omitir — Spanish conjugation

to omit

Frequency#51Regular

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
yoomitoI omit
omitesyou omit
vosomitísyou omit
él/ella/Ud.omitehe/she/it omits
nosotrosomitimoswe omit
vosotrosomitísyou (pl.) omit
ellos/ellas/Uds.omitenthey omit

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
yoomitíI omitted
omitisteyou omitted
vosomitisteyou omitted
él/ella/Ud.omitióhe/she/it omitted
nosotrosomitimoswe omitted
vosotrosomitisteisyou (pl.) omitted
ellos/ellas/Uds.omitieronthey omitted

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
yoomitía
omitías
vosomitías
él/ella/Ud.omitía
nosotrosomitíamos
vosotrosomitíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.omitían

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
yoomitiríaI would omit
omitiríasyou would omit
vosomitiríasyou would omit
él/ella/Ud.omitiríahe/she/it would omit
nosotrosomitiríamoswe would omit
vosotrosomitiríaisyou (pl.) would omit
ellos/ellas/Uds.omitiríanthey would omit

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
yoomitiréI will omit
omitirásyou will omit
vosomitirásyou will omit
él/ella/Ud.omitiráhe/she/it will omit
nosotrosomitiremoswe will omit
vosotrosomitiréisyou (pl.) will omit
ellos/ellas/Uds.omitiránthey will omit

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 omitidoI have omitted
has omitidoyou have omitted
voshas omitidoyou have omitted
él/ella/Ud.ha omitidohe/she/it has omitted
nosotroshemos omitidowe have omitted
vosotroshabéis omitidoyou (pl.) have omitted
ellos/ellas/Uds.han omitidothey have omitted

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 omitidoI had omitted
habías omitidoyou had omitted
voshabías omitidoyou had omitted
él/ella/Ud.había omitidohe/she/it had omitted
nosotroshabíamos omitidowe had omitted
vosotroshabíais omitidoyou (pl.) had omitted
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían omitidothey had omitted

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

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 omitidoI will have omitted
habrás omitidoyou will have omitted
voshabrás omitidoyou will have omitted
él/ella/Ud.habrá omitidohe/she/it will have omitted
nosotroshabremos omitidowe will have omitted
vosotroshabréis omitidoyou (pl.) will have omitted
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán omitidothey will have omitted

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
yoomita
omitas
vosomitas
él/ella/Ud.omita
nosotrosomitamos
vosotrosomitáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.omitan

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
yoomitiera
omitieras
vosomitieras
él/ella/Ud.omitiera
nosotrosomitiéramos
vosotrosomitierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.omitieran

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
yoomitiese
omitieses
vosomitieses
él/ella/Ud.omitiese
nosotrosomitiésemos
vosotrosomitieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.omitiesen

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

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

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
omite
vosomití
él/ella/Ud.omita
nosotrosomitamos
vosotrosomitid
ustedesomitan

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 omitas
vosno omitas
él/ella/Ud.no omita
nosotrosno omitamos
vosotrosno omitáis
ustedesno omitan

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

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

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

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

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