regresar
to returnPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | regresoI return | nosotros | regresamoswe return |
| tú | regresasyou return | vosotros | regresáisyou all return |
| él/ella/Ud. | regresahe/she returns | ellos/Uds. | regresanthey return |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he regresadoI have returned | nosotros | hemos regresadowe have returned |
| tú | has regresadoyou have returned | vosotros | habéis regresadoyou all have returned |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha regresadohe/she has returned | ellos/Uds. | han regresadothey have returned |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | regrese(that) I return | nosotros | regresemos(that) we return |
| tú | regreses(that) you return | vosotros | regreséis(that) you all return |
| él/ella/Ud. | regrese(that) he/she returns | ellos/Uds. | regresen(that) they return |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya regresado(that) I have returned | nosotros | hayamos regresado(that) we have returned |
| tú | hayas regresado(that) you have returned | vosotros | hayáis regresado(that) you all have returned |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya regresado(that) he/she has returned | ellos/Uds. | hayan regresado(that) they have returned |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | regreséI returned | nosotros | regresamoswe returned |
| tú | regresasteyou returned | vosotros | regresasteisyou all returned |
| él/ella/Ud. | regresóhe/she returned | ellos/Uds. | regresaronthey returned |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | regresabaI used to return | nosotros | regresábamoswe used to return |
| tú | regresabasyou used to return | vosotros | regresabaisyou all used to return |
| él/ella/Ud. | regresabahe/she used to return | ellos/Uds. | regresabanthey used to return |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había regresadoI had returned | nosotros | habíamos regresadowe had returned |
| tú | habías regresadoyou had returned | vosotros | habíais regresadoyou all had returned |
| él/ella/Ud. | había regresadohe/she had returned | ellos/Uds. | habían regresadothey had returned |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | regresara(that) I returned | nosotros | regresáramos(that) we returned |
| tú | regresaras(that) you returned | vosotros | regresarais(that) you all returned |
| él/ella/Ud. | regresara(that) he/she returned | ellos/Uds. | regresaran(that) they returned |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | regresase(that) I returned | nosotros | regresásemos(that) we returned |
| tú | regresases(that) you returned | vosotros | regresaseis(that) you all returned |
| él/ella/Ud. | regresase(that) he/she returned | ellos/Uds. | regresasen(that) they returned |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera regresado(that) I had returned | nosotros | hubiéramos regresado(that) we had returned |
| tú | hubieras regresado(that) you had returned | vosotros | hubierais regresado(that) you all had returned |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera regresado(that) he/she had returned | ellos/Uds. | hubieran regresado(that) they had returned |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube regresadoI had returned | nosotros | hubimos regresadowe had returned |
| tú | hubiste regresadoyou had returned | vosotros | hubisteis regresadoyou all had returned |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo regresadohe/she had returned | ellos/Uds. | hubieron regresadothey had returned |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | regresaréI will return | nosotros | regresaremoswe will return |
| tú | regresarásyou will return | vosotros | regresaréisyou all will return |
| él/ella/Ud. | regresaráhe/she will return | ellos/Uds. | regresaránthey will return |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | regresaríaI would return | nosotros | regresaríamoswe would return |
| tú | regresaríasyou would return | vosotros | regresaríaisyou all would return |
| él/ella/Ud. | regresaríahe/she would return | ellos/Uds. | regresaríanthey would return |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré regresadoI will have returned | nosotros | habremos regresadowe will have returned |
| tú | habrás regresadoyou will have returned | vosotros | habréis regresadoyou all will have returned |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá regresadohe/she will have returned | ellos/Uds. | habrán regresadothey will have returned |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría regresadoI would have returned | nosotros | habríamos regresadowe would have returned |
| tú | habrías regresadoyou would have returned | vosotros | habríais regresadoyou all would have returned |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría regresadohe/she would have returned | ellos/Uds. | habrían regresadothey would have returned |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | regresare(should) I return | nosotros | regresáremos(should) we return |
| tú | regresares(should) you return | vosotros | regresareis(should) you all return |
| él/ella/Ud. | regresare(should) he/she return | ellos/Uds. | regresaren(should) they return |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | regresemoslet's return |
| tú | regresareturn! | vosotros | regresadreturn! |
| él/ella/Ud. | regresereturn! | ellos/Uds. | regresenreturn! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no regresemoslet's not return |
| tú | no regresesdon't return | vosotros | no regreséisdon't return |
| él/ella/Ud. | no regresedon't return | ellos/Uds. | no regresendon't return |
