marcar
to mark, to dialPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | marcoI mark | nosotros | marcamoswe mark |
| tú | marcasyou mark | vosotros | marcáisyou all mark |
| él/ella/Ud. | marcahe/she marks | ellos/Uds. | marcanthey mark |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he marcadoI have marked | nosotros | hemos marcadowe have marked |
| tú | has marcadoyou have marked | vosotros | habéis marcadoyou all have marked |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha marcadohe/she has marked | ellos/Uds. | han marcadothey have marked |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | marque(that) I mark | nosotros | marquemos(that) we mark |
| tú | marques(that) you mark | vosotros | marquéis(that) you all mark |
| él/ella/Ud. | marque(that) he/she marks | ellos/Uds. | marquen(that) they mark |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya marcado(that) I have marked | nosotros | hayamos marcado(that) we have marked |
| tú | hayas marcado(that) you have marked | vosotros | hayáis marcado(that) you all have marked |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya marcado(that) he/she has marked | ellos/Uds. | hayan marcado(that) they have marked |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | marquéI marked | nosotros | marcamoswe marked |
| tú | marcasteyou marked | vosotros | marcasteisyou all marked |
| él/ella/Ud. | marcóhe/she marked | ellos/Uds. | marcaronthey marked |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | marcabaI used to mark | nosotros | marcábamoswe used to mark |
| tú | marcabasyou used to mark | vosotros | marcabaisyou all used to mark |
| él/ella/Ud. | marcabahe/she used to mark | ellos/Uds. | marcabanthey used to mark |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había marcadoI had marked | nosotros | habíamos marcadowe had marked |
| tú | habías marcadoyou had marked | vosotros | habíais marcadoyou all had marked |
| él/ella/Ud. | había marcadohe/she had marked | ellos/Uds. | habían marcadothey had marked |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | marcara(that) I marked | nosotros | marcáramos(that) we marked |
| tú | marcaras(that) you marked | vosotros | marcarais(that) you all marked |
| él/ella/Ud. | marcara(that) he/she marked | ellos/Uds. | marcaran(that) they marked |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | marcase(that) I marked | nosotros | marcásemos(that) we marked |
| tú | marcases(that) you marked | vosotros | marcaseis(that) you all marked |
| él/ella/Ud. | marcase(that) he/she marked | ellos/Uds. | marcasen(that) they marked |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera marcado(that) I had marked | nosotros | hubiéramos marcado(that) we had marked |
| tú | hubieras marcado(that) you had marked | vosotros | hubierais marcado(that) you all had marked |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera marcado(that) he/she had marked | ellos/Uds. | hubieran marcado(that) they had marked |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube marcadoI had marked | nosotros | hubimos marcadowe had marked |
| tú | hubiste marcadoyou had marked | vosotros | hubisteis marcadoyou all had marked |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo marcadohe/she had marked | ellos/Uds. | hubieron marcadothey had marked |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | marcaréI will mark | nosotros | marcaremoswe will mark |
| tú | marcarásyou will mark | vosotros | marcaréisyou all will mark |
| él/ella/Ud. | marcaráhe/she will mark | ellos/Uds. | marcaránthey will mark |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | marcaríaI would mark | nosotros | marcaríamoswe would mark |
| tú | marcaríasyou would mark | vosotros | marcaríaisyou all would mark |
| él/ella/Ud. | marcaríahe/she would mark | ellos/Uds. | marcaríanthey would mark |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré marcadoI will have marked | nosotros | habremos marcadowe will have marked |
| tú | habrás marcadoyou will have marked | vosotros | habréis marcadoyou all will have marked |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá marcadohe/she will have marked | ellos/Uds. | habrán marcadothey will have marked |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría marcadoI would have marked | nosotros | habríamos marcadowe would have marked |
| tú | habrías marcadoyou would have marked | vosotros | habríais marcadoyou all would have marked |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría marcadohe/she would have marked | ellos/Uds. | habrían marcadothey would have marked |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | marcare(should) I mark | nosotros | marcáremos(should) we mark |
| tú | marcares(should) you mark | vosotros | marcareis(should) you all mark |
| él/ella/Ud. | marcare(should) he/she mark | ellos/Uds. | marcaren(should) they mark |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | marquemoslet's mark |
| tú | marcamark! | vosotros | marcadmark! |
| él/ella/Ud. | marquemark! | ellos/Uds. | marquenmark! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no marquemoslet's not mark |
| tú | no marquesdon't mark | vosotros | no marquéisdon't mark |
| él/ella/Ud. | no marquedon't mark | ellos/Uds. | no marquendon't mark |
