suscribir — Spanish conjugation

to subscribe (to sign up for)

Frequency#522Regular

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
yosuscriboI subscribe
suscribesyou subscribe
vossuscribísyou subscribe
él/ella/Ud.suscribehe/she/it subscribes
nosotrossuscribimoswe subscribe
vosotrossuscribísyou (pl.) subscribe
ellos/ellas/Uds.suscribenthey subscribe

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
yosuscribíI subscribed
suscribisteyou subscribed
vossuscribisteyou subscribed
él/ella/Ud.suscribióhe/she/it subscribed
nosotrossuscribimoswe subscribed
vosotrossuscribisteisyou (pl.) subscribed
ellos/ellas/Uds.suscribieronthey subscribed

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
yosuscribía
suscribías
vossuscribías
él/ella/Ud.suscribía
nosotrossuscribíamos
vosotrossuscribíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.suscribían

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
yosuscribiríaI would subscribe
suscribiríasyou would subscribe
vossuscribiríasyou would subscribe
él/ella/Ud.suscribiríahe/she/it would subscribe
nosotrossuscribiríamoswe would subscribe
vosotrossuscribiríaisyou (pl.) would subscribe
ellos/ellas/Uds.suscribiríanthey would subscribe

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
yosuscribiréI will subscribe
suscribirásyou will subscribe
vossuscribirásyou will subscribe
él/ella/Ud.suscribiráhe/she/it will subscribe
nosotrossuscribiremoswe will subscribe
vosotrossuscribiréisyou (pl.) will subscribe
ellos/ellas/Uds.suscribiránthey will subscribe

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 suscritoI have subscribed
has suscritoyou have subscribed
voshas suscritoyou have subscribed
él/ella/Ud.ha suscritohe/she/it has subscribed
nosotroshemos suscritowe have subscribed
vosotroshabéis suscritoyou (pl.) have subscribed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han suscritothey have subscribed

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 suscritoI had subscribed
habías suscritoyou had subscribed
voshabías suscritoyou had subscribed
él/ella/Ud.había suscritohe/she/it had subscribed
nosotroshabíamos suscritowe had subscribed
vosotroshabíais suscritoyou (pl.) had subscribed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían suscritothey had subscribed

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

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 suscritoI will have subscribed
habrás suscritoyou will have subscribed
voshabrás suscritoyou will have subscribed
él/ella/Ud.habrá suscritohe/she/it will have subscribed
nosotroshabremos suscritowe will have subscribed
vosotroshabréis suscritoyou (pl.) will have subscribed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán suscritothey will have subscribed

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
yosuscriba
suscribas
vossuscribas
él/ella/Ud.suscriba
nosotrossuscribamos
vosotrossuscribáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.suscriban

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
yosuscribiera
suscribieras
vossuscribieras
él/ella/Ud.suscribiera
nosotrossuscribiéramos
vosotrossuscribierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.suscribieran

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
yosuscribiese
suscribieses
vossuscribieses
él/ella/Ud.suscribiese
nosotrossuscribiésemos
vosotrossuscribieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.suscribiesen

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

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

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
suscribe
vossuscribí
él/ella/Ud.suscriba
nosotrossuscribamos
vosotrossuscribid
ustedessuscriban

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 suscribas
vosno suscribas
él/ella/Ud.no suscriba
nosotrosno suscribamos
vosotrosno suscribáis
ustedesno suscriban

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

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

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

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

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