incorporar — Spanish conjugation

to incorporate

Frequency#280Regular

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
yoincorporoI incorporate
incorporasyou incorporate
vosincorporásyou incorporate
él/ella/Ud.incorporahe/she/it incorporates
nosotrosincorporamoswe incorporate
vosotrosincorporáisyou (pl.) incorporate
ellos/ellas/Uds.incorporanthey incorporate

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
yoincorporéI incorporated
incorporasteyou incorporated
vosincorporasteyou incorporated
él/ella/Ud.incorporóhe/she/it incorporated
nosotrosincorporamoswe incorporated
vosotrosincorporasteisyou (pl.) incorporated
ellos/ellas/Uds.incorporaronthey incorporated

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
yoincorporaba
incorporabas
vosincorporabas
él/ella/Ud.incorporaba
nosotrosincorporábamos
vosotrosincorporabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.incorporaban

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
yoincorporaríaI would incorporate
incorporaríasyou would incorporate
vosincorporaríasyou would incorporate
él/ella/Ud.incorporaríahe/she/it would incorporate
nosotrosincorporaríamoswe would incorporate
vosotrosincorporaríaisyou (pl.) would incorporate
ellos/ellas/Uds.incorporaríanthey would incorporate

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
yoincorporaréI will incorporate
incorporarásyou will incorporate
vosincorporarásyou will incorporate
él/ella/Ud.incorporaráhe/she/it will incorporate
nosotrosincorporaremoswe will incorporate
vosotrosincorporaréisyou (pl.) will incorporate
ellos/ellas/Uds.incorporaránthey will incorporate

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 incorporadoI have incorporated
has incorporadoyou have incorporated
voshas incorporadoyou have incorporated
él/ella/Ud.ha incorporadohe/she/it has incorporated
nosotroshemos incorporadowe have incorporated
vosotroshabéis incorporadoyou (pl.) have incorporated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han incorporadothey have incorporated

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 incorporadoI had incorporated
habías incorporadoyou had incorporated
voshabías incorporadoyou had incorporated
él/ella/Ud.había incorporadohe/she/it had incorporated
nosotroshabíamos incorporadowe had incorporated
vosotroshabíais incorporadoyou (pl.) had incorporated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían incorporadothey had incorporated

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

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 incorporadoI will have incorporated
habrás incorporadoyou will have incorporated
voshabrás incorporadoyou will have incorporated
él/ella/Ud.habrá incorporadohe/she/it will have incorporated
nosotroshabremos incorporadowe will have incorporated
vosotroshabréis incorporadoyou (pl.) will have incorporated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán incorporadothey will have incorporated

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
yoincorpore
incorpores
vosincorpores
él/ella/Ud.incorpore
nosotrosincorporemos
vosotrosincorporéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.incorporen

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
yoincorporara
incorporaras
vosincorporaras
él/ella/Ud.incorporara
nosotrosincorporáramos
vosotrosincorporarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.incorporaran

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
yoincorporase
incorporases
vosincorporases
él/ella/Ud.incorporase
nosotrosincorporásemos
vosotrosincorporaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.incorporasen

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

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

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
incorpora
vosincorporá
él/ella/Ud.incorpore
nosotrosincorporemos
vosotrosincorporad
ustedesincorporen

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 incorpores
vosno incorpores
él/ella/Ud.no incorpore
nosotrosno incorporemos
vosotrosno incorporéis
ustedesno incorporen

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

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

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

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

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