Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
yo
luchoI fight
nosotros
luchamoswe fight
tú
luchasyou fight
vosotros
lucháisyou all fight
él/ella/Ud.
luchahe/she fights
ellos/Uds.
luchanthey fight
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
yo
he luchadoI have fought
nosotros
hemos luchadowe have fought
tú
has luchadoyou have fought
vosotros
habéis luchadoyou all have fought
él/ella/Ud.
ha luchadohe/she has fought
ellos/Uds.
han luchadothey have fought
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
yo
luche(that) I fight
nosotros
luchemos(that) we fight
tú
luches(that) you fight
vosotros
luchéis(that) you all fight
él/ella/Ud.
luche(that) he/she fights
ellos/Uds.
luchen(that) they fight
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
yo
haya luchado(that) I have fought
nosotros
hayamos luchado(that) we have fought
tú
hayas luchado(that) you have fought
vosotros
hayáis luchado(that) you all have fought
él/ella/Ud.
haya luchado(that) he/she has fought
ellos/Uds.
hayan luchado(that) they have fought
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
yo
luchéI fought
nosotros
luchamoswe fought
tú
luchasteyou fought
vosotros
luchasteisyou all fought
él/ella/Ud.
luchóhe/she fought
ellos/Uds.
lucharonthey fought
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
yo
luchabaI used to fight
nosotros
luchábamoswe used to fight
tú
luchabasyou used to fight
vosotros
luchabaisyou all used to fight
él/ella/Ud.
luchabahe/she used to fight
ellos/Uds.
luchabanthey used to fight
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
yo
había luchadoI had fought
nosotros
habíamos luchadowe had fought
tú
habías luchadoyou had fought
vosotros
habíais luchadoyou all had fought
él/ella/Ud.
había luchadohe/she had fought
ellos/Uds.
habían luchadothey had fought
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
yo
luchara(that) I fought
nosotros
lucháramos(that) we fought
tú
lucharas(that) you fought
vosotros
lucharais(that) you all fought
él/ella/Ud.
luchara(that) he/she fought
ellos/Uds.
lucharan(that) they fought
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
yo
luchase(that) I fought
nosotros
luchásemos(that) we fought
tú
luchases(that) you fought
vosotros
luchaseis(that) you all fought
él/ella/Ud.
luchase(that) he/she fought
ellos/Uds.
luchasen(that) they fought
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
yo
hubiera luchado(that) I had fought
nosotros
hubiéramos luchado(that) we had fought
tú
hubieras luchado(that) you had fought
vosotros
hubierais luchado(that) you all had fought
él/ella/Ud.
hubiera luchado(that) he/she had fought
ellos/Uds.
hubieran luchado(that) they had fought
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
yo
hube luchadoI had fought
nosotros
hubimos luchadowe had fought
tú
hubiste luchadoyou had fought
vosotros
hubisteis luchadoyou all had fought
él/ella/Ud.
hubo luchadohe/she had fought
ellos/Uds.
hubieron luchadothey had fought
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
yo
lucharéI will fight
nosotros
lucharemoswe will fight
tú
lucharásyou will fight
vosotros
lucharéisyou all will fight
él/ella/Ud.
lucharáhe/she will fight
ellos/Uds.
lucharánthey will fight
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
yo
lucharíaI would fight
nosotros
lucharíamoswe would fight
tú
lucharíasyou would fight
vosotros
lucharíaisyou all would fight
él/ella/Ud.
lucharíahe/she would fight
ellos/Uds.
lucharíanthey would fight
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
yo
habré luchadoI will have fought
nosotros
habremos luchadowe will have fought
tú
habrás luchadoyou will have fought
vosotros
habréis luchadoyou all will have fought
él/ella/Ud.
habrá luchadohe/she will have fought
ellos/Uds.
habrán luchadothey will have fought
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
yo
habría luchadoI would have fought
nosotros
habríamos luchadowe would have fought
tú
habrías luchadoyou would have fought
vosotros
habríais luchadoyou all would have fought
él/ella/Ud.
habría luchadohe/she would have fought
ellos/Uds.
habrían luchadothey would have fought
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
yo
luchare(should) I fight
nosotros
lucháremos(should) we fight
tú
luchares(should) you fight
vosotros
luchareis(should) you all fight
él/ella/Ud.
luchare(should) he/she fight
ellos/Uds.
lucharen(should) they fight
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
yo
—
nosotros
luchemoslet's fight
tú
luchafight!
vosotros
luchadfight!
