imprimar — Spanish conjugation

to print

Frequency#1771Regular

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
yoimprimoI print
imprimasyou print
vosimprimásyou print
él/ella/Ud.imprimahe/she/it prints
nosotrosimprimamoswe print
vosotrosimprimáisyou (pl.) print
ellos/ellas/Uds.imprimanthey print

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
yoimpriméI printed
imprimasteyou printed
vosimprimasteyou printed
él/ella/Ud.imprimóhe/she/it printed
nosotrosimprimamoswe printed
vosotrosimprimasteisyou (pl.) printed
ellos/ellas/Uds.imprimaronthey printed

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
yoimprimaba
imprimabas
vosimprimabas
él/ella/Ud.imprimaba
nosotrosimprimábamos
vosotrosimprimabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.imprimaban

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
yoimprimaríaI would print
imprimaríasyou would print
vosimprimaríasyou would print
él/ella/Ud.imprimaríahe/she/it would print
nosotrosimprimaríamoswe would print
vosotrosimprimaríaisyou (pl.) would print
ellos/ellas/Uds.imprimaríanthey would print

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
yoimprimaréI will print
imprimarásyou will print
vosimprimarásyou will print
él/ella/Ud.imprimaráhe/she/it will print
nosotrosimprimaremoswe will print
vosotrosimprimaréisyou (pl.) will print
ellos/ellas/Uds.imprimaránthey will print

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 imprimadoI have printed
has imprimadoyou have printed
voshas imprimadoyou have printed
él/ella/Ud.ha imprimadohe/she/it has printed
nosotroshemos imprimadowe have printed
vosotroshabéis imprimadoyou (pl.) have printed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han imprimadothey have printed

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 imprimadoI had printed
habías imprimadoyou had printed
voshabías imprimadoyou had printed
él/ella/Ud.había imprimadohe/she/it had printed
nosotroshabíamos imprimadowe had printed
vosotroshabíais imprimadoyou (pl.) had printed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían imprimadothey had printed

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

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 imprimadoI will have printed
habrás imprimadoyou will have printed
voshabrás imprimadoyou will have printed
él/ella/Ud.habrá imprimadohe/she/it will have printed
nosotroshabremos imprimadowe will have printed
vosotroshabréis imprimadoyou (pl.) will have printed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán imprimadothey will have printed

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
yoimprime
imprimes
vosimprimes
él/ella/Ud.imprime
nosotrosimprimemos
vosotrosimpriméis
ellos/ellas/Uds.imprimen

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
yoimprimara
imprimaras
vosimprimaras
él/ella/Ud.imprimara
nosotrosimprimáramos
vosotrosimprimarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.imprimaran

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
yoimprimase
imprimases
vosimprimases
él/ella/Ud.imprimase
nosotrosimprimásemos
vosotrosimprimaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.imprimasen

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

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

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
imprima
vosimprimá
él/ella/Ud.imprime
nosotrosimprimemos
vosotrosimprimad
ustedesimprimen

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 imprimes
vosno imprimes
él/ella/Ud.no imprime
nosotrosno imprimemos
vosotrosno impriméis
ustedesno imprimen

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

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

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

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

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