clonar — Spanish conjugation

to clone

Frequency#590Regular

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
yoclonoI clone
clonasyou clone
vosclonásyou clone
él/ella/Ud.clonahe/she/it clones
nosotrosclonamoswe clone
vosotrosclonáisyou (pl.) clone
ellos/ellas/Uds.clonanthey clone

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
yoclonéI cloned
clonasteyou cloned
vosclonasteyou cloned
él/ella/Ud.clonóhe/she/it cloned
nosotrosclonamoswe cloned
vosotrosclonasteisyou (pl.) cloned
ellos/ellas/Uds.clonaronthey cloned

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
yoclonaba
clonabas
vosclonabas
él/ella/Ud.clonaba
nosotrosclonábamos
vosotrosclonabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.clonaban

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
yoclonaríaI would clone
clonaríasyou would clone
vosclonaríasyou would clone
él/ella/Ud.clonaríahe/she/it would clone
nosotrosclonaríamoswe would clone
vosotrosclonaríaisyou (pl.) would clone
ellos/ellas/Uds.clonaríanthey would clone

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
yoclonaréI will clone
clonarásyou will clone
vosclonarásyou will clone
él/ella/Ud.clonaráhe/she/it will clone
nosotrosclonaremoswe will clone
vosotrosclonaréisyou (pl.) will clone
ellos/ellas/Uds.clonaránthey will clone

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 clonadoI have cloned
has clonadoyou have cloned
voshas clonadoyou have cloned
él/ella/Ud.ha clonadohe/she/it has cloned
nosotroshemos clonadowe have cloned
vosotroshabéis clonadoyou (pl.) have cloned
ellos/ellas/Uds.han clonadothey have cloned

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 clonadoI had cloned
habías clonadoyou had cloned
voshabías clonadoyou had cloned
él/ella/Ud.había clonadohe/she/it had cloned
nosotroshabíamos clonadowe had cloned
vosotroshabíais clonadoyou (pl.) had cloned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían clonadothey had cloned

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

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 clonadoI will have cloned
habrás clonadoyou will have cloned
voshabrás clonadoyou will have cloned
él/ella/Ud.habrá clonadohe/she/it will have cloned
nosotroshabremos clonadowe will have cloned
vosotroshabréis clonadoyou (pl.) will have cloned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán clonadothey will have cloned

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
yoclone
clones
vosclones
él/ella/Ud.clone
nosotrosclonemos
vosotrosclonéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.clonen

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
yoclonara
clonaras
vosclonaras
él/ella/Ud.clonara
nosotrosclonáramos
vosotrosclonarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.clonaran

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
yoclonase
clonases
vosclonases
él/ella/Ud.clonase
nosotrosclonásemos
vosotrosclonaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.clonasen

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

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

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
clona
voscloná
él/ella/Ud.clone
nosotrosclonemos
vosotrosclonad
ustedesclonen

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 clones
vosno clones
él/ella/Ud.no clone
nosotrosno clonemos
vosotrosno clonéis
ustedesno clonen

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

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

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

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

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