violar — Spanish conjugation

to violate

Frequency#1024Regular

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
yovioloI violate
violasyou violate
vosviolásyou violate
él/ella/Ud.violahe/she/it violates
nosotrosviolamoswe violate
vosotrosvioláisyou (pl.) violate
ellos/ellas/Uds.violanthey violate

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
yovioléI violated
violasteyou violated
vosviolasteyou violated
él/ella/Ud.violóhe/she/it violated
nosotrosviolamoswe violated
vosotrosviolasteisyou (pl.) violated
ellos/ellas/Uds.violaronthey violated

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
yoviolaba
violabas
vosviolabas
él/ella/Ud.violaba
nosotrosviolábamos
vosotrosviolabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.violaban

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
yoviolaríaI would violate
violaríasyou would violate
vosviolaríasyou would violate
él/ella/Ud.violaríahe/she/it would violate
nosotrosviolaríamoswe would violate
vosotrosviolaríaisyou (pl.) would violate
ellos/ellas/Uds.violaríanthey would violate

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
yoviolaréI will violate
violarásyou will violate
vosviolarásyou will violate
él/ella/Ud.violaráhe/she/it will violate
nosotrosviolaremoswe will violate
vosotrosviolaréisyou (pl.) will violate
ellos/ellas/Uds.violaránthey will violate

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 violadoI have violated
has violadoyou have violated
voshas violadoyou have violated
él/ella/Ud.ha violadohe/she/it has violated
nosotroshemos violadowe have violated
vosotroshabéis violadoyou (pl.) have violated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han violadothey have violated

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 violadoI had violated
habías violadoyou had violated
voshabías violadoyou had violated
él/ella/Ud.había violadohe/she/it had violated
nosotroshabíamos violadowe had violated
vosotroshabíais violadoyou (pl.) had violated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían violadothey had violated

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

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 violadoI will have violated
habrás violadoyou will have violated
voshabrás violadoyou will have violated
él/ella/Ud.habrá violadohe/she/it will have violated
nosotroshabremos violadowe will have violated
vosotroshabréis violadoyou (pl.) will have violated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán violadothey will have violated

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
yoviole
violes
vosvioles
él/ella/Ud.viole
nosotrosviolemos
vosotrosvioléis
ellos/ellas/Uds.violen

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
yoviolara
violaras
vosviolaras
él/ella/Ud.violara
nosotrosvioláramos
vosotrosviolarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.violaran

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
yoviolase
violases
vosviolases
él/ella/Ud.violase
nosotrosviolásemos
vosotrosviolaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.violasen

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

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

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
viola
vosviolá
él/ella/Ud.viole
nosotrosviolemos
vosotrosviolad
ustedesviolen

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 violes
vosno violes
él/ella/Ud.no viole
nosotrosno violemos
vosotrosno violéis
ustedesno violen

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

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

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

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

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