plasmar — Spanish conjugation

to embody.

Frequency#1058Regular

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

PronounSpanish
yoplasmo
plasmas
vosplasmás
él/ella/Ud.plasma
nosotrosplasmamos
vosotrosplasmáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.plasman

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

PronounSpanish
yoplasmé
plasmaste
vosplasmaste
él/ella/Ud.plasmó
nosotrosplasmamos
vosotrosplasmasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.plasmaron

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
yoplasmaba
plasmabas
vosplasmabas
él/ella/Ud.plasmaba
nosotrosplasmábamos
vosotrosplasmabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.plasmaban

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?

PronounSpanish
yoplasmaría
plasmarías
vosplasmarías
él/ella/Ud.plasmaría
nosotrosplasmaríamos
vosotrosplasmaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.plasmarían

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

PronounSpanish
yoplasmaré
plasmarás
vosplasmarás
él/ella/Ud.plasmará
nosotrosplasmaremos
vosotrosplasmaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.plasmarán

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

PronounSpanish
yohe plasmado
has plasmado
voshas plasmado
él/ella/Ud.ha plasmado
nosotroshemos plasmado
vosotroshabéis plasmado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han plasmado

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

PronounSpanish
yohabía plasmado
habías plasmado
voshabías plasmado
él/ella/Ud.había plasmado
nosotroshabíamos plasmado
vosotroshabíais plasmado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían plasmado

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

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

PronounSpanish
yohabré plasmado
habrás plasmado
voshabrás plasmado
él/ella/Ud.habrá plasmado
nosotroshabremos plasmado
vosotroshabréis plasmado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán plasmado

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
yoplasme
plasmes
vosplasmes
él/ella/Ud.plasme
nosotrosplasmemos
vosotrosplasméis
ellos/ellas/Uds.plasmen

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
yoplasmara
plasmaras
vosplasmaras
él/ella/Ud.plasmara
nosotrosplasmáramos
vosotrosplasmarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.plasmaran

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
yoplasmase
plasmases
vosplasmases
él/ella/Ud.plasmase
nosotrosplasmásemos
vosotrosplasmaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.plasmasen

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

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

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
plasma
vosplasmá
él/ella/Ud.plasme
nosotrosplasmemos
vosotrosplasmad
ustedesplasmen

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 plasmes
vosno plasmes
él/ella/Ud.no plasme
nosotrosno plasmemos
vosotrosno plasméis
ustedesno plasmen

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

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

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

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

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