transferir — Spanish conjugation

to transfer

Frequency#12Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

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
yotransfieroI transfer
transfieresyou transfer
vostransferísyou transfer
él/ella/Ud.transfierehe/she/it transfers
nosotrostransferimoswe transfer
vosotrostransferísyou (pl.) transfer
ellos/ellas/Uds.transfierenthey transfer

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

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
yotransferíI transferred
transferisteyou transferred
vostransferisteyou transferred
él/ella/Ud.transfirióhe/she/it transferred
nosotrostransferimoswe transferred
vosotrostransferisteisyou (pl.) transferred
ellos/ellas/Uds.transfirieronthey transferred

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
yotransfería
transferías
vostransferías
él/ella/Ud.transfería
nosotrostransferíamos
vosotrostransferíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.transferían

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
yotransferiríaI would transfer
transferiríasyou would transfer
vostransferiríasyou would transfer
él/ella/Ud.transferiríahe/she/it would transfer
nosotrostransferiríamoswe would transfer
vosotrostransferiríaisyou (pl.) would transfer
ellos/ellas/Uds.transferiríanthey would transfer

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
yotransferiréI will transfer
transferirásyou will transfer
vostransferirásyou will transfer
él/ella/Ud.transferiráhe/she/it will transfer
nosotrostransferiremoswe will transfer
vosotrostransferiréisyou (pl.) will transfer
ellos/ellas/Uds.transferiránthey will transfer

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 transferidoI have transferred
has transferidoyou have transferred
voshas transferidoyou have transferred
él/ella/Ud.ha transferidohe/she/it has transferred
nosotroshemos transferidowe have transferred
vosotroshabéis transferidoyou (pl.) have transferred
ellos/ellas/Uds.han transferidothey have transferred

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 transferidoI had transferred
habías transferidoyou had transferred
voshabías transferidoyou had transferred
él/ella/Ud.había transferidohe/she/it had transferred
nosotroshabíamos transferidowe had transferred
vosotroshabíais transferidoyou (pl.) had transferred
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían transferidothey had transferred

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

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 transferidoI will have transferred
habrás transferidoyou will have transferred
voshabrás transferidoyou will have transferred
él/ella/Ud.habrá transferidohe/she/it will have transferred
nosotroshabremos transferidowe will have transferred
vosotroshabréis transferidoyou (pl.) will have transferred
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán transferidothey will have transferred

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

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
yotransfiera
transfieras
vostransfieras
él/ella/Ud.transfiera
nosotrostransfiramos
vosotrostransfiráis
ellos/ellas/Uds.transfieran

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Irregular

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
yotransfiriera
transfirieras
vostransfirieras
él/ella/Ud.transfiriera
nosotrostransfiriéramos
vosotrostransfirierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.transfirieran

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
yotransfiriese
transfirieses
vostransfirieses
él/ella/Ud.transfiriese
nosotrostransfiriésemos
vosotrostransfirieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.transfiriesen

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

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

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

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
transfiere
vostransferí
él/ella/Ud.transfiera
nosotrostransfiramos
vosotrostransferid
ustedestransfieran

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 transfieras
vosno transfieras
él/ella/Ud.no transfiera
nosotrosno transfiramos
vosotrosno transfiráis
ustedesno transfieran

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Irregular

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

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Irregular

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

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Irregular

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

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Irregular

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

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Irregular

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