usar
to usePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | usoI use | nosotros | usamoswe use |
| tú | usasyou use | vosotros | usáisyou all use |
| él/ella/Ud. | usahe/she uses | ellos/Uds. | usanthey use |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he usadoI have used | nosotros | hemos usadowe have used |
| tú | has usadoyou have used | vosotros | habéis usadoyou all have used |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha usadohe/she has used | ellos/Uds. | han usadothey have used |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | use(that) I use | nosotros | usemos(that) we use |
| tú | uses(that) you use | vosotros | uséis(that) you all use |
| él/ella/Ud. | use(that) he/she uses | ellos/Uds. | usen(that) they use |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya usado(that) I have used | nosotros | hayamos usado(that) we have used |
| tú | hayas usado(that) you have used | vosotros | hayáis usado(that) you all have used |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya usado(that) he/she has used | ellos/Uds. | hayan usado(that) they have used |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | uséI used | nosotros | usamoswe used |
| tú | usasteyou used | vosotros | usasteisyou all used |
| él/ella/Ud. | usóhe/she used | ellos/Uds. | usaronthey used |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | usabaI used to use | nosotros | usábamoswe used to use |
| tú | usabasyou used to use | vosotros | usabaisyou all used to use |
| él/ella/Ud. | usabahe/she used to use | ellos/Uds. | usabanthey used to use |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había usadoI had used | nosotros | habíamos usadowe had used |
| tú | habías usadoyou had used | vosotros | habíais usadoyou all had used |
| él/ella/Ud. | había usadohe/she had used | ellos/Uds. | habían usadothey had used |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | usara(that) I used | nosotros | usáramos(that) we used |
| tú | usaras(that) you used | vosotros | usarais(that) you all used |
| él/ella/Ud. | usara(that) he/she used | ellos/Uds. | usaran(that) they used |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | usase(that) I used | nosotros | usásemos(that) we used |
| tú | usases(that) you used | vosotros | usaseis(that) you all used |
| él/ella/Ud. | usase(that) he/she used | ellos/Uds. | usasen(that) they used |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera usado(that) I had used | nosotros | hubiéramos usado(that) we had used |
| tú | hubieras usado(that) you had used | vosotros | hubierais usado(that) you all had used |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera usado(that) he/she had used | ellos/Uds. | hubieran usado(that) they had used |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube usadoI had used | nosotros | hubimos usadowe had used |
| tú | hubiste usadoyou had used | vosotros | hubisteis usadoyou all had used |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo usadohe/she had used | ellos/Uds. | hubieron usadothey had used |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | usaréI will use | nosotros | usaremoswe will use |
| tú | usarásyou will use | vosotros | usaréisyou all will use |
| él/ella/Ud. | usaráhe/she will use | ellos/Uds. | usaránthey will use |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | usaríaI would use | nosotros | usaríamoswe would use |
| tú | usaríasyou would use | vosotros | usaríaisyou all would use |
| él/ella/Ud. | usaríahe/she would use | ellos/Uds. | usaríanthey would use |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré usadoI will have used | nosotros | habremos usadowe will have used |
| tú | habrás usadoyou will have used | vosotros | habréis usadoyou all will have used |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá usadohe/she will have used | ellos/Uds. | habrán usadothey will have used |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría usadoI would have used | nosotros | habríamos usadowe would have used |
| tú | habrías usadoyou would have used | vosotros | habríais usadoyou all would have used |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría usadohe/she would have used | ellos/Uds. | habrían usadothey would have used |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | usare(should) I use | nosotros | usáremos(should) we use |
| tú | usares(should) you use | vosotros | usareis(should) you all use |
| él/ella/Ud. | usare(should) he/she use | ellos/Uds. | usaren(should) they use |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | usemoslet's use |
| tú | usause! | vosotros | usaduse! |
| él/ella/Ud. | useuse! | ellos/Uds. | usenuse! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no usemoslet's not use |
| tú | no usesdon't use | vosotros | no uséisdon't use |
| él/ella/Ud. | no usedon't use | ellos/Uds. | no usendon't use |
