suministrar — Spanish conjugation

to supply

Frequency#678Regular

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
yosuministroI supply
suministrasyou supply
vossuministrásyou supply
él/ella/Ud.suministrahe/she/it supplies
nosotrossuministramoswe supply
vosotrossuministráisyou (pl.) supply
ellos/ellas/Uds.suministranthey supply

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
yosuministréI supplied
suministrasteyou supplied
vossuministrasteyou supplied
él/ella/Ud.suministróhe/she/it supplied
nosotrossuministramoswe supplied
vosotrossuministrasteisyou (pl.) supplied
ellos/ellas/Uds.suministraronthey supplied

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
yosuministraba
suministrabas
vossuministrabas
él/ella/Ud.suministraba
nosotrossuministrábamos
vosotrossuministrabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.suministraban

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
yosuministraríaI would supply
suministraríasyou would supply
vossuministraríasyou would supply
él/ella/Ud.suministraríahe/she/it would supply
nosotrossuministraríamoswe would supply
vosotrossuministraríaisyou (pl.) would supply
ellos/ellas/Uds.suministraríanthey would supply

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
yosuministraréI will supply
suministrarásyou will supply
vossuministrarásyou will supply
él/ella/Ud.suministraráhe/she/it will supply
nosotrossuministraremoswe will supply
vosotrossuministraréisyou (pl.) will supply
ellos/ellas/Uds.suministraránthey will supply

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 suministradoI have supplied
has suministradoyou have supplied
voshas suministradoyou have supplied
él/ella/Ud.ha suministradohe/she/it has supplied
nosotroshemos suministradowe have supplied
vosotroshabéis suministradoyou (pl.) have supplied
ellos/ellas/Uds.han suministradothey have supplied

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 suministradoI had supplied
habías suministradoyou had supplied
voshabías suministradoyou had supplied
él/ella/Ud.había suministradohe/she/it had supplied
nosotroshabíamos suministradowe had supplied
vosotroshabíais suministradoyou (pl.) had supplied
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían suministradothey had supplied

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

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 suministradoI will have supplied
habrás suministradoyou will have supplied
voshabrás suministradoyou will have supplied
él/ella/Ud.habrá suministradohe/she/it will have supplied
nosotroshabremos suministradowe will have supplied
vosotroshabréis suministradoyou (pl.) will have supplied
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán suministradothey will have supplied

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
yosuministre
suministres
vossuministres
él/ella/Ud.suministre
nosotrossuministremos
vosotrossuministréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.suministren

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
yosuministrara
suministraras
vossuministraras
él/ella/Ud.suministrara
nosotrossuministráramos
vosotrossuministrarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.suministraran

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
yosuministrase
suministrases
vossuministrases
él/ella/Ud.suministrase
nosotrossuministrásemos
vosotrossuministraseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.suministrasen

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

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

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
suministra
vossuministrá
él/ella/Ud.suministre
nosotrossuministremos
vosotrossuministrad
ustedessuministren

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 suministres
vosno suministres
él/ella/Ud.no suministre
nosotrosno suministremos
vosotrosno suministréis
ustedesno suministren

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

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

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

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

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