gestionar — Spanish conjugation

to manage

Frequency#434Regular

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
yogestionoI manage
gestionasyou manage
vosgestionásyou manage
él/ella/Ud.gestionahe/she/it manages
nosotrosgestionamoswe manage
vosotrosgestionáisyou (pl.) manage
ellos/ellas/Uds.gestionanthey manage

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
yogestionéI managed
gestionasteyou managed
vosgestionasteyou managed
él/ella/Ud.gestionóhe/she/it managed
nosotrosgestionamoswe managed
vosotrosgestionasteisyou (pl.) managed
ellos/ellas/Uds.gestionaronthey managed

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
yogestionaba
gestionabas
vosgestionabas
él/ella/Ud.gestionaba
nosotrosgestionábamos
vosotrosgestionabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.gestionaban

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
yogestionaríaI would manage
gestionaríasyou would manage
vosgestionaríasyou would manage
él/ella/Ud.gestionaríahe/she/it would manage
nosotrosgestionaríamoswe would manage
vosotrosgestionaríaisyou (pl.) would manage
ellos/ellas/Uds.gestionaríanthey would manage

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
yogestionaréI will manage
gestionarásyou will manage
vosgestionarásyou will manage
él/ella/Ud.gestionaráhe/she/it will manage
nosotrosgestionaremoswe will manage
vosotrosgestionaréisyou (pl.) will manage
ellos/ellas/Uds.gestionaránthey will manage

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 gestionadoI have managed
has gestionadoyou have managed
voshas gestionadoyou have managed
él/ella/Ud.ha gestionadohe/she/it has managed
nosotroshemos gestionadowe have managed
vosotroshabéis gestionadoyou (pl.) have managed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han gestionadothey have managed

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 gestionadoI had managed
habías gestionadoyou had managed
voshabías gestionadoyou had managed
él/ella/Ud.había gestionadohe/she/it had managed
nosotroshabíamos gestionadowe had managed
vosotroshabíais gestionadoyou (pl.) had managed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían gestionadothey had managed

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

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 gestionadoI will have managed
habrás gestionadoyou will have managed
voshabrás gestionadoyou will have managed
él/ella/Ud.habrá gestionadohe/she/it will have managed
nosotroshabremos gestionadowe will have managed
vosotroshabréis gestionadoyou (pl.) will have managed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán gestionadothey will have managed

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
yogestione
gestiones
vosgestiones
él/ella/Ud.gestione
nosotrosgestionemos
vosotrosgestionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.gestionen

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
yogestionara
gestionaras
vosgestionaras
él/ella/Ud.gestionara
nosotrosgestionáramos
vosotrosgestionarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.gestionaran

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
yogestionase
gestionases
vosgestionases
él/ella/Ud.gestionase
nosotrosgestionásemos
vosotrosgestionaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.gestionasen

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

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

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
gestiona
vosgestioná
él/ella/Ud.gestione
nosotrosgestionemos
vosotrosgestionad
ustedesgestionen

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 gestiones
vosno gestiones
él/ella/Ud.no gestione
nosotrosno gestionemos
vosotrosno gestionéis
ustedesno gestionen

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

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

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

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

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