tramitar — Spanish conjugation

to process

Frequency#1969Regular

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
yotramitoI process
tramitasyou process
vostramitásyou process
él/ella/Ud.tramitahe/she/it processes
nosotrostramitamoswe process
vosotrostramitáisyou (pl.) process
ellos/ellas/Uds.tramitanthey process

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
yotramitéI processed
tramitasteyou processed
vostramitasteyou processed
él/ella/Ud.tramitóhe/she/it processed
nosotrostramitamoswe processed
vosotrostramitasteisyou (pl.) processed
ellos/ellas/Uds.tramitaronthey processed

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
yotramitaba
tramitabas
vostramitabas
él/ella/Ud.tramitaba
nosotrostramitábamos
vosotrostramitabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.tramitaban

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
yotramitaríaI would process
tramitaríasyou would process
vostramitaríasyou would process
él/ella/Ud.tramitaríahe/she/it would process
nosotrostramitaríamoswe would process
vosotrostramitaríaisyou (pl.) would process
ellos/ellas/Uds.tramitaríanthey would process

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
yotramitaréI will process
tramitarásyou will process
vostramitarásyou will process
él/ella/Ud.tramitaráhe/she/it will process
nosotrostramitaremoswe will process
vosotrostramitaréisyou (pl.) will process
ellos/ellas/Uds.tramitaránthey will process

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 tramitadoI have processed
has tramitadoyou have processed
voshas tramitadoyou have processed
él/ella/Ud.ha tramitadohe/she/it has processed
nosotroshemos tramitadowe have processed
vosotroshabéis tramitadoyou (pl.) have processed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han tramitadothey have processed

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 tramitadoI had processed
habías tramitadoyou had processed
voshabías tramitadoyou had processed
él/ella/Ud.había tramitadohe/she/it had processed
nosotroshabíamos tramitadowe had processed
vosotroshabíais tramitadoyou (pl.) had processed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían tramitadothey had processed

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

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 tramitadoI will have processed
habrás tramitadoyou will have processed
voshabrás tramitadoyou will have processed
él/ella/Ud.habrá tramitadohe/she/it will have processed
nosotroshabremos tramitadowe will have processed
vosotroshabréis tramitadoyou (pl.) will have processed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán tramitadothey will have processed

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
yotramite
tramites
vostramites
él/ella/Ud.tramite
nosotrostramitemos
vosotrostramitéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.tramiten

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
yotramitara
tramitaras
vostramitaras
él/ella/Ud.tramitara
nosotrostramitáramos
vosotrostramitarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.tramitaran

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
yotramitase
tramitases
vostramitases
él/ella/Ud.tramitase
nosotrostramitásemos
vosotrostramitaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.tramitasen

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

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

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
tramita
vostramitá
él/ella/Ud.tramite
nosotrostramitemos
vosotrostramitad
ustedestramiten

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 tramites
vosno tramites
él/ella/Ud.no tramite
nosotrosno tramitemos
vosotrosno tramitéis
ustedesno tramiten

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

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

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

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

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