evaporar — Spanish conjugation

to evaporate

Frequency#1268Regular

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
yoevaporoI evaporate
evaporasyou evaporate
vosevaporásyou evaporate
él/ella/Ud.evaporahe/she/it evaporates
nosotrosevaporamoswe evaporate
vosotrosevaporáisyou (pl.) evaporate
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaporanthey evaporate

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
yoevaporéI evaporated
evaporasteyou evaporated
vosevaporasteyou evaporated
él/ella/Ud.evaporóhe/she/it evaporated
nosotrosevaporamoswe evaporated
vosotrosevaporasteisyou (pl.) evaporated
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaporaronthey evaporated

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
yoevaporaba
evaporabas
vosevaporabas
él/ella/Ud.evaporaba
nosotrosevaporábamos
vosotrosevaporabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaporaban

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
yoevaporaríaI would evaporate
evaporaríasyou would evaporate
vosevaporaríasyou would evaporate
él/ella/Ud.evaporaríahe/she/it would evaporate
nosotrosevaporaríamoswe would evaporate
vosotrosevaporaríaisyou (pl.) would evaporate
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaporaríanthey would evaporate

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
yoevaporaréI will evaporate
evaporarásyou will evaporate
vosevaporarásyou will evaporate
él/ella/Ud.evaporaráhe/she/it will evaporate
nosotrosevaporaremoswe will evaporate
vosotrosevaporaréisyou (pl.) will evaporate
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaporaránthey will evaporate

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 evaporadoI have evaporated
has evaporadoyou have evaporated
voshas evaporadoyou have evaporated
él/ella/Ud.ha evaporadohe/she/it has evaporated
nosotroshemos evaporadowe have evaporated
vosotroshabéis evaporadoyou (pl.) have evaporated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han evaporadothey have evaporated

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 evaporadoI had evaporated
habías evaporadoyou had evaporated
voshabías evaporadoyou had evaporated
él/ella/Ud.había evaporadohe/she/it had evaporated
nosotroshabíamos evaporadowe had evaporated
vosotroshabíais evaporadoyou (pl.) had evaporated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían evaporadothey had evaporated

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

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 evaporadoI will have evaporated
habrás evaporadoyou will have evaporated
voshabrás evaporadoyou will have evaporated
él/ella/Ud.habrá evaporadohe/she/it will have evaporated
nosotroshabremos evaporadowe will have evaporated
vosotroshabréis evaporadoyou (pl.) will have evaporated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán evaporadothey will have evaporated

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
yoevapore
evapores
vosevapores
él/ella/Ud.evapore
nosotrosevaporemos
vosotrosevaporéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaporen

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
yoevaporara
evaporaras
vosevaporaras
él/ella/Ud.evaporara
nosotrosevaporáramos
vosotrosevaporarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaporaran

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
yoevaporase
evaporases
vosevaporases
él/ella/Ud.evaporase
nosotrosevaporásemos
vosotrosevaporaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.evaporasen

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

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

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
evapora
vosevaporá
él/ella/Ud.evapore
nosotrosevaporemos
vosotrosevaporad
ustedesevaporen

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 evapores
vosno evapores
él/ella/Ud.no evapore
nosotrosno evaporemos
vosotrosno evaporéis
ustedesno evaporen

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

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

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

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

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