noquear — Spanish conjugation

to knock out

Frequency#381Regular

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
yonoqueoI knock out
noqueasyou knock out
vosnoqueásyou knock out
él/ella/Ud.noqueahe/she/it knocks out
nosotrosnoqueamoswe knock out
vosotrosnoqueáisyou (pl.) knock out
ellos/ellas/Uds.noqueanthey knock out

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
yonoqueéI knocked out
noqueasteyou knocked out
vosnoqueasteyou knocked out
él/ella/Ud.noqueóhe/she/it knocked out
nosotrosnoqueamoswe knocked out
vosotrosnoqueasteisyou (pl.) knocked out
ellos/ellas/Uds.noquearonthey knocked out

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
yonoqueaba
noqueabas
vosnoqueabas
él/ella/Ud.noqueaba
nosotrosnoqueábamos
vosotrosnoqueabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.noqueaban

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
yonoquearíaI would knock out
noquearíasyou would knock out
vosnoquearíasyou would knock out
él/ella/Ud.noquearíahe/she/it would knock out
nosotrosnoquearíamoswe would knock out
vosotrosnoquearíaisyou (pl.) would knock out
ellos/ellas/Uds.noquearíanthey would knock out

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
yonoquearéI will knock out
noquearásyou will knock out
vosnoquearásyou will knock out
él/ella/Ud.noquearáhe/she/it will knock out
nosotrosnoquearemoswe will knock out
vosotrosnoquearéisyou (pl.) will knock out
ellos/ellas/Uds.noquearánthey will knock out

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 noqueadoI have knocked out
has noqueadoyou have knocked out
voshas noqueadoyou have knocked out
él/ella/Ud.ha noqueadohe/she/it has knocked out
nosotroshemos noqueadowe have knocked out
vosotroshabéis noqueadoyou (pl.) have knocked out
ellos/ellas/Uds.han noqueadothey have knocked out

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 noqueadoI had knocked out
habías noqueadoyou had knocked out
voshabías noqueadoyou had knocked out
él/ella/Ud.había noqueadohe/she/it had knocked out
nosotroshabíamos noqueadowe had knocked out
vosotroshabíais noqueadoyou (pl.) had knocked out
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían noqueadothey had knocked out

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

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 noqueadoI will have knocked out
habrás noqueadoyou will have knocked out
voshabrás noqueadoyou will have knocked out
él/ella/Ud.habrá noqueadohe/she/it will have knocked out
nosotroshabremos noqueadowe will have knocked out
vosotroshabréis noqueadoyou (pl.) will have knocked out
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán noqueadothey will have knocked out

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
yonoquee
noquees
vosnoquees
él/ella/Ud.noquee
nosotrosnoqueemos
vosotrosnoqueéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.noqueen

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
yonoqueara
noquearas
vosnoquearas
él/ella/Ud.noqueara
nosotrosnoqueáramos
vosotrosnoquearais
ellos/ellas/Uds.noquearan

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
yonoquease
noqueases
vosnoqueases
él/ella/Ud.noquease
nosotrosnoqueásemos
vosotrosnoqueaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.noqueasen

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

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

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
noquea
vosnoqueá
él/ella/Ud.noquee
nosotrosnoqueemos
vosotrosnoquead
ustedesnoqueen

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 noquees
vosno noquees
él/ella/Ud.no noquee
nosotrosno noqueemos
vosotrosno noqueéis
ustedesno noqueen

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

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

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

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

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