meter
to put inPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | metoI put in | nosotros | metemoswe put in |
| tú | metesyou put in | vosotros | metéisyou all put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | metehe/she puts in | ellos/Uds. | metenthey put in |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he metidoI have put in | nosotros | hemos metidowe have put in |
| tú | has metidoyou have put in | vosotros | habéis metidoyou all have put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha metidohe/she has put in | ellos/Uds. | han metidothey have put in |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | meta(that) I put in | nosotros | metamos(that) we put in |
| tú | metas(that) you put in | vosotros | metáis(that) you all put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | meta(that) he/she puts in | ellos/Uds. | metan(that) they put in |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya metido(that) I have put in | nosotros | hayamos metido(that) we have put in |
| tú | hayas metido(that) you have put in | vosotros | hayáis metido(that) you all have put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya metido(that) he/she has put in | ellos/Uds. | hayan metido(that) they have put in |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | metíI put in | nosotros | metimoswe put in |
| tú | metisteyou put in | vosotros | metisteisyou all put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | metióhe/she put in | ellos/Uds. | metieronthey put in |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | metíaI used to put in | nosotros | metíamoswe used to put in |
| tú | metíasyou used to put in | vosotros | metíaisyou all used to put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | metíahe/she used to put in | ellos/Uds. | metíanthey used to put in |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había metidoI had put in | nosotros | habíamos metidowe had put in |
| tú | habías metidoyou had put in | vosotros | habíais metidoyou all had put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | había metidohe/she had put in | ellos/Uds. | habían metidothey had put in |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | metiera(that) I put in | nosotros | metiéramos(that) we put in |
| tú | metieras(that) you put in | vosotros | metierais(that) you all put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | metiera(that) he/she put in | ellos/Uds. | metieran(that) they put in |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | metiese(that) I put in | nosotros | metiésemos(that) we put in |
| tú | metieses(that) you put in | vosotros | metieseis(that) you all put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | metiese(that) he/she put in | ellos/Uds. | metiesen(that) they put in |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera metido(that) I had put in | nosotros | hubiéramos metido(that) we had put in |
| tú | hubieras metido(that) you had put in | vosotros | hubierais metido(that) you all had put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera metido(that) he/she had put in | ellos/Uds. | hubieran metido(that) they had put in |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube metidoI had put in | nosotros | hubimos metidowe had put in |
| tú | hubiste metidoyou had put in | vosotros | hubisteis metidoyou all had put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo metidohe/she had put in | ellos/Uds. | hubieron metidothey had put in |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | meteréI will put in | nosotros | meteremoswe will put in |
| tú | meterásyou will put in | vosotros | meteréisyou all will put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | meteráhe/she will put in | ellos/Uds. | meteránthey will put in |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | meteríaI would put in | nosotros | meteríamoswe would put in |
| tú | meteríasyou would put in | vosotros | meteríaisyou all would put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | meteríahe/she would put in | ellos/Uds. | meteríanthey would put in |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré metidoI will have put in | nosotros | habremos metidowe will have put in |
| tú | habrás metidoyou will have put in | vosotros | habréis metidoyou all will have put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá metidohe/she will have put in | ellos/Uds. | habrán metidothey will have put in |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría metidoI would have put in | nosotros | habríamos metidowe would have put in |
| tú | habrías metidoyou would have put in | vosotros | habríais metidoyou all would have put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría metidohe/she would have put in | ellos/Uds. | habrían metidothey would have put in |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | metiere(should) I put in | nosotros | metiéremos(should) we put in |
| tú | metieres(should) you put in | vosotros | metiereis(should) you all put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | metiere(should) he/she put in | ellos/Uds. | metieren(should) they put in |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | metamoslet's put in |
| tú | meteput in! | vosotros | metedput in! |
| él/ella/Ud. | metaput in! | ellos/Uds. | metanput in! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no metamoslet's not put in |
| tú | no metasdon't put in | vosotros | no metáisdon't put in |
| él/ella/Ud. | no metadon't put in | ellos/Uds. | no metandon't put in |
