matricular — Spanish conjugation

to enrol

Frequency#690RegularReflexivematricularse — to enroll 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

PronounSpanish
yomatriculo
matriculas
vosmatriculás
él/ella/Ud.matricula
nosotrosmatriculamos
vosotrosmatriculáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.matriculan

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

PronounSpanish
yomatriculé
matriculaste
vosmatriculaste
él/ella/Ud.matriculó
nosotrosmatriculamos
vosotrosmatriculasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.matricularon

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
yomatriculaba
matriculabas
vosmatriculabas
él/ella/Ud.matriculaba
nosotrosmatriculábamos
vosotrosmatriculabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.matriculaban

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?

PronounSpanish
yomatricularía
matricularías
vosmatricularías
él/ella/Ud.matricularía
nosotrosmatricularíamos
vosotrosmatricularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.matricularían

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

PronounSpanish
yomatricularé
matricularás
vosmatricularás
él/ella/Ud.matriculará
nosotrosmatricularemos
vosotrosmatricularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.matricularán

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

PronounSpanish
yohe matriculado
has matriculado
voshas matriculado
él/ella/Ud.ha matriculado
nosotroshemos matriculado
vosotroshabéis matriculado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han matriculado

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

PronounSpanish
yohabía matriculado
habías matriculado
voshabías matriculado
él/ella/Ud.había matriculado
nosotroshabíamos matriculado
vosotroshabíais matriculado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían matriculado

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

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

PronounSpanish
yohabré matriculado
habrás matriculado
voshabrás matriculado
él/ella/Ud.habrá matriculado
nosotroshabremos matriculado
vosotroshabréis matriculado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán matriculado

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
yomatricule
matricules
vosmatricules
él/ella/Ud.matricule
nosotrosmatriculemos
vosotrosmatriculéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.matriculen

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
yomatriculara
matricularas
vosmatricularas
él/ella/Ud.matriculara
nosotrosmatriculáramos
vosotrosmatricularais
ellos/ellas/Uds.matricularan

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
yomatriculase
matriculases
vosmatriculases
él/ella/Ud.matriculase
nosotrosmatriculásemos
vosotrosmatriculaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.matriculasen

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

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

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
matricula
vosmatriculá
él/ella/Ud.matricule
nosotrosmatriculemos
vosotrosmatriculad
ustedesmatriculen

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 matricules
vosno matricules
él/ella/Ud.no matricule
nosotrosno matriculemos
vosotrosno matriculéis
ustedesno matriculen

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

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

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

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

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