llegar
to arrivePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | llegoI arrive | nosotros | llegamoswe arrive |
| tú | llegasyou arrive | vosotros | llegáisyou all arrive |
| él/ella/Ud. | llegahe/she arrives | ellos/Uds. | lleganthey arrive |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he llegadoI have arrived | nosotros | hemos llegadowe have arrived |
| tú | has llegadoyou have arrived | vosotros | habéis llegadoyou all have arrived |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha llegadohe/she has arrived | ellos/Uds. | han llegadothey have arrived |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | llegue(that) I arrive | nosotros | lleguemos(that) we arrive |
| tú | llegues(that) you arrive | vosotros | lleguéis(that) you all arrive |
| él/ella/Ud. | llegue(that) he/she arrives | ellos/Uds. | lleguen(that) they arrive |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya llegado(that) I have arrived | nosotros | hayamos llegado(that) we have arrived |
| tú | hayas llegado(that) you have arrived | vosotros | hayáis llegado(that) you all have arrived |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya llegado(that) he/she has arrived | ellos/Uds. | hayan llegado(that) they have arrived |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | lleguéI arrived | nosotros | llegamoswe arrived |
| tú | llegasteyou arrived | vosotros | llegasteisyou all arrived |
| él/ella/Ud. | llegóhe/she arrived | ellos/Uds. | llegaronthey arrived |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | llegabaI used to arrive | nosotros | llegábamoswe used to arrive |
| tú | llegabasyou used to arrive | vosotros | llegabaisyou all used to arrive |
| él/ella/Ud. | llegabahe/she used to arrive | ellos/Uds. | llegabanthey used to arrive |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había llegadoI had arrived | nosotros | habíamos llegadowe had arrived |
| tú | habías llegadoyou had arrived | vosotros | habíais llegadoyou all had arrived |
| él/ella/Ud. | había llegadohe/she had arrived | ellos/Uds. | habían llegadothey had arrived |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | llegara(that) I arrived | nosotros | llegáramos(that) we arrived |
| tú | llegaras(that) you arrived | vosotros | llegarais(that) you all arrived |
| él/ella/Ud. | llegara(that) he/she arrived | ellos/Uds. | llegaran(that) they arrived |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | llegase(that) I arrived | nosotros | llegásemos(that) we arrived |
| tú | llegases(that) you arrived | vosotros | llegaseis(that) you all arrived |
| él/ella/Ud. | llegase(that) he/she arrived | ellos/Uds. | llegasen(that) they arrived |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera llegado(that) I had arrived | nosotros | hubiéramos llegado(that) we had arrived |
| tú | hubieras llegado(that) you had arrived | vosotros | hubierais llegado(that) you all had arrived |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera llegado(that) he/she had arrived | ellos/Uds. | hubieran llegado(that) they had arrived |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube llegadoI had arrived | nosotros | hubimos llegadowe had arrived |
| tú | hubiste llegadoyou had arrived | vosotros | hubisteis llegadoyou all had arrived |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo llegadohe/she had arrived | ellos/Uds. | hubieron llegadothey had arrived |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | llegaréI will arrive | nosotros | llegaremoswe will arrive |
| tú | llegarásyou will arrive | vosotros | llegaréisyou all will arrive |
| él/ella/Ud. | llegaráhe/she will arrive | ellos/Uds. | llegaránthey will arrive |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | llegaríaI would arrive | nosotros | llegaríamoswe would arrive |
| tú | llegaríasyou would arrive | vosotros | llegaríaisyou all would arrive |
| él/ella/Ud. | llegaríahe/she would arrive | ellos/Uds. | llegaríanthey would arrive |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré llegadoI will have arrived | nosotros | habremos llegadowe will have arrived |
| tú | habrás llegadoyou will have arrived | vosotros | habréis llegadoyou all will have arrived |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá llegadohe/she will have arrived | ellos/Uds. | habrán llegadothey will have arrived |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría llegadoI would have arrived | nosotros | habríamos llegadowe would have arrived |
| tú | habrías llegadoyou would have arrived | vosotros | habríais llegadoyou all would have arrived |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría llegadohe/she would have arrived | ellos/Uds. | habrían llegadothey would have arrived |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | llegare(should) I arrive | nosotros | llegáremos(should) we arrive |
| tú | llegares(should) you arrive | vosotros | llegareis(should) you all arrive |
| él/ella/Ud. | llegare(should) he/she arrive | ellos/Uds. | llegaren(should) they arrive |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | lleguemoslet's arrive |
| tú | llegaarrive! | vosotros | llegadarrive! |
| él/ella/Ud. | lleguearrive! | ellos/Uds. | lleguenarrive! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no lleguemoslet's not arrive |
| tú | no lleguesdon't arrive | vosotros | no lleguéisdon't arrive |
| él/ella/Ud. | no lleguedon't arrive | ellos/Uds. | no lleguendon't arrive |
