parcelar — Spanish conjugation

to parcel

Frequency#1295Regular

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
yoparceloI parcel
parcelasyou parcel
vosparcelásyou parcel
él/ella/Ud.parcelahe/she/it parcels
nosotrosparcelamoswe parcel
vosotrosparceláisyou (pl.) parcel
ellos/ellas/Uds.parcelanthey parcel

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
yoparceléI parcelled
parcelasteyou parcelled
vosparcelasteyou parcelled
él/ella/Ud.parcelóhe/she/it parcelled
nosotrosparcelamoswe parcelled
vosotrosparcelasteisyou (pl.) parcelled
ellos/ellas/Uds.parcelaronthey parcelled

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
yoparcelaba
parcelabas
vosparcelabas
él/ella/Ud.parcelaba
nosotrosparcelábamos
vosotrosparcelabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.parcelaban

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
yoparcelaríaI would parcel
parcelaríasyou would parcel
vosparcelaríasyou would parcel
él/ella/Ud.parcelaríahe/she/it would parcel
nosotrosparcelaríamoswe would parcel
vosotrosparcelaríaisyou (pl.) would parcel
ellos/ellas/Uds.parcelaríanthey would parcel

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
yoparcelaréI will parcel
parcelarásyou will parcel
vosparcelarásyou will parcel
él/ella/Ud.parcelaráhe/she/it will parcel
nosotrosparcelaremoswe will parcel
vosotrosparcelaréisyou (pl.) will parcel
ellos/ellas/Uds.parcelaránthey will parcel

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 parceladoI have parcelled
has parceladoyou have parcelled
voshas parceladoyou have parcelled
él/ella/Ud.ha parceladohe/she/it has parcelled
nosotroshemos parceladowe have parcelled
vosotroshabéis parceladoyou (pl.) have parcelled
ellos/ellas/Uds.han parceladothey have parcelled

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 parceladoI had parcelled
habías parceladoyou had parcelled
voshabías parceladoyou had parcelled
él/ella/Ud.había parceladohe/she/it had parcelled
nosotroshabíamos parceladowe had parcelled
vosotroshabíais parceladoyou (pl.) had parcelled
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían parceladothey had parcelled

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

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 parceladoI will have parcelled
habrás parceladoyou will have parcelled
voshabrás parceladoyou will have parcelled
él/ella/Ud.habrá parceladohe/she/it will have parcelled
nosotroshabremos parceladowe will have parcelled
vosotroshabréis parceladoyou (pl.) will have parcelled
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán parceladothey will have parcelled

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
yoparcele
parceles
vosparceles
él/ella/Ud.parcele
nosotrosparcelemos
vosotrosparceléis
ellos/ellas/Uds.parcelen

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
yoparcelara
parcelaras
vosparcelaras
él/ella/Ud.parcelara
nosotrosparceláramos
vosotrosparcelarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.parcelaran

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
yoparcelase
parcelases
vosparcelases
él/ella/Ud.parcelase
nosotrosparcelásemos
vosotrosparcelaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.parcelasen

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

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

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
parcela
vosparcelá
él/ella/Ud.parcele
nosotrosparcelemos
vosotrosparcelad
ustedesparcelen

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 parceles
vosno parceles
él/ella/Ud.no parcele
nosotrosno parcelemos
vosotrosno parceléis
ustedesno parcelen

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

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

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

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

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