nadar
to swimPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | nadoI swim | nosotros | nadamoswe swim |
| tú | nadasyou swim | vosotros | nadáisyou all swim |
| él/ella/Ud. | nadahe/she swims | ellos/Uds. | nadanthey swim |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he nadadoI have swum | nosotros | hemos nadadowe have swum |
| tú | has nadadoyou have swum | vosotros | habéis nadadoyou all have swum |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha nadadohe/she has swum | ellos/Uds. | han nadadothey have swum |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | nade(that) I swim | nosotros | nademos(that) we swim |
| tú | nades(that) you swim | vosotros | nadéis(that) you all swim |
| él/ella/Ud. | nade(that) he/she swims | ellos/Uds. | naden(that) they swim |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya nadado(that) I have swum | nosotros | hayamos nadado(that) we have swum |
| tú | hayas nadado(that) you have swum | vosotros | hayáis nadado(that) you all have swum |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya nadado(that) he/she has swum | ellos/Uds. | hayan nadado(that) they have swum |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | nadéI swam | nosotros | nadamoswe swam |
| tú | nadasteyou swam | vosotros | nadasteisyou all swam |
| él/ella/Ud. | nadóhe/she swam | ellos/Uds. | nadaronthey swam |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | nadabaI used to swim | nosotros | nadábamoswe used to swim |
| tú | nadabasyou used to swim | vosotros | nadabaisyou all used to swim |
| él/ella/Ud. | nadabahe/she used to swim | ellos/Uds. | nadabanthey used to swim |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había nadadoI had swum | nosotros | habíamos nadadowe had swum |
| tú | habías nadadoyou had swum | vosotros | habíais nadadoyou all had swum |
| él/ella/Ud. | había nadadohe/she had swum | ellos/Uds. | habían nadadothey had swum |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | nadara(that) I swam | nosotros | nadáramos(that) we swam |
| tú | nadaras(that) you swam | vosotros | nadarais(that) you all swam |
| él/ella/Ud. | nadara(that) he/she swam | ellos/Uds. | nadaran(that) they swam |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | nadase(that) I swam | nosotros | nadásemos(that) we swam |
| tú | nadases(that) you swam | vosotros | nadaseis(that) you all swam |
| él/ella/Ud. | nadase(that) he/she swam | ellos/Uds. | nadasen(that) they swam |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera nadado(that) I had swum | nosotros | hubiéramos nadado(that) we had swum |
| tú | hubieras nadado(that) you had swum | vosotros | hubierais nadado(that) you all had swum |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera nadado(that) he/she had swum | ellos/Uds. | hubieran nadado(that) they had swum |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube nadadoI had swum | nosotros | hubimos nadadowe had swum |
| tú | hubiste nadadoyou had swum | vosotros | hubisteis nadadoyou all had swum |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo nadadohe/she had swum | ellos/Uds. | hubieron nadadothey had swum |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | nadaréI will swim | nosotros | nadaremoswe will swim |
| tú | nadarásyou will swim | vosotros | nadaréisyou all will swim |
| él/ella/Ud. | nadaráhe/she will swim | ellos/Uds. | nadaránthey will swim |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | nadaríaI would swim | nosotros | nadaríamoswe would swim |
| tú | nadaríasyou would swim | vosotros | nadaríaisyou all would swim |
| él/ella/Ud. | nadaríahe/she would swim | ellos/Uds. | nadaríanthey would swim |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré nadadoI will have swum | nosotros | habremos nadadowe will have swum |
| tú | habrás nadadoyou will have swum | vosotros | habréis nadadoyou all will have swum |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá nadadohe/she will have swum | ellos/Uds. | habrán nadadothey will have swum |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría nadadoI would have swum | nosotros | habríamos nadadowe would have swum |
| tú | habrías nadadoyou would have swum | vosotros | habríais nadadoyou all would have swum |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría nadadohe/she would have swum | ellos/Uds. | habrían nadadothey would have swum |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | nadare(should) I swim | nosotros | nadáremos(should) we swim |
| tú | nadares(should) you swim | vosotros | nadareis(should) you all swim |
| él/ella/Ud. | nadare(should) he/she swim | ellos/Uds. | nadaren(should) they swim |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | nademoslet's swim |
| tú | nadaswim! | vosotros | nadadswim! |
| él/ella/Ud. | nadeswim! | ellos/Uds. | nadenswim! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no nademoslet's not swim |
| tú | no nadesdon't swim | vosotros | no nadéisdon't swim |
| él/ella/Ud. | no nadedon't swim | ellos/Uds. | no nadendon't swim |
