sobrevalorar — Spanish conjugation

to overestimate

Frequency#1088Regular

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
yosobrevaloroI overestimate
sobrevalorasyou overestimate
vossobrevalorásyou overestimate
él/ella/Ud.sobrevalorahe/she/it overestimates
nosotrossobrevaloramoswe overestimate
vosotrossobrevaloráisyou (pl.) overestimate
ellos/ellas/Uds.sobrevaloranthey overestimate

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
yosobrevaloréI overestimated
sobrevalorasteyou overestimated
vossobrevalorasteyou overestimated
él/ella/Ud.sobrevaloróhe/she/it overestimated
nosotrossobrevaloramoswe overestimated
vosotrossobrevalorasteisyou (pl.) overestimated
ellos/ellas/Uds.sobrevaloraronthey overestimated

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
yosobrevaloraba
sobrevalorabas
vossobrevalorabas
él/ella/Ud.sobrevaloraba
nosotrossobrevalorábamos
vosotrossobrevalorabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.sobrevaloraban

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
yosobrevaloraríaI would overestimate
sobrevaloraríasyou would overestimate
vossobrevaloraríasyou would overestimate
él/ella/Ud.sobrevaloraríahe/she/it would overestimate
nosotrossobrevaloraríamoswe would overestimate
vosotrossobrevaloraríaisyou (pl.) would overestimate
ellos/ellas/Uds.sobrevaloraríanthey would overestimate

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
yosobrevaloraréI will overestimate
sobrevalorarásyou will overestimate
vossobrevalorarásyou will overestimate
él/ella/Ud.sobrevaloraráhe/she/it will overestimate
nosotrossobrevaloraremoswe will overestimate
vosotrossobrevaloraréisyou (pl.) will overestimate
ellos/ellas/Uds.sobrevaloraránthey will overestimate

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 sobrevaloradoI have overestimated
has sobrevaloradoyou have overestimated
voshas sobrevaloradoyou have overestimated
él/ella/Ud.ha sobrevaloradohe/she/it has overestimated
nosotroshemos sobrevaloradowe have overestimated
vosotroshabéis sobrevaloradoyou (pl.) have overestimated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han sobrevaloradothey have overestimated

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 sobrevaloradoI had overestimated
habías sobrevaloradoyou had overestimated
voshabías sobrevaloradoyou had overestimated
él/ella/Ud.había sobrevaloradohe/she/it had overestimated
nosotroshabíamos sobrevaloradowe had overestimated
vosotroshabíais sobrevaloradoyou (pl.) had overestimated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían sobrevaloradothey had overestimated

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

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 sobrevaloradoI will have overestimated
habrás sobrevaloradoyou will have overestimated
voshabrás sobrevaloradoyou will have overestimated
él/ella/Ud.habrá sobrevaloradohe/she/it will have overestimated
nosotroshabremos sobrevaloradowe will have overestimated
vosotroshabréis sobrevaloradoyou (pl.) will have overestimated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán sobrevaloradothey will have overestimated

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
yosobrevalore
sobrevalores
vossobrevalores
él/ella/Ud.sobrevalore
nosotrossobrevaloremos
vosotrossobrevaloréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.sobrevaloren

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
yosobrevalorara
sobrevaloraras
vossobrevaloraras
él/ella/Ud.sobrevalorara
nosotrossobrevaloráramos
vosotrossobrevalorarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.sobrevaloraran

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
yosobrevalorase
sobrevalorases
vossobrevalorases
él/ella/Ud.sobrevalorase
nosotrossobrevalorásemos
vosotrossobrevaloraseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.sobrevalorasen

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

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

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
sobrevalora
vossobrevalorá
él/ella/Ud.sobrevalore
nosotrossobrevaloremos
vosotrossobrevalorad
ustedessobrevaloren

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 sobrevalores
vosno sobrevalores
él/ella/Ud.no sobrevalore
nosotrosno sobrevaloremos
vosotrosno sobrevaloréis
ustedesno sobrevaloren

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

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

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

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

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