financiar — Spanish conjugation

to finance

Frequency#874Regular

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
yofinancioI finance
financiasyou finance
vosfinanciásyou finance
él/ella/Ud.financiahe/she/it finances
nosotrosfinanciamoswe finance
vosotrosfinanciáisyou (pl.) finance
ellos/ellas/Uds.financianthey finance

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
yofinanciéI financed
financiasteyou financed
vosfinanciasteyou financed
él/ella/Ud.financióhe/she/it financed
nosotrosfinanciamoswe financed
vosotrosfinanciasteisyou (pl.) financed
ellos/ellas/Uds.financiaronthey financed

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
yofinanciaba
financiabas
vosfinanciabas
él/ella/Ud.financiaba
nosotrosfinanciábamos
vosotrosfinanciabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.financiaban

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
yofinanciaríaI would finance
financiaríasyou would finance
vosfinanciaríasyou would finance
él/ella/Ud.financiaríahe/she/it would finance
nosotrosfinanciaríamoswe would finance
vosotrosfinanciaríaisyou (pl.) would finance
ellos/ellas/Uds.financiaríanthey would finance

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
yofinanciaréI will finance
financiarásyou will finance
vosfinanciarásyou will finance
él/ella/Ud.financiaráhe/she/it will finance
nosotrosfinanciaremoswe will finance
vosotrosfinanciaréisyou (pl.) will finance
ellos/ellas/Uds.financiaránthey will finance

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 financiadoI have financed
has financiadoyou have financed
voshas financiadoyou have financed
él/ella/Ud.ha financiadohe/she/it has financed
nosotroshemos financiadowe have financed
vosotroshabéis financiadoyou (pl.) have financed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han financiadothey have financed

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 financiadoI had financed
habías financiadoyou had financed
voshabías financiadoyou had financed
él/ella/Ud.había financiadohe/she/it had financed
nosotroshabíamos financiadowe had financed
vosotroshabíais financiadoyou (pl.) had financed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían financiadothey had financed

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

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 financiadoI will have financed
habrás financiadoyou will have financed
voshabrás financiadoyou will have financed
él/ella/Ud.habrá financiadohe/she/it will have financed
nosotroshabremos financiadowe will have financed
vosotroshabréis financiadoyou (pl.) will have financed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán financiadothey will have financed

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
yofinancie
financies
vosfinancies
él/ella/Ud.financie
nosotrosfinanciemos
vosotrosfinanciéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.financien

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
yofinanciara
financiaras
vosfinanciaras
él/ella/Ud.financiara
nosotrosfinanciáramos
vosotrosfinanciarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.financiaran

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
yofinanciase
financiases
vosfinanciases
él/ella/Ud.financiase
nosotrosfinanciásemos
vosotrosfinanciaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.financiasen

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

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

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
financia
vosfinanciá
él/ella/Ud.financie
nosotrosfinanciemos
vosotrosfinanciad
ustedesfinancien

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 financies
vosno financies
él/ella/Ud.no financie
nosotrosno financiemos
vosotrosno financiéis
ustedesno financien

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

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

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

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

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