visitar — Spanish conjugation

to visit

Frequency#383Regular

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
yovisitoI visit
visitasyou visit
vosvisitásyou visit
él/ella/Ud.visitahe/she/it visits
nosotrosvisitamoswe visit
vosotrosvisitáisyou (pl.) visit
ellos/ellas/Uds.visitanthey visit

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
yovisitéI visited
visitasteyou visited
vosvisitasteyou visited
él/ella/Ud.visitóhe/she/it visited
nosotrosvisitamoswe visited
vosotrosvisitasteisyou (pl.) visited
ellos/ellas/Uds.visitaronthey visited

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
yovisitaba
visitabas
vosvisitabas
él/ella/Ud.visitaba
nosotrosvisitábamos
vosotrosvisitabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.visitaban

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
yovisitaríaI would visit
visitaríasyou would visit
vosvisitaríasyou would visit
él/ella/Ud.visitaríahe/she/it would visit
nosotrosvisitaríamoswe would visit
vosotrosvisitaríaisyou (pl.) would visit
ellos/ellas/Uds.visitaríanthey would visit

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
yovisitaréI will visit
visitarásyou will visit
vosvisitarásyou will visit
él/ella/Ud.visitaráhe/she/it will visit
nosotrosvisitaremoswe will visit
vosotrosvisitaréisyou (pl.) will visit
ellos/ellas/Uds.visitaránthey will visit

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 visitadoI have visited
has visitadoyou have visited
voshas visitadoyou have visited
él/ella/Ud.ha visitadohe/she/it has visited
nosotroshemos visitadowe have visited
vosotroshabéis visitadoyou (pl.) have visited
ellos/ellas/Uds.han visitadothey have visited

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 visitadoI had visited
habías visitadoyou had visited
voshabías visitadoyou had visited
él/ella/Ud.había visitadohe/she/it had visited
nosotroshabíamos visitadowe had visited
vosotroshabíais visitadoyou (pl.) had visited
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían visitadothey had visited

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

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 visitadoI will have visited
habrás visitadoyou will have visited
voshabrás visitadoyou will have visited
él/ella/Ud.habrá visitadohe/she/it will have visited
nosotroshabremos visitadowe will have visited
vosotroshabréis visitadoyou (pl.) will have visited
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán visitadothey will have visited

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
yovisite
visites
vosvisites
él/ella/Ud.visite
nosotrosvisitemos
vosotrosvisitéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.visiten

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
yovisitara
visitaras
vosvisitaras
él/ella/Ud.visitara
nosotrosvisitáramos
vosotrosvisitarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.visitaran

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
yovisitase
visitases
vosvisitases
él/ella/Ud.visitase
nosotrosvisitásemos
vosotrosvisitaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.visitasen

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

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

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
visita
vosvisitá
él/ella/Ud.visite
nosotrosvisitemos
vosotrosvisitad
ustedesvisiten

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 visites
vosno visites
él/ella/Ud.no visite
nosotrosno visitemos
vosotrosno visitéis
ustedesno visiten

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

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

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

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

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