formar
to formPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | formoI form | nosotros | formamoswe form |
| tú | formasyou form | vosotros | formáisyou all form |
| él/ella/Ud. | formahe/she forms | ellos/Uds. | formanthey form |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he formadoI have formed | nosotros | hemos formadowe have formed |
| tú | has formadoyou have formed | vosotros | habéis formadoyou all have formed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha formadohe/she has formed | ellos/Uds. | han formadothey have formed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | forme(that) I form | nosotros | formemos(that) we form |
| tú | formes(that) you form | vosotros | forméis(that) you all form |
| él/ella/Ud. | forme(that) he/she forms | ellos/Uds. | formen(that) they form |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya formado(that) I have formed | nosotros | hayamos formado(that) we have formed |
| tú | hayas formado(that) you have formed | vosotros | hayáis formado(that) you all have formed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya formado(that) he/she has formed | ellos/Uds. | hayan formado(that) they have formed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | forméI formed | nosotros | formamoswe formed |
| tú | formasteyou formed | vosotros | formasteisyou all formed |
| él/ella/Ud. | formóhe/she formed | ellos/Uds. | formaronthey formed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | formabaI used to form | nosotros | formábamoswe used to form |
| tú | formabasyou used to form | vosotros | formabaisyou all used to form |
| él/ella/Ud. | formabahe/she used to form | ellos/Uds. | formabanthey used to form |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había formadoI had formed | nosotros | habíamos formadowe had formed |
| tú | habías formadoyou had formed | vosotros | habíais formadoyou all had formed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había formadohe/she had formed | ellos/Uds. | habían formadothey had formed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | formara(that) I formed | nosotros | formáramos(that) we formed |
| tú | formaras(that) you formed | vosotros | formarais(that) you all formed |
| él/ella/Ud. | formara(that) he/she formed | ellos/Uds. | formaran(that) they formed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | formase(that) I formed | nosotros | formásemos(that) we formed |
| tú | formases(that) you formed | vosotros | formaseis(that) you all formed |
| él/ella/Ud. | formase(that) he/she formed | ellos/Uds. | formasen(that) they formed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera formado(that) I had formed | nosotros | hubiéramos formado(that) we had formed |
| tú | hubieras formado(that) you had formed | vosotros | hubierais formado(that) you all had formed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera formado(that) he/she had formed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran formado(that) they had formed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube formadoI had formed | nosotros | hubimos formadowe had formed |
| tú | hubiste formadoyou had formed | vosotros | hubisteis formadoyou all had formed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo formadohe/she had formed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron formadothey had formed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | formaréI will form | nosotros | formaremoswe will form |
| tú | formarásyou will form | vosotros | formaréisyou all will form |
| él/ella/Ud. | formaráhe/she will form | ellos/Uds. | formaránthey will form |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | formaríaI would form | nosotros | formaríamoswe would form |
| tú | formaríasyou would form | vosotros | formaríaisyou all would form |
| él/ella/Ud. | formaríahe/she would form | ellos/Uds. | formaríanthey would form |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré formadoI will have formed | nosotros | habremos formadowe will have formed |
| tú | habrás formadoyou will have formed | vosotros | habréis formadoyou all will have formed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá formadohe/she will have formed | ellos/Uds. | habrán formadothey will have formed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría formadoI would have formed | nosotros | habríamos formadowe would have formed |
| tú | habrías formadoyou would have formed | vosotros | habríais formadoyou all would have formed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría formadohe/she would have formed | ellos/Uds. | habrían formadothey would have formed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | formare(should) I form | nosotros | formáremos(should) we form |
| tú | formares(should) you form | vosotros | formareis(should) you all form |
| él/ella/Ud. | formare(should) he/she form | ellos/Uds. | formaren(should) they form |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | formemoslet's form |
| tú | formaform! | vosotros | formadform! |
| él/ella/Ud. | formeform! | ellos/Uds. | formenform! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no formemoslet's not form |
| tú | no formesdon't form | vosotros | no forméisdon't form |
| él/ella/Ud. | no formedon't form | ellos/Uds. | no formendon't form |
