preocupar
to worryPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | preocupoI worry | nosotros | preocupamoswe worry |
| tú | preocupasyou worry | vosotros | preocupáisyou all worry |
| él/ella/Ud. | preocupahe/she worries | ellos/Uds. | preocupanthey worry |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he preocupadoI have worried | nosotros | hemos preocupadowe have worried |
| tú | has preocupadoyou have worried | vosotros | habéis preocupadoyou all have worried |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha preocupadohe/she has worried | ellos/Uds. | han preocupadothey have worried |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | preocupe(that) I worry | nosotros | preocupemos(that) we worry |
| tú | preocupes(that) you worry | vosotros | preocupéis(that) you all worry |
| él/ella/Ud. | preocupe(that) he/she worries | ellos/Uds. | preocupen(that) they worry |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya preocupado(that) I have worried | nosotros | hayamos preocupado(that) we have worried |
| tú | hayas preocupado(that) you have worried | vosotros | hayáis preocupado(that) you all have worried |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya preocupado(that) he/she has worried | ellos/Uds. | hayan preocupado(that) they have worried |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | preocupéI worried | nosotros | preocupamoswe worried |
| tú | preocupasteyou worried | vosotros | preocupasteisyou all worried |
| él/ella/Ud. | preocupóhe/she worried | ellos/Uds. | preocuparonthey worried |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | preocupabaI used to worry | nosotros | preocupábamoswe used to worry |
| tú | preocupabasyou used to worry | vosotros | preocupabaisyou all used to worry |
| él/ella/Ud. | preocupabahe/she used to worry | ellos/Uds. | preocupabanthey used to worry |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había preocupadoI had worried | nosotros | habíamos preocupadowe had worried |
| tú | habías preocupadoyou had worried | vosotros | habíais preocupadoyou all had worried |
| él/ella/Ud. | había preocupadohe/she had worried | ellos/Uds. | habían preocupadothey had worried |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | preocupara(that) I worried | nosotros | preocupáramos(that) we worried |
| tú | preocuparas(that) you worried | vosotros | preocuparais(that) you all worried |
| él/ella/Ud. | preocupara(that) he/she worried | ellos/Uds. | preocuparan(that) they worried |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | preocupase(that) I worried | nosotros | preocupásemos(that) we worried |
| tú | preocupases(that) you worried | vosotros | preocupaseis(that) you all worried |
| él/ella/Ud. | preocupase(that) he/she worried | ellos/Uds. | preocupasen(that) they worried |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera preocupado(that) I had worried | nosotros | hubiéramos preocupado(that) we had worried |
| tú | hubieras preocupado(that) you had worried | vosotros | hubierais preocupado(that) you all had worried |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera preocupado(that) he/she had worried | ellos/Uds. | hubieran preocupado(that) they had worried |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube preocupadoI had worried | nosotros | hubimos preocupadowe had worried |
| tú | hubiste preocupadoyou had worried | vosotros | hubisteis preocupadoyou all had worried |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo preocupadohe/she had worried | ellos/Uds. | hubieron preocupadothey had worried |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | preocuparéI will worry | nosotros | preocuparemoswe will worry |
| tú | preocuparásyou will worry | vosotros | preocuparéisyou all will worry |
| él/ella/Ud. | preocuparáhe/she will worry | ellos/Uds. | preocuparánthey will worry |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | preocuparíaI would worry | nosotros | preocuparíamoswe would worry |
| tú | preocuparíasyou would worry | vosotros | preocuparíaisyou all would worry |
| él/ella/Ud. | preocuparíahe/she would worry | ellos/Uds. | preocuparíanthey would worry |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré preocupadoI will have worried | nosotros | habremos preocupadowe will have worried |
| tú | habrás preocupadoyou will have worried | vosotros | habréis preocupadoyou all will have worried |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá preocupadohe/she will have worried | ellos/Uds. | habrán preocupadothey will have worried |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría preocupadoI would have worried | nosotros | habríamos preocupadowe would have worried |
| tú | habrías preocupadoyou would have worried | vosotros | habríais preocupadoyou all would have worried |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría preocupadohe/she would have worried | ellos/Uds. | habrían preocupadothey would have worried |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | preocupare(should) I worry | nosotros | preocupáremos(should) we worry |
| tú | preocupares(should) you worry | vosotros | preocupareis(should) you all worry |
| él/ella/Ud. | preocupare(should) he/she worry | ellos/Uds. | preocuparen(should) they worry |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | preocupemoslet's worry |
| tú | preocupaworry! | vosotros | preocupadworry! |
| él/ella/Ud. | preocupeworry! | ellos/Uds. | preocupenworry! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no preocupemoslet's not worry |
| tú | no preocupesdon't worry | vosotros | no preocupéisdon't worry |
| él/ella/Ud. | no preocupedon't worry | ellos/Uds. | no preocupendon't worry |
