50 Examples of Simple and Compound Verbs

The simple verbs are those that are composed of a single word, that is, by a single verbal form. For example: I heard, they will sleep, they will live. The compound verbs are those that are built with two words, that is, with two verbal forms. For example: I have thought, I had gone, they will have bought.

The verbs are words that refer to actions, processes and states and that generally function as the core of the predicate in bimember sentences. For example: fabian it lives in Rome.

According to their composition, verbs are classified into simple and compound. The simple verbs They are formed by joining:

• a verb root. It is the part of the verb that provides the lexical information. For example:A.Mó, comhey, parthey
• a verbal ending. It is the part of the verb that provides information related to mood, tense, aspect, person and number. For example:A.Mó, comhey, parthey.

Instead, the compound verbs are formed with:

• The verb "to have" conjugate. It is an auxiliary verb that indicates the mood, the tense, the aspect, the person and the number. For example:
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  he has loved, there was Eaten, they would have match.
• A participle invariable. It is the word that provides lexical information, because it refers to an action, a process or a state. For example: he has loved, there was Eaten, they would have match.

Mode	simple verbs	Compound verbs
Indicative	– Present(I love, I fear, I give birth) – imperfect past tense (loved, feared, departed) – past perfect simple (I loved, I feared, I left) – Simple future (aI will mar, I will fear, I will depart) – Simple conditional (I would love, I would fear, I would leave)	– past perfect compound (I have loved, I have feared, I have parted) – Pluperfect past tense (I had loved, I had feared, I had left) – Past perfect (I have loved, I have feared, I have parted) – compound future (I will have loved, I will have feared, I will have parted) –Conditional compound (I would have loved, I would have feared, I would have left)
Subjunctive	– Present (love, topic, leave) – imperfect past tense (loved/was, feared/was, left/was) – Imperfect future (love, fear, leave)	– Perfect tense (I have loved, I have feared, I have left) – Pluperfect past tense (would have/loved, would have/feared, would have/parted) – Perfect future(I would have loved, I would have feared, I would have parted)
Imperative	– Present (loves, fears, part)

• See also: Root and ending in verbs

simple verbs

indicative mood

The simple tenses indicative mood are:

Present	imperfect past tense	past perfect simple	Simple future	Simple conditional
Me	A.Meither temeither parteither	A.Maba temwent partwent	A.Mé / temí / partí	A.Mwill / temI was / partI will go	A.Maria / temwould / partwould go
Your voice	A.Mace / temit is / partit is - A.Mmore / temit is / partes	A.Mabas / temyou went / partyou went	A.Maste / temdid you / partyou were	A.Myou will / temages / partyou will go	A.Marias / temwould you / partwould you go
You / He / She	A.Ma / teme / partand	A.Maba / temwent / partwent	A.Mó / temwent / parthey	A.Mwill / temit was / partgonna	A.Maria / temwould / partwould go
We / Us	A.Mmasters tememos partgo	A.Mwe were going temwe were going partwe were going	A.Mmasters temgo partgo	A.Mwe will temwe will be partwe'll go	A.Mwe would / temwe would / partwe would go
You – You / You	A.Man / temin / partin -A.Myou / temyou / partes	A.Mleft / temthey went / partthey were – A.Mabais / temyou were / partyou were	A.MAron / temthey went / partthey went – A.Mdid you / temdid you / partwere you	A.Maran / temwere / partIran - A.Mwill / temyou were / partyou will go	A.Marian / temthey were / partthey would go – A.Mwould / temwere you / partwould you go
They / They	A.Man / temin / partin	A.Mleft / temthey went / partthey were going	A.MAron / temthey went / partthey went	A.Maran / temwere / partIran	A.Marian / temthey were / partthey would go

Subjunctive mode

The simple tenses Subjunctive mode are:

Present	imperfect past tense	Imperfect future*
Me	A.Me / tema / parta	A.Mplow o amase / temwould or fearwas / partwould or partiese	A.Mare / temiere / partiere
Your voice	A.Mit is / temace / partace	A.Maras oamaces / temwould you or fearyeses / partwould you or partyeses	A.MAres / temdo you want / partdo you want
You / He / She	A.Me / tema / parta	A.Mplow o amase / temwould itemwas / partwould or partiese	A.Mare / temiere / partiere
We / Us	A.Memos / temmasters / partmasters	A.Mplows oamlet's do / temwe would itemlet's go / partwe would or partlet's go	A.Mwe will / temwe will go / partwe will go
You – You / You	A.Min / teman / partan- A.Myou / temyou / partyes	A.Mplow o amgrab / temieran itemiesen / partieran or partiesen -A.Marais oamTo six / temwould you or fearwere you / partwould you or partieseis	A.Msand / temgo / partieren -A.Mare you / temwould you / partwould you
They / They	A.Min / teman / partan	A.Mplow o amgrab / temieran itemiesen / partieran opartiesen	A.Msand / temgo / partieren

Imperative mode

The only time of imperative mode it is the present.

