presumir — Spanish conjugation

to presume

Frequency#815Regular

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
yopresumoI presume
presumesyou presume
vospresumísyou presume
él/ella/Ud.presumehe/she/it presumes
nosotrospresumimoswe presume
vosotrospresumísyou (pl.) presume
ellos/ellas/Uds.presumenthey presume

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
yopresumíI presumed
presumisteyou presumed
vospresumisteyou presumed
él/ella/Ud.presumióhe/she/it presumed
nosotrospresumimoswe presumed
vosotrospresumisteisyou (pl.) presumed
ellos/ellas/Uds.presumieronthey presumed

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
yopresumía
presumías
vospresumías
él/ella/Ud.presumía
nosotrospresumíamos
vosotrospresumíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.presumían

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
yopresumiríaI would presume
presumiríasyou would presume
vospresumiríasyou would presume
él/ella/Ud.presumiríahe/she/it would presume
nosotrospresumiríamoswe would presume
vosotrospresumiríaisyou (pl.) would presume
ellos/ellas/Uds.presumiríanthey would presume

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
yopresumiréI will presume
presumirásyou will presume
vospresumirásyou will presume
él/ella/Ud.presumiráhe/she/it will presume
nosotrospresumiremoswe will presume
vosotrospresumiréisyou (pl.) will presume
ellos/ellas/Uds.presumiránthey will presume

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 presumidoI have presumed
has presumidoyou have presumed
voshas presumidoyou have presumed
él/ella/Ud.ha presumidohe/she/it has presumed
nosotroshemos presumidowe have presumed
vosotroshabéis presumidoyou (pl.) have presumed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han presumidothey have presumed

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 presumidoI had presumed
habías presumidoyou had presumed
voshabías presumidoyou had presumed
él/ella/Ud.había presumidohe/she/it had presumed
nosotroshabíamos presumidowe had presumed
vosotroshabíais presumidoyou (pl.) had presumed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían presumidothey had presumed

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

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 presumidoI will have presumed
habrás presumidoyou will have presumed
voshabrás presumidoyou will have presumed
él/ella/Ud.habrá presumidohe/she/it will have presumed
nosotroshabremos presumidowe will have presumed
vosotroshabréis presumidoyou (pl.) will have presumed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán presumidothey will have presumed

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
yopresuma
presumas
vospresumas
él/ella/Ud.presuma
nosotrospresumamos
vosotrospresumáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.presuman

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
yopresumiera
presumieras
vospresumieras
él/ella/Ud.presumiera
nosotrospresumiéramos
vosotrospresumierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.presumieran

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
yopresumiese
presumieses
vospresumieses
él/ella/Ud.presumiese
nosotrospresumiésemos
vosotrospresumieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.presumiesen

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

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

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
presume
vospresumí
él/ella/Ud.presuma
nosotrospresumamos
vosotrospresumid
ustedespresuman

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 presumas
vosno presumas
él/ella/Ud.no presuma
nosotrosno presumamos
vosotrosno presumáis
ustedesno presuman

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

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

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

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

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