transitar — Spanish conjugation

to transit

Frequency#378Regular

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
yotransitoI transit
transitasyou transit
vostransitásyou transit
él/ella/Ud.transitahe/she/it transits
nosotrostransitamoswe transit
vosotrostransitáisyou (pl.) transit
ellos/ellas/Uds.transitanthey transit

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
yotransitéI transited
transitasteyou transited
vostransitasteyou transited
él/ella/Ud.transitóhe/she/it transited
nosotrostransitamoswe transited
vosotrostransitasteisyou (pl.) transited
ellos/ellas/Uds.transitaronthey transited

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
yotransitaba
transitabas
vostransitabas
él/ella/Ud.transitaba
nosotrostransitábamos
vosotrostransitabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.transitaban

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
yotransitaríaI would transit
transitaríasyou would transit
vostransitaríasyou would transit
él/ella/Ud.transitaríahe/she/it would transit
nosotrostransitaríamoswe would transit
vosotrostransitaríaisyou (pl.) would transit
ellos/ellas/Uds.transitaríanthey would transit

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
yotransitaréI will transit
transitarásyou will transit
vostransitarásyou will transit
él/ella/Ud.transitaráhe/she/it will transit
nosotrostransitaremoswe will transit
vosotrostransitaréisyou (pl.) will transit
ellos/ellas/Uds.transitaránthey will transit

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 transitadoI have transited
has transitadoyou have transited
voshas transitadoyou have transited
él/ella/Ud.ha transitadohe/she/it has transited
nosotroshemos transitadowe have transited
vosotroshabéis transitadoyou (pl.) have transited
ellos/ellas/Uds.han transitadothey have transited

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 transitadoI had transited
habías transitadoyou had transited
voshabías transitadoyou had transited
él/ella/Ud.había transitadohe/she/it had transited
nosotroshabíamos transitadowe had transited
vosotroshabíais transitadoyou (pl.) had transited
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían transitadothey had transited

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

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 transitadoI will have transited
habrás transitadoyou will have transited
voshabrás transitadoyou will have transited
él/ella/Ud.habrá transitadohe/she/it will have transited
nosotroshabremos transitadowe will have transited
vosotroshabréis transitadoyou (pl.) will have transited
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán transitadothey will have transited

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
yotransite
transites
vostransites
él/ella/Ud.transite
nosotrostransitemos
vosotrostransitéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.transiten

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
yotransitara
transitaras
vostransitaras
él/ella/Ud.transitara
nosotrostransitáramos
vosotrostransitarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.transitaran

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
yotransitase
transitases
vostransitases
él/ella/Ud.transitase
nosotrostransitásemos
vosotrostransitaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.transitasen

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

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

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
transita
vostransitá
él/ella/Ud.transite
nosotrostransitemos
vosotrostransitad
ustedestransiten

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 transites
vosno transites
él/ella/Ud.no transite
nosotrosno transitemos
vosotrosno transitéis
ustedesno transiten

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

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

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

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

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