ordenar
to order, to tidyPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | ordenoI order | nosotros | ordenamoswe order |
| tú | ordenasyou order | vosotros | ordenáisyou all order |
| él/ella/Ud. | ordenahe/she orders | ellos/Uds. | ordenanthey order |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he ordenadoI have ordered | nosotros | hemos ordenadowe have ordered |
| tú | has ordenadoyou have ordered | vosotros | habéis ordenadoyou all have ordered |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha ordenadohe/she has ordered | ellos/Uds. | han ordenadothey have ordered |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | ordene(that) I order | nosotros | ordenemos(that) we order |
| tú | ordenes(that) you order | vosotros | ordenéis(that) you all order |
| él/ella/Ud. | ordene(that) he/she orders | ellos/Uds. | ordenen(that) they order |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya ordenado(that) I have ordered | nosotros | hayamos ordenado(that) we have ordered |
| tú | hayas ordenado(that) you have ordered | vosotros | hayáis ordenado(that) you all have ordered |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya ordenado(that) he/she has ordered | ellos/Uds. | hayan ordenado(that) they have ordered |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | ordenéI ordered | nosotros | ordenamoswe ordered |
| tú | ordenasteyou ordered | vosotros | ordenasteisyou all ordered |
| él/ella/Ud. | ordenóhe/she ordered | ellos/Uds. | ordenaronthey ordered |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | ordenabaI used to order | nosotros | ordenábamoswe used to order |
| tú | ordenabasyou used to order | vosotros | ordenabaisyou all used to order |
| él/ella/Ud. | ordenabahe/she used to order | ellos/Uds. | ordenabanthey used to order |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había ordenadoI had ordered | nosotros | habíamos ordenadowe had ordered |
| tú | habías ordenadoyou had ordered | vosotros | habíais ordenadoyou all had ordered |
| él/ella/Ud. | había ordenadohe/she had ordered | ellos/Uds. | habían ordenadothey had ordered |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | ordenara(that) I ordered | nosotros | ordenáramos(that) we ordered |
| tú | ordenaras(that) you ordered | vosotros | ordenarais(that) you all ordered |
| él/ella/Ud. | ordenara(that) he/she ordered | ellos/Uds. | ordenaran(that) they ordered |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | ordenase(that) I ordered | nosotros | ordenásemos(that) we ordered |
| tú | ordenases(that) you ordered | vosotros | ordenaseis(that) you all ordered |
| él/ella/Ud. | ordenase(that) he/she ordered | ellos/Uds. | ordenasen(that) they ordered |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera ordenado(that) I had ordered | nosotros | hubiéramos ordenado(that) we had ordered |
| tú | hubieras ordenado(that) you had ordered | vosotros | hubierais ordenado(that) you all had ordered |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera ordenado(that) he/she had ordered | ellos/Uds. | hubieran ordenado(that) they had ordered |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube ordenadoI had ordered | nosotros | hubimos ordenadowe had ordered |
| tú | hubiste ordenadoyou had ordered | vosotros | hubisteis ordenadoyou all had ordered |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo ordenadohe/she had ordered | ellos/Uds. | hubieron ordenadothey had ordered |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | ordenaréI will order | nosotros | ordenaremoswe will order |
| tú | ordenarásyou will order | vosotros | ordenaréisyou all will order |
| él/ella/Ud. | ordenaráhe/she will order | ellos/Uds. | ordenaránthey will order |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | ordenaríaI would order | nosotros | ordenaríamoswe would order |
| tú | ordenaríasyou would order | vosotros | ordenaríaisyou all would order |
| él/ella/Ud. | ordenaríahe/she would order | ellos/Uds. | ordenaríanthey would order |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré ordenadoI will have ordered | nosotros | habremos ordenadowe will have ordered |
| tú | habrás ordenadoyou will have ordered | vosotros | habréis ordenadoyou all will have ordered |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá ordenadohe/she will have ordered | ellos/Uds. | habrán ordenadothey will have ordered |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría ordenadoI would have ordered | nosotros | habríamos ordenadowe would have ordered |
| tú | habrías ordenadoyou would have ordered | vosotros | habríais ordenadoyou all would have ordered |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría ordenadohe/she would have ordered | ellos/Uds. | habrían ordenadothey would have ordered |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | ordenare(should) I order | nosotros | ordenáremos(should) we order |
| tú | ordenares(should) you order | vosotros | ordenareis(should) you all order |
| él/ella/Ud. | ordenare(should) he/she order | ellos/Uds. | ordenaren(should) they order |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | ordenemoslet's order |
| tú | ordenaorder! | vosotros | ordenadorder! |
| él/ella/Ud. | ordeneorder! | ellos/Uds. | ordenenorder! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no ordenemoslet's not order |
| tú | no ordenesdon't order | vosotros | no ordenéisdon't order |
| él/ella/Ud. | no ordenedon't order | ellos/Uds. | no ordenendon't order |
