señalar
to point outparticipio señaladogerundio señalandohe + participio he señaladoestoy + gerundio estoy señalando
Presentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | señaloI point out | nosotros | señalamoswe point out |
| tú | señalasyou point out | vosotros | señaláisyou all point out |
| él/ella/Ud. | señalahe/she points out | ellos/Uds. | señalanthey point out |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he señaladoI have pointed out | nosotros | hemos señaladowe have pointed out |
| tú | has señaladoyou have pointed out | vosotros | habéis señaladoyou all have pointed out |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha señaladohe/she has pointed out | ellos/Uds. | han señaladothey have pointed out |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | señale(that) I point out | nosotros | señalemos(that) we point out |
| tú | señales(that) you point out | vosotros | señaléis(that) you all point out |
| él/ella/Ud. | señale(that) he/she points out | ellos/Uds. | señalen(that) they point out |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya señalado(that) I have pointed out | nosotros | hayamos señalado(that) we have pointed out |
| tú | hayas señalado(that) you have pointed out | vosotros | hayáis señalado(that) you all have pointed out |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya señalado(that) he/she has pointed out | ellos/Uds. | hayan señalado(that) they have pointed out |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | señaléI pointed out | nosotros | señalamoswe pointed out |
| tú | señalasteyou pointed out | vosotros | señalasteisyou all pointed out |
| él/ella/Ud. | señalóhe/she pointed out | ellos/Uds. | señalaronthey pointed out |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | señalabaI used to point out | nosotros | señalábamoswe used to point out |
| tú | señalabasyou used to point out | vosotros | señalabaisyou all used to point out |
| él/ella/Ud. | señalabahe/she used to point out | ellos/Uds. | señalabanthey used to point out |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había señaladoI had pointed out | nosotros | habíamos señaladowe had pointed out |
| tú | habías señaladoyou had pointed out | vosotros | habíais señaladoyou all had pointed out |
| él/ella/Ud. | había señaladohe/she had pointed out | ellos/Uds. | habían señaladothey had pointed out |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | señalara(that) I pointed out | nosotros | señaláramos(that) we pointed out |
| tú | señalaras(that) you pointed out | vosotros | señalarais(that) you all pointed out |
| él/ella/Ud. | señalara(that) he/she pointed out | ellos/Uds. | señalaran(that) they pointed out |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | señalase(that) I pointed out | nosotros | señalásemos(that) we pointed out |
| tú | señalases(that) you pointed out | vosotros | señalaseis(that) you all pointed out |
| él/ella/Ud. | señalase(that) he/she pointed out | ellos/Uds. | señalasen(that) they pointed out |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera señalado(that) I had pointed out | nosotros | hubiéramos señalado(that) we had pointed out |
| tú | hubieras señalado(that) you had pointed out | vosotros | hubierais señalado(that) you all had pointed out |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera señalado(that) he/she had pointed out | ellos/Uds. | hubieran señalado(that) they had pointed out |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube señaladoI had pointed out | nosotros | hubimos señaladowe had pointed out |
| tú | hubiste señaladoyou had pointed out | vosotros | hubisteis señaladoyou all had pointed out |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo señaladohe/she had pointed out | ellos/Uds. | hubieron señaladothey had pointed out |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | señalaréI will point out | nosotros | señalaremoswe will point out |
| tú | señalarásyou will point out | vosotros | señalaréisyou all will point out |
| él/ella/Ud. | señalaráhe/she will point out | ellos/Uds. | señalaránthey will point out |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | señalaríaI would point out | nosotros | señalaríamoswe would point out |
| tú | señalaríasyou would point out | vosotros | señalaríaisyou all would point out |
| él/ella/Ud. | señalaríahe/she would point out | ellos/Uds. | señalaríanthey would point out |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré señaladoI will have pointed out | nosotros | habremos señaladowe will have pointed out |
| tú | habrás señaladoyou will have pointed out | vosotros | habréis señaladoyou all will have pointed out |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá señaladohe/she will have pointed out | ellos/Uds. | habrán señaladothey will have pointed out |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría señaladoI would have pointed out | nosotros | habríamos señaladowe would have pointed out |
| tú | habrías señaladoyou would have pointed out | vosotros | habríais señaladoyou all would have pointed out |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría señaladohe/she would have pointed out | ellos/Uds. | habrían señaladothey would have pointed out |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | señalare(should) I point out | nosotros | señaláremos(should) we point out |
| tú | señalares(should) you point out | vosotros | señalareis(should) you all point out |
| él/ella/Ud. | señalare(should) he/she point out | ellos/Uds. | señalaren(should) they point out |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | señalemoslet's point out |
| tú | señalapoint out! | vosotros | señaladpoint out! |
| él/ella/Ud. | señalepoint out! | ellos/Uds. | señalenpoint out! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no señalemoslet's not point out |
| tú | no señalesdon't point out | vosotros | no señaléisdon't point out |
| él/ella/Ud. | no señaledon't point out | ellos/Uds. | no señalendon't point out |
Imagen. Un poste indicador de madera con cuatro flechas de colores —negra arriba, seguida de blanca, amarilla y roja— montado sobre un soporte negro. — traducido de A wooden signpost with four colored arrows—black at the top, followed by white, yellow, and red—mounted on a black stand. (appealdahal · wordpress · CC0)
