visar — Spanish conjugation

to visa

Frequency#630Regular

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
yovisoI visa
visasyou visa
vosvisásyou visa
él/ella/Ud.visahe/she/it visas
nosotrosvisamoswe visa
vosotrosvisáisyou (pl.) visa
ellos/ellas/Uds.visanthey visa

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
yoviséI visaed
visasteyou visaed
vosvisasteyou visaed
él/ella/Ud.visóhe/she/it visaed
nosotrosvisamoswe visaed
vosotrosvisasteisyou (pl.) visaed
ellos/ellas/Uds.visaronthey visaed

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
yovisaba
visabas
vosvisabas
él/ella/Ud.visaba
nosotrosvisábamos
vosotrosvisabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.visaban

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
yovisaríaI would visa
visaríasyou would visa
vosvisaríasyou would visa
él/ella/Ud.visaríahe/she/it would visa
nosotrosvisaríamoswe would visa
vosotrosvisaríaisyou (pl.) would visa
ellos/ellas/Uds.visaríanthey would visa

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
yovisaréI will visa
visarásyou will visa
vosvisarásyou will visa
él/ella/Ud.visaráhe/she/it will visa
nosotrosvisaremoswe will visa
vosotrosvisaréisyou (pl.) will visa
ellos/ellas/Uds.visaránthey will visa

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 visadoI have visaed
has visadoyou have visaed
voshas visadoyou have visaed
él/ella/Ud.ha visadohe/she/it has visaed
nosotroshemos visadowe have visaed
vosotroshabéis visadoyou (pl.) have visaed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han visadothey have visaed

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 visadoI had visaed
habías visadoyou had visaed
voshabías visadoyou had visaed
él/ella/Ud.había visadohe/she/it had visaed
nosotroshabíamos visadowe had visaed
vosotroshabíais visadoyou (pl.) had visaed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían visadothey had visaed

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

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 visadoI will have visaed
habrás visadoyou will have visaed
voshabrás visadoyou will have visaed
él/ella/Ud.habrá visadohe/she/it will have visaed
nosotroshabremos visadowe will have visaed
vosotroshabréis visadoyou (pl.) will have visaed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán visadothey will have visaed

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
yovise
vises
vosvises
él/ella/Ud.vise
nosotrosvisemos
vosotrosviséis
ellos/ellas/Uds.visen

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
yovisara
visaras
vosvisaras
él/ella/Ud.visara
nosotrosvisáramos
vosotrosvisarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.visaran

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
yovisase
visases
vosvisases
él/ella/Ud.visase
nosotrosvisásemos
vosotrosvisaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.visasen

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

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

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
visa
vosvisá
él/ella/Ud.vise
nosotrosvisemos
vosotrosvisad
ustedesvisen

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 vises
vosno vises
él/ella/Ud.no vise
nosotrosno visemos
vosotrosno viséis
ustedesno visen

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

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

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

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

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