merecer
to deservePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | merezcoI deserve | nosotros | merecemoswe deserve |
| tú | merecesyou deserve | vosotros | merecéisyou all deserve |
| él/ella/Ud. | merecehe/she deserves | ellos/Uds. | merecenthey deserve |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he merecidoI have deserved | nosotros | hemos merecidowe have deserved |
| tú | has merecidoyou have deserved | vosotros | habéis merecidoyou all have deserved |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha merecidohe/she has deserved | ellos/Uds. | han merecidothey have deserved |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | merezca(that) I deserve | nosotros | merezcamos(that) we deserve |
| tú | merezcas(that) you deserve | vosotros | merezcáis(that) you all deserve |
| él/ella/Ud. | merezca(that) he/she deserves | ellos/Uds. | merezcan(that) they deserve |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya merecido(that) I have deserved | nosotros | hayamos merecido(that) we have deserved |
| tú | hayas merecido(that) you have deserved | vosotros | hayáis merecido(that) you all have deserved |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya merecido(that) he/she has deserved | ellos/Uds. | hayan merecido(that) they have deserved |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | merecíI deserved | nosotros | merecimoswe deserved |
| tú | merecisteyou deserved | vosotros | merecisteisyou all deserved |
| él/ella/Ud. | merecióhe/she deserved | ellos/Uds. | merecieronthey deserved |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | merecíaI used to deserve | nosotros | merecíamoswe used to deserve |
| tú | merecíasyou used to deserve | vosotros | merecíaisyou all used to deserve |
| él/ella/Ud. | merecíahe/she used to deserve | ellos/Uds. | merecíanthey used to deserve |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había merecidoI had deserved | nosotros | habíamos merecidowe had deserved |
| tú | habías merecidoyou had deserved | vosotros | habíais merecidoyou all had deserved |
| él/ella/Ud. | había merecidohe/she had deserved | ellos/Uds. | habían merecidothey had deserved |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | mereciera(that) I deserved | nosotros | mereciéramos(that) we deserved |
| tú | merecieras(that) you deserved | vosotros | merecierais(that) you all deserved |
| él/ella/Ud. | mereciera(that) he/she deserved | ellos/Uds. | merecieran(that) they deserved |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | mereciese(that) I deserved | nosotros | mereciésemos(that) we deserved |
| tú | merecieses(that) you deserved | vosotros | merecieseis(that) you all deserved |
| él/ella/Ud. | mereciese(that) he/she deserved | ellos/Uds. | mereciesen(that) they deserved |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera merecido(that) I had deserved | nosotros | hubiéramos merecido(that) we had deserved |
| tú | hubieras merecido(that) you had deserved | vosotros | hubierais merecido(that) you all had deserved |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera merecido(that) he/she had deserved | ellos/Uds. | hubieran merecido(that) they had deserved |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube merecidoI had deserved | nosotros | hubimos merecidowe had deserved |
| tú | hubiste merecidoyou had deserved | vosotros | hubisteis merecidoyou all had deserved |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo merecidohe/she had deserved | ellos/Uds. | hubieron merecidothey had deserved |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | mereceréI will deserve | nosotros | mereceremoswe will deserve |
| tú | merecerásyou will deserve | vosotros | mereceréisyou all will deserve |
| él/ella/Ud. | mereceráhe/she will deserve | ellos/Uds. | mereceránthey will deserve |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | mereceríaI would deserve | nosotros | mereceríamoswe would deserve |
| tú | mereceríasyou would deserve | vosotros | mereceríaisyou all would deserve |
| él/ella/Ud. | mereceríahe/she would deserve | ellos/Uds. | mereceríanthey would deserve |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré merecidoI will have deserved | nosotros | habremos merecidowe will have deserved |
| tú | habrás merecidoyou will have deserved | vosotros | habréis merecidoyou all will have deserved |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá merecidohe/she will have deserved | ellos/Uds. | habrán merecidothey will have deserved |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría merecidoI would have deserved | nosotros | habríamos merecidowe would have deserved |
| tú | habrías merecidoyou would have deserved | vosotros | habríais merecidoyou all would have deserved |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría merecidohe/she would have deserved | ellos/Uds. | habrían merecidothey would have deserved |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | mereciere(should) I deserve | nosotros | mereciéremos(should) we deserve |
| tú | merecieres(should) you deserve | vosotros | mereciereis(should) you all deserve |
| él/ella/Ud. | mereciere(should) he/she deserve | ellos/Uds. | merecieren(should) they deserve |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | merezcamoslet's deserve |
| tú | merecedeserve! | vosotros | mereceddeserve! |
| él/ella/Ud. | merezcadeserve! | ellos/Uds. | merezcandeserve! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no merezcamoslet's not deserve |
| tú | no merezcasdon't deserve | vosotros | no merezcáisdon't deserve |
| él/ella/Ud. | no merezcadon't deserve | ellos/Uds. | no merezcandon't deserve |
