lastimar — Spanish conjugation

to hurt

Frequency#679RegularReflexivelastimarse — to hurt oneself

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
yolastimoI hurt
lastimasyou hurt
voslastimásyou hurt
él/ella/Ud.lastimahe/she/it hurts
nosotroslastimamoswe hurt
vosotroslastimáisyou (pl.) hurt
ellos/ellas/Uds.lastimanthey hurt

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
yolastiméI hurt
lastimasteyou hurt
voslastimasteyou hurt
él/ella/Ud.lastimóhe/she/it hurt
nosotroslastimamoswe hurt
vosotroslastimasteisyou (pl.) hurt
ellos/ellas/Uds.lastimaronthey hurt

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
yolastimaba
lastimabas
voslastimabas
él/ella/Ud.lastimaba
nosotroslastimábamos
vosotroslastimabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.lastimaban

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
yolastimaríaI would hurt
lastimaríasyou would hurt
voslastimaríasyou would hurt
él/ella/Ud.lastimaríahe/she/it would hurt
nosotroslastimaríamoswe would hurt
vosotroslastimaríaisyou (pl.) would hurt
ellos/ellas/Uds.lastimaríanthey would hurt

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
yolastimaréI will hurt
lastimarásyou will hurt
voslastimarásyou will hurt
él/ella/Ud.lastimaráhe/she/it will hurt
nosotroslastimaremoswe will hurt
vosotroslastimaréisyou (pl.) will hurt
ellos/ellas/Uds.lastimaránthey will hurt

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 lastimadoI have hurt
has lastimadoyou have hurt
voshas lastimadoyou have hurt
él/ella/Ud.ha lastimadohe/she/it has hurt
nosotroshemos lastimadowe have hurt
vosotroshabéis lastimadoyou (pl.) have hurt
ellos/ellas/Uds.han lastimadothey have hurt

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 lastimadoI had hurt
habías lastimadoyou had hurt
voshabías lastimadoyou had hurt
él/ella/Ud.había lastimadohe/she/it had hurt
nosotroshabíamos lastimadowe had hurt
vosotroshabíais lastimadoyou (pl.) had hurt
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían lastimadothey had hurt

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

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 lastimadoI will have hurt
habrás lastimadoyou will have hurt
voshabrás lastimadoyou will have hurt
él/ella/Ud.habrá lastimadohe/she/it will have hurt
nosotroshabremos lastimadowe will have hurt
vosotroshabréis lastimadoyou (pl.) will have hurt
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán lastimadothey will have hurt

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
yolastime
lastimes
voslastimes
él/ella/Ud.lastime
nosotroslastimemos
vosotroslastiméis
ellos/ellas/Uds.lastimen

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
yolastimara
lastimaras
voslastimaras
él/ella/Ud.lastimara
nosotroslastimáramos
vosotroslastimarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.lastimaran

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
yolastimase
lastimases
voslastimases
él/ella/Ud.lastimase
nosotroslastimásemos
vosotroslastimaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.lastimasen

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

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

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
lastima
voslastimá
él/ella/Ud.lastime
nosotroslastimemos
vosotroslastimad
ustedeslastimen

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 lastimes
vosno lastimes
él/ella/Ud.no lastime
nosotrosno lastimemos
vosotrosno lastiméis
ustedesno lastimen

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

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

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

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

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