practicar
to practisePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | practicoI practise | nosotros | practicamoswe practise |
| tú | practicasyou practise | vosotros | practicáisyou all practise |
| él/ella/Ud. | practicahe/she practises | ellos/Uds. | practicanthey practise |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he practicadoI have practised | nosotros | hemos practicadowe have practised |
| tú | has practicadoyou have practised | vosotros | habéis practicadoyou all have practised |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha practicadohe/she has practised | ellos/Uds. | han practicadothey have practised |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | practique(that) I practise | nosotros | practiquemos(that) we practise |
| tú | practiques(that) you practise | vosotros | practiquéis(that) you all practise |
| él/ella/Ud. | practique(that) he/she practises | ellos/Uds. | practiquen(that) they practise |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya practicado(that) I have practised | nosotros | hayamos practicado(that) we have practised |
| tú | hayas practicado(that) you have practised | vosotros | hayáis practicado(that) you all have practised |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya practicado(that) he/she has practised | ellos/Uds. | hayan practicado(that) they have practised |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | practiquéI practised | nosotros | practicamoswe practised |
| tú | practicasteyou practised | vosotros | practicasteisyou all practised |
| él/ella/Ud. | practicóhe/she practised | ellos/Uds. | practicaronthey practised |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | practicabaI used to practise | nosotros | practicábamoswe used to practise |
| tú | practicabasyou used to practise | vosotros | practicabaisyou all used to practise |
| él/ella/Ud. | practicabahe/she used to practise | ellos/Uds. | practicabanthey used to practise |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había practicadoI had practised | nosotros | habíamos practicadowe had practised |
| tú | habías practicadoyou had practised | vosotros | habíais practicadoyou all had practised |
| él/ella/Ud. | había practicadohe/she had practised | ellos/Uds. | habían practicadothey had practised |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | practicara(that) I practised | nosotros | practicáramos(that) we practised |
| tú | practicaras(that) you practised | vosotros | practicarais(that) you all practised |
| él/ella/Ud. | practicara(that) he/she practised | ellos/Uds. | practicaran(that) they practised |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | practicase(that) I practised | nosotros | practicásemos(that) we practised |
| tú | practicases(that) you practised | vosotros | practicaseis(that) you all practised |
| él/ella/Ud. | practicase(that) he/she practised | ellos/Uds. | practicasen(that) they practised |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera practicado(that) I had practised | nosotros | hubiéramos practicado(that) we had practised |
| tú | hubieras practicado(that) you had practised | vosotros | hubierais practicado(that) you all had practised |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera practicado(that) he/she had practised | ellos/Uds. | hubieran practicado(that) they had practised |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube practicadoI had practised | nosotros | hubimos practicadowe had practised |
| tú | hubiste practicadoyou had practised | vosotros | hubisteis practicadoyou all had practised |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo practicadohe/she had practised | ellos/Uds. | hubieron practicadothey had practised |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | practicaréI will practise | nosotros | practicaremoswe will practise |
| tú | practicarásyou will practise | vosotros | practicaréisyou all will practise |
| él/ella/Ud. | practicaráhe/she will practise | ellos/Uds. | practicaránthey will practise |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | practicaríaI would practise | nosotros | practicaríamoswe would practise |
| tú | practicaríasyou would practise | vosotros | practicaríaisyou all would practise |
| él/ella/Ud. | practicaríahe/she would practise | ellos/Uds. | practicaríanthey would practise |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré practicadoI will have practised | nosotros | habremos practicadowe will have practised |
| tú | habrás practicadoyou will have practised | vosotros | habréis practicadoyou all will have practised |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá practicadohe/she will have practised | ellos/Uds. | habrán practicadothey will have practised |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría practicadoI would have practised | nosotros | habríamos practicadowe would have practised |
| tú | habrías practicadoyou would have practised | vosotros | habríais practicadoyou all would have practised |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría practicadohe/she would have practised | ellos/Uds. | habrían practicadothey would have practised |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | practicare(should) I practise | nosotros | practicáremos(should) we practise |
| tú | practicares(should) you practise | vosotros | practicareis(should) you all practise |
| él/ella/Ud. | practicare(should) he/she practise | ellos/Uds. | practicaren(should) they practise |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | practiquemoslet's practise |
| tú | practicapractise! | vosotros | practicadpractise! |
| él/ella/Ud. | practiquepractise! | ellos/Uds. | practiquenpractise! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no practiquemoslet's not practise |
| tú | no practiquesdon't practise | vosotros | no practiquéisdon't practise |
| él/ella/Ud. | no practiquedon't practise | ellos/Uds. | no practiquendon't practise |
