previsionar — Spanish conjugation

to foresee

Frequency#1856Regular

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
yoprevisionoI foresee
previsionasyou foresee
vosprevisionásyou foresee
él/ella/Ud.previsionahe/she/it foresees
nosotrosprevisionamoswe foresee
vosotrosprevisionáisyou (pl.) foresee
ellos/ellas/Uds.previsionanthey foresee

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
yoprevisionéI foresaw
previsionasteyou foresaw
vosprevisionasteyou foresaw
él/ella/Ud.previsionóhe/she/it foresaw
nosotrosprevisionamoswe foresaw
vosotrosprevisionasteisyou (pl.) foresaw
ellos/ellas/Uds.previsionaronthey foresaw

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
yoprevisionaba
previsionabas
vosprevisionabas
él/ella/Ud.previsionaba
nosotrosprevisionábamos
vosotrosprevisionabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.previsionaban

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
yoprevisionaríaI would foresee
previsionaríasyou would foresee
vosprevisionaríasyou would foresee
él/ella/Ud.previsionaríahe/she/it would foresee
nosotrosprevisionaríamoswe would foresee
vosotrosprevisionaríaisyou (pl.) would foresee
ellos/ellas/Uds.previsionaríanthey would foresee

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
yoprevisionaréI will foresee
previsionarásyou will foresee
vosprevisionarásyou will foresee
él/ella/Ud.previsionaráhe/she/it will foresee
nosotrosprevisionaremoswe will foresee
vosotrosprevisionaréisyou (pl.) will foresee
ellos/ellas/Uds.previsionaránthey will foresee

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 previsionadoI have foreseen
has previsionadoyou have foreseen
voshas previsionadoyou have foreseen
él/ella/Ud.ha previsionadohe/she/it has foreseen
nosotroshemos previsionadowe have foreseen
vosotroshabéis previsionadoyou (pl.) have foreseen
ellos/ellas/Uds.han previsionadothey have foreseen

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 previsionadoI had foreseen
habías previsionadoyou had foreseen
voshabías previsionadoyou had foreseen
él/ella/Ud.había previsionadohe/she/it had foreseen
nosotroshabíamos previsionadowe had foreseen
vosotroshabíais previsionadoyou (pl.) had foreseen
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían previsionadothey had foreseen

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

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 previsionadoI will have foreseen
habrás previsionadoyou will have foreseen
voshabrás previsionadoyou will have foreseen
él/ella/Ud.habrá previsionadohe/she/it will have foreseen
nosotroshabremos previsionadowe will have foreseen
vosotroshabréis previsionadoyou (pl.) will have foreseen
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán previsionadothey will have foreseen

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
yoprevisione
previsiones
vosprevisiones
él/ella/Ud.previsione
nosotrosprevisionemos
vosotrosprevisionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.previsionen

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
yoprevisionara
previsionaras
vosprevisionaras
él/ella/Ud.previsionara
nosotrosprevisionáramos
vosotrosprevisionarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.previsionaran

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
yoprevisionase
previsionases
vosprevisionases
él/ella/Ud.previsionase
nosotrosprevisionásemos
vosotrosprevisionaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.previsionasen

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

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

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
previsiona
vosprevisioná
él/ella/Ud.previsione
nosotrosprevisionemos
vosotrosprevisionad
ustedesprevisionen

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 previsiones
vosno previsiones
él/ella/Ud.no previsione
nosotrosno previsionemos
vosotrosno previsionéis
ustedesno previsionen

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

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

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

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

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