restablecer — Spanish conjugation

to restore

Frequency#109Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

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
yorestablezcoI restore
restablecesyou restore
vosrestablecésyou restore
él/ella/Ud.restablecehe/she/it restores
nosotrosrestablecemoswe restore
vosotrosrestablecéisyou (pl.) restore
ellos/ellas/Uds.restablecenthey restore

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
yorestablecíI restored
restablecisteyou restored
vosrestablecisteyou restored
él/ella/Ud.restablecióhe/she/it restored
nosotrosrestablecimoswe restored
vosotrosrestablecisteisyou (pl.) restored
ellos/ellas/Uds.restablecieronthey restored

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
yorestablecía
restablecías
vosrestablecías
él/ella/Ud.restablecía
nosotrosrestablecíamos
vosotrosrestablecíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.restablecían

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
yorestableceríaI would restore
restableceríasyou would restore
vosrestableceríasyou would restore
él/ella/Ud.restableceríahe/she/it would restore
nosotrosrestableceríamoswe would restore
vosotrosrestableceríaisyou (pl.) would restore
ellos/ellas/Uds.restableceríanthey would restore

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
yorestableceréI will restore
restablecerásyou will restore
vosrestablecerásyou will restore
él/ella/Ud.restableceráhe/she/it will restore
nosotrosrestableceremoswe will restore
vosotrosrestableceréisyou (pl.) will restore
ellos/ellas/Uds.restableceránthey will restore

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 restablecidoI have restored
has restablecidoyou have restored
voshas restablecidoyou have restored
él/ella/Ud.ha restablecidohe/she/it has restored
nosotroshemos restablecidowe have restored
vosotroshabéis restablecidoyou (pl.) have restored
ellos/ellas/Uds.han restablecidothey have restored

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 restablecidoI had restored
habías restablecidoyou had restored
voshabías restablecidoyou had restored
él/ella/Ud.había restablecidohe/she/it had restored
nosotroshabíamos restablecidowe had restored
vosotroshabíais restablecidoyou (pl.) had restored
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían restablecidothey had restored

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

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 restablecidoI will have restored
habrás restablecidoyou will have restored
voshabrás restablecidoyou will have restored
él/ella/Ud.habrá restablecidohe/she/it will have restored
nosotroshabremos restablecidowe will have restored
vosotroshabréis restablecidoyou (pl.) will have restored
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán restablecidothey will have restored

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

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
yorestablezca
restablezcas
vosrestablezcas
él/ella/Ud.restablezca
nosotrosrestablezcamos
vosotrosrestablezcáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.restablezcan

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
yorestableciera
restablecieras
vosrestablecieras
él/ella/Ud.restableciera
nosotrosrestableciéramos
vosotrosrestablecierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.restablecieran

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
yorestableciese
restablecieses
vosrestablecieses
él/ella/Ud.restableciese
nosotrosrestableciésemos
vosotrosrestablecieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.restableciesen

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

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

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

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
restablece
vosrestablecé
él/ella/Ud.restablezca
nosotrosrestablezcamos
vosotrosrestableced
ustedesrestablezcan

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 restablezcas
vosno restablezcas
él/ella/Ud.no restablezca
nosotrosno restablezcamos
vosotrosno restablezcáis
ustedesno restablezcan

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

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

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

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

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