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THE SPANISH VERB SYSTEM:  29 VERB FORMS 

Spanish Verb Form

Verb Form Name

English Translation

1.  hablo (yo)

Simple present tense

I speak

2.  hablé

Preterite

I spoke

3.  hablaba

Imperfect

I spoke, was speaking

4.  hablaré

Future

I will/shall speak

5.  hablaría

Conditional

I would speak

6.  estoy hablando

Present Progressive

I am speaking

7.  estuve hablando

Preterite Progressive

I was speaking

8.  estaba hablando

Imperfect Progressive

I was speaking

9.  estaré hablando

Future Progressive

I will be speaking

10.  estaría hablando

Conditional Progressive

I would be speaking

11.  he hablado

Present Perfect

I have spoken

12.  hube hablado

Preterite Perfect

I had spoken

13.  había hablado

Pluperfect

I had spoken

14.  habré hablado

Future Perfect

I will have spoken

15.  habría hablado

Conditional Perfect

I would have spoken

16.  he estado hablando

Present Perfect Progressive

I have been speaking

17.  hube estado hablando

Preterite Perfect Progressive

I had been speaking

18.  había estado hablando

Pluperfect Progressive

I had been speaking

19.  habré estado hablando

Future Perfect Progressive

I will have been speaking

20.  habría estado hablando

Conditional Perfect Progressive

I would have been speaking

21.  hable Ud.

Imperative/Command

Speak, you!

22.  hable

Present Subjunctive

(that) I speak

23.  hablara

Imperfect Subjunctive

(that) I speak

24.  esté hablando

Present Progressive Subjunctive

(that) I be/am speaking

25.  estuviera hablando

Imperfect Progressive Subjunctive

(that) I be/was speaking

26.  haya hablado

Present Perfect Subjunctive

(that) I have spoken

27.  hubiera hablado

Pluperfect Subjunctive

(that) I had spoken

28.  haya estado hablando

Present Perfect Progressive Subjunctive

(that) I have been speaking

29. hubiera estado hablando

Pluperfect Progressive Subjunctive

(that) I had been speaking

 

 

 

 

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