vehicular — Spanish conjugation

vehicular (relating to vehicles)

Frequency#426Regular

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
yovehiculo
vehiculas
vosvehiculás
él/ella/Ud.vehicula
nosotrosvehiculamos
vosotrosvehiculáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.vehiculan

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
yovehiculé
vehiculaste
vosvehiculaste
él/ella/Ud.vehiculó
nosotrosvehiculamos
vosotrosvehiculasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.vehicularon

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
yovehiculaba
vehiculabas
vosvehiculabas
él/ella/Ud.vehiculaba
nosotrosvehiculábamos
vosotrosvehiculabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.vehiculaban

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
yovehicularía
vehicularías
vosvehicularías
él/ella/Ud.vehicularía
nosotrosvehicularíamos
vosotrosvehicularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.vehicularían

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
yovehicularé
vehicularás
vosvehicularás
él/ella/Ud.vehiculará
nosotrosvehicularemos
vosotrosvehicularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.vehicularán

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 vehiculado
has vehiculado
voshas vehiculado
él/ella/Ud.ha vehiculado
nosotroshemos vehiculado
vosotroshabéis vehiculado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han vehiculado

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 vehiculado
habías vehiculado
voshabías vehiculado
él/ella/Ud.había vehiculado
nosotroshabíamos vehiculado
vosotroshabíais vehiculado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían vehiculado

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

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 vehiculado
habrás vehiculado
voshabrás vehiculado
él/ella/Ud.habrá vehiculado
nosotroshabremos vehiculado
vosotroshabréis vehiculado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán vehiculado

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
yovehicule
vehicules
vosvehicules
él/ella/Ud.vehicule
nosotrosvehiculemos
vosotrosvehiculéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.vehiculen

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
yovehiculara
vehicularas
vosvehicularas
él/ella/Ud.vehiculara
nosotrosvehiculáramos
vosotrosvehicularais
ellos/ellas/Uds.vehicularan

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
yovehiculase
vehiculases
vosvehiculases
él/ella/Ud.vehiculase
nosotrosvehiculásemos
vosotrosvehiculaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.vehiculasen

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

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

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
vehicula
vosvehiculá
él/ella/Ud.vehicule
nosotrosvehiculemos
vosotrosvehiculad
ustedesvehiculen

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 vehicules
vosno vehicules
él/ella/Ud.no vehicule
nosotrosno vehiculemos
vosotrosno vehiculéis
ustedesno vehiculen

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

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

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

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

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