feriar — Spanish conjugation

to hold a fair

Frequency#1273Regular

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

PronounSpanish
yoferio
ferias
vosferiás
él/ella/Ud.feria
nosotrosferiamos
vosotrosferiáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.ferian

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

PronounSpanish
yoferié
feriaste
vosferiaste
él/ella/Ud.ferió
nosotrosferiamos
vosotrosferiasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.feriaron

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
yoferiaba
feriabas
vosferiabas
él/ella/Ud.feriaba
nosotrosferiábamos
vosotrosferiabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.feriaban

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?

PronounSpanish
yoferiaría
feriarías
vosferiarías
él/ella/Ud.feriaría
nosotrosferiaríamos
vosotrosferiaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.feriarían

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

PronounSpanish
yoferiaré
feriarás
vosferiarás
él/ella/Ud.feriará
nosotrosferiaremos
vosotrosferiaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.feriarán

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

PronounSpanish
yohe feriado
has feriado
voshas feriado
él/ella/Ud.ha feriado
nosotroshemos feriado
vosotroshabéis feriado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han feriado

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

PronounSpanish
yohabía feriado
habías feriado
voshabías feriado
él/ella/Ud.había feriado
nosotroshabíamos feriado
vosotroshabíais feriado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían feriado

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

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

PronounSpanish
yohabré feriado
habrás feriado
voshabrás feriado
él/ella/Ud.habrá feriado
nosotroshabremos feriado
vosotroshabréis feriado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán feriado

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
yoferie
feries
vosferies
él/ella/Ud.ferie
nosotrosferiemos
vosotrosferiéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.ferien

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
yoferiara
feriaras
vosferiaras
él/ella/Ud.feriara
nosotrosferiáramos
vosotrosferiarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.feriaran

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
yoferiase
feriases
vosferiases
él/ella/Ud.feriase
nosotrosferiásemos
vosotrosferiaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.feriasen

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

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

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
feria
vosferiá
él/ella/Ud.ferie
nosotrosferiemos
vosotrosferiad
ustedesferien

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 feries
vosno feries
él/ella/Ud.no ferie
nosotrosno feriemos
vosotrosno feriéis
ustedesno ferien

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

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

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

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

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