seriar — Spanish conjugation

to serialise

Frequency#360Regular

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
yoserioI serialize
seriasyou serialize
vosseriásyou serialize
él/ella/Ud.seriahe/she/it serializes
nosotrosseriamoswe serialize
vosotrosseriáisyou (pl.) serialize
ellos/ellas/Uds.serianthey serialize

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
yoseriéI serialized
seriasteyou serialized
vosseriasteyou serialized
él/ella/Ud.serióhe/she/it serialized
nosotrosseriamoswe serialized
vosotrosseriasteisyou (pl.) serialized
ellos/ellas/Uds.seriaronthey serialized

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
yoseriaba
seriabas
vosseriabas
él/ella/Ud.seriaba
nosotrosseriábamos
vosotrosseriabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.seriaban

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
yoseriaríaI would serialize
seriaríasyou would serialize
vosseriaríasyou would serialize
él/ella/Ud.seriaríahe/she/it would serialize
nosotrosseriaríamoswe would serialize
vosotrosseriaríaisyou (pl.) would serialize
ellos/ellas/Uds.seriaríanthey would serialize

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
yoseriaréI will serialize
seriarásyou will serialize
vosseriarásyou will serialize
él/ella/Ud.seriaráhe/she/it will serialize
nosotrosseriaremoswe will serialize
vosotrosseriaréisyou (pl.) will serialize
ellos/ellas/Uds.seriaránthey will serialize

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 seriadoI have serialized
has seriadoyou have serialized
voshas seriadoyou have serialized
él/ella/Ud.ha seriadohe/she/it has serialized
nosotroshemos seriadowe have serialized
vosotroshabéis seriadoyou (pl.) have serialized
ellos/ellas/Uds.han seriadothey have serialized

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 seriadoI had serialized
habías seriadoyou had serialized
voshabías seriadoyou had serialized
él/ella/Ud.había seriadohe/she/it had serialized
nosotroshabíamos seriadowe had serialized
vosotroshabíais seriadoyou (pl.) had serialized
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían seriadothey had serialized

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

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 seriadoI will have serialized
habrás seriadoyou will have serialized
voshabrás seriadoyou will have serialized
él/ella/Ud.habrá seriadohe/she/it will have serialized
nosotroshabremos seriadowe will have serialized
vosotroshabréis seriadoyou (pl.) will have serialized
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán seriadothey will have serialized

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
yoserie
series
vosseries
él/ella/Ud.serie
nosotrosseriemos
vosotrosseriéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.serien

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
yoseriara
seriaras
vosseriaras
él/ella/Ud.seriara
nosotrosseriáramos
vosotrosseriarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.seriaran

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
yoseriase
seriases
vosseriases
él/ella/Ud.seriase
nosotrosseriásemos
vosotrosseriaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.seriasen

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

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

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
seria
vosseriá
él/ella/Ud.serie
nosotrosseriemos
vosotrosseriad
ustedesserien

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 series
vosno series
él/ella/Ud.no serie
nosotrosno seriemos
vosotrosno seriéis
ustedesno serien

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

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

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

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

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