hermanar — Spanish conjugation

to unite (as siblings)

Frequency#202Regular

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
yohermanoI unite
hermanasyou unite
voshermanásyou unite
él/ella/Ud.hermanahe/she/it unites
nosotroshermanamoswe unite
vosotroshermanáisyou (pl.) unite
ellos/ellas/Uds.hermananthey unite

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
yohermanéI united
hermanasteyou united
voshermanasteyou united
él/ella/Ud.hermanóhe/she/it united
nosotroshermanamoswe united
vosotroshermanasteisyou (pl.) united
ellos/ellas/Uds.hermanaronthey united

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
yohermanaba
hermanabas
voshermanabas
él/ella/Ud.hermanaba
nosotroshermanábamos
vosotroshermanabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.hermanaban

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
yohermanaríaI would unite
hermanaríasyou would unite
voshermanaríasyou would unite
él/ella/Ud.hermanaríahe/she/it would unite
nosotroshermanaríamoswe would unite
vosotroshermanaríaisyou (pl.) would unite
ellos/ellas/Uds.hermanaríanthey would unite

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
yohermanaréI will unite
hermanarásyou will unite
voshermanarásyou will unite
él/ella/Ud.hermanaráhe/she/it will unite
nosotroshermanaremoswe will unite
vosotroshermanaréisyou (pl.) will unite
ellos/ellas/Uds.hermanaránthey will unite

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 hermanadoI have united
has hermanadoyou have united
voshas hermanadoyou have united
él/ella/Ud.ha hermanadohe/she/it has united
nosotroshemos hermanadowe have united
vosotroshabéis hermanadoyou (pl.) have united
ellos/ellas/Uds.han hermanadothey have united

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 hermanadoI had united
habías hermanadoyou had united
voshabías hermanadoyou had united
él/ella/Ud.había hermanadohe/she/it had united
nosotroshabíamos hermanadowe had united
vosotroshabíais hermanadoyou (pl.) had united
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían hermanadothey had united

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

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 hermanadoI will have united
habrás hermanadoyou will have united
voshabrás hermanadoyou will have united
él/ella/Ud.habrá hermanadohe/she/it will have united
nosotroshabremos hermanadowe will have united
vosotroshabréis hermanadoyou (pl.) will have united
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán hermanadothey will have united

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
yohermane
hermanes
voshermanes
él/ella/Ud.hermane
nosotroshermanemos
vosotroshermanéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.hermanen

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
yohermanara
hermanaras
voshermanaras
él/ella/Ud.hermanara
nosotroshermanáramos
vosotroshermanarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.hermanaran

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
yohermanase
hermanases
voshermanases
él/ella/Ud.hermanase
nosotroshermanásemos
vosotroshermanaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.hermanasen

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

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

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
hermana
voshermaná
él/ella/Ud.hermane
nosotroshermanemos
vosotroshermanad
ustedeshermanen

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 hermanes
vosno hermanes
él/ella/Ud.no hermane
nosotrosno hermanemos
vosotrosno hermanéis
ustedesno hermanen

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

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

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

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

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