flirtear — Spanish conjugation

to flirt

Frequency#2003Regular

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
yoflirteoI flirt
flirteasyou flirt
vosflirteásyou flirt
él/ella/Ud.flirteahe/she/it flirts
nosotrosflirteamoswe flirt
vosotrosflirteáisyou (pl.) flirt
ellos/ellas/Uds.flirteanthey flirt

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
yoflirteéI flirted
flirteasteyou flirted
vosflirteasteyou flirted
él/ella/Ud.flirteóhe/she/it flirted
nosotrosflirteamoswe flirted
vosotrosflirteasteisyou (pl.) flirted
ellos/ellas/Uds.flirtearonthey flirted

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
yoflirteaba
flirteabas
vosflirteabas
él/ella/Ud.flirteaba
nosotrosflirteábamos
vosotrosflirteabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.flirteaban

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
yoflirtearíaI would flirt
flirtearíasyou would flirt
vosflirtearíasyou would flirt
él/ella/Ud.flirtearíahe/she/it would flirt
nosotrosflirtearíamoswe would flirt
vosotrosflirtearíaisyou (pl.) would flirt
ellos/ellas/Uds.flirtearíanthey would flirt

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
yoflirtearéI will flirt
flirtearásyou will flirt
vosflirtearásyou will flirt
él/ella/Ud.flirtearáhe/she/it will flirt
nosotrosflirtearemoswe will flirt
vosotrosflirtearéisyou (pl.) will flirt
ellos/ellas/Uds.flirtearánthey will flirt

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 flirteadoI have flirted
has flirteadoyou have flirted
voshas flirteadoyou have flirted
él/ella/Ud.ha flirteadohe/she/it has flirted
nosotroshemos flirteadowe have flirted
vosotroshabéis flirteadoyou (pl.) have flirted
ellos/ellas/Uds.han flirteadothey have flirted

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 flirteadoI had flirted
habías flirteadoyou had flirted
voshabías flirteadoyou had flirted
él/ella/Ud.había flirteadohe/she/it had flirted
nosotroshabíamos flirteadowe had flirted
vosotroshabíais flirteadoyou (pl.) had flirted
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían flirteadothey had flirted

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

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 flirteadoI will have flirted
habrás flirteadoyou will have flirted
voshabrás flirteadoyou will have flirted
él/ella/Ud.habrá flirteadohe/she/it will have flirted
nosotroshabremos flirteadowe will have flirted
vosotroshabréis flirteadoyou (pl.) will have flirted
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán flirteadothey will have flirted

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
yoflirtee
flirtees
vosflirtees
él/ella/Ud.flirtee
nosotrosflirteemos
vosotrosflirteéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.flirteen

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
yoflirteara
flirtearas
vosflirtearas
él/ella/Ud.flirteara
nosotrosflirteáramos
vosotrosflirtearais
ellos/ellas/Uds.flirtearan

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
yoflirtease
flirteases
vosflirteases
él/ella/Ud.flirtease
nosotrosflirteásemos
vosotrosflirteaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.flirteasen

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

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

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
flirtea
vosflirteá
él/ella/Ud.flirtee
nosotrosflirteemos
vosotrosflirtead
ustedesflirteen

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 flirtees
vosno flirtees
él/ella/Ud.no flirtee
nosotrosno flirteemos
vosotrosno flirteéis
ustedesno flirteen

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

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

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

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

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