incluir — Spanish conjugation

to include, to enclose, to contain

Frequency#146Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

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
yoincluyoI include
incluyesyou include
vosincluísyou include
él/ella/Ud.incluyehe/she/it includes
nosotrosincluimoswe include
vosotrosincluísyou (pl.) include
ellos/ellas/Uds.incluyenthey include

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

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
yoincluíI included
incluisteyou included
vosincluisteyou included
él/ella/Ud.incluyóhe/she/it included
nosotrosincluimoswe included
vosotrosincluisteisyou (pl.) included
ellos/ellas/Uds.incluyeronthey included

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
yoincluía
incluías
vosincluías
él/ella/Ud.incluía
nosotrosincluíamos
vosotrosincluíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.incluían

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
yoincluiríaI would include
incluiríasyou would include
vosincluiríasyou would include
él/ella/Ud.incluiríahe/she/it would include
nosotrosincluiríamoswe would include
vosotrosincluiríaisyou (pl.) would include
ellos/ellas/Uds.incluiríanthey would include

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
yoincluiréI will include
incluirásyou will include
vosincluirásyou will include
él/ella/Ud.incluiráhe/she/it will include
nosotrosincluiremoswe will include
vosotrosincluiréisyou (pl.) will include
ellos/ellas/Uds.incluiránthey will include

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 incluidoI have included
has incluidoyou have included
voshas incluidoyou have included
él/ella/Ud.ha incluidohe/she/it has included
nosotroshemos incluidowe have included
vosotroshabéis incluidoyou (pl.) have included
ellos/ellas/Uds.han incluidothey have included

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 incluidoI had included
habías incluidoyou had included
voshabías incluidoyou had included
él/ella/Ud.había incluidohe/she/it had included
nosotroshabíamos incluidowe had included
vosotroshabíais incluidoyou (pl.) had included
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían incluidothey had included

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

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 incluidoI will have included
habrás incluidoyou will have included
voshabrás incluidoyou will have included
él/ella/Ud.habrá incluidohe/she/it will have included
nosotroshabremos incluidowe will have included
vosotroshabréis incluidoyou (pl.) will have included
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán incluidothey will have included

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

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
yoincluya
incluyas
vosincluyas
él/ella/Ud.incluya
nosotrosincluyamos
vosotrosincluyáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.incluyan

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Irregular

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
yoincluyera
incluyeras
vosincluyeras
él/ella/Ud.incluyera
nosotrosincluyéramos
vosotrosincluyerais
ellos/ellas/Uds.incluyeran

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
yoincluyese
incluyeses
vosincluyeses
él/ella/Ud.incluyese
nosotrosincluyésemos
vosotrosincluyeseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.incluyesen

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

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

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

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
incluye
vosincluí
él/ella/Ud.incluya
nosotrosincluyamos
vosotrosincluid
ustedesincluyan

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 incluyas
vosno incluyas
él/ella/Ud.no incluya
nosotrosno incluyamos
vosotrosno incluyáis
ustedesno incluyan

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Irregular

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

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Irregular

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

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Irregular

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

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Irregular

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

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Irregular

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