equipar — Spanish conjugation

to equip

Frequency#704Regular

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
yoequipoI equip
equipasyou equip
vosequipásyou equip
él/ella/Ud.equipahe/she/it equips
nosotrosequipamoswe equip
vosotrosequipáisyou (pl.) equip
ellos/ellas/Uds.equipanthey equip

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
yoequipéI equipped
equipasteyou equipped
vosequipasteyou equipped
él/ella/Ud.equipóhe/she/it equipped
nosotrosequipamoswe equipped
vosotrosequipasteisyou (pl.) equipped
ellos/ellas/Uds.equiparonthey equipped

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
yoequipaba
equipabas
vosequipabas
él/ella/Ud.equipaba
nosotrosequipábamos
vosotrosequipabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.equipaban

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
yoequiparíaI would equip
equiparíasyou would equip
vosequiparíasyou would equip
él/ella/Ud.equiparíahe/she/it would equip
nosotrosequiparíamoswe would equip
vosotrosequiparíaisyou (pl.) would equip
ellos/ellas/Uds.equiparíanthey would equip

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
yoequiparéI will equip
equiparásyou will equip
vosequiparásyou will equip
él/ella/Ud.equiparáhe/she/it will equip
nosotrosequiparemoswe will equip
vosotrosequiparéisyou (pl.) will equip
ellos/ellas/Uds.equiparánthey will equip

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 equipadoI have equipped
has equipadoyou have equipped
voshas equipadoyou have equipped
él/ella/Ud.ha equipadohe/she/it has equipped
nosotroshemos equipadowe have equipped
vosotroshabéis equipadoyou (pl.) have equipped
ellos/ellas/Uds.han equipadothey have equipped

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 equipadoI had equipped
habías equipadoyou had equipped
voshabías equipadoyou had equipped
él/ella/Ud.había equipadohe/she/it had equipped
nosotroshabíamos equipadowe had equipped
vosotroshabíais equipadoyou (pl.) had equipped
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían equipadothey had equipped

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

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 equipadoI will have equipped
habrás equipadoyou will have equipped
voshabrás equipadoyou will have equipped
él/ella/Ud.habrá equipadohe/she/it will have equipped
nosotroshabremos equipadowe will have equipped
vosotroshabréis equipadoyou (pl.) will have equipped
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán equipadothey will have equipped

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
yoequipe
equipes
vosequipes
él/ella/Ud.equipe
nosotrosequipemos
vosotrosequipéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.equipen

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
yoequipara
equiparas
vosequiparas
él/ella/Ud.equipara
nosotrosequipáramos
vosotrosequiparais
ellos/ellas/Uds.equiparan

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
yoequipase
equipases
vosequipases
él/ella/Ud.equipase
nosotrosequipásemos
vosotrosequipaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.equipasen

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

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

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
equipa
vosequipá
él/ella/Ud.equipe
nosotrosequipemos
vosotrosequipad
ustedesequipen

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 equipes
vosno equipes
él/ella/Ud.no equipe
nosotrosno equipemos
vosotrosno equipéis
ustedesno equipen

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

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

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

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

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