monitorear — Spanish conjugation

to monitor

Frequency#734Regular

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
yomonitoreoI monitor
monitoreasyou monitor
vosmonitoreásyou monitor
él/ella/Ud.monitoreahe/she/it monitors
nosotrosmonitoreamoswe monitor
vosotrosmonitoreáisyou (pl.) monitor
ellos/ellas/Uds.monitoreanthey monitor

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
yomonitoreéI monitored
monitoreasteyou monitored
vosmonitoreasteyou monitored
él/ella/Ud.monitoreóhe/she/it monitored
nosotrosmonitoreamoswe monitored
vosotrosmonitoreasteisyou (pl.) monitored
ellos/ellas/Uds.monitorearonthey monitored

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
yomonitoreaba
monitoreabas
vosmonitoreabas
él/ella/Ud.monitoreaba
nosotrosmonitoreábamos
vosotrosmonitoreabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.monitoreaban

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
yomonitorearíaI would monitor
monitorearíasyou would monitor
vosmonitorearíasyou would monitor
él/ella/Ud.monitorearíahe/she/it would monitor
nosotrosmonitorearíamoswe would monitor
vosotrosmonitorearíaisyou (pl.) would monitor
ellos/ellas/Uds.monitorearíanthey would monitor

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
yomonitorearéI will monitor
monitorearásyou will monitor
vosmonitorearásyou will monitor
él/ella/Ud.monitorearáhe/she/it will monitor
nosotrosmonitorearemoswe will monitor
vosotrosmonitorearéisyou (pl.) will monitor
ellos/ellas/Uds.monitorearánthey will monitor

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 monitoreadoI have monitored
has monitoreadoyou have monitored
voshas monitoreadoyou have monitored
él/ella/Ud.ha monitoreadohe/she/it has monitored
nosotroshemos monitoreadowe have monitored
vosotroshabéis monitoreadoyou (pl.) have monitored
ellos/ellas/Uds.han monitoreadothey have monitored

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 monitoreadoI had monitored
habías monitoreadoyou had monitored
voshabías monitoreadoyou had monitored
él/ella/Ud.había monitoreadohe/she/it had monitored
nosotroshabíamos monitoreadowe had monitored
vosotroshabíais monitoreadoyou (pl.) had monitored
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían monitoreadothey had monitored

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

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 monitoreadoI will have monitored
habrás monitoreadoyou will have monitored
voshabrás monitoreadoyou will have monitored
él/ella/Ud.habrá monitoreadohe/she/it will have monitored
nosotroshabremos monitoreadowe will have monitored
vosotroshabréis monitoreadoyou (pl.) will have monitored
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán monitoreadothey will have monitored

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
yomonitoree
monitorees
vosmonitorees
él/ella/Ud.monitoree
nosotrosmonitoreemos
vosotrosmonitoreéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.monitoreen

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
yomonitoreara
monitorearas
vosmonitorearas
él/ella/Ud.monitoreara
nosotrosmonitoreáramos
vosotrosmonitorearais
ellos/ellas/Uds.monitorearan

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
yomonitorease
monitoreases
vosmonitoreases
él/ella/Ud.monitorease
nosotrosmonitoreásemos
vosotrosmonitoreaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.monitoreasen

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

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

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
monitorea
vosmonitoreá
él/ella/Ud.monitoree
nosotrosmonitoreemos
vosotrosmonitoread
ustedesmonitoreen

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 monitorees
vosno monitorees
él/ella/Ud.no monitoree
nosotrosno monitoreemos
vosotrosno monitoreéis
ustedesno monitoreen

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

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

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

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

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