camuflar — Spanish conjugation

to camouflage

Frequency#1576Regular

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
yocamufloI camouflage
camuflasyou camouflage
voscamuflásyou camouflage
él/ella/Ud.camuflahe/she/it camouflages
nosotroscamuflamoswe camouflage
vosotroscamufláisyou (pl.) camouflage
ellos/ellas/Uds.camuflanthey camouflage

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
yocamufléI camouflaged
camuflasteyou camouflaged
voscamuflasteyou camouflaged
él/ella/Ud.camuflóhe/she/it camouflaged
nosotroscamuflamoswe camouflaged
vosotroscamuflasteisyou (pl.) camouflaged
ellos/ellas/Uds.camuflaronthey camouflaged

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
yocamuflaba
camuflabas
voscamuflabas
él/ella/Ud.camuflaba
nosotroscamuflábamos
vosotroscamuflabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.camuflaban

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
yocamuflaríaI would camouflage
camuflaríasyou would camouflage
voscamuflaríasyou would camouflage
él/ella/Ud.camuflaríahe/she/it would camouflage
nosotroscamuflaríamoswe would camouflage
vosotroscamuflaríaisyou (pl.) would camouflage
ellos/ellas/Uds.camuflaríanthey would camouflage

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
yocamuflaréI will camouflage
camuflarásyou will camouflage
voscamuflarásyou will camouflage
él/ella/Ud.camuflaráhe/she/it will camouflage
nosotroscamuflaremoswe will camouflage
vosotroscamuflaréisyou (pl.) will camouflage
ellos/ellas/Uds.camuflaránthey will camouflage

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 camufladoI have camouflaged
has camufladoyou have camouflaged
voshas camufladoyou have camouflaged
él/ella/Ud.ha camufladohe/she/it has camouflaged
nosotroshemos camufladowe have camouflaged
vosotroshabéis camufladoyou (pl.) have camouflaged
ellos/ellas/Uds.han camufladothey have camouflaged

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 camufladoI had camouflaged
habías camufladoyou had camouflaged
voshabías camufladoyou had camouflaged
él/ella/Ud.había camufladohe/she/it had camouflaged
nosotroshabíamos camufladowe had camouflaged
vosotroshabíais camufladoyou (pl.) had camouflaged
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían camufladothey had camouflaged

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

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 camufladoI will have camouflaged
habrás camufladoyou will have camouflaged
voshabrás camufladoyou will have camouflaged
él/ella/Ud.habrá camufladohe/she/it will have camouflaged
nosotroshabremos camufladowe will have camouflaged
vosotroshabréis camufladoyou (pl.) will have camouflaged
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán camufladothey will have camouflaged

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
yocamufle
camufles
voscamufles
él/ella/Ud.camufle
nosotroscamuflemos
vosotroscamufléis
ellos/ellas/Uds.camuflen

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
yocamuflara
camuflaras
voscamuflaras
él/ella/Ud.camuflara
nosotroscamufláramos
vosotroscamuflarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.camuflaran

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
yocamuflase
camuflases
voscamuflases
él/ella/Ud.camuflase
nosotroscamuflásemos
vosotroscamuflaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.camuflasen

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

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

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
camufla
voscamuflá
él/ella/Ud.camufle
nosotroscamuflemos
vosotroscamuflad
ustedescamuflen

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 camufles
vosno camufles
él/ella/Ud.no camufle
nosotrosno camuflemos
vosotrosno camufléis
ustedesno camuflen

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

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

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

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

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