importar
to matter, to importPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | importoI matter | nosotros | importamoswe matter |
| tú | importasyou matter | vosotros | importáisyou all matter |
| él/ella/Ud. | importahe/she matters | ellos/Uds. | importanthey matter |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he importadoI have mattered | nosotros | hemos importadowe have mattered |
| tú | has importadoyou have mattered | vosotros | habéis importadoyou all have mattered |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha importadohe/she has mattered | ellos/Uds. | han importadothey have mattered |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | importe(that) I matter | nosotros | importemos(that) we matter |
| tú | importes(that) you matter | vosotros | importéis(that) you all matter |
| él/ella/Ud. | importe(that) he/she matters | ellos/Uds. | importen(that) they matter |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya importado(that) I have mattered | nosotros | hayamos importado(that) we have mattered |
| tú | hayas importado(that) you have mattered | vosotros | hayáis importado(that) you all have mattered |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya importado(that) he/she has mattered | ellos/Uds. | hayan importado(that) they have mattered |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | importéI mattered | nosotros | importamoswe mattered |
| tú | importasteyou mattered | vosotros | importasteisyou all mattered |
| él/ella/Ud. | importóhe/she mattered | ellos/Uds. | importaronthey mattered |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | importabaI used to matter | nosotros | importábamoswe used to matter |
| tú | importabasyou used to matter | vosotros | importabaisyou all used to matter |
| él/ella/Ud. | importabahe/she used to matter | ellos/Uds. | importabanthey used to matter |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había importadoI had mattered | nosotros | habíamos importadowe had mattered |
| tú | habías importadoyou had mattered | vosotros | habíais importadoyou all had mattered |
| él/ella/Ud. | había importadohe/she had mattered | ellos/Uds. | habían importadothey had mattered |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | importara(that) I mattered | nosotros | importáramos(that) we mattered |
| tú | importaras(that) you mattered | vosotros | importarais(that) you all mattered |
| él/ella/Ud. | importara(that) he/she mattered | ellos/Uds. | importaran(that) they mattered |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | importase(that) I mattered | nosotros | importásemos(that) we mattered |
| tú | importases(that) you mattered | vosotros | importaseis(that) you all mattered |
| él/ella/Ud. | importase(that) he/she mattered | ellos/Uds. | importasen(that) they mattered |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera importado(that) I had mattered | nosotros | hubiéramos importado(that) we had mattered |
| tú | hubieras importado(that) you had mattered | vosotros | hubierais importado(that) you all had mattered |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera importado(that) he/she had mattered | ellos/Uds. | hubieran importado(that) they had mattered |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube importadoI had mattered | nosotros | hubimos importadowe had mattered |
| tú | hubiste importadoyou had mattered | vosotros | hubisteis importadoyou all had mattered |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo importadohe/she had mattered | ellos/Uds. | hubieron importadothey had mattered |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | importaréI will matter | nosotros | importaremoswe will matter |
| tú | importarásyou will matter | vosotros | importaréisyou all will matter |
| él/ella/Ud. | importaráhe/she will matter | ellos/Uds. | importaránthey will matter |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | importaríaI would matter | nosotros | importaríamoswe would matter |
| tú | importaríasyou would matter | vosotros | importaríaisyou all would matter |
| él/ella/Ud. | importaríahe/she would matter | ellos/Uds. | importaríanthey would matter |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré importadoI will have mattered | nosotros | habremos importadowe will have mattered |
| tú | habrás importadoyou will have mattered | vosotros | habréis importadoyou all will have mattered |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá importadohe/she will have mattered | ellos/Uds. | habrán importadothey will have mattered |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría importadoI would have mattered | nosotros | habríamos importadowe would have mattered |
| tú | habrías importadoyou would have mattered | vosotros | habríais importadoyou all would have mattered |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría importadohe/she would have mattered | ellos/Uds. | habrían importadothey would have mattered |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | importare(should) I matter | nosotros | importáremos(should) we matter |
| tú | importares(should) you matter | vosotros | importareis(should) you all matter |
| él/ella/Ud. | importare(should) he/she matter | ellos/Uds. | importaren(should) they matter |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | importemoslet's matter |
| tú | importamatter! | vosotros | importadmatter! |
| él/ella/Ud. | importematter! | ellos/Uds. | importenmatter! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no importemoslet's not matter |
| tú | no importesdon't matter | vosotros | no importéisdon't matter |
| él/ella/Ud. | no importedon't matter | ellos/Uds. | no importendon't matter |
