fraccionar — Spanish conjugation

to fractionate

Frequency#229Regular

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
yofraccionoI fractionate
fraccionasyou fractionate
vosfraccionásyou fractionate
él/ella/Ud.fraccionahe/she/it fractionates
nosotrosfraccionamoswe fractionate
vosotrosfraccionáisyou (pl.) fractionate
ellos/ellas/Uds.fraccionanthey fractionate

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
yofraccionéI fractionated
fraccionasteyou fractionated
vosfraccionasteyou fractionated
él/ella/Ud.fraccionóhe/she/it fractionated
nosotrosfraccionamoswe fractionated
vosotrosfraccionasteisyou (pl.) fractionated
ellos/ellas/Uds.fraccionaronthey fractionated

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
yofraccionaba
fraccionabas
vosfraccionabas
él/ella/Ud.fraccionaba
nosotrosfraccionábamos
vosotrosfraccionabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.fraccionaban

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
yofraccionaríaI would fractionate
fraccionaríasyou would fractionate
vosfraccionaríasyou would fractionate
él/ella/Ud.fraccionaríahe/she/it would fractionate
nosotrosfraccionaríamoswe would fractionate
vosotrosfraccionaríaisyou (pl.) would fractionate
ellos/ellas/Uds.fraccionaríanthey would fractionate

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
yofraccionaréI will fractionate
fraccionarásyou will fractionate
vosfraccionarásyou will fractionate
él/ella/Ud.fraccionaráhe/she/it will fractionate
nosotrosfraccionaremoswe will fractionate
vosotrosfraccionaréisyou (pl.) will fractionate
ellos/ellas/Uds.fraccionaránthey will fractionate

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 fraccionadoI have fractionated
has fraccionadoyou have fractionated
voshas fraccionadoyou have fractionated
él/ella/Ud.ha fraccionadohe/she/it has fractionated
nosotroshemos fraccionadowe have fractionated
vosotroshabéis fraccionadoyou (pl.) have fractionated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han fraccionadothey have fractionated

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 fraccionadoI had fractionated
habías fraccionadoyou had fractionated
voshabías fraccionadoyou had fractionated
él/ella/Ud.había fraccionadohe/she/it had fractionated
nosotroshabíamos fraccionadowe had fractionated
vosotroshabíais fraccionadoyou (pl.) had fractionated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían fraccionadothey had fractionated

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

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 fraccionadoI will have fractionated
habrás fraccionadoyou will have fractionated
voshabrás fraccionadoyou will have fractionated
él/ella/Ud.habrá fraccionadohe/she/it will have fractionated
nosotroshabremos fraccionadowe will have fractionated
vosotroshabréis fraccionadoyou (pl.) will have fractionated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán fraccionadothey will have fractionated

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
yofraccione
fracciones
vosfracciones
él/ella/Ud.fraccione
nosotrosfraccionemos
vosotrosfraccionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.fraccionen

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
yofraccionara
fraccionaras
vosfraccionaras
él/ella/Ud.fraccionara
nosotrosfraccionáramos
vosotrosfraccionarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.fraccionaran

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
yofraccionase
fraccionases
vosfraccionases
él/ella/Ud.fraccionase
nosotrosfraccionásemos
vosotrosfraccionaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.fraccionasen

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

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

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
fracciona
vosfraccioná
él/ella/Ud.fraccione
nosotrosfraccionemos
vosotrosfraccionad
ustedesfraccionen

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 fracciones
vosno fracciones
él/ella/Ud.no fraccione
nosotrosno fraccionemos
vosotrosno fraccionéis
ustedesno fraccionen

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

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

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

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

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