incendiarse — Spanish conjugation

to catch fire

RegularReflexiveincendiar → incendiarse

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

PronounSpanish
yome incendio
te incendias
voste incendiás
él/ella/Ud.se incendia
nosotrosnos incendiamos
vosotrosos incendiáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se incendian

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

PronounSpanish
yome incendié
te incendiaste
voste incendiaste
él/ella/Ud.se incendió
nosotrosnos incendiamos
vosotrosos incendiasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se incendiaron

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
yome incendiaba
te incendiabas
voste incendiabas
él/ella/Ud.se incendiaba
nosotrosnos incendiábamos
vosotrosos incendiabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se incendiaban

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?

PronounSpanish
yome incendiaría
te incendiarías
voste incendiarías
él/ella/Ud.se incendiaría
nosotrosnos incendiaríamos
vosotrosos incendiaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se incendiarían

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

PronounSpanish
yome incendiaré
te incendiarás
voste incendiarás
él/ella/Ud.se incendiará
nosotrosnos incendiaremos
vosotrosos incendiaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se incendiarán

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

PronounSpanish
yome he incendiado
te has incendiado
voste has incendiado
él/ella/Ud.se ha incendiado
nosotrosnos hemos incendiado
vosotrosos habéis incendiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se han incendiado

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

PronounSpanish
yome había incendiado
te habías incendiado
voste habías incendiado
él/ella/Ud.se había incendiado
nosotrosnos habíamos incendiado
vosotrosos habíais incendiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habían incendiado

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
yome habría incendiado
te habrías incendiado
voste habrías incendiado
él/ella/Ud.se habría incendiado
nosotrosnos habríamos incendiado
vosotrosos habríais incendiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrían incendiado

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

PronounSpanish
yome habré incendiado
te habrás incendiado
voste habrás incendiado
él/ella/Ud.se habrá incendiado
nosotrosnos habremos incendiado
vosotrosos habréis incendiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrán incendiado

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
yome incendie
te incendies
voste incendies
él/ella/Ud.se incendie
nosotrosnos incendiemos
vosotrosos incendiéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se incendien

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
yome incendiara
te incendiaras
voste incendiaras
él/ella/Ud.se incendiara
nosotrosnos incendiáramos
vosotrosos incendiarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se incendiaran

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
yome incendiase
te incendiases
voste incendiases
él/ella/Ud.se incendiase
nosotrosnos incendiásemos
vosotrosos incendiaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se incendiasen

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
yome haya incendiado
te hayas incendiado
voste hayas incendiado
él/ella/Ud.se haya incendiado
nosotrosnos hayamos incendiado
vosotrosos hayáis incendiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hayan incendiado

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
yome hubiera incendiado
te hubieras incendiado
voste hubieras incendiado
él/ella/Ud.se hubiera incendiado
nosotrosnos hubiéramos incendiado
vosotrosos hubierais incendiado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hubieran incendiado

Other forms

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
yome estoy incendiando
te estás incendiando
voste estás incendiando
él/ella/Ud.se está incendiando
nosotrosnos estamos incendiando
vosotrosos estáis incendiando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se están incendiando

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
yome estuve incendiando
te estuviste incendiando
voste estuviste incendiando
él/ella/Ud.se estuvo incendiando
nosotrosnos estuvimos incendiando
vosotrosos estuvisteis incendiando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estuvieron incendiando

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
yome estaba incendiando
te estabas incendiando
voste estabas incendiando
él/ella/Ud.se estaba incendiando
nosotrosnos estábamos incendiando
vosotrosos estabais incendiando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estaban incendiando

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
yome estaría incendiando
te estarías incendiando
voste estarías incendiando
él/ella/Ud.se estaría incendiando
nosotrosnos estaríamos incendiando
vosotrosos estaríais incendiando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarían incendiando

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
yome estaré incendiando
te estarás incendiando
voste estarás incendiando
él/ella/Ud.se estará incendiando
nosotrosnos estaremos incendiando
vosotrosos estaréis incendiando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarán incendiando