temer
to fearPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | temoI fear | nosotros | tememoswe fear |
| tú | temesyou fear | vosotros | teméisyou all fear |
| él/ella/Ud. | temehe/she fears | ellos/Uds. | tementhey fear |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he temidoI have feared | nosotros | hemos temidowe have feared |
| tú | has temidoyou have feared | vosotros | habéis temidoyou all have feared |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha temidohe/she has feared | ellos/Uds. | han temidothey have feared |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | tema(that) I fear | nosotros | temamos(that) we fear |
| tú | temas(that) you fear | vosotros | temáis(that) you all fear |
| él/ella/Ud. | tema(that) he/she fears | ellos/Uds. | teman(that) they fear |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya temido(that) I have feared | nosotros | hayamos temido(that) we have feared |
| tú | hayas temido(that) you have feared | vosotros | hayáis temido(that) you all have feared |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya temido(that) he/she has feared | ellos/Uds. | hayan temido(that) they have feared |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | temíI feared | nosotros | temimoswe feared |
| tú | temisteyou feared | vosotros | temisteisyou all feared |
| él/ella/Ud. | temióhe/she feared | ellos/Uds. | temieronthey feared |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | temíaI used to fear | nosotros | temíamoswe used to fear |
| tú | temíasyou used to fear | vosotros | temíaisyou all used to fear |
| él/ella/Ud. | temíahe/she used to fear | ellos/Uds. | temíanthey used to fear |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había temidoI had feared | nosotros | habíamos temidowe had feared |
| tú | habías temidoyou had feared | vosotros | habíais temidoyou all had feared |
| él/ella/Ud. | había temidohe/she had feared | ellos/Uds. | habían temidothey had feared |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | temiera(that) I feared | nosotros | temiéramos(that) we feared |
| tú | temieras(that) you feared | vosotros | temierais(that) you all feared |
| él/ella/Ud. | temiera(that) he/she feared | ellos/Uds. | temieran(that) they feared |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | temiese(that) I feared | nosotros | temiésemos(that) we feared |
| tú | temieses(that) you feared | vosotros | temieseis(that) you all feared |
| él/ella/Ud. | temiese(that) he/she feared | ellos/Uds. | temiesen(that) they feared |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera temido(that) I had feared | nosotros | hubiéramos temido(that) we had feared |
| tú | hubieras temido(that) you had feared | vosotros | hubierais temido(that) you all had feared |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera temido(that) he/she had feared | ellos/Uds. | hubieran temido(that) they had feared |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube temidoI had feared | nosotros | hubimos temidowe had feared |
| tú | hubiste temidoyou had feared | vosotros | hubisteis temidoyou all had feared |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo temidohe/she had feared | ellos/Uds. | hubieron temidothey had feared |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | temeréI will fear | nosotros | temeremoswe will fear |
| tú | temerásyou will fear | vosotros | temeréisyou all will fear |
| él/ella/Ud. | temeráhe/she will fear | ellos/Uds. | temeránthey will fear |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | temeríaI would fear | nosotros | temeríamoswe would fear |
| tú | temeríasyou would fear | vosotros | temeríaisyou all would fear |
| él/ella/Ud. | temeríahe/she would fear | ellos/Uds. | temeríanthey would fear |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré temidoI will have feared | nosotros | habremos temidowe will have feared |
| tú | habrás temidoyou will have feared | vosotros | habréis temidoyou all will have feared |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá temidohe/she will have feared | ellos/Uds. | habrán temidothey will have feared |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría temidoI would have feared | nosotros | habríamos temidowe would have feared |
| tú | habrías temidoyou would have feared | vosotros | habríais temidoyou all would have feared |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría temidohe/she would have feared | ellos/Uds. | habrían temidothey would have feared |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | temiere(should) I fear | nosotros | temiéremos(should) we fear |
| tú | temieres(should) you fear | vosotros | temiereis(should) you all fear |
| él/ella/Ud. | temiere(should) he/she fear | ellos/Uds. | temieren(should) they fear |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | temamoslet's fear |
| tú | temefear! | vosotros | temedfear! |
| él/ella/Ud. | temafear! | ellos/Uds. | temanfear! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no temamoslet's not fear |
| tú | no temasdon't fear | vosotros | no temáisdon't fear |
| él/ella/Ud. | no temadon't fear | ellos/Uds. | no temandon't fear |
