quemar
to burnPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | quemoI burn | nosotros | quemamoswe burn |
| tú | quemasyou burn | vosotros | quemáisyou all burn |
| él/ella/Ud. | quemahe/she burns | ellos/Uds. | quemanthey burn |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he quemadoI have burned | nosotros | hemos quemadowe have burned |
| tú | has quemadoyou have burned | vosotros | habéis quemadoyou all have burned |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha quemadohe/she has burned | ellos/Uds. | han quemadothey have burned |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | queme(that) I burn | nosotros | quememos(that) we burn |
| tú | quemes(that) you burn | vosotros | queméis(that) you all burn |
| él/ella/Ud. | queme(that) he/she burns | ellos/Uds. | quemen(that) they burn |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya quemado(that) I have burned | nosotros | hayamos quemado(that) we have burned |
| tú | hayas quemado(that) you have burned | vosotros | hayáis quemado(that) you all have burned |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya quemado(that) he/she has burned | ellos/Uds. | hayan quemado(that) they have burned |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | queméI burned | nosotros | quemamoswe burned |
| tú | quemasteyou burned | vosotros | quemasteisyou all burned |
| él/ella/Ud. | quemóhe/she burned | ellos/Uds. | quemaronthey burned |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | quemabaI used to burn | nosotros | quemábamoswe used to burn |
| tú | quemabasyou used to burn | vosotros | quemabaisyou all used to burn |
| él/ella/Ud. | quemabahe/she used to burn | ellos/Uds. | quemabanthey used to burn |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había quemadoI had burned | nosotros | habíamos quemadowe had burned |
| tú | habías quemadoyou had burned | vosotros | habíais quemadoyou all had burned |
| él/ella/Ud. | había quemadohe/she had burned | ellos/Uds. | habían quemadothey had burned |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | quemara(that) I burned | nosotros | quemáramos(that) we burned |
| tú | quemaras(that) you burned | vosotros | quemarais(that) you all burned |
| él/ella/Ud. | quemara(that) he/she burned | ellos/Uds. | quemaran(that) they burned |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | quemase(that) I burned | nosotros | quemásemos(that) we burned |
| tú | quemases(that) you burned | vosotros | quemaseis(that) you all burned |
| él/ella/Ud. | quemase(that) he/she burned | ellos/Uds. | quemasen(that) they burned |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera quemado(that) I had burned | nosotros | hubiéramos quemado(that) we had burned |
| tú | hubieras quemado(that) you had burned | vosotros | hubierais quemado(that) you all had burned |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera quemado(that) he/she had burned | ellos/Uds. | hubieran quemado(that) they had burned |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube quemadoI had burned | nosotros | hubimos quemadowe had burned |
| tú | hubiste quemadoyou had burned | vosotros | hubisteis quemadoyou all had burned |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo quemadohe/she had burned | ellos/Uds. | hubieron quemadothey had burned |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | quemaréI will burn | nosotros | quemaremoswe will burn |
| tú | quemarásyou will burn | vosotros | quemaréisyou all will burn |
| él/ella/Ud. | quemaráhe/she will burn | ellos/Uds. | quemaránthey will burn |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | quemaríaI would burn | nosotros | quemaríamoswe would burn |
| tú | quemaríasyou would burn | vosotros | quemaríaisyou all would burn |
| él/ella/Ud. | quemaríahe/she would burn | ellos/Uds. | quemaríanthey would burn |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré quemadoI will have burned | nosotros | habremos quemadowe will have burned |
| tú | habrás quemadoyou will have burned | vosotros | habréis quemadoyou all will have burned |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá quemadohe/she will have burned | ellos/Uds. | habrán quemadothey will have burned |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría quemadoI would have burned | nosotros | habríamos quemadowe would have burned |
| tú | habrías quemadoyou would have burned | vosotros | habríais quemadoyou all would have burned |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría quemadohe/she would have burned | ellos/Uds. | habrían quemadothey would have burned |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | quemare(should) I burn | nosotros | quemáremos(should) we burn |
| tú | quemares(should) you burn | vosotros | quemareis(should) you all burn |
| él/ella/Ud. | quemare(should) he/she burn | ellos/Uds. | quemaren(should) they burn |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | quememoslet's burn |
| tú | quemaburn! | vosotros | quemadburn! |
| él/ella/Ud. | quemeburn! | ellos/Uds. | quemenburn! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no quememoslet's not burn |
| tú | no quemesdon't burn | vosotros | no queméisdon't burn |
| él/ella/Ud. | no quemedon't burn | ellos/Uds. | no quemendon't burn |
