cristianar — Spanish conjugation

to Christianise

Frequency#305Regular

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

PronounSpanish
yocristiano
cristianas
voscristianás
él/ella/Ud.cristiana
nosotroscristianamos
vosotroscristianáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.cristianan

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

PronounSpanish
yocristiané
cristianaste
voscristianaste
él/ella/Ud.cristianó
nosotroscristianamos
vosotroscristianasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.cristianaron

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
yocristianaba
cristianabas
voscristianabas
él/ella/Ud.cristianaba
nosotroscristianábamos
vosotroscristianabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.cristianaban

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?

PronounSpanish
yocristianaría
cristianarías
voscristianarías
él/ella/Ud.cristianaría
nosotroscristianaríamos
vosotroscristianaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.cristianarían

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

PronounSpanish
yocristianaré
cristianarás
voscristianarás
él/ella/Ud.cristianará
nosotroscristianaremos
vosotroscristianaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.cristianarán

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

PronounSpanish
yohe cristianado
has cristianado
voshas cristianado
él/ella/Ud.ha cristianado
nosotroshemos cristianado
vosotroshabéis cristianado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han cristianado

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

PronounSpanish
yohabía cristianado
habías cristianado
voshabías cristianado
él/ella/Ud.había cristianado
nosotroshabíamos cristianado
vosotroshabíais cristianado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían cristianado

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

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

PronounSpanish
yohabré cristianado
habrás cristianado
voshabrás cristianado
él/ella/Ud.habrá cristianado
nosotroshabremos cristianado
vosotroshabréis cristianado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán cristianado

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
yocristiane
cristianes
voscristianes
él/ella/Ud.cristiane
nosotroscristianemos
vosotroscristianéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.cristianen

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
yocristianara
cristianaras
voscristianaras
él/ella/Ud.cristianara
nosotroscristianáramos
vosotroscristianarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.cristianaran

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
yocristianase
cristianases
voscristianases
él/ella/Ud.cristianase
nosotroscristianásemos
vosotroscristianaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.cristianasen

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

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

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
cristiana
voscristianá
él/ella/Ud.cristiane
nosotroscristianemos
vosotroscristianad
ustedescristianen

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 cristianes
vosno cristianes
él/ella/Ud.no cristiane
nosotrosno cristianemos
vosotrosno cristianéis
ustedesno cristianen

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

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

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

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

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