relevar — Spanish conjugation

relieve

Frequency#1904Regular

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
yorelevo
relevas
vosrelevás
él/ella/Ud.releva
nosotrosrelevamos
vosotrosreleváis
ellos/ellas/Uds.relevan

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
yorelevé
relevaste
vosrelevaste
él/ella/Ud.relevó
nosotrosrelevamos
vosotrosrelevasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.relevaron

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
yorelevaba
relevabas
vosrelevabas
él/ella/Ud.relevaba
nosotrosrelevábamos
vosotrosrelevabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.relevaban

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
yorelevaría
relevarías
vosrelevarías
él/ella/Ud.relevaría
nosotrosrelevaríamos
vosotrosrelevaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.relevarían

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
yorelevaré
relevarás
vosrelevarás
él/ella/Ud.relevará
nosotrosrelevaremos
vosotrosrelevaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.relevarán

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 relevado
has relevado
voshas relevado
él/ella/Ud.ha relevado
nosotroshemos relevado
vosotroshabéis relevado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han relevado

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 relevado
habías relevado
voshabías relevado
él/ella/Ud.había relevado
nosotroshabíamos relevado
vosotroshabíais relevado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían relevado

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

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 relevado
habrás relevado
voshabrás relevado
él/ella/Ud.habrá relevado
nosotroshabremos relevado
vosotroshabréis relevado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán relevado

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
yoreleve
releves
vosreleves
él/ella/Ud.releve
nosotrosrelevemos
vosotrosrelevéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.releven

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
yorelevara
relevaras
vosrelevaras
él/ella/Ud.relevara
nosotrosreleváramos
vosotrosrelevarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.relevaran

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
yorelevase
relevases
vosrelevases
él/ella/Ud.relevase
nosotrosrelevásemos
vosotrosrelevaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.relevasen

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

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

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
releva
vosrelevá
él/ella/Ud.releve
nosotrosrelevemos
vosotrosrelevad
ustedesreleven

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 releves
vosno releves
él/ella/Ud.no releve
nosotrosno relevemos
vosotrosno relevéis
ustedesno releven

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

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

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

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

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