou all wrote |
| él/ella/Ud. | escribióhe/she wrote | ellos/Uds. | escribieronthey wrote |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | escribíaI used to write | nosotros | escribíamoswe used to write |
| tú | escribíasyou used to write | vosotros | escribíaisyou all used to write |
| él/ella/Ud. | escribíahe/she used to write | ellos/Uds. | escribíanthey used to write |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había escritoI had written | nosotros | habíamos escritowe had written |
| tú | habías escritoyou had written | vosotros | habíais escritoyou all had written |
| él/ella/Ud. | había escritohe/she had written | ellos/Uds. | habían escritothey had written |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | escribiera(that) I wrote | nosotros | escribiéramos(that) we wrote |
| tú | escribieras(that) you wrote | vosotros | escribierais(that) you all wrote |
| él/ella/Ud. | escribiera(that) he/she wrote | ellos/Uds. | escribieran(that) they wrote |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | escribiese(that) I wrote | nosotros | escribiésemos(that) we wrote |
| tú | escribieses(that) you wrote | vosotros | escribieseis(that) you all wrote |
| él/ella/Ud. | escribiese(that) he/she wrote | ellos/Uds. | escribiesen(that) they wrote |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera escrito(that) I had written | nosotros | hubiéramos escrito(that) we had written |
| tú | hubieras escrito(that) you had written | vosotros | hubierais escrito(that) you all had written |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera escrito(that) he/she had written | ellos/Uds. | hubieran escrito(that) they had written |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube escritoI had written | nosotros | hubimos escritowe had written |
| tú | hubiste escritoyou had written | vosotros | hubisteis escritoyou all had written |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo escritohe/she had written | ellos/Uds. | hubieron escritothey had written |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | escribiréI will write | nosotros | escribiremoswe will write |
| tú | escribirásyou will write | vosotros | escribiréisyou all will write |
| él/ella/Ud. | escribiráhe/she will write | ellos/Uds. | escribiránthey will write |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | escribiríaI would write | nosotros | escribiríamoswe would write |
| tú | escribiríasyou would write | vosotros | escribiríaisyou all would write |
| él/ella/Ud. | escribiríahe/she would write | ellos/Uds. | escribiríanthey would write |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré escritoI will have written | nosotros | habremos escritowe will have written |
| tú | habrás escritoyou will have written | vosotros | habréis escritoyou all will have written |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá escritohe/she will have written | ellos/Uds. | habrán escritothey will have written |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría escritoI would have written | nosotros | habríamos escritowe would have written |
| tú | habrías escritoyou would have written | vosotros | habríais escritoyou all would have written |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría escritohe/she would have written | ellos/Uds. | habrían escritothey would have written |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | escribiere(should) I write | nosotros | escribiéremos(should) we write |
| tú | escribieres(should) you write | vosotros | escribiereis(should) you all write |
| él/ella/Ud. | escribiere(should) he/she write | ellos/Uds. | escribieren(should) they write |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | escribamoslet's write |
| tú | escribewrite! | vosotros | escribidwrite! |
| él/ella/Ud. | escribawrite! | ellos/Uds. | escribanwrite! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no escribamoslet's not write |
| tú | no escribasdon't write | vosotros | no escribáisdon't write |
| él/ella/Ud. | no escribadon't write | ellos/Uds. | no escribandon't write |
Red = the form breaks the regular pattern. Everything in black you could have worked out from the endings alone.