entusiasmar — Spanish conjugation

to excite

Frequency#866Regular

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
yoentusiasmoI excite
entusiasmasyou excite
vosentusiasmásyou excite
él/ella/Ud.entusiasmahe/she/it excites
nosotrosentusiasmamoswe excite
vosotrosentusiasmáisyou (pl.) excite
ellos/ellas/Uds.entusiasmanthey excite

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
yoentusiasméI excited
entusiasmasteyou excited
vosentusiasmasteyou excited
él/ella/Ud.entusiasmóhe/she/it excited
nosotrosentusiasmamoswe excited
vosotrosentusiasmasteisyou (pl.) excited
ellos/ellas/Uds.entusiasmaronthey excited

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
yoentusiasmaba
entusiasmabas
vosentusiasmabas
él/ella/Ud.entusiasmaba
nosotrosentusiasmábamos
vosotrosentusiasmabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.entusiasmaban

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
yoentusiasmaríaI would excite
entusiasmaríasyou would excite
vosentusiasmaríasyou would excite
él/ella/Ud.entusiasmaríahe/she/it would excite
nosotrosentusiasmaríamoswe would excite
vosotrosentusiasmaríaisyou (pl.) would excite
ellos/ellas/Uds.entusiasmaríanthey would excite

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
yoentusiasmaréI will excite
entusiasmarásyou will excite
vosentusiasmarásyou will excite
él/ella/Ud.entusiasmaráhe/she/it will excite
nosotrosentusiasmaremoswe will excite
vosotrosentusiasmaréisyou (pl.) will excite
ellos/ellas/Uds.entusiasmaránthey will excite

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 entusiasmadoI have excited
has entusiasmadoyou have excited
voshas entusiasmadoyou have excited
él/ella/Ud.ha entusiasmadohe/she/it has excited
nosotroshemos entusiasmadowe have excited
vosotroshabéis entusiasmadoyou (pl.) have excited
ellos/ellas/Uds.han entusiasmadothey have excited

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 entusiasmadoI had excited
habías entusiasmadoyou had excited
voshabías entusiasmadoyou had excited
él/ella/Ud.había entusiasmadohe/she/it had excited
nosotroshabíamos entusiasmadowe had excited
vosotroshabíais entusiasmadoyou (pl.) had excited
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían entusiasmadothey had excited

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

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 entusiasmadoI will have excited
habrás entusiasmadoyou will have excited
voshabrás entusiasmadoyou will have excited
él/ella/Ud.habrá entusiasmadohe/she/it will have excited
nosotroshabremos entusiasmadowe will have excited
vosotroshabréis entusiasmadoyou (pl.) will have excited
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán entusiasmadothey will have excited

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
yoentusiasme
entusiasmes
vosentusiasmes
él/ella/Ud.entusiasme
nosotrosentusiasmemos
vosotrosentusiasméis
ellos/ellas/Uds.entusiasmen

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
yoentusiasmara
entusiasmaras
vosentusiasmaras
él/ella/Ud.entusiasmara
nosotrosentusiasmáramos
vosotrosentusiasmarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.entusiasmaran

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
yoentusiasmase
entusiasmases
vosentusiasmases
él/ella/Ud.entusiasmase
nosotrosentusiasmásemos
vosotrosentusiasmaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.entusiasmasen

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

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

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
entusiasma
vosentusiasmá
él/ella/Ud.entusiasme
nosotrosentusiasmemos
vosotrosentusiasmad
ustedesentusiasmen

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 entusiasmes
vosno entusiasmes
él/ella/Ud.no entusiasme
nosotrosno entusiasmemos
vosotrosno entusiasméis
ustedesno entusiasmen

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

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

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

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

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