adversar — Spanish conjugation

to oppose

Frequency#500Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoadversoI oppose
adversasyou oppose
vosadversásyou oppose
él/ella/Ud.adversahe/she/it opposes
nosotrosadversamoswe oppose
vosotrosadversáisyou (pl.) oppose
ellos/ellas/Uds.adversanthey oppose

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoadverséI opposed
adversasteyou opposed
vosadversasteyou opposed
él/ella/Ud.adversóhe/she/it opposed
nosotrosadversamoswe opposed
vosotrosadversasteisyou (pl.) opposed
ellos/ellas/Uds.adversaronthey opposed

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoadversaba
adversabas
vosadversabas
él/ella/Ud.adversaba
nosotrosadversábamos
vosotrosadversabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.adversaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoadversaríaI would oppose
adversaríasyou would oppose
vosadversaríasyou would oppose
él/ella/Ud.adversaríahe/she/it would oppose
nosotrosadversaríamoswe would oppose
vosotrosadversaríaisyou (pl.) would oppose
ellos/ellas/Uds.adversaríanthey would oppose

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoadversaréI will oppose
adversarásyou will oppose
vosadversarásyou will oppose
él/ella/Ud.adversaráhe/she/it will oppose
nosotrosadversaremoswe will oppose
vosotrosadversaréisyou (pl.) will oppose
ellos/ellas/Uds.adversaránthey will oppose

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe adversadoI have opposed
has adversadoyou have opposed
voshas adversadoyou have opposed
él/ella/Ud.ha adversadohe/she/it has opposed
nosotroshemos adversadowe have opposed
vosotroshabéis adversadoyou (pl.) have opposed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han adversadothey have opposed

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía adversadoI had opposed
habías adversadoyou had opposed
voshabías adversadoyou had opposed
él/ella/Ud.había adversadohe/she/it had opposed
nosotroshabíamos adversadowe had opposed
vosotroshabíais adversadoyou (pl.) had opposed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían adversadothey had opposed

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría adversado
habrías adversado
voshabrías adversado
él/ella/Ud.habría adversado
nosotroshabríamos adversado
vosotroshabríais adversado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían adversado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré adversadoI will have opposed
habrás adversadoyou will have opposed
voshabrás adversadoyou will have opposed
él/ella/Ud.habrá adversadohe/she/it will have opposed
nosotroshabremos adversadowe will have opposed
vosotroshabréis adversadoyou (pl.) will have opposed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán adversadothey will have opposed

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoadverse
adverses
vosadverses
él/ella/Ud.adverse
nosotrosadversemos
vosotrosadverséis
ellos/ellas/Uds.adversen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoadversara
adversaras
vosadversaras
él/ella/Ud.adversara
nosotrosadversáramos
vosotrosadversarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.adversaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoadversase
adversases
vosadversases
él/ella/Ud.adversase
nosotrosadversásemos
vosotrosadversaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.adversasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya adversado
hayas adversado
voshayas adversado
él/ella/Ud.haya adversado
nosotroshayamos adversado
vosotroshayáis adversado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan adversado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera adversado
hubieras adversado
voshubieras adversado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera adversado
nosotroshubiéramos adversado
vosotroshubierais adversado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran adversado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
adversa
vosadversá
él/ella/Ud.adverse
nosotrosadversemos
vosotrosadversad
ustedesadversen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no adverses
vosno adverses
él/ella/Ud.no adverse
nosotrosno adversemos
vosotrosno adverséis
ustedesno adversen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy adversando
estás adversando
vosestás adversando
él/ella/Ud.está adversando
nosotrosestamos adversando
vosotrosestáis adversando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están adversando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve adversando
estuviste adversando
vosestuviste adversando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo adversando
nosotrosestuvimos adversando
vosotrosestuvisteis adversando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron adversando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba adversando
estabas adversando
vosestabas adversando
él/ella/Ud.estaba adversando
nosotrosestábamos adversando
vosotrosestabais adversando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban adversando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría adversando
estarías adversando
vosestarías adversando
él/ella/Ud.estaría adversando
nosotrosestaríamos adversando
vosotrosestaríais adversando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían adversando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré adversando
estarás adversando
vosestarás adversando
él/ella/Ud.estará adversando
nosotrosestaremos adversando
vosotrosestaréis adversando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán adversando