evaluar — Spanish conjugation

to evaluate

Frequency#554Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

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
yoevalúoI evaluate
evalúasyou evaluate
vosevaluásyou evaluate
él/ella/Ud.evalúahe/she/it evaluates
nosotrosevaluamoswe evaluate
vosotrosevaluáisyou (pl.) evaluate
ellos/ellas/Uds.evalúanthey evaluate

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
yoevaluéI evaluated
evaluasteyou evaluated
vosevaluasteyou evaluated
él/ella/Ud.evaluóhe/she/it evaluated
nosotrosevaluamoswe evaluated
vosotrosevaluasteisyou (pl.) evaluated
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaluaronthey evaluated

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
yoevaluaba
evaluabas
vosevaluabas
él/ella/Ud.evaluaba
nosotrosevaluábamos
vosotrosevaluabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaluaban

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
yoevaluaríaI would evaluate
evaluaríasyou would evaluate
vosevaluaríasyou would evaluate
él/ella/Ud.evaluaríahe/she/it would evaluate
nosotrosevaluaríamoswe would evaluate
vosotrosevaluaríaisyou (pl.) would evaluate
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaluaríanthey would evaluate

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
yoevaluaréI will evaluate
evaluarásyou will evaluate
vosevaluarásyou will evaluate
él/ella/Ud.evaluaráhe/she/it will evaluate
nosotrosevaluaremoswe will evaluate
vosotrosevaluaréisyou (pl.) will evaluate
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaluaránthey will evaluate

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 evaluadoI have evaluated
has evaluadoyou have evaluated
voshas evaluadoyou have evaluated
él/ella/Ud.ha evaluadohe/she/it has evaluated
nosotroshemos evaluadowe have evaluated
vosotroshabéis evaluadoyou (pl.) have evaluated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han evaluadothey have evaluated

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 evaluadoI had evaluated
habías evaluadoyou had evaluated
voshabías evaluadoyou had evaluated
él/ella/Ud.había evaluadohe/she/it had evaluated
nosotroshabíamos evaluadowe had evaluated
vosotroshabíais evaluadoyou (pl.) had evaluated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían evaluadothey had evaluated

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

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 evaluadoI will have evaluated
habrás evaluadoyou will have evaluated
voshabrás evaluadoyou will have evaluated
él/ella/Ud.habrá evaluadohe/she/it will have evaluated
nosotroshabremos evaluadowe will have evaluated
vosotroshabréis evaluadoyou (pl.) will have evaluated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán evaluadothey will have evaluated

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

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
yoevalúe
evalúes
vosevalúes
él/ella/Ud.evalúe
nosotrosevaluemos
vosotrosevaluéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.evalúen

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
yoevaluara
evaluaras
vosevaluaras
él/ella/Ud.evaluara
nosotrosevaluáramos
vosotrosevaluarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaluaran

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
yoevaluase
evaluases
vosevaluases
él/ella/Ud.evaluase
nosotrosevaluásemos
vosotrosevaluaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaluasen

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

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

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

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
evalúa
vosevaluá
él/ella/Ud.evalúe
nosotrosevaluemos
vosotrosevaluad
ustedesevalúen

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 evalúes
vosno evalúes
él/ella/Ud.no evalúe
nosotrosno evaluemos
vosotrosno evaluéis
ustedesno evalúen

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

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

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

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

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