habituar — Spanish conjugation

to habituate

Frequency#104IrregularReflexivehabituarse — to get used to

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

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
yohabitúoI habituate
habitúasyou habituate
voshabituásyou habituate
él/ella/Ud.habitúahe/she/it habituates
nosotroshabituamoswe habituate
vosotroshabituáisyou (pl.) habituate
ellos/ellas/Uds.habitúanthey habituate

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
yohabituéI habituated
habituasteyou habituated
voshabituasteyou habituated
él/ella/Ud.habituóhe/she/it habituated
nosotroshabituamoswe habituated
vosotroshabituasteisyou (pl.) habituated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habituaronthey habituated

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
yohabituaba
habituabas
voshabituabas
él/ella/Ud.habituaba
nosotroshabituábamos
vosotroshabituabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.habituaban

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
yohabituaríaI would habituate
habituaríasyou would habituate
voshabituaríasyou would habituate
él/ella/Ud.habituaríahe/she/it would habituate
nosotroshabituaríamoswe would habituate
vosotroshabituaríaisyou (pl.) would habituate
ellos/ellas/Uds.habituaríanthey would habituate

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
yohabituaréI will habituate
habituarásyou will habituate
voshabituarásyou will habituate
él/ella/Ud.habituaráhe/she/it will habituate
nosotroshabituaremoswe will habituate
vosotroshabituaréisyou (pl.) will habituate
ellos/ellas/Uds.habituaránthey will habituate

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 habituadoI have habituated
has habituadoyou have habituated
voshas habituadoyou have habituated
él/ella/Ud.ha habituadohe/she/it has habituated
nosotroshemos habituadowe have habituated
vosotroshabéis habituadoyou (pl.) have habituated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han habituadothey have habituated

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 habituadoI had habituated
habías habituadoyou had habituated
voshabías habituadoyou had habituated
él/ella/Ud.había habituadohe/she/it had habituated
nosotroshabíamos habituadowe had habituated
vosotroshabíais habituadoyou (pl.) had habituated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían habituadothey had habituated

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

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 habituadoI will have habituated
habrás habituadoyou will have habituated
voshabrás habituadoyou will have habituated
él/ella/Ud.habrá habituadohe/she/it will have habituated
nosotroshabremos habituadowe will have habituated
vosotroshabréis habituadoyou (pl.) will have habituated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán habituadothey will have habituated

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

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
yohabitúe
habitúes
voshabitúes
él/ella/Ud.habitúe
nosotroshabituemos
vosotroshabituéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.habitúen

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
yohabituara
habituaras
voshabituaras
él/ella/Ud.habituara
nosotroshabituáramos
vosotroshabituarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.habituaran

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
yohabituase
habituases
voshabituases
él/ella/Ud.habituase
nosotroshabituásemos
vosotroshabituaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.habituasen

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

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

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

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
habitúa
voshabituá
él/ella/Ud.habitúe
nosotroshabituemos
vosotroshabituad
ustedeshabitúen

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 habitúes
vosno habitúes
él/ella/Ud.no habitúe
nosotrosno habituemos
vosotrosno habituéis
ustedesno habitúen

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

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

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

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

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