aparcar — Spanish conjugation

to park

Frequency#1199Irregular

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
yoaparcoI park
aparcasyou park
vosaparcásyou park
él/ella/Ud.aparcahe/she/it parks
nosotrosaparcamoswe park
vosotrosaparcáisyou (pl.) park
ellos/ellas/Uds.aparcanthey park

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

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
yoaparquéI parked
aparcasteyou parked
vosaparcasteyou parked
él/ella/Ud.aparcóhe/she/it parked
nosotrosaparcamoswe parked
vosotrosaparcasteisyou (pl.) parked
ellos/ellas/Uds.aparcaronthey parked

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
yoaparcaba
aparcabas
vosaparcabas
él/ella/Ud.aparcaba
nosotrosaparcábamos
vosotrosaparcabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.aparcaban

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
yoaparcaríaI would park
aparcaríasyou would park
vosaparcaríasyou would park
él/ella/Ud.aparcaríahe/she/it would park
nosotrosaparcaríamoswe would park
vosotrosaparcaríaisyou (pl.) would park
ellos/ellas/Uds.aparcaríanthey would park

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
yoaparcaréI will park
aparcarásyou will park
vosaparcarásyou will park
él/ella/Ud.aparcaráhe/she/it will park
nosotrosaparcaremoswe will park
vosotrosaparcaréisyou (pl.) will park
ellos/ellas/Uds.aparcaránthey will park

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 aparcadoI have parked
has aparcadoyou have parked
voshas aparcadoyou have parked
él/ella/Ud.ha aparcadohe/she/it has parked
nosotroshemos aparcadowe have parked
vosotroshabéis aparcadoyou (pl.) have parked
ellos/ellas/Uds.han aparcadothey have parked

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 aparcadoI had parked
habías aparcadoyou had parked
voshabías aparcadoyou had parked
él/ella/Ud.había aparcadohe/she/it had parked
nosotroshabíamos aparcadowe had parked
vosotroshabíais aparcadoyou (pl.) had parked
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían aparcadothey had parked

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

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 aparcadoI will have parked
habrás aparcadoyou will have parked
voshabrás aparcadoyou will have parked
él/ella/Ud.habrá aparcadohe/she/it will have parked
nosotroshabremos aparcadowe will have parked
vosotroshabréis aparcadoyou (pl.) will have parked
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán aparcadothey will have parked

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
yoaparque
aparques
vosaparques
él/ella/Ud.aparque
nosotrosaparquemos
vosotrosaparquéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.aparquen

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
yoaparcara
aparcaras
vosaparcaras
él/ella/Ud.aparcara
nosotrosaparcáramos
vosotrosaparcarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.aparcaran

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
yoaparcase
aparcases
vosaparcases
él/ella/Ud.aparcase
nosotrosaparcásemos
vosotrosaparcaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.aparcasen

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

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

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
aparca
vosaparcá
él/ella/Ud.aparque
nosotrosaparquemos
vosotrosaparcad
ustedesaparquen

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 aparques
vosno aparques
él/ella/Ud.no aparque
nosotrosno aparquemos
vosotrosno aparquéis
ustedesno aparquen

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

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

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

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

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