juntar — Spanish conjugation

to join

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
yojuntoI join
juntasyou join
vosjuntásyou join
él/ella/Ud.juntahe/she/it joins
nosotrosjuntamoswe join
vosotrosjuntáisyou (pl.) join
ellos/ellas/Uds.juntanthey join

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
yojuntéI joined
juntasteyou joined
vosjuntasteyou joined
él/ella/Ud.juntóhe/she/it joined
nosotrosjuntamoswe joined
vosotrosjuntasteisyou (pl.) joined
ellos/ellas/Uds.juntaronthey joined

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
yojuntaba
juntabas
vosjuntabas
él/ella/Ud.juntaba
nosotrosjuntábamos
vosotrosjuntabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.juntaban

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
yojuntaríaI would join
juntaríasyou would join
vosjuntaríasyou would join
él/ella/Ud.juntaríahe/she/it would join
nosotrosjuntaríamoswe would join
vosotrosjuntaríaisyou (pl.) would join
ellos/ellas/Uds.juntaríanthey would join

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
yojuntaréI will join
juntarásyou will join
vosjuntarásyou will join
él/ella/Ud.juntaráhe/she/it will join
nosotrosjuntaremoswe will join
vosotrosjuntaréisyou (pl.) will join
ellos/ellas/Uds.juntaránthey will join

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 juntadoI have joined
has juntadoyou have joined
voshas juntadoyou have joined
él/ella/Ud.ha juntadohe/she/it has joined
nosotroshemos juntadowe have joined
vosotroshabéis juntadoyou (pl.) have joined
ellos/ellas/Uds.han juntadothey have joined

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 juntadoI had joined
habías juntadoyou had joined
voshabías juntadoyou had joined
él/ella/Ud.había juntadohe/she/it had joined
nosotroshabíamos juntadowe had joined
vosotroshabíais juntadoyou (pl.) had joined
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían juntadothey had joined

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

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 juntadoI will have joined
habrás juntadoyou will have joined
voshabrás juntadoyou will have joined
él/ella/Ud.habrá juntadohe/she/it will have joined
nosotroshabremos juntadowe will have joined
vosotroshabréis juntadoyou (pl.) will have joined
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán juntadothey will have joined

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
yojunte
juntes
vosjuntes
él/ella/Ud.junte
nosotrosjuntemos
vosotrosjuntéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.junten

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
yojuntara
juntaras
vosjuntaras
él/ella/Ud.juntara
nosotrosjuntáramos
vosotrosjuntarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.juntaran

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
yojuntase
juntases
vosjuntases
él/ella/Ud.juntase
nosotrosjuntásemos
vosotrosjuntaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.juntasen

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

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

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
junta
vosjuntá
él/ella/Ud.junte
nosotrosjuntemos
vosotrosjuntad
ustedesjunten

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 juntes
vosno juntes
él/ella/Ud.no junte
nosotrosno juntemos
vosotrosno juntéis
ustedesno junten

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

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

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

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

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