apestar — Spanish conjugation
to stink
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
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apesto | I stink |
| tú | apestas | you stink |
| vos | apestás | you stink |
| él/ella/Ud. | apesta | he/she/it stinks |
| nosotros | apestamos | we stink |
| vosotros | apestáis | you (pl.) stink |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apestan | they stink |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apesté | I stank |
| tú | apestaste | you stank |
| vos | apestaste | you stank |
| él/ella/Ud. | apestó | he/she/it stank |
| nosotros | apestamos | we stank |
| vosotros | apestasteis | you (pl.) stank |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apestaron | they stank |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | apestaba |
| tú | apestabas |
| vos | apestabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | apestaba |
| nosotros | apestábamos |
| vosotros | apestabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apestaban |
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?
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apestaría | I would stink |
| tú | apestarías | you would stink |
| vos | apestarías | you would stink |
| él/ella/Ud. | apestaría | he/she/it would stink |
| nosotros | apestaríamos | we would stink |
| vosotros | apestaríais | you (pl.) would stink |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apestarían | they would stink |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apestaré | I will stink |
| tú | apestarás | you will stink |
| vos | apestarás | you will stink |
| él/ella/Ud. | apestará | he/she/it will stink |
| nosotros | apestaremos | we will stink |
| vosotros | apestaréis | you (pl.) will stink |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apestarán | they will stink |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he apestado | I have stunk |
| tú | has apestado | you have stunk |
| vos | has apestado | you have stunk |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha apestado | he/she/it has stunk |
| nosotros | hemos apestado | we have stunk |
| vosotros | habéis apestado | you (pl.) have stunk |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han apestado | they have stunk |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había apestado | I had stunk |
| tú | habías apestado | you had stunk |
| vos | habías apestado | you had stunk |
| él/ella/Ud. | había apestado | he/she/it had stunk |
| nosotros | habíamos apestado | we had stunk |
| vosotros | habíais apestado | you (pl.) had stunk |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían apestado | they had stunk |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | habría apestado |
| tú | habrías apestado |
| vos | habrías apestado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría apestado |
| nosotros | habríamos apestado |
| vosotros | habríais apestado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían apestado |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré apestado | I will have stunk |
| tú | habrás apestado | you will have stunk |
| vos | habrás apestado | you will have stunk |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá apestado | he/she/it will have stunk |
| nosotros | habremos apestado | we will have stunk |
| vosotros | habréis apestado | you (pl.) will have stunk |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán apestado | they will have stunk |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | apeste |
| tú | apestes |
| vos | apestes |
| él/ella/Ud. | apeste |
| nosotros | apestemos |
| vosotros | apestéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apesten |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | apestara |
| tú | apestaras |
| vos | apestaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | apestara |
| nosotros | apestáramos |
| vosotros | apestarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apestaran |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | apestase |
| tú | apestases |
| vos | apestases |
| él/ella/Ud. | apestase |
| nosotros | apestásemos |
| vosotros | apestaseis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apestasen |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | haya apestado |
| tú | hayas apestado |
| vos | hayas apestado |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya apestado |
| nosotros | hayamos apestado |
| vosotros | hayáis apestado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | hayan apestado |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | hubiera apestado |
| tú | hubieras apestado |
| vos | hubieras apestado |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera apestado |
| nosotros | hubiéramos apestado |
| vosotros | hubierais apestado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | hubieran apestado |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| tú | apesta |
| vos | apestá |
| él/ella/Ud. | apeste |
| nosotros | apestemos |
| vosotros | apestad |
| ustedes | apesten |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| tú | no apestes |
| vos | no apestes |
| él/ella/Ud. | no apeste |
| nosotros | no apestemos |
| vosotros | no apestéis |
| ustedes | no apesten |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | estoy apestando |
| tú | estás apestando |
| vos | estás apestando |
| él/ella/Ud. | está apestando |
| nosotros | estamos apestando |
| vosotros | estáis apestando |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | están apestando |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | estuve apestando |
| tú | estuviste apestando |
| vos | estuviste apestando |
| él/ella/Ud. | estuvo apestando |
| nosotros | estuvimos apestando |
| vosotros | estuvisteis apestando |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | estuvieron apestando |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | estaba apestando |
| tú | estabas apestando |
| vos | estabas apestando |
| él/ella/Ud. | estaba apestando |
| nosotros | estábamos apestando |
| vosotros | estabais apestando |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | estaban apestando |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | estaría apestando |
| tú | estarías apestando |
| vos | estarías apestando |
| él/ella/Ud. | estaría apestando |
| nosotros | estaríamos apestando |
| vosotros | estaríais apestando |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | estarían apestando |
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
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| yo | estaré apestando |
| tú | estarás apestando |
| vos | estarás apestando |
| él/ella/Ud. | estará apestando |
| nosotros | estaremos apestando |
| vosotros | estaréis apestando |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | estarán apestando |