orlar — Spanish conjugation

to adorn

Frequency#1830Regular

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
yoorloI adorn
orlasyou adorn
vosorlásyou adorn
él/ella/Ud.orlahe/she/it adorns
nosotrosorlamoswe adorn
vosotrosorláisyou (pl.) adorn
ellos/ellas/Uds.orlanthey adorn

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
yoorléI adorned
orlasteyou adorned
vosorlasteyou adorned
él/ella/Ud.orlóhe/she/it adorned
nosotrosorlamoswe adorned
vosotrosorlasteisyou (pl.) adorned
ellos/ellas/Uds.orlaronthey adorned

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
yoorlaba
orlabas
vosorlabas
él/ella/Ud.orlaba
nosotrosorlábamos
vosotrosorlabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.orlaban

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
yoorlaríaI would adorn
orlaríasyou would adorn
vosorlaríasyou would adorn
él/ella/Ud.orlaríahe/she/it would adorn
nosotrosorlaríamoswe would adorn
vosotrosorlaríaisyou (pl.) would adorn
ellos/ellas/Uds.orlaríanthey would adorn

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
yoorlaréI will adorn
orlarásyou will adorn
vosorlarásyou will adorn
él/ella/Ud.orlaráhe/she/it will adorn
nosotrosorlaremoswe will adorn
vosotrosorlaréisyou (pl.) will adorn
ellos/ellas/Uds.orlaránthey will adorn

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 orladoI have adorned
has orladoyou have adorned
voshas orladoyou have adorned
él/ella/Ud.ha orladohe/she/it has adorned
nosotroshemos orladowe have adorned
vosotroshabéis orladoyou (pl.) have adorned
ellos/ellas/Uds.han orladothey have adorned

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 orladoI had adorned
habías orladoyou had adorned
voshabías orladoyou had adorned
él/ella/Ud.había orladohe/she/it had adorned
nosotroshabíamos orladowe had adorned
vosotroshabíais orladoyou (pl.) had adorned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían orladothey had adorned

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

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 orladoI will have adorned
habrás orladoyou will have adorned
voshabrás orladoyou will have adorned
él/ella/Ud.habrá orladohe/she/it will have adorned
nosotroshabremos orladowe will have adorned
vosotroshabréis orladoyou (pl.) will have adorned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán orladothey will have adorned

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
yoorle
orles
vosorles
él/ella/Ud.orle
nosotrosorlemos
vosotrosorléis
ellos/ellas/Uds.orlen

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
yoorlara
orlaras
vosorlaras
él/ella/Ud.orlara
nosotrosorláramos
vosotrosorlarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.orlaran

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
yoorlase
orlases
vosorlases
él/ella/Ud.orlase
nosotrosorlásemos
vosotrosorlaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.orlasen

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

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

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
orla
vosorlá
él/ella/Ud.orle
nosotrosorlemos
vosotrosorlad
ustedesorlen

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 orles
vosno orles
él/ella/Ud.no orle
nosotrosno orlemos
vosotrosno orléis
ustedesno orlen

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

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

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

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

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