egresar — Spanish conjugation

to graduate

Frequency#864Regular

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
yoegresoI graduate
egresasyou graduate
vosegresásyou graduate
él/ella/Ud.egresahe/she/it graduates
nosotrosegresamoswe graduate
vosotrosegresáisyou (pl.) graduate
ellos/ellas/Uds.egresanthey graduate

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
yoegreséI graduated
egresasteyou graduated
vosegresasteyou graduated
él/ella/Ud.egresóhe/she/it graduated
nosotrosegresamoswe graduated
vosotrosegresasteisyou (pl.) graduated
ellos/ellas/Uds.egresaronthey graduated

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
yoegresaba
egresabas
vosegresabas
él/ella/Ud.egresaba
nosotrosegresábamos
vosotrosegresabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.egresaban

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
yoegresaríaI would graduate
egresaríasyou would graduate
vosegresaríasyou would graduate
él/ella/Ud.egresaríahe/she/it would graduate
nosotrosegresaríamoswe would graduate
vosotrosegresaríaisyou (pl.) would graduate
ellos/ellas/Uds.egresaríanthey would graduate

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
yoegresaréI will graduate
egresarásyou will graduate
vosegresarásyou will graduate
él/ella/Ud.egresaráhe/she/it will graduate
nosotrosegresaremoswe will graduate
vosotrosegresaréisyou (pl.) will graduate
ellos/ellas/Uds.egresaránthey will graduate

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 egresadoI have graduated
has egresadoyou have graduated
voshas egresadoyou have graduated
él/ella/Ud.ha egresadohe/she/it has graduated
nosotroshemos egresadowe have graduated
vosotroshabéis egresadoyou (pl.) have graduated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han egresadothey have graduated

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 egresadoI had graduated
habías egresadoyou had graduated
voshabías egresadoyou had graduated
él/ella/Ud.había egresadohe/she/it had graduated
nosotroshabíamos egresadowe had graduated
vosotroshabíais egresadoyou (pl.) had graduated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían egresadothey had graduated

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

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 egresadoI will have graduated
habrás egresadoyou will have graduated
voshabrás egresadoyou will have graduated
él/ella/Ud.habrá egresadohe/she/it will have graduated
nosotroshabremos egresadowe will have graduated
vosotroshabréis egresadoyou (pl.) will have graduated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán egresadothey will have graduated

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
yoegrese
egreses
vosegreses
él/ella/Ud.egrese
nosotrosegresemos
vosotrosegreséis
ellos/ellas/Uds.egresen

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
yoegresara
egresaras
vosegresaras
él/ella/Ud.egresara
nosotrosegresáramos
vosotrosegresarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.egresaran

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
yoegresase
egresases
vosegresases
él/ella/Ud.egresase
nosotrosegresásemos
vosotrosegresaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.egresasen

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

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

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
egresa
vosegresá
él/ella/Ud.egrese
nosotrosegresemos
vosotrosegresad
ustedesegresen

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 egreses
vosno egreses
él/ella/Ud.no egrese
nosotrosno egresemos
vosotrosno egreséis
ustedesno egresen

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

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

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

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

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