pintar
to paintPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | pintoI paint | nosotros | pintamoswe paint |
| tú | pintasyou paint | vosotros | pintáisyou all paint |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintahe/she paints | ellos/Uds. | pintanthey paint |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he pintadoI have painted | nosotros | hemos pintadowe have painted |
| tú | has pintadoyou have painted | vosotros | habéis pintadoyou all have painted |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha pintadohe/she has painted | ellos/Uds. | han pintadothey have painted |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | pinte(that) I paint | nosotros | pintemos(that) we paint |
| tú | pintes(that) you paint | vosotros | pintéis(that) you all paint |
| él/ella/Ud. | pinte(that) he/she paints | ellos/Uds. | pinten(that) they paint |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya pintado(that) I have painted | nosotros | hayamos pintado(that) we have painted |
| tú | hayas pintado(that) you have painted | vosotros | hayáis pintado(that) you all have painted |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya pintado(that) he/she has painted | ellos/Uds. | hayan pintado(that) they have painted |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | pintéI painted | nosotros | pintamoswe painted |
| tú | pintasteyou painted | vosotros | pintasteisyou all painted |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintóhe/she painted | ellos/Uds. | pintaronthey painted |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | pintabaI used to paint | nosotros | pintábamoswe used to paint |
| tú | pintabasyou used to paint | vosotros | pintabaisyou all used to paint |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintabahe/she used to paint | ellos/Uds. | pintabanthey used to paint |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había pintadoI had painted | nosotros | habíamos pintadowe had painted |
| tú | habías pintadoyou had painted | vosotros | habíais pintadoyou all had painted |
| él/ella/Ud. | había pintadohe/she had painted | ellos/Uds. | habían pintadothey had painted |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | pintara(that) I painted | nosotros | pintáramos(that) we painted |
| tú | pintaras(that) you painted | vosotros | pintarais(that) you all painted |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintara(that) he/she painted | ellos/Uds. | pintaran(that) they painted |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | pintase(that) I painted | nosotros | pintásemos(that) we painted |
| tú | pintases(that) you painted | vosotros | pintaseis(that) you all painted |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintase(that) he/she painted | ellos/Uds. | pintasen(that) they painted |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera pintado(that) I had painted | nosotros | hubiéramos pintado(that) we had painted |
| tú | hubieras pintado(that) you had painted | vosotros | hubierais pintado(that) you all had painted |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera pintado(that) he/she had painted | ellos/Uds. | hubieran pintado(that) they had painted |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube pintadoI had painted | nosotros | hubimos pintadowe had painted |
| tú | hubiste pintadoyou had painted | vosotros | hubisteis pintadoyou all had painted |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo pintadohe/she had painted | ellos/Uds. | hubieron pintadothey had painted |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | pintaréI will paint | nosotros | pintaremoswe will paint |
| tú | pintarásyou will paint | vosotros | pintaréisyou all will paint |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintaráhe/she will paint | ellos/Uds. | pintaránthey will paint |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | pintaríaI would paint | nosotros | pintaríamoswe would paint |
| tú | pintaríasyou would paint | vosotros | pintaríaisyou all would paint |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintaríahe/she would paint | ellos/Uds. | pintaríanthey would paint |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré pintadoI will have painted | nosotros | habremos pintadowe will have painted |
| tú | habrás pintadoyou will have painted | vosotros | habréis pintadoyou all will have painted |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá pintadohe/she will have painted | ellos/Uds. | habrán pintadothey will have painted |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría pintadoI would have painted | nosotros | habríamos pintadowe would have painted |
| tú | habrías pintadoyou would have painted | vosotros | habríais pintadoyou all would have painted |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría pintadohe/she would have painted | ellos/Uds. | habrían pintadothey would have painted |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | pintare(should) I paint | nosotros | pintáremos(should) we paint |
| tú | pintares(should) you paint | vosotros | pintareis(should) you all paint |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintare(should) he/she paint | ellos/Uds. | pintaren(should) they paint |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | pintemoslet's paint |
| tú | pintapaint! | vosotros | pintadpaint! |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintepaint! | ellos/Uds. | pintenpaint! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no pintemoslet's not paint |
| tú | no pintesdon't paint | vosotros | no pintéisdon't paint |
| él/ella/Ud. | no pintedon't paint | ellos/Uds. | no pintendon't paint |
