incinerar — Spanish conjugation

to incinerate

Frequency#1777Regular

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
yoincineroI incinerate
incinerasyou incinerate
vosincinerásyou incinerate
él/ella/Ud.incinerahe/she/it incinerates
nosotrosincineramoswe incinerate
vosotrosincineráisyou (pl.) incinerate
ellos/ellas/Uds.incineranthey incinerate

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
yoincineréI incinerated
incinerasteyou incinerated
vosincinerasteyou incinerated
él/ella/Ud.incineróhe/she/it incinerated
nosotrosincineramoswe incinerated
vosotrosincinerasteisyou (pl.) incinerated
ellos/ellas/Uds.incineraronthey incinerated

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
yoincineraba
incinerabas
vosincinerabas
él/ella/Ud.incineraba
nosotrosincinerábamos
vosotrosincinerabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.incineraban

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
yoincineraríaI would incinerate
incineraríasyou would incinerate
vosincineraríasyou would incinerate
él/ella/Ud.incineraríahe/she/it would incinerate
nosotrosincineraríamoswe would incinerate
vosotrosincineraríaisyou (pl.) would incinerate
ellos/ellas/Uds.incineraríanthey would incinerate

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
yoincineraréI will incinerate
incinerarásyou will incinerate
vosincinerarásyou will incinerate
él/ella/Ud.incineraráhe/she/it will incinerate
nosotrosincineraremoswe will incinerate
vosotrosincineraréisyou (pl.) will incinerate
ellos/ellas/Uds.incineraránthey will incinerate

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 incineradoI have incinerated
has incineradoyou have incinerated
voshas incineradoyou have incinerated
él/ella/Ud.ha incineradohe/she/it has incinerated
nosotroshemos incineradowe have incinerated
vosotroshabéis incineradoyou (pl.) have incinerated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han incineradothey have incinerated

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 incineradoI had incinerated
habías incineradoyou had incinerated
voshabías incineradoyou had incinerated
él/ella/Ud.había incineradohe/she/it had incinerated
nosotroshabíamos incineradowe had incinerated
vosotroshabíais incineradoyou (pl.) had incinerated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían incineradothey had incinerated

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

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 incineradoI will have incinerated
habrás incineradoyou will have incinerated
voshabrás incineradoyou will have incinerated
él/ella/Ud.habrá incineradohe/she/it will have incinerated
nosotroshabremos incineradowe will have incinerated
vosotroshabréis incineradoyou (pl.) will have incinerated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán incineradothey will have incinerated

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
yoincinere
incineres
vosincineres
él/ella/Ud.incinere
nosotrosincineremos
vosotrosincineréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.incineren

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
yoincinerara
incineraras
vosincineraras
él/ella/Ud.incinerara
nosotrosincineráramos
vosotrosincinerarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.incineraran

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
yoincinerase
incinerases
vosincinerases
él/ella/Ud.incinerase
nosotrosincinerásemos
vosotrosincineraseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.incinerasen

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

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

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
incinera
vosincinerá
él/ella/Ud.incinere
nosotrosincineremos
vosotrosincinerad
ustedesincineren

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 incineres
vosno incineres
él/ella/Ud.no incinere
nosotrosno incineremos
vosotrosno incineréis
ustedesno incineren

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

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

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

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

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