saturar — Spanish conjugation

to saturate

Frequency#1087RegularReflexivesaturarse — to saturate oneself

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
yosaturoI saturate
saturasyou saturate
vossaturásyou saturate
él/ella/Ud.saturahe/she/it saturates
nosotrossaturamoswe saturate
vosotrossaturáisyou (pl.) saturate
ellos/ellas/Uds.saturanthey saturate

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
yosaturéI saturated
saturasteyou saturated
vossaturasteyou saturated
él/ella/Ud.saturóhe/she/it saturated
nosotrossaturamoswe saturated
vosotrossaturasteisyou (pl.) saturated
ellos/ellas/Uds.saturaronthey saturated

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
yosaturaba
saturabas
vossaturabas
él/ella/Ud.saturaba
nosotrossaturábamos
vosotrossaturabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.saturaban

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
yosaturaríaI would saturate
saturaríasyou would saturate
vossaturaríasyou would saturate
él/ella/Ud.saturaríahe/she/it would saturate
nosotrossaturaríamoswe would saturate
vosotrossaturaríaisyou (pl.) would saturate
ellos/ellas/Uds.saturaríanthey would saturate

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
yosaturaréI will saturate
saturarásyou will saturate
vossaturarásyou will saturate
él/ella/Ud.saturaráhe/she/it will saturate
nosotrossaturaremoswe will saturate
vosotrossaturaréisyou (pl.) will saturate
ellos/ellas/Uds.saturaránthey will saturate

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 saturadoI have saturated
has saturadoyou have saturated
voshas saturadoyou have saturated
él/ella/Ud.ha saturadohe/she/it has saturated
nosotroshemos saturadowe have saturated
vosotroshabéis saturadoyou (pl.) have saturated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han saturadothey have saturated

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 saturadoI had saturated
habías saturadoyou had saturated
voshabías saturadoyou had saturated
él/ella/Ud.había saturadohe/she/it had saturated
nosotroshabíamos saturadowe had saturated
vosotroshabíais saturadoyou (pl.) had saturated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían saturadothey had saturated

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

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 saturadoI will have saturated
habrás saturadoyou will have saturated
voshabrás saturadoyou will have saturated
él/ella/Ud.habrá saturadohe/she/it will have saturated
nosotroshabremos saturadowe will have saturated
vosotroshabréis saturadoyou (pl.) will have saturated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán saturadothey will have saturated

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
yosature
satures
vossatures
él/ella/Ud.sature
nosotrossaturemos
vosotrossaturéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.saturen

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
yosaturara
saturaras
vossaturaras
él/ella/Ud.saturara
nosotrossaturáramos
vosotrossaturarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.saturaran

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
yosaturase
saturases
vossaturases
él/ella/Ud.saturase
nosotrossaturásemos
vosotrossaturaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.saturasen

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

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

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
satura
vossaturá
él/ella/Ud.sature
nosotrossaturemos
vosotrossaturad
ustedessaturen

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 satures
vosno satures
él/ella/Ud.no sature
nosotrosno saturemos
vosotrosno saturéis
ustedesno saturen

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

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

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

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

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