conformar — Spanish conjugation

to conform

Frequency#1224Regular

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
yoconformoI conform
conformasyou conform
vosconformásyou conform
él/ella/Ud.conformahe/she/it conforms
nosotrosconformamoswe conform
vosotrosconformáisyou (pl.) conform
ellos/ellas/Uds.conformanthey conform

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
yoconforméI conformed
conformasteyou conformed
vosconformasteyou conformed
él/ella/Ud.conformóhe/she/it conformed
nosotrosconformamoswe conformed
vosotrosconformasteisyou (pl.) conformed
ellos/ellas/Uds.conformaronthey conformed

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
yoconformaba
conformabas
vosconformabas
él/ella/Ud.conformaba
nosotrosconformábamos
vosotrosconformabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.conformaban

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
yoconformaríaI would conform
conformaríasyou would conform
vosconformaríasyou would conform
él/ella/Ud.conformaríahe/she/it would conform
nosotrosconformaríamoswe would conform
vosotrosconformaríaisyou (pl.) would conform
ellos/ellas/Uds.conformaríanthey would conform

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
yoconformaréI will conform
conformarásyou will conform
vosconformarásyou will conform
él/ella/Ud.conformaráhe/she/it will conform
nosotrosconformaremoswe will conform
vosotrosconformaréisyou (pl.) will conform
ellos/ellas/Uds.conformaránthey will conform

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 conformadoI have conformed
has conformadoyou have conformed
voshas conformadoyou have conformed
él/ella/Ud.ha conformadohe/she/it has conformed
nosotroshemos conformadowe have conformed
vosotroshabéis conformadoyou (pl.) have conformed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han conformadothey have conformed

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 conformadoI had conformed
habías conformadoyou had conformed
voshabías conformadoyou had conformed
él/ella/Ud.había conformadohe/she/it had conformed
nosotroshabíamos conformadowe had conformed
vosotroshabíais conformadoyou (pl.) had conformed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían conformadothey had conformed

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

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 conformadoI will have conformed
habrás conformadoyou will have conformed
voshabrás conformadoyou will have conformed
él/ella/Ud.habrá conformadohe/she/it will have conformed
nosotroshabremos conformadowe will have conformed
vosotroshabréis conformadoyou (pl.) will have conformed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán conformadothey will have conformed

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
yoconforme
conformes
vosconformes
él/ella/Ud.conforme
nosotrosconformemos
vosotrosconforméis
ellos/ellas/Uds.conformen

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
yoconformara
conformaras
vosconformaras
él/ella/Ud.conformara
nosotrosconformáramos
vosotrosconformarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.conformaran

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
yoconformase
conformases
vosconformases
él/ella/Ud.conformase
nosotrosconformásemos
vosotrosconformaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.conformasen

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

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

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
conforma
vosconformá
él/ella/Ud.conforme
nosotrosconformemos
vosotrosconformad
ustedesconformen

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 conformes
vosno conformes
él/ella/Ud.no conforme
nosotrosno conformemos
vosotrosno conforméis
ustedesno conformen

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

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

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

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

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