él/ella/Ud.
luchefight!
ellos/Uds.
luchenfight!
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
yo
—
nosotros
no luchemoslet's not fight
tú
no luchesdon't fight
vosotros
no luchéisdon't fight
él/ella/Ud.
no luchedon't fight
ellos/Uds.
no luchendon't fight
Imagen.TIRA Y AFLOJA, KINGS HILL, WEST MALLING, KENT, DE W. STANLEY PROCTOR. Esta escultura de bronce de seis metros, instalada en 2002, representa a seis niños —tres chicos y tres chicas— y un perro tirando de la cuerda en un juego de tira y afloja. — traducido de TUG OF WAR KINGS HILL WEST MALLING KENT BY W STANLEY PROCTOR This 20 ft long bronze sculpture, installed in 2002, features six children – three boys and three girls – plus a dog, pulling the rope in a tug of war. (JOHN K THORNE · flickr · CC0)
TIRA Y AFLOJA, KINGS HILL, WEST MALLING, KENT, DE W. STANLEY PROCTOR. Esta escultura de bronce de seis metros, instalada en 2002, representa a seis niños —tres chicos y tres chicas— y un perro tirando de la cuerda en un juego de tira y afloja. — TUG OF WAR KINGS HILL WEST MALLING KENT BY W STANLEY PROCTOR This 20 ft long bronze sculpture, installed in 2002, features six children – three boys and three girls – plus a dog, pulling the rope in a tug of war. · fuente
he, she, you (formal) — one other person — formal you shares it
Presente
luchahe/she fights
Perfecto
ha luchadohe/she has fought
Subj. presente
luche(that) he/she fights
Subj. perfecto
haya luchado(that) he/she has fought
Futuro
lucharáhe/she will fight
Condicional
lucharíahe/she would fight
Fut. perfecto
habrá luchadohe/she will have fought
Cond. perfecto
habría luchadohe/she would have fought
Subj. futuro
luchare(should) he/she fight
Indefinido
luchóhe/she fought
Imperfecto
luchabahe/she used to fight
Pluscuamp.
había luchadohe/she had fought
Subj. imperf.
luchara(that) he/she fought
Subj. -se
luchase(that) he/she fought
Subj. pluscuamp.
hubiera luchado(that) he/she had fought
Pret. anterior
hubo luchadohe/she had fought
Imperativo
luchefight!
Imper. negativo
no luchedon't fight
ellos / ellas / ustedes
they, you all — several others — plural you shares it
Presente
luchanthey fight
Perfecto
han luchadothey have fought
Subj. presente
luchen(that) they fight
Subj. perfecto
hayan luchado(that) they have fought
Futuro
lucharánthey will fight
Condicional
lucharíanthey would fight
Fut. perfecto
habrán luchadothey will have fought
Cond. perfecto
habrían luchadothey would have fought
Subj. futuro
lucharen(should) they fight
Indefinido
lucharonthey fought
Imperfecto
luchabanthey used to fight
Pluscuamp.
habían luchadothey had fought
Subj. imperf.
lucharan(that) they fought
Subj. -se
luchasen(that) they fought
Subj. pluscuamp.
hubieran luchado(that) they had fought
Pret. anterior
hubieron luchadothey had fought
Imperativo
luchenfight!
Imper. negativo
no luchendon't fight
Imagen.TIRA Y AFLOJA, KINGS HILL, WEST MALLING, KENT, DE W. STANLEY PROCTOR. Esta escultura de bronce de seis metros, instalada en 2002, representa a seis niños —tres chicos y tres chicas— y un perro tirando de la cuerda en un juego de tira y afloja. — traducido de TUG OF WAR KINGS HILL WEST MALLING KENT BY W STANLEY PROCTOR This 20 ft long bronze sculpture, installed in 2002, features six children – three boys and three girls – plus a dog, pulling the rope in a tug of war. (JOHN K THORNE · flickr · CC0)
TIRA Y AFLOJA, KINGS HILL, WEST MALLING, KENT, DE W. STANLEY PROCTOR. Esta escultura de bronce de seis metros, instalada en 2002, representa a seis niños —tres chicos y tres chicas— y un perro tirando de la cuerda en un juego de tira y afloja. — TUG OF WAR KINGS HILL WEST MALLING KENT BY W STANLEY PROCTOR This 20 ft long bronze sculpture, installed in 2002, features six children – three boys and three girls – plus a dog, pulling the rope in a tug of war. · fuente
