personalizar — Spanish conjugation

to personalise

Frequency#609Irregular

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
yopersonalizoI personalize
personalizasyou personalize
vospersonalizásyou personalize
él/ella/Ud.personalizahe/she/it personalizes
nosotrospersonalizamoswe personalize
vosotrospersonalizáisyou (pl.) personalize
ellos/ellas/Uds.personalizanthey personalize

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

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
yopersonalicéI personalized
personalizasteyou personalized
vospersonalizasteyou personalized
él/ella/Ud.personalizóhe/she/it personalized
nosotrospersonalizamoswe personalized
vosotrospersonalizasteisyou (pl.) personalized
ellos/ellas/Uds.personalizaronthey personalized

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
yopersonalizaba
personalizabas
vospersonalizabas
él/ella/Ud.personalizaba
nosotrospersonalizábamos
vosotrospersonalizabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.personalizaban

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
yopersonalizaríaI would personalize
personalizaríasyou would personalize
vospersonalizaríasyou would personalize
él/ella/Ud.personalizaríahe/she/it would personalize
nosotrospersonalizaríamoswe would personalize
vosotrospersonalizaríaisyou (pl.) would personalize
ellos/ellas/Uds.personalizaríanthey would personalize

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
yopersonalizaréI will personalize
personalizarásyou will personalize
vospersonalizarásyou will personalize
él/ella/Ud.personalizaráhe/she/it will personalize
nosotrospersonalizaremoswe will personalize
vosotrospersonalizaréisyou (pl.) will personalize
ellos/ellas/Uds.personalizaránthey will personalize

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 personalizadoI have personalized
has personalizadoyou have personalized
voshas personalizadoyou have personalized
él/ella/Ud.ha personalizadohe/she/it has personalized
nosotroshemos personalizadowe have personalized
vosotroshabéis personalizadoyou (pl.) have personalized
ellos/ellas/Uds.han personalizadothey have personalized

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 personalizadoI had personalized
habías personalizadoyou had personalized
voshabías personalizadoyou had personalized
él/ella/Ud.había personalizadohe/she/it had personalized
nosotroshabíamos personalizadowe had personalized
vosotroshabíais personalizadoyou (pl.) had personalized
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían personalizadothey had personalized

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

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 personalizadoI will have personalized
habrás personalizadoyou will have personalized
voshabrás personalizadoyou will have personalized
él/ella/Ud.habrá personalizadohe/she/it will have personalized
nosotroshabremos personalizadowe will have personalized
vosotroshabréis personalizadoyou (pl.) will have personalized
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán personalizadothey will have personalized

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

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
yopersonalice
personalices
vospersonalices
él/ella/Ud.personalice
nosotrospersonalicemos
vosotrospersonalicéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.personalicen

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
yopersonalizara
personalizaras
vospersonalizaras
él/ella/Ud.personalizara
nosotrospersonalizáramos
vosotrospersonalizarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.personalizaran

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
yopersonalizase
personalizases
vospersonalizases
él/ella/Ud.personalizase
nosotrospersonalizásemos
vosotrospersonalizaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.personalizasen

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

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

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

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
personaliza
vospersonalizá
él/ella/Ud.personalice
nosotrospersonalicemos
vosotrospersonalizad
ustedespersonalicen

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 personalices
vosno personalices
él/ella/Ud.no personalice
nosotrosno personalicemos
vosotrosno personalicéis
ustedesno personalicen

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

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

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

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

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