imaginar
to imaginePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | imaginoI imagine | nosotros | imaginamoswe imagine |
| tú | imaginasyou imagine | vosotros | imagináisyou all imagine |
| él/ella/Ud. | imaginahe/she imagines | ellos/Uds. | imaginanthey imagine |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he imaginadoI have imagined | nosotros | hemos imaginadowe have imagined |
| tú | has imaginadoyou have imagined | vosotros | habéis imaginadoyou all have imagined |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha imaginadohe/she has imagined | ellos/Uds. | han imaginadothey have imagined |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | imagine(that) I imagine | nosotros | imaginemos(that) we imagine |
| tú | imagines(that) you imagine | vosotros | imaginéis(that) you all imagine |
| él/ella/Ud. | imagine(that) he/she imagines | ellos/Uds. | imaginen(that) they imagine |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya imaginado(that) I have imagined | nosotros | hayamos imaginado(that) we have imagined |
| tú | hayas imaginado(that) you have imagined | vosotros | hayáis imaginado(that) you all have imagined |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya imaginado(that) he/she has imagined | ellos/Uds. | hayan imaginado(that) they have imagined |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | imaginéI imagined | nosotros | imaginamoswe imagined |
| tú | imaginasteyou imagined | vosotros | imaginasteisyou all imagined |
| él/ella/Ud. | imaginóhe/she imagined | ellos/Uds. | imaginaronthey imagined |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | imaginabaI used to imagine | nosotros | imaginábamoswe used to imagine |
| tú | imaginabasyou used to imagine | vosotros | imaginabaisyou all used to imagine |
| él/ella/Ud. | imaginabahe/she used to imagine | ellos/Uds. | imaginabanthey used to imagine |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había imaginadoI had imagined | nosotros | habíamos imaginadowe had imagined |
| tú | habías imaginadoyou had imagined | vosotros | habíais imaginadoyou all had imagined |
| él/ella/Ud. | había imaginadohe/she had imagined | ellos/Uds. | habían imaginadothey had imagined |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | imaginara(that) I imagined | nosotros | imagináramos(that) we imagined |
| tú | imaginaras(that) you imagined | vosotros | imaginarais(that) you all imagined |
| él/ella/Ud. | imaginara(that) he/she imagined | ellos/Uds. | imaginaran(that) they imagined |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | imaginase(that) I imagined | nosotros | imaginásemos(that) we imagined |
| tú | imaginases(that) you imagined | vosotros | imaginaseis(that) you all imagined |
| él/ella/Ud. | imaginase(that) he/she imagined | ellos/Uds. | imaginasen(that) they imagined |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera imaginado(that) I had imagined | nosotros | hubiéramos imaginado(that) we had imagined |
| tú | hubieras imaginado(that) you had imagined | vosotros | hubierais imaginado(that) you all had imagined |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera imaginado(that) he/she had imagined | ellos/Uds. | hubieran imaginado(that) they had imagined |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube imaginadoI had imagined | nosotros | hubimos imaginadowe had imagined |
| tú | hubiste imaginadoyou had imagined | vosotros | hubisteis imaginadoyou all had imagined |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo imaginadohe/she had imagined | ellos/Uds. | hubieron imaginadothey had imagined |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | imaginaréI will imagine | nosotros | imaginaremoswe will imagine |
| tú | imaginarásyou will imagine | vosotros | imaginaréisyou all will imagine |
| él/ella/Ud. | imaginaráhe/she will imagine | ellos/Uds. | imaginaránthey will imagine |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | imaginaríaI would imagine | nosotros | imaginaríamoswe would imagine |
| tú | imaginaríasyou would imagine | vosotros | imaginaríaisyou all would imagine |
| él/ella/Ud. | imaginaríahe/she would imagine | ellos/Uds. | imaginaríanthey would imagine |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré imaginadoI will have imagined | nosotros | habremos imaginadowe will have imagined |
| tú | habrás imaginadoyou will have imagined | vosotros | habréis imaginadoyou all will have imagined |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá imaginadohe/she will have imagined | ellos/Uds. | habrán imaginadothey will have imagined |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría imaginadoI would have imagined | nosotros | habríamos imaginadowe would have imagined |
| tú | habrías imaginadoyou would have imagined | vosotros | habríais imaginadoyou all would have imagined |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría imaginadohe/she would have imagined | ellos/Uds. | habrían imaginadothey would have imagined |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | imaginare(should) I imagine | nosotros | imagináremos(should) we imagine |
| tú | imaginares(should) you imagine | vosotros | imaginareis(should) you all imagine |
| él/ella/Ud. | imaginare(should) he/she imagine | ellos/Uds. | imaginaren(should) they imagine |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | imaginemoslet's imagine |
| tú | imaginaimagine! | vosotros | imaginadimagine! |
| él/ella/Ud. | imagineimagine! | ellos/Uds. | imaginenimagine! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no imaginemoslet's not imagine |
| tú | no imaginesdon't imagine | vosotros | no imaginéisdon't imagine |
| él/ella/Ud. | no imaginedon't imagine | ellos/Uds. | no imaginendon't imagine |
