subvencionar — Spanish conjugation

to subsidise

Frequency#115Regular

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
yosubvencionoI subsidize
subvencionasyou subsidize
vossubvencionásyou subsidize
él/ella/Ud.subvencionahe/she/it subsidizes
nosotrossubvencionamoswe subsidize
vosotrossubvencionáisyou (pl.) subsidize
ellos/ellas/Uds.subvencionanthey subsidize

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
yosubvencionéI subsidized
subvencionasteyou subsidized
vossubvencionasteyou subsidized
él/ella/Ud.subvencionóhe/she/it subsidized
nosotrossubvencionamoswe subsidized
vosotrossubvencionasteisyou (pl.) subsidized
ellos/ellas/Uds.subvencionaronthey subsidized

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
yosubvencionaba
subvencionabas
vossubvencionabas
él/ella/Ud.subvencionaba
nosotrossubvencionábamos
vosotrossubvencionabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.subvencionaban

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
yosubvencionaríaI would subsidize
subvencionaríasyou would subsidize
vossubvencionaríasyou would subsidize
él/ella/Ud.subvencionaríahe/she/it would subsidize
nosotrossubvencionaríamoswe would subsidize
vosotrossubvencionaríaisyou (pl.) would subsidize
ellos/ellas/Uds.subvencionaríanthey would subsidize

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
yosubvencionaréI will subsidize
subvencionarásyou will subsidize
vossubvencionarásyou will subsidize
él/ella/Ud.subvencionaráhe/she/it will subsidize
nosotrossubvencionaremoswe will subsidize
vosotrossubvencionaréisyou (pl.) will subsidize
ellos/ellas/Uds.subvencionaránthey will subsidize

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 subvencionadoI have subsidized
has subvencionadoyou have subsidized
voshas subvencionadoyou have subsidized
él/ella/Ud.ha subvencionadohe/she/it has subsidized
nosotroshemos subvencionadowe have subsidized
vosotroshabéis subvencionadoyou (pl.) have subsidized
ellos/ellas/Uds.han subvencionadothey have subsidized

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 subvencionadoI had subsidized
habías subvencionadoyou had subsidized
voshabías subvencionadoyou had subsidized
él/ella/Ud.había subvencionadohe/she/it had subsidized
nosotroshabíamos subvencionadowe had subsidized
vosotroshabíais subvencionadoyou (pl.) had subsidized
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían subvencionadothey had subsidized

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

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 subvencionadoI will have subsidized
habrás subvencionadoyou will have subsidized
voshabrás subvencionadoyou will have subsidized
él/ella/Ud.habrá subvencionadohe/she/it will have subsidized
nosotroshabremos subvencionadowe will have subsidized
vosotroshabréis subvencionadoyou (pl.) will have subsidized
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán subvencionadothey will have subsidized

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
yosubvencione
subvenciones
vossubvenciones
él/ella/Ud.subvencione
nosotrossubvencionemos
vosotrossubvencionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.subvencionen

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
yosubvencionara
subvencionaras
vossubvencionaras
él/ella/Ud.subvencionara
nosotrossubvencionáramos
vosotrossubvencionarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.subvencionaran

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
yosubvencionase
subvencionases
vossubvencionases
él/ella/Ud.subvencionase
nosotrossubvencionásemos
vosotrossubvencionaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.subvencionasen

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

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

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
subvenciona
vossubvencioná
él/ella/Ud.subvencione
nosotrossubvencionemos
vosotrossubvencionad
ustedessubvencionen

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 subvenciones
vosno subvenciones
él/ella/Ud.no subvencione
nosotrosno subvencionemos
vosotrosno subvencionéis
ustedesno subvencionen

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

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

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

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

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