pertenecer
to belongPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | pertenezcoI belong | nosotros | pertenecemoswe belong |
| tú | pertenecesyou belong | vosotros | pertenecéisyou all belong |
| él/ella/Ud. | pertenecehe/she belongs | ellos/Uds. | pertenecenthey belong |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he pertenecidoI have belonged | nosotros | hemos pertenecidowe have belonged |
| tú | has pertenecidoyou have belonged | vosotros | habéis pertenecidoyou all have belonged |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha pertenecidohe/she has belonged | ellos/Uds. | han pertenecidothey have belonged |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | pertenezca(that) I belong | nosotros | pertenezcamos(that) we belong |
| tú | pertenezcas(that) you belong | vosotros | pertenezcáis(that) you all belong |
| él/ella/Ud. | pertenezca(that) he/she belongs | ellos/Uds. | pertenezcan(that) they belong |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya pertenecido(that) I have belonged | nosotros | hayamos pertenecido(that) we have belonged |
| tú | hayas pertenecido(that) you have belonged | vosotros | hayáis pertenecido(that) you all have belonged |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya pertenecido(that) he/she has belonged | ellos/Uds. | hayan pertenecido(that) they have belonged |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | pertenecíI belonged | nosotros | pertenecimoswe belonged |
| tú | pertenecisteyou belonged | vosotros | pertenecisteisyou all belonged |
| él/ella/Ud. | pertenecióhe/she belonged | ellos/Uds. | pertenecieronthey belonged |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | pertenecíaI used to belong | nosotros | pertenecíamoswe used to belong |
| tú | pertenecíasyou used to belong | vosotros | pertenecíaisyou all used to belong |
| él/ella/Ud. | pertenecíahe/she used to belong | ellos/Uds. | pertenecíanthey used to belong |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había pertenecidoI had belonged | nosotros | habíamos pertenecidowe had belonged |
| tú | habías pertenecidoyou had belonged | vosotros | habíais pertenecidoyou all had belonged |
| él/ella/Ud. | había pertenecidohe/she had belonged | ellos/Uds. | habían pertenecidothey had belonged |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | perteneciera(that) I belonged | nosotros | perteneciéramos(that) we belonged |
| tú | pertenecieras(that) you belonged | vosotros | pertenecierais(that) you all belonged |
| él/ella/Ud. | perteneciera(that) he/she belonged | ellos/Uds. | pertenecieran(that) they belonged |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | perteneciese(that) I belonged | nosotros | perteneciésemos(that) we belonged |
| tú | pertenecieses(that) you belonged | vosotros | pertenecieseis(that) you all belonged |
| él/ella/Ud. | perteneciese(that) he/she belonged | ellos/Uds. | perteneciesen(that) they belonged |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera pertenecido(that) I had belonged | nosotros | hubiéramos pertenecido(that) we had belonged |
| tú | hubieras pertenecido(that) you had belonged | vosotros | hubierais pertenecido(that) you all had belonged |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera pertenecido(that) he/she had belonged | ellos/Uds. | hubieran pertenecido(that) they had belonged |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube pertenecidoI had belonged | nosotros | hubimos pertenecidowe had belonged |
| tú | hubiste pertenecidoyou had belonged | vosotros | hubisteis pertenecidoyou all had belonged |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo pertenecidohe/she had belonged | ellos/Uds. | hubieron pertenecidothey had belonged |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | perteneceréI will belong | nosotros | perteneceremoswe will belong |
| tú | pertenecerásyou will belong | vosotros | perteneceréisyou all will belong |
| él/ella/Ud. | perteneceráhe/she will belong | ellos/Uds. | perteneceránthey will belong |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | perteneceríaI would belong | nosotros | perteneceríamoswe would belong |
| tú | perteneceríasyou would belong | vosotros | perteneceríaisyou all would belong |
| él/ella/Ud. | perteneceríahe/she would belong | ellos/Uds. | perteneceríanthey would belong |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré pertenecidoI will have belonged | nosotros | habremos pertenecidowe will have belonged |
| tú | habrás pertenecidoyou will have belonged | vosotros | habréis pertenecidoyou all will have belonged |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá pertenecidohe/she will have belonged | ellos/Uds. | habrán pertenecidothey will have belonged |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría pertenecidoI would have belonged | nosotros | habríamos pertenecidowe would have belonged |
| tú | habrías pertenecidoyou would have belonged | vosotros | habríais pertenecidoyou all would have belonged |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría pertenecidohe/she would have belonged | ellos/Uds. | habrían pertenecidothey would have belonged |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | perteneciere(should) I belong | nosotros | perteneciéremos(should) we belong |
| tú | pertenecieres(should) you belong | vosotros | perteneciereis(should) you all belong |
| él/ella/Ud. | perteneciere(should) he/she belong | ellos/Uds. | pertenecieren(should) they belong |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | pertenezcamoslet's belong |
| tú | pertenecebelong! | vosotros | pertenecedbelong! |
| él/ella/Ud. | pertenezcabelong! | ellos/Uds. | pertenezcanbelong! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no pertenezcamoslet's not belong |
| tú | no pertenezcasdon't belong | vosotros | no pertenezcáisdon't belong |
| él/ella/Ud. | no pertenezcadon't belong | ellos/Uds. | no pertenezcandon't belong |
