violentar — Spanish conjugation

to violate

Frequency#279Regular

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
yoviolentoI violate
violentasyou violate
vosviolentásyou violate
él/ella/Ud.violentahe/she/it violates
nosotrosviolentamoswe violate
vosotrosviolentáisyou (pl.) violate
ellos/ellas/Uds.violentanthey 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
yoviolentéI violated
violentasteyou violated
vosviolentasteyou violated
él/ella/Ud.violentóhe/she/it violated
nosotrosviolentamoswe violated
vosotrosviolentasteisyou (pl.) violated
ellos/ellas/Uds.violentaronthey 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
yoviolentaba
violentabas
vosviolentabas
él/ella/Ud.violentaba
nosotrosviolentábamos
vosotrosviolentabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.violentaban

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
yoviolentaríaI would violate
violentaríasyou would violate
vosviolentaríasyou would violate
él/ella/Ud.violentaríahe/she/it would violate
nosotrosviolentaríamoswe would violate
vosotrosviolentaríaisyou (pl.) would violate
ellos/ellas/Uds.violentaríanthey 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
yoviolentaréI will violate
violentarásyou will violate
vosviolentarásyou will violate
él/ella/Ud.violentaráhe/she/it will violate
nosotrosviolentaremoswe will violate
vosotrosviolentaréisyou (pl.) will violate
ellos/ellas/Uds.violentaránthey 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 violentadoI have violated
has violentadoyou have violated
voshas violentadoyou have violated
él/ella/Ud.ha violentadohe/she/it has violated
nosotroshemos violentadowe have violated
vosotroshabéis violentadoyou (pl.) have violated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han violentadothey 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 violentadoI had violated
habías violentadoyou had violated
voshabías violentadoyou had violated
él/ella/Ud.había violentadohe/she/it had violated
nosotroshabíamos violentadowe had violated
vosotroshabíais violentadoyou (pl.) had violated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían violentadothey 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 violentado
habrías violentado
voshabrías violentado
él/ella/Ud.habría violentado
nosotroshabríamos violentado
vosotroshabríais violentado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían violentado

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 violentadoI will have violated
habrás violentadoyou will have violated
voshabrás violentadoyou will have violated
él/ella/Ud.habrá violentadohe/she/it will have violated
nosotroshabremos violentadowe will have violated
vosotroshabréis violentadoyou (pl.) will have violated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán violentadothey 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
yoviolente
violentes
vosviolentes
él/ella/Ud.violente
nosotrosviolentemos
vosotrosviolentéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.violenten

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
yoviolentara
violentaras
vosviolentaras
él/ella/Ud.violentara
nosotrosviolentáramos
vosotrosviolentarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.violentaran

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
yoviolentase
violentases
vosviolentases
él/ella/Ud.violentase
nosotrosviolentásemos
vosotrosviolentaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.violentasen

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

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

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
violenta
vosviolentá
él/ella/Ud.violente
nosotrosviolentemos
vosotrosviolentad
ustedesviolenten

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 violentes
vosno violentes
él/ella/Ud.no violente
nosotrosno violentemos
vosotrosno violentéis
ustedesno violenten

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

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

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

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

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