corromper — Spanish conjugation

to corrupt

Frequency#1134RegularReflexivecorromperse — to become corrupted

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
yocorrompoI corrupt
corrompesyou corrupt
voscorrompésyou corrupt
él/ella/Ud.corrompehe/she/it corrupts
nosotroscorrompemoswe corrupt
vosotroscorrompéisyou (pl.) corrupt
ellos/ellas/Uds.corrompenthey corrupt

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
yocorrompíI corrupted
corrompisteyou corrupted
voscorrompisteyou corrupted
él/ella/Ud.corrompióhe/she/it corrupted
nosotroscorrompimoswe corrupted
vosotroscorrompisteisyou (pl.) corrupted
ellos/ellas/Uds.corrompieronthey corrupted

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
yocorrompía
corrompías
voscorrompías
él/ella/Ud.corrompía
nosotroscorrompíamos
vosotroscorrompíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.corrompían

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
yocorromperíaI would corrupt
corromperíasyou would corrupt
voscorromperíasyou would corrupt
él/ella/Ud.corromperíahe/she/it would corrupt
nosotroscorromperíamoswe would corrupt
vosotroscorromperíaisyou (pl.) would corrupt
ellos/ellas/Uds.corromperíanthey would corrupt

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
yocorromperéI will corrupt
corromperásyou will corrupt
voscorromperásyou will corrupt
él/ella/Ud.corromperáhe/she/it will corrupt
nosotroscorromperemoswe will corrupt
vosotroscorromperéisyou (pl.) will corrupt
ellos/ellas/Uds.corromperánthey will corrupt

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 corrompidoI have corrupted
has corrompidoyou have corrupted
voshas corrompidoyou have corrupted
él/ella/Ud.ha corrompidohe/she/it has corrupted
nosotroshemos corrompidowe have corrupted
vosotroshabéis corrompidoyou (pl.) have corrupted
ellos/ellas/Uds.han corrompidothey have corrupted

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 corrompidoI had corrupted
habías corrompidoyou had corrupted
voshabías corrompidoyou had corrupted
él/ella/Ud.había corrompidohe/she/it had corrupted
nosotroshabíamos corrompidowe had corrupted
vosotroshabíais corrompidoyou (pl.) had corrupted
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían corrompidothey had corrupted

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

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 corrompidoI will have corrupted
habrás corrompidoyou will have corrupted
voshabrás corrompidoyou will have corrupted
él/ella/Ud.habrá corrompidohe/she/it will have corrupted
nosotroshabremos corrompidowe will have corrupted
vosotroshabréis corrompidoyou (pl.) will have corrupted
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán corrompidothey will have corrupted

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
yocorrompa
corrompas
voscorrompas
él/ella/Ud.corrompa
nosotroscorrompamos
vosotroscorrompáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.corrompan

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
yocorrompiera
corrompieras
voscorrompieras
él/ella/Ud.corrompiera
nosotroscorrompiéramos
vosotroscorrompierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.corrompieran

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
yocorrompiese
corrompieses
voscorrompieses
él/ella/Ud.corrompiese
nosotroscorrompiésemos
vosotroscorrompieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.corrompiesen

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

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

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
corrompe
voscorrompé
él/ella/Ud.corrompa
nosotroscorrompamos
vosotroscorromped
ustedescorrompan

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 corrompas
vosno corrompas
él/ella/Ud.no corrompa
nosotrosno corrompamos
vosotrosno corrompáis
ustedesno corrompan

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

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

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

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

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