exhibir — Spanish conjugation

to exhibit, to show

Frequency#545Regular

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
yoexhiboI exhibit
exhibesyou exhibit
vosexhibísyou exhibit
él/ella/Ud.exhibehe/she/it exhibits
nosotrosexhibimoswe exhibit
vosotrosexhibísyou (pl.) exhibit
ellos/ellas/Uds.exhibenthey exhibit

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
yoexhibíI exhibited
exhibisteyou exhibited
vosexhibisteyou exhibited
él/ella/Ud.exhibióhe/she/it exhibited
nosotrosexhibimoswe exhibited
vosotrosexhibisteisyou (pl.) exhibited
ellos/ellas/Uds.exhibieronthey exhibited

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
yoexhibía
exhibías
vosexhibías
él/ella/Ud.exhibía
nosotrosexhibíamos
vosotrosexhibíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.exhibían

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
yoexhibiríaI would exhibit
exhibiríasyou would exhibit
vosexhibiríasyou would exhibit
él/ella/Ud.exhibiríahe/she/it would exhibit
nosotrosexhibiríamoswe would exhibit
vosotrosexhibiríaisyou (pl.) would exhibit
ellos/ellas/Uds.exhibiríanthey would exhibit

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
yoexhibiréI will exhibit
exhibirásyou will exhibit
vosexhibirásyou will exhibit
él/ella/Ud.exhibiráhe/she/it will exhibit
nosotrosexhibiremoswe will exhibit
vosotrosexhibiréisyou (pl.) will exhibit
ellos/ellas/Uds.exhibiránthey will exhibit

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 exhibidoI have exhibited
has exhibidoyou have exhibited
voshas exhibidoyou have exhibited
él/ella/Ud.ha exhibidohe/she/it has exhibited
nosotroshemos exhibidowe have exhibited
vosotroshabéis exhibidoyou (pl.) have exhibited
ellos/ellas/Uds.han exhibidothey have exhibited

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 exhibidoI had exhibited
habías exhibidoyou had exhibited
voshabías exhibidoyou had exhibited
él/ella/Ud.había exhibidohe/she/it had exhibited
nosotroshabíamos exhibidowe had exhibited
vosotroshabíais exhibidoyou (pl.) had exhibited
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían exhibidothey had exhibited

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

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 exhibidoI will have exhibited
habrás exhibidoyou will have exhibited
voshabrás exhibidoyou will have exhibited
él/ella/Ud.habrá exhibidohe/she/it will have exhibited
nosotroshabremos exhibidowe will have exhibited
vosotroshabréis exhibidoyou (pl.) will have exhibited
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán exhibidothey will have exhibited

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
yoexhiba
exhibas
vosexhibas
él/ella/Ud.exhiba
nosotrosexhibamos
vosotrosexhibáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.exhiban

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
yoexhibiera
exhibieras
vosexhibieras
él/ella/Ud.exhibiera
nosotrosexhibiéramos
vosotrosexhibierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.exhibieran

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
yoexhibiese
exhibieses
vosexhibieses
él/ella/Ud.exhibiese
nosotrosexhibiésemos
vosotrosexhibieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.exhibiesen

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

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

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
exhibe
vosexhibí
él/ella/Ud.exhiba
nosotrosexhibamos
vosotrosexhibid
ustedesexhiban

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 exhibas
vosno exhibas
él/ella/Ud.no exhiba
nosotrosno exhibamos
vosotrosno exhibáis
ustedesno exhiban

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

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

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

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

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