triangular — Spanish conjugation

triangular.

Frequency#4Regular

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

PronounSpanish
yotriangulo
triangulas
vostriangulás
él/ella/Ud.triangula
nosotrostriangulamos
vosotrostrianguláis
ellos/ellas/Uds.triangulan

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

PronounSpanish
yotriangulé
triangulaste
vostriangulaste
él/ella/Ud.trianguló
nosotrostriangulamos
vosotrostriangulasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.triangularon

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
yotriangulaba
triangulabas
vostriangulabas
él/ella/Ud.triangulaba
nosotrostriangulábamos
vosotrostriangulabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.triangulaban

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?

PronounSpanish
yotriangularía
triangularías
vostriangularías
él/ella/Ud.triangularía
nosotrostriangularíamos
vosotrostriangularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.triangularían

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

PronounSpanish
yotriangularé
triangularás
vostriangularás
él/ella/Ud.triangulará
nosotrostriangularemos
vosotrostriangularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.triangularán

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

PronounSpanish
yohe triangulado
has triangulado
voshas triangulado
él/ella/Ud.ha triangulado
nosotroshemos triangulado
vosotroshabéis triangulado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han triangulado

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

PronounSpanish
yohabía triangulado
habías triangulado
voshabías triangulado
él/ella/Ud.había triangulado
nosotroshabíamos triangulado
vosotroshabíais triangulado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían triangulado

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

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

PronounSpanish
yohabré triangulado
habrás triangulado
voshabrás triangulado
él/ella/Ud.habrá triangulado
nosotroshabremos triangulado
vosotroshabréis triangulado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán triangulado

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
yotriangule
triangules
vostriangules
él/ella/Ud.triangule
nosotrostriangulemos
vosotrostrianguléis
ellos/ellas/Uds.triangulen

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
yotriangulara
triangularas
vostriangularas
él/ella/Ud.triangulara
nosotrostrianguláramos
vosotrostriangularais
ellos/ellas/Uds.triangularan

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
yotriangulase
triangulases
vostriangulases
él/ella/Ud.triangulase
nosotrostriangulásemos
vosotrostriangulaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.triangulasen

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

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

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
triangula
vostriangulá
él/ella/Ud.triangule
nosotrostriangulemos
vosotrostriangulad
ustedestriangulen

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 triangules
vosno triangules
él/ella/Ud.no triangule
nosotrosno triangulemos
vosotrosno trianguléis
ustedesno triangulen

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

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

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

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

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