ultrajar — Spanish conjugation

to outrage

Frequency#539Regular

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
youltrajoI outrage
ultrajasyou outrage
vosultrajásyou outrage
él/ella/Ud.ultrajahe/she/it outrages
nosotrosultrajamoswe outrage
vosotrosultrajáisyou (pl.) outrage
ellos/ellas/Uds.ultrajanthey outrage

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
youltrajéI outraged
ultrajasteyou outraged
vosultrajasteyou outraged
él/ella/Ud.ultrajóhe/she/it outraged
nosotrosultrajamoswe outraged
vosotrosultrajasteisyou (pl.) outraged
ellos/ellas/Uds.ultrajaronthey outraged

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
youltrajaba
ultrajabas
vosultrajabas
él/ella/Ud.ultrajaba
nosotrosultrajábamos
vosotrosultrajabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.ultrajaban

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
youltrajaríaI would outrage
ultrajaríasyou would outrage
vosultrajaríasyou would outrage
él/ella/Ud.ultrajaríahe/she/it would outrage
nosotrosultrajaríamoswe would outrage
vosotrosultrajaríaisyou (pl.) would outrage
ellos/ellas/Uds.ultrajaríanthey would outrage

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
youltrajaréI will outrage
ultrajarásyou will outrage
vosultrajarásyou will outrage
él/ella/Ud.ultrajaráhe/she/it will outrage
nosotrosultrajaremoswe will outrage
vosotrosultrajaréisyou (pl.) will outrage
ellos/ellas/Uds.ultrajaránthey will outrage

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 ultrajadoI have outraged
has ultrajadoyou have outraged
voshas ultrajadoyou have outraged
él/ella/Ud.ha ultrajadohe/she/it has outraged
nosotroshemos ultrajadowe have outraged
vosotroshabéis ultrajadoyou (pl.) have outraged
ellos/ellas/Uds.han ultrajadothey have outraged

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 ultrajadoI had outraged
habías ultrajadoyou had outraged
voshabías ultrajadoyou had outraged
él/ella/Ud.había ultrajadohe/she/it had outraged
nosotroshabíamos ultrajadowe had outraged
vosotroshabíais ultrajadoyou (pl.) had outraged
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían ultrajadothey had outraged

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

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 ultrajadoI will have outraged
habrás ultrajadoyou will have outraged
voshabrás ultrajadoyou will have outraged
él/ella/Ud.habrá ultrajadohe/she/it will have outraged
nosotroshabremos ultrajadowe will have outraged
vosotroshabréis ultrajadoyou (pl.) will have outraged
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán ultrajadothey will have outraged

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
youltraje
ultrajes
vosultrajes
él/ella/Ud.ultraje
nosotrosultrajemos
vosotrosultrajéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.ultrajen

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
youltrajara
ultrajaras
vosultrajaras
él/ella/Ud.ultrajara
nosotrosultrajáramos
vosotrosultrajarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.ultrajaran

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
youltrajase
ultrajases
vosultrajases
él/ella/Ud.ultrajase
nosotrosultrajásemos
vosotrosultrajaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.ultrajasen

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

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

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
ultraja
vosultrajá
él/ella/Ud.ultraje
nosotrosultrajemos
vosotrosultrajad
ustedesultrajen

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 ultrajes
vosno ultrajes
él/ella/Ud.no ultraje
nosotrosno ultrajemos
vosotrosno ultrajéis
ustedesno ultrajen

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

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

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

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

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