pasmar — Spanish conjugation

to astonish

Frequency#26Regular

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
yopasmoI astonish
pasmasyou astonish
vospasmásyou astonish
él/ella/Ud.pasmahe/she/it astonishes
nosotrospasmamoswe astonish
vosotrospasmáisyou (pl.) astonish
ellos/ellas/Uds.pasmanthey astonish

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
yopasméI astonished
pasmasteyou astonished
vospasmasteyou astonished
él/ella/Ud.pasmóhe/she/it astonished
nosotrospasmamoswe astonished
vosotrospasmasteisyou (pl.) astonished
ellos/ellas/Uds.pasmaronthey astonished

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
yopasmaba
pasmabas
vospasmabas
él/ella/Ud.pasmaba
nosotrospasmábamos
vosotrospasmabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.pasmaban

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
yopasmaríaI would astonish
pasmaríasyou would astonish
vospasmaríasyou would astonish
él/ella/Ud.pasmaríahe/she/it would astonish
nosotrospasmaríamoswe would astonish
vosotrospasmaríaisyou (pl.) would astonish
ellos/ellas/Uds.pasmaríanthey would astonish

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
yopasmaréI will astonish
pasmarásyou will astonish
vospasmarásyou will astonish
él/ella/Ud.pasmaráhe/she/it will astonish
nosotrospasmaremoswe will astonish
vosotrospasmaréisyou (pl.) will astonish
ellos/ellas/Uds.pasmaránthey will astonish

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 pasmadoI have astonished
has pasmadoyou have astonished
voshas pasmadoyou have astonished
él/ella/Ud.ha pasmadohe/she/it has astonished
nosotroshemos pasmadowe have astonished
vosotroshabéis pasmadoyou (pl.) have astonished
ellos/ellas/Uds.han pasmadothey have astonished

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 pasmadoI had astonished
habías pasmadoyou had astonished
voshabías pasmadoyou had astonished
él/ella/Ud.había pasmadohe/she/it had astonished
nosotroshabíamos pasmadowe had astonished
vosotroshabíais pasmadoyou (pl.) had astonished
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían pasmadothey had astonished

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

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 pasmadoI will have astonished
habrás pasmadoyou will have astonished
voshabrás pasmadoyou will have astonished
él/ella/Ud.habrá pasmadohe/she/it will have astonished
nosotroshabremos pasmadowe will have astonished
vosotroshabréis pasmadoyou (pl.) will have astonished
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán pasmadothey will have astonished

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
yopasme
pasmes
vospasmes
él/ella/Ud.pasme
nosotrospasmemos
vosotrospasméis
ellos/ellas/Uds.pasmen

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
yopasmara
pasmaras
vospasmaras
él/ella/Ud.pasmara
nosotrospasmáramos
vosotrospasmarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.pasmaran

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
yopasmase
pasmases
vospasmases
él/ella/Ud.pasmase
nosotrospasmásemos
vosotrospasmaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.pasmasen

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

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

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
pasma
vospasmá
él/ella/Ud.pasme
nosotrospasmemos
vosotrospasmad
ustedespasmen

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 pasmes
vosno pasmes
él/ella/Ud.no pasme
nosotrosno pasmemos
vosotrosno pasméis
ustedesno pasmen

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

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

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

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

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