paginar — Spanish conjugation

to paginate

Frequency#1835Regular

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
yopaginoI paginate
paginasyou paginate
vospaginásyou paginate
él/ella/Ud.paginahe/she/it paginates
nosotrospaginamoswe paginate
vosotrospagináisyou (pl.) paginate
ellos/ellas/Uds.paginanthey paginate

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
yopaginéI paginated
paginasteyou paginated
vospaginasteyou paginated
él/ella/Ud.paginóhe/she/it paginated
nosotrospaginamoswe paginated
vosotrospaginasteisyou (pl.) paginated
ellos/ellas/Uds.paginaronthey paginated

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
yopaginaba
paginabas
vospaginabas
él/ella/Ud.paginaba
nosotrospaginábamos
vosotrospaginabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.paginaban

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
yopaginaríaI would paginate
paginaríasyou would paginate
vospaginaríasyou would paginate
él/ella/Ud.paginaríahe/she/it would paginate
nosotrospaginaríamoswe would paginate
vosotrospaginaríaisyou (pl.) would paginate
ellos/ellas/Uds.paginaríanthey would paginate

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
yopaginaréI will paginate
paginarásyou will paginate
vospaginarásyou will paginate
él/ella/Ud.paginaráhe/she/it will paginate
nosotrospaginaremoswe will paginate
vosotrospaginaréisyou (pl.) will paginate
ellos/ellas/Uds.paginaránthey will paginate

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 paginadoI have paginated
has paginadoyou have paginated
voshas paginadoyou have paginated
él/ella/Ud.ha paginadohe/she/it has paginated
nosotroshemos paginadowe have paginated
vosotroshabéis paginadoyou (pl.) have paginated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han paginadothey have paginated

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 paginadoI had paginated
habías paginadoyou had paginated
voshabías paginadoyou had paginated
él/ella/Ud.había paginadohe/she/it had paginated
nosotroshabíamos paginadowe had paginated
vosotroshabíais paginadoyou (pl.) had paginated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían paginadothey had paginated

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

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 paginadoI will have paginated
habrás paginadoyou will have paginated
voshabrás paginadoyou will have paginated
él/ella/Ud.habrá paginadohe/she/it will have paginated
nosotroshabremos paginadowe will have paginated
vosotroshabréis paginadoyou (pl.) will have paginated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán paginadothey will have paginated

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
yopagine
pagines
vospagines
él/ella/Ud.pagine
nosotrospaginemos
vosotrospaginéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.paginen

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
yopaginara
paginaras
vospaginaras
él/ella/Ud.paginara
nosotrospagináramos
vosotrospaginarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.paginaran

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
yopaginase
paginases
vospaginases
él/ella/Ud.paginase
nosotrospaginásemos
vosotrospaginaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.paginasen

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

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

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
pagina
vospaginá
él/ella/Ud.pagine
nosotrospaginemos
vosotrospaginad
ustedespaginen

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 pagines
vosno pagines
él/ella/Ud.no pagine
nosotrosno paginemos
vosotrosno paginéis
ustedesno paginen

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

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

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

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

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