facilitar — Spanish conjugation

to facilitate (to make easier)

Frequency#450Regular

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
yofacilitoI facilitate
facilitasyou facilitate
vosfacilitásyou facilitate
él/ella/Ud.facilitahe/she/it facilitates
nosotrosfacilitamoswe facilitate
vosotrosfacilitáisyou (pl.) facilitate
ellos/ellas/Uds.facilitanthey facilitate

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
yofacilitéI facilitated
facilitasteyou facilitated
vosfacilitasteyou facilitated
él/ella/Ud.facilitóhe/she/it facilitated
nosotrosfacilitamoswe facilitated
vosotrosfacilitasteisyou (pl.) facilitated
ellos/ellas/Uds.facilitaronthey facilitated

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
yofacilitaba
facilitabas
vosfacilitabas
él/ella/Ud.facilitaba
nosotrosfacilitábamos
vosotrosfacilitabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.facilitaban

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
yofacilitaríaI would facilitate
facilitaríasyou would facilitate
vosfacilitaríasyou would facilitate
él/ella/Ud.facilitaríahe/she/it would facilitate
nosotrosfacilitaríamoswe would facilitate
vosotrosfacilitaríaisyou (pl.) would facilitate
ellos/ellas/Uds.facilitaríanthey would facilitate

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
yofacilitaréI will facilitate
facilitarásyou will facilitate
vosfacilitarásyou will facilitate
él/ella/Ud.facilitaráhe/she/it will facilitate
nosotrosfacilitaremoswe will facilitate
vosotrosfacilitaréisyou (pl.) will facilitate
ellos/ellas/Uds.facilitaránthey will facilitate

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 facilitadoI have facilitated
has facilitadoyou have facilitated
voshas facilitadoyou have facilitated
él/ella/Ud.ha facilitadohe/she/it has facilitated
nosotroshemos facilitadowe have facilitated
vosotroshabéis facilitadoyou (pl.) have facilitated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han facilitadothey have facilitated

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 facilitadoI had facilitated
habías facilitadoyou had facilitated
voshabías facilitadoyou had facilitated
él/ella/Ud.había facilitadohe/she/it had facilitated
nosotroshabíamos facilitadowe had facilitated
vosotroshabíais facilitadoyou (pl.) had facilitated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían facilitadothey had facilitated

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

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 facilitadoI will have facilitated
habrás facilitadoyou will have facilitated
voshabrás facilitadoyou will have facilitated
él/ella/Ud.habrá facilitadohe/she/it will have facilitated
nosotroshabremos facilitadowe will have facilitated
vosotroshabréis facilitadoyou (pl.) will have facilitated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán facilitadothey will have facilitated

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
yofacilite
facilites
vosfacilites
él/ella/Ud.facilite
nosotrosfacilitemos
vosotrosfacilitéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.faciliten

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
yofacilitara
facilitaras
vosfacilitaras
él/ella/Ud.facilitara
nosotrosfacilitáramos
vosotrosfacilitarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.facilitaran

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
yofacilitase
facilitases
vosfacilitases
él/ella/Ud.facilitase
nosotrosfacilitásemos
vosotrosfacilitaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.facilitasen

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

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

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
facilita
vosfacilitá
él/ella/Ud.facilite
nosotrosfacilitemos
vosotrosfacilitad
ustedesfaciliten

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 facilites
vosno facilites
él/ella/Ud.no facilite
nosotrosno facilitemos
vosotrosno facilitéis
ustedesno faciliten

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

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

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

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

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