fatigar — Spanish conjugation

to tire

Frequency#802Irregular

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
yofatigoI tire
fatigasyou tire
vosfatigásyou tire
él/ella/Ud.fatigahe/she/it tires
nosotrosfatigamoswe tire
vosotrosfatigáisyou (pl.) tire
ellos/ellas/Uds.fatiganthey tire

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

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
yofatiguéI tired
fatigasteyou tired
vosfatigasteyou tired
él/ella/Ud.fatigóhe/she/it tired
nosotrosfatigamoswe tired
vosotrosfatigasteisyou (pl.) tired
ellos/ellas/Uds.fatigaronthey tired

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
yofatigaba
fatigabas
vosfatigabas
él/ella/Ud.fatigaba
nosotrosfatigábamos
vosotrosfatigabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.fatigaban

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
yofatigaríaI would tire
fatigaríasyou would tire
vosfatigaríasyou would tire
él/ella/Ud.fatigaríahe/she/it would tire
nosotrosfatigaríamoswe would tire
vosotrosfatigaríaisyou (pl.) would tire
ellos/ellas/Uds.fatigaríanthey would tire

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
yofatigaréI will tire
fatigarásyou will tire
vosfatigarásyou will tire
él/ella/Ud.fatigaráhe/she/it will tire
nosotrosfatigaremoswe will tire
vosotrosfatigaréisyou (pl.) will tire
ellos/ellas/Uds.fatigaránthey will tire

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 fatigadoI have tired
has fatigadoyou have tired
voshas fatigadoyou have tired
él/ella/Ud.ha fatigadohe/she/it has tired
nosotroshemos fatigadowe have tired
vosotroshabéis fatigadoyou (pl.) have tired
ellos/ellas/Uds.han fatigadothey have tired

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 fatigadoI had tired
habías fatigadoyou had tired
voshabías fatigadoyou had tired
él/ella/Ud.había fatigadohe/she/it had tired
nosotroshabíamos fatigadowe had tired
vosotroshabíais fatigadoyou (pl.) had tired
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían fatigadothey had tired

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

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 fatigadoI will have tired
habrás fatigadoyou will have tired
voshabrás fatigadoyou will have tired
él/ella/Ud.habrá fatigadohe/she/it will have tired
nosotroshabremos fatigadowe will have tired
vosotroshabréis fatigadoyou (pl.) will have tired
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán fatigadothey will have tired

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
yofatigue
fatigues
vosfatigues
él/ella/Ud.fatigue
nosotrosfatiguemos
vosotrosfatiguéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.fatiguen

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
yofatigara
fatigaras
vosfatigaras
él/ella/Ud.fatigara
nosotrosfatigáramos
vosotrosfatigarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.fatigaran

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
yofatigase
fatigases
vosfatigases
él/ella/Ud.fatigase
nosotrosfatigásemos
vosotrosfatigaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.fatigasen

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

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

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
fatiga
vosfatigá
él/ella/Ud.fatigue
nosotrosfatiguemos
vosotrosfatigad
ustedesfatiguen

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 fatigues
vosno fatigues
él/ella/Ud.no fatigue
nosotrosno fatiguemos
vosotrosno fatiguéis
ustedesno fatiguen

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

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

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

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

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