televisar — Spanish conjugation

to broadcast

Frequency#1966Regular

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
yotelevisoI broadcast
televisasyou broadcast
vostelevisásyou broadcast
él/ella/Ud.televisahe/she/it broadcasts
nosotrostelevisamoswe broadcast
vosotrostelevisáisyou (pl.) broadcast
ellos/ellas/Uds.televisanthey broadcast

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
yoteleviséI broadcast
televisasteyou broadcast
vostelevisasteyou broadcast
él/ella/Ud.televisóhe/she/it broadcast
nosotrostelevisamoswe broadcast
vosotrostelevisasteisyou (pl.) broadcast
ellos/ellas/Uds.televisaronthey broadcast

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
yotelevisaba
televisabas
vostelevisabas
él/ella/Ud.televisaba
nosotrostelevisábamos
vosotrostelevisabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.televisaban

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
yotelevisaríaI would broadcast
televisaríasyou would broadcast
vostelevisaríasyou would broadcast
él/ella/Ud.televisaríahe/she/it would broadcast
nosotrostelevisaríamoswe would broadcast
vosotrostelevisaríaisyou (pl.) would broadcast
ellos/ellas/Uds.televisaríanthey would broadcast

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
yotelevisaréI will broadcast
televisarásyou will broadcast
vostelevisarásyou will broadcast
él/ella/Ud.televisaráhe/she/it will broadcast
nosotrostelevisaremoswe will broadcast
vosotrostelevisaréisyou (pl.) will broadcast
ellos/ellas/Uds.televisaránthey will broadcast

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 televisadoI have broadcast
has televisadoyou have broadcast
voshas televisadoyou have broadcast
él/ella/Ud.ha televisadohe/she/it has broadcast
nosotroshemos televisadowe have broadcast
vosotroshabéis televisadoyou (pl.) have broadcast
ellos/ellas/Uds.han televisadothey have broadcast

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 televisadoI had broadcast
habías televisadoyou had broadcast
voshabías televisadoyou had broadcast
él/ella/Ud.había televisadohe/she/it had broadcast
nosotroshabíamos televisadowe had broadcast
vosotroshabíais televisadoyou (pl.) had broadcast
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían televisadothey had broadcast

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

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 televisadoI will have broadcast
habrás televisadoyou will have broadcast
voshabrás televisadoyou will have broadcast
él/ella/Ud.habrá televisadohe/she/it will have broadcast
nosotroshabremos televisadowe will have broadcast
vosotroshabréis televisadoyou (pl.) will have broadcast
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán televisadothey will have broadcast

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
yotelevise
televises
vostelevises
él/ella/Ud.televise
nosotrostelevisemos
vosotrosteleviséis
ellos/ellas/Uds.televisen

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
yotelevisara
televisaras
vostelevisaras
él/ella/Ud.televisara
nosotrostelevisáramos
vosotrostelevisarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.televisaran

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
yotelevisase
televisases
vostelevisases
él/ella/Ud.televisase
nosotrostelevisásemos
vosotrostelevisaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.televisasen

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

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

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
televisa
vostelevisá
él/ella/Ud.televise
nosotrostelevisemos
vosotrostelevisad
ustedestelevisen

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 televises
vosno televises
él/ella/Ud.no televise
nosotrosno televisemos
vosotrosno televiséis
ustedesno televisen

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

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

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

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

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