remar — Spanish conjugation

to row

Frequency#1319Regular

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
yoremoI row
remasyou row
vosremásyou row
él/ella/Ud.remahe/she/it rows
nosotrosremamoswe row
vosotrosremáisyou (pl.) row
ellos/ellas/Uds.remanthey row

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
yoreméI rowed
remasteyou rowed
vosremasteyou rowed
él/ella/Ud.remóhe/she/it rowed
nosotrosremamoswe rowed
vosotrosremasteisyou (pl.) rowed
ellos/ellas/Uds.remaronthey rowed

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
yoremaba
remabas
vosremabas
él/ella/Ud.remaba
nosotrosremábamos
vosotrosremabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.remaban

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
yoremaríaI would row
remaríasyou would row
vosremaríasyou would row
él/ella/Ud.remaríahe/she/it would row
nosotrosremaríamoswe would row
vosotrosremaríaisyou (pl.) would row
ellos/ellas/Uds.remaríanthey would row

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
yoremaréI will row
remarásyou will row
vosremarásyou will row
él/ella/Ud.remaráhe/she/it will row
nosotrosremaremoswe will row
vosotrosremaréisyou (pl.) will row
ellos/ellas/Uds.remaránthey will row

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 remadoI have rowed
has remadoyou have rowed
voshas remadoyou have rowed
él/ella/Ud.ha remadohe/she/it has rowed
nosotroshemos remadowe have rowed
vosotroshabéis remadoyou (pl.) have rowed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han remadothey have rowed

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 remadoI had rowed
habías remadoyou had rowed
voshabías remadoyou had rowed
él/ella/Ud.había remadohe/she/it had rowed
nosotroshabíamos remadowe had rowed
vosotroshabíais remadoyou (pl.) had rowed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían remadothey had rowed

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

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 remadoI will have rowed
habrás remadoyou will have rowed
voshabrás remadoyou will have rowed
él/ella/Ud.habrá remadohe/she/it will have rowed
nosotroshabremos remadowe will have rowed
vosotroshabréis remadoyou (pl.) will have rowed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán remadothey will have rowed

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
yoreme
remes
vosremes
él/ella/Ud.reme
nosotrosrememos
vosotrosreméis
ellos/ellas/Uds.remen

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
yoremara
remaras
vosremaras
él/ella/Ud.remara
nosotrosremáramos
vosotrosremarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.remaran

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
yoremase
remases
vosremases
él/ella/Ud.remase
nosotrosremásemos
vosotrosremaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.remasen

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

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

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
rema
vosremá
él/ella/Ud.reme
nosotrosrememos
vosotrosremad
ustedesremen

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 remes
vosno remes
él/ella/Ud.no reme
nosotrosno rememos
vosotrosno reméis
ustedesno remen

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

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

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

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

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