indicar
to indicatePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | indicoI indicate | nosotros | indicamoswe indicate |
| tú | indicasyou indicate | vosotros | indicáisyou all indicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | indicahe/she indicates | ellos/Uds. | indicanthey indicate |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he indicadoI have indicated | nosotros | hemos indicadowe have indicated |
| tú | has indicadoyou have indicated | vosotros | habéis indicadoyou all have indicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha indicadohe/she has indicated | ellos/Uds. | han indicadothey have indicated |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | indique(that) I indicate | nosotros | indiquemos(that) we indicate |
| tú | indiques(that) you indicate | vosotros | indiquéis(that) you all indicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | indique(that) he/she indicates | ellos/Uds. | indiquen(that) they indicate |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya indicado(that) I have indicated | nosotros | hayamos indicado(that) we have indicated |
| tú | hayas indicado(that) you have indicated | vosotros | hayáis indicado(that) you all have indicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya indicado(that) he/she has indicated | ellos/Uds. | hayan indicado(that) they have indicated |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | indiquéI indicated | nosotros | indicamoswe indicated |
| tú | indicasteyou indicated | vosotros | indicasteisyou all indicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | indicóhe/she indicated | ellos/Uds. | indicaronthey indicated |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | indicabaI used to indicate | nosotros | indicábamoswe used to indicate |
| tú | indicabasyou used to indicate | vosotros | indicabaisyou all used to indicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | indicabahe/she used to indicate | ellos/Uds. | indicabanthey used to indicate |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había indicadoI had indicated | nosotros | habíamos indicadowe had indicated |
| tú | habías indicadoyou had indicated | vosotros | habíais indicadoyou all had indicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | había indicadohe/she had indicated | ellos/Uds. | habían indicadothey had indicated |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | indicara(that) I indicated | nosotros | indicáramos(that) we indicated |
| tú | indicaras(that) you indicated | vosotros | indicarais(that) you all indicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | indicara(that) he/she indicated | ellos/Uds. | indicaran(that) they indicated |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | indicase(that) I indicated | nosotros | indicásemos(that) we indicated |
| tú | indicases(that) you indicated | vosotros | indicaseis(that) you all indicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | indicase(that) he/she indicated | ellos/Uds. | indicasen(that) they indicated |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera indicado(that) I had indicated | nosotros | hubiéramos indicado(that) we had indicated |
| tú | hubieras indicado(that) you had indicated | vosotros | hubierais indicado(that) you all had indicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera indicado(that) he/she had indicated | ellos/Uds. | hubieran indicado(that) they had indicated |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube indicadoI had indicated | nosotros | hubimos indicadowe had indicated |
| tú | hubiste indicadoyou had indicated | vosotros | hubisteis indicadoyou all had indicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo indicadohe/she had indicated | ellos/Uds. | hubieron indicadothey had indicated |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | indicaréI will indicate | nosotros | indicaremoswe will indicate |
| tú | indicarásyou will indicate | vosotros | indicaréisyou all will indicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | indicaráhe/she will indicate | ellos/Uds. | indicaránthey will indicate |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | indicaríaI would indicate | nosotros | indicaríamoswe would indicate |
| tú | indicaríasyou would indicate | vosotros | indicaríaisyou all would indicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | indicaríahe/she would indicate | ellos/Uds. | indicaríanthey would indicate |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré indicadoI will have indicated | nosotros | habremos indicadowe will have indicated |
| tú | habrás indicadoyou will have indicated | vosotros | habréis indicadoyou all will have indicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá indicadohe/she will have indicated | ellos/Uds. | habrán indicadothey will have indicated |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría indicadoI would have indicated | nosotros | habríamos indicadowe would have indicated |
| tú | habrías indicadoyou would have indicated | vosotros | habríais indicadoyou all would have indicated |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría indicadohe/she would have indicated | ellos/Uds. | habrían indicadothey would have indicated |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | indicare(should) I indicate | nosotros | indicáremos(should) we indicate |
| tú | indicares(should) you indicate | vosotros | indicareis(should) you all indicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | indicare(should) he/she indicate | ellos/Uds. | indicaren(should) they indicate |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | indiquemoslet's indicate |
| tú | indicaindicate! | vosotros | indicadindicate! |
| él/ella/Ud. | indiqueindicate! | ellos/Uds. | indiquenindicate! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no indiquemoslet's not indicate |
| tú | no indiquesdon't indicate | vosotros | no indiquéisdon't indicate |
| él/ella/Ud. | no indiquedon't indicate | ellos/Uds. | no indiquendon't indicate |
