impregnar — Spanish conjugation

to imbue

Frequency#2004Regular

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
yoimpregnoI imbue
impregnasyou imbue
vosimpregnásyou imbue
él/ella/Ud.impregnahe/she/it imbues
nosotrosimpregnamoswe imbue
vosotrosimpregnáisyou (pl.) imbue
ellos/ellas/Uds.impregnanthey imbue

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
yoimpregnéI imbued
impregnasteyou imbued
vosimpregnasteyou imbued
él/ella/Ud.impregnóhe/she/it imbued
nosotrosimpregnamoswe imbued
vosotrosimpregnasteisyou (pl.) imbued
ellos/ellas/Uds.impregnaronthey imbued

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
yoimpregnaba
impregnabas
vosimpregnabas
él/ella/Ud.impregnaba
nosotrosimpregnábamos
vosotrosimpregnabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.impregnaban

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
yoimpregnaríaI would imbue
impregnaríasyou would imbue
vosimpregnaríasyou would imbue
él/ella/Ud.impregnaríahe/she/it would imbue
nosotrosimpregnaríamoswe would imbue
vosotrosimpregnaríaisyou (pl.) would imbue
ellos/ellas/Uds.impregnaríanthey would imbue

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
yoimpregnaréI will imbue
impregnarásyou will imbue
vosimpregnarásyou will imbue
él/ella/Ud.impregnaráhe/she/it will imbue
nosotrosimpregnaremoswe will imbue
vosotrosimpregnaréisyou (pl.) will imbue
ellos/ellas/Uds.impregnaránthey will imbue

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 impregnadoI have imbued
has impregnadoyou have imbued
voshas impregnadoyou have imbued
él/ella/Ud.ha impregnadohe/she/it has imbued
nosotroshemos impregnadowe have imbued
vosotroshabéis impregnadoyou (pl.) have imbued
ellos/ellas/Uds.han impregnadothey have imbued

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 impregnadoI had imbued
habías impregnadoyou had imbued
voshabías impregnadoyou had imbued
él/ella/Ud.había impregnadohe/she/it had imbued
nosotroshabíamos impregnadowe had imbued
vosotroshabíais impregnadoyou (pl.) had imbued
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían impregnadothey had imbued

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

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 impregnadoI will have imbued
habrás impregnadoyou will have imbued
voshabrás impregnadoyou will have imbued
él/ella/Ud.habrá impregnadohe/she/it will have imbued
nosotroshabremos impregnadowe will have imbued
vosotroshabréis impregnadoyou (pl.) will have imbued
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán impregnadothey will have imbued

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
yoimpregne
impregnes
vosimpregnes
él/ella/Ud.impregne
nosotrosimpregnemos
vosotrosimpregnéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.impregnen

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
yoimpregnara
impregnaras
vosimpregnaras
él/ella/Ud.impregnara
nosotrosimpregnáramos
vosotrosimpregnarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.impregnaran

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
yoimpregnase
impregnases
vosimpregnases
él/ella/Ud.impregnase
nosotrosimpregnásemos
vosotrosimpregnaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.impregnasen

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

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

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
impregna
vosimpregná
él/ella/Ud.impregne
nosotrosimpregnemos
vosotrosimpregnad
ustedesimpregnen

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 impregnes
vosno impregnes
él/ella/Ud.no impregne
nosotrosno impregnemos
vosotrosno impregnéis
ustedesno impregnen

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

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

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

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

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