imputar — Spanish conjugation

to impute

Frequency#848Regular

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
yoimputoI impute
imputasyou impute
vosimputásyou impute
él/ella/Ud.imputahe/she/it imputes
nosotrosimputamoswe impute
vosotrosimputáisyou (pl.) impute
ellos/ellas/Uds.imputanthey impute

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
yoimputéI imputed
imputasteyou imputed
vosimputasteyou imputed
él/ella/Ud.imputóhe/she/it imputed
nosotrosimputamoswe imputed
vosotrosimputasteisyou (pl.) imputed
ellos/ellas/Uds.imputaronthey imputed

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
yoimputaba
imputabas
vosimputabas
él/ella/Ud.imputaba
nosotrosimputábamos
vosotrosimputabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.imputaban

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
yoimputaríaI would impute
imputaríasyou would impute
vosimputaríasyou would impute
él/ella/Ud.imputaríahe/she/it would impute
nosotrosimputaríamoswe would impute
vosotrosimputaríaisyou (pl.) would impute
ellos/ellas/Uds.imputaríanthey would impute

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
yoimputaréI will impute
imputarásyou will impute
vosimputarásyou will impute
él/ella/Ud.imputaráhe/she/it will impute
nosotrosimputaremoswe will impute
vosotrosimputaréisyou (pl.) will impute
ellos/ellas/Uds.imputaránthey will impute

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 imputadoI have imputed
has imputadoyou have imputed
voshas imputadoyou have imputed
él/ella/Ud.ha imputadohe/she/it has imputed
nosotroshemos imputadowe have imputed
vosotroshabéis imputadoyou (pl.) have imputed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han imputadothey have imputed

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 imputadoI had imputed
habías imputadoyou had imputed
voshabías imputadoyou had imputed
él/ella/Ud.había imputadohe/she/it had imputed
nosotroshabíamos imputadowe had imputed
vosotroshabíais imputadoyou (pl.) had imputed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían imputadothey had imputed

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

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 imputadoI will have imputed
habrás imputadoyou will have imputed
voshabrás imputadoyou will have imputed
él/ella/Ud.habrá imputadohe/she/it will have imputed
nosotroshabremos imputadowe will have imputed
vosotroshabréis imputadoyou (pl.) will have imputed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán imputadothey will have imputed

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
yoimpute
imputes
vosimputes
él/ella/Ud.impute
nosotrosimputemos
vosotrosimputéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.imputen

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
yoimputara
imputaras
vosimputaras
él/ella/Ud.imputara
nosotrosimputáramos
vosotrosimputarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.imputaran

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
yoimputase
imputases
vosimputases
él/ella/Ud.imputase
nosotrosimputásemos
vosotrosimputaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.imputasen

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

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

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
imputa
vosimputá
él/ella/Ud.impute
nosotrosimputemos
vosotrosimputad
ustedesimputen

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 imputes
vosno imputes
él/ella/Ud.no impute
nosotrosno imputemos
vosotrosno imputéis
ustedesno imputen

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

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

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

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

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