separar
to separatePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | separoI separate | nosotros | separamoswe separate |
| tú | separasyou separate | vosotros | separáisyou all separate |
| él/ella/Ud. | separahe/she separates | ellos/Uds. | separanthey separate |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he separadoI have separated | nosotros | hemos separadowe have separated |
| tú | has separadoyou have separated | vosotros | habéis separadoyou all have separated |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha separadohe/she has separated | ellos/Uds. | han separadothey have separated |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | separe(that) I separate | nosotros | separemos(that) we separate |
| tú | separes(that) you separate | vosotros | separéis(that) you all separate |
| él/ella/Ud. | separe(that) he/she separates | ellos/Uds. | separen(that) they separate |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya separado(that) I have separated | nosotros | hayamos separado(that) we have separated |
| tú | hayas separado(that) you have separated | vosotros | hayáis separado(that) you all have separated |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya separado(that) he/she has separated | ellos/Uds. | hayan separado(that) they have separated |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | separéI separated | nosotros | separamoswe separated |
| tú | separasteyou separated | vosotros | separasteisyou all separated |
| él/ella/Ud. | separóhe/she separated | ellos/Uds. | separaronthey separated |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | separabaI used to separate | nosotros | separábamoswe used to separate |
| tú | separabasyou used to separate | vosotros | separabaisyou all used to separate |
| él/ella/Ud. | separabahe/she used to separate | ellos/Uds. | separabanthey used to separate |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había separadoI had separated | nosotros | habíamos separadowe had separated |
| tú | habías separadoyou had separated | vosotros | habíais separadoyou all had separated |
| él/ella/Ud. | había separadohe/she had separated | ellos/Uds. | habían separadothey had separated |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | separara(that) I separated | nosotros | separáramos(that) we separated |
| tú | separaras(that) you separated | vosotros | separarais(that) you all separated |
| él/ella/Ud. | separara(that) he/she separated | ellos/Uds. | separaran(that) they separated |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | separase(that) I separated | nosotros | separásemos(that) we separated |
| tú | separases(that) you separated | vosotros | separaseis(that) you all separated |
| él/ella/Ud. | separase(that) he/she separated | ellos/Uds. | separasen(that) they separated |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera separado(that) I had separated | nosotros | hubiéramos separado(that) we had separated |
| tú | hubieras separado(that) you had separated | vosotros | hubierais separado(that) you all had separated |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera separado(that) he/she had separated | ellos/Uds. | hubieran separado(that) they had separated |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube separadoI had separated | nosotros | hubimos separadowe had separated |
| tú | hubiste separadoyou had separated | vosotros | hubisteis separadoyou all had separated |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo separadohe/she had separated | ellos/Uds. | hubieron separadothey had separated |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | separaréI will separate | nosotros | separaremoswe will separate |
| tú | separarásyou will separate | vosotros | separaréisyou all will separate |
| él/ella/Ud. | separaráhe/she will separate | ellos/Uds. | separaránthey will separate |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | separaríaI would separate | nosotros | separaríamoswe would separate |
| tú | separaríasyou would separate | vosotros | separaríaisyou all would separate |
| él/ella/Ud. | separaríahe/she would separate | ellos/Uds. | separaríanthey would separate |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré separadoI will have separated | nosotros | habremos separadowe will have separated |
| tú | habrás separadoyou will have separated | vosotros | habréis separadoyou all will have separated |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá separadohe/she will have separated | ellos/Uds. | habrán separadothey will have separated |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría separadoI would have separated | nosotros | habríamos separadowe would have separated |
| tú | habrías separadoyou would have separated | vosotros | habríais separadoyou all would have separated |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría separadohe/she would have separated | ellos/Uds. | habrían separadothey would have separated |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | separare(should) I separate | nosotros | separáremos(should) we separate |
| tú | separares(should) you separate | vosotros | separareis(should) you all separate |
| él/ella/Ud. | separare(should) he/she separate | ellos/Uds. | separaren(should) they separate |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | separemoslet's separate |
| tú | separaseparate! | vosotros | separadseparate! |
| él/ella/Ud. | separeseparate! | ellos/Uds. | separenseparate! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no separemoslet's not separate |
| tú | no separesdon't separate | vosotros | no separéisdon't separate |
| él/ella/Ud. | no separedon't separate | ellos/Uds. | no separendon't separate |
