amnistiar — Spanish conjugation

to grant amnesty

Frequency#1359Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

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

PronounSpanish
yoamnistío
amnistías
vosamnistiás
él/ella/Ud.amnistía
nosotrosamnistiamos
vosotrosamnistiáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.amnistían

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

PronounSpanish
yoamnistié
amnistiaste
vosamnistiaste
él/ella/Ud.amnistió
nosotrosamnistiamos
vosotrosamnistiasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.amnistiaron

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
yoamnistiaba
amnistiabas
vosamnistiabas
él/ella/Ud.amnistiaba
nosotrosamnistiábamos
vosotrosamnistiabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.amnistiaban

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?

PronounSpanish
yoamnistiaría
amnistiarías
vosamnistiarías
él/ella/Ud.amnistiaría
nosotrosamnistiaríamos
vosotrosamnistiaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.amnistiarían

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

PronounSpanish
yoamnistiaré
amnistiarás
vosamnistiarás
él/ella/Ud.amnistiará
nosotrosamnistiaremos
vosotrosamnistiaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.amnistiarán

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

PronounSpanish
yohe amnistiado
has amnistiado
voshas amnistiado
él/ella/Ud.ha amnistiado
nosotroshemos amnistiado
vosotroshabéis amnistiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han amnistiado

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

PronounSpanish
yohabía amnistiado
habías amnistiado
voshabías amnistiado
él/ella/Ud.había amnistiado
nosotroshabíamos amnistiado
vosotroshabíais amnistiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían amnistiado

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 amnistiado
habrías amnistiado
voshabrías amnistiado
él/ella/Ud.habría amnistiado
nosotroshabríamos amnistiado
vosotroshabríais amnistiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían amnistiado

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

PronounSpanish
yohabré amnistiado
habrás amnistiado
voshabrás amnistiado
él/ella/Ud.habrá amnistiado
nosotroshabremos amnistiado
vosotroshabréis amnistiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán amnistiado

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

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
yoamnistíe
amnistíes
vosamnistíes
él/ella/Ud.amnistíe
nosotrosamnistiemos
vosotrosamnistiéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.amnistíen

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
yoamnistiara
amnistiaras
vosamnistiaras
él/ella/Ud.amnistiara
nosotrosamnistiáramos
vosotrosamnistiarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.amnistiaran

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
yoamnistiase
amnistiases
vosamnistiases
él/ella/Ud.amnistiase
nosotrosamnistiásemos
vosotrosamnistiaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.amnistiasen

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 amnistiado
hayas amnistiado
voshayas amnistiado
él/ella/Ud.haya amnistiado
nosotroshayamos amnistiado
vosotroshayáis amnistiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan amnistiado

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 amnistiado
hubieras amnistiado
voshubieras amnistiado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera amnistiado
nosotroshubiéramos amnistiado
vosotroshubierais amnistiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran amnistiado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

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
amnistía
vosamnistiá
él/ella/Ud.amnistíe
nosotrosamnistiemos
vosotrosamnistiad
ustedesamnistíen

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 amnistíes
vosno amnistíes
él/ella/Ud.no amnistíe
nosotrosno amnistiemos
vosotrosno amnistiéis
ustedesno amnistíen

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 amnistiando
estás amnistiando
vosestás amnistiando
él/ella/Ud.está amnistiando
nosotrosestamos amnistiando
vosotrosestáis amnistiando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están amnistiando

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 amnistiando
estuviste amnistiando
vosestuviste amnistiando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo amnistiando
nosotrosestuvimos amnistiando
vosotrosestuvisteis amnistiando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron amnistiando

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 amnistiando
estabas amnistiando
vosestabas amnistiando
él/ella/Ud.estaba amnistiando
nosotrosestábamos amnistiando
vosotrosestabais amnistiando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban amnistiando

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 amnistiando
estarías amnistiando
vosestarías amnistiando
él/ella/Ud.estaría amnistiando
nosotrosestaríamos amnistiando
vosotrosestaríais amnistiando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían amnistiando

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 amnistiando
estarás amnistiando
vosestarás amnistiando
él/ella/Ud.estará amnistiando
nosotrosestaremos amnistiando
vosotrosestaréis amnistiando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán amnistiando