mejorar
to improvePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | mejoroI improve | nosotros | mejoramoswe improve |
| tú | mejorasyou improve | vosotros | mejoráisyou all improve |
| él/ella/Ud. | mejorahe/she improves | ellos/Uds. | mejoranthey improve |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he mejoradoI have improved | nosotros | hemos mejoradowe have improved |
| tú | has mejoradoyou have improved | vosotros | habéis mejoradoyou all have improved |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha mejoradohe/she has improved | ellos/Uds. | han mejoradothey have improved |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | mejore(that) I improve | nosotros | mejoremos(that) we improve |
| tú | mejores(that) you improve | vosotros | mejoréis(that) you all improve |
| él/ella/Ud. | mejore(that) he/she improves | ellos/Uds. | mejoren(that) they improve |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya mejorado(that) I have improved | nosotros | hayamos mejorado(that) we have improved |
| tú | hayas mejorado(that) you have improved | vosotros | hayáis mejorado(that) you all have improved |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya mejorado(that) he/she has improved | ellos/Uds. | hayan mejorado(that) they have improved |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | mejoréI improved | nosotros | mejoramoswe improved |
| tú | mejorasteyou improved | vosotros | mejorasteisyou all improved |
| él/ella/Ud. | mejoróhe/she improved | ellos/Uds. | mejoraronthey improved |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | mejorabaI used to improve | nosotros | mejorábamoswe used to improve |
| tú | mejorabasyou used to improve | vosotros | mejorabaisyou all used to improve |
| él/ella/Ud. | mejorabahe/she used to improve | ellos/Uds. | mejorabanthey used to improve |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había mejoradoI had improved | nosotros | habíamos mejoradowe had improved |
| tú | habías mejoradoyou had improved | vosotros | habíais mejoradoyou all had improved |
| él/ella/Ud. | había mejoradohe/she had improved | ellos/Uds. | habían mejoradothey had improved |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | mejorara(that) I improved | nosotros | mejoráramos(that) we improved |
| tú | mejoraras(that) you improved | vosotros | mejorarais(that) you all improved |
| él/ella/Ud. | mejorara(that) he/she improved | ellos/Uds. | mejoraran(that) they improved |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | mejorase(that) I improved | nosotros | mejorásemos(that) we improved |
| tú | mejorases(that) you improved | vosotros | mejoraseis(that) you all improved |
| él/ella/Ud. | mejorase(that) he/she improved | ellos/Uds. | mejorasen(that) they improved |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera mejorado(that) I had improved | nosotros | hubiéramos mejorado(that) we had improved |
| tú | hubieras mejorado(that) you had improved | vosotros | hubierais mejorado(that) you all had improved |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera mejorado(that) he/she had improved | ellos/Uds. | hubieran mejorado(that) they had improved |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube mejoradoI had improved | nosotros | hubimos mejoradowe had improved |
| tú | hubiste mejoradoyou had improved | vosotros | hubisteis mejoradoyou all had improved |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo mejoradohe/she had improved | ellos/Uds. | hubieron mejoradothey had improved |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | mejoraréI will improve | nosotros | mejoraremoswe will improve |
| tú | mejorarásyou will improve | vosotros | mejoraréisyou all will improve |
| él/ella/Ud. | mejoraráhe/she will improve | ellos/Uds. | mejoraránthey will improve |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | mejoraríaI would improve | nosotros | mejoraríamoswe would improve |
| tú | mejoraríasyou would improve | vosotros | mejoraríaisyou all would improve |
| él/ella/Ud. | mejoraríahe/she would improve | ellos/Uds. | mejoraríanthey would improve |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré mejoradoI will have improved | nosotros | habremos mejoradowe will have improved |
| tú | habrás mejoradoyou will have improved | vosotros | habréis mejoradoyou all will have improved |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá mejoradohe/she will have improved | ellos/Uds. | habrán mejoradothey will have improved |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría mejoradoI would have improved | nosotros | habríamos mejoradowe would have improved |
| tú | habrías mejoradoyou would have improved | vosotros | habríais mejoradoyou all would have improved |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría mejoradohe/she would have improved | ellos/Uds. | habrían mejoradothey would have improved |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | mejorare(should) I improve | nosotros | mejoráremos(should) we improve |
| tú | mejorares(should) you improve | vosotros | mejorareis(should) you all improve |
| él/ella/Ud. | mejorare(should) he/she improve | ellos/Uds. | mejoraren(should) they improve |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | mejoremoslet's improve |
| tú | mejoraimprove! | vosotros | mejoradimprove! |
| él/ella/Ud. | mejoreimprove! | ellos/Uds. | mejorenimprove! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no mejoremoslet's not improve |
| tú | no mejoresdon't improve | vosotros | no mejoréisdon't improve |
| él/ella/Ud. | no mejoredon't improve | ellos/Uds. | no mejorendon't improve |