Your voice	A.Ma / teme / parte- A.Má / temé / partí
You	A.Me / tema / parta
You you	A.Min / teman / partan- A.Mad / temed / partgo

Compound verbs

indicative mood

The compound tenses of the indicative mood are:

past perfect compound	Pluperfect past tense	Past perfect*	compound future	Conditional compound
Me	I have loved/feared/party	had loved/feared/party	I loved / feared / party	I will have loved / feared / party	would have loved/feared/match
Your voice	have you loved/feared/matched	you had loved/feared/party	you had loved / feared / party	you will have loved / feared / party	would have loved/feared/party
You / He / She	has loved/feared/party	had loved/feared/party	had loved / feared / party	will have loved / feared / party	would have loved/feared/match
We / Us	we have loved/feared/party	we had loved/feared/party	we had loved / feared / party	we will have loved / feared / party	we would have loved/feared/party
You – You / You	have – have you loved / feared / party	had – you had loved / feared / parted	they had – you had loved / feared / party	they will have – you will have loved / feared / party	would have- would have loved/feared/party
They / They	have loved/feared/party	they had loved/feared/parted	they had loved / feared / party	they will have loved / feared / party	they would have loved/feared/party

Subjunctive mode

The compound tenses of the subjunctive mood are:

Perfect tense	Pluperfect past tense	Perfect future*
Me	have loved / feared / party	would have or would have loved / feared / party	would have loved / feared / party
Your voice	you loved/feared/party	would or would have loved/feared/party	you would have loved/feared/party
You / He / She	have loved / feared / party	would have or would have loved / feared / party	would have loved / feared / party
We / Us	we have loved / feared / party	we would have or would have loved/feared/party	we would have loved / feared / party
You – You / You	have – have loved / feared / party	they would have or they would have – you would have or you would have loved / feared / party	would have – would have loved / feared / party
They / They	have loved / feared / party	would have or would have loved / feared / party	they would have loved / feared / party

Attention: In Spanish there are simple verbs that in certain conjugations are irregular. For example: I am, I drive, I could. Furthermore, some participles are also irregular. For example: said, seen, written.

Examples of simple verbs

1. we would adopt: first person plural of the simple conditional of the indicative mood.
2. you dance: second person singular present indicative mood.
3. yield: first or third person singular of the future imperfect of the subjunctive mood.
4. They dine: third person plural of the present indicative mood.
5. Ate: third person singular of the present perfect simple of the indicative mood.
6. count: second person plural of the present of the imperative mood.
7. we would leave: first person plural of the simple conditional of the indicative mood.
8. I had breakfast: first person singular of the present perfect simple of the indicative mood.
9. slept: first or third person singular of the preterite imperfect of the indicative mood.
10. write: second person singular of the imperfect subjunctive mood.
11. I listened: first or third person singular of the present of the subjunctive mood.
12. missing: third person plural of the present of the subjunctive mood.
13. they would win: second or third person plural of the simple conditional of the indicative mood.
14. clean: first or third person singular of the present of the subjunctive mood.
15. you will swim: second person singular of the simple future of the indicative mood.
16. Ask (tú): second person singular of the present of the imperative mood.
17. turn on: second person singular of the imperfect subjunctive mood.
18. you lent: second person singular of the imperfect of the indicative mood.
19. we progress: first person plural of the present perfect simple of the indicative mood.
20. promised: second or third person plural of the future imperfect of the subjunctive mood.
21. you will receive: second person plural of the simple future of the indicative mood.
22. Give up: first or third person singular of the preterite imperfect of the subjunctive mood.
23. we will answer: first person plural of the simple future of the indicative mood.
24. they visit: second or third person plural of the present indicative mood.
25. They lived: second or third person plural of the preterite imperfect of the indicative mood.

Examples of compound verbs

1. had heard: first or third person singular of the pluperfect preterite of the indicative mood.
2. you had read: second person plural of the pluperfect preterite of the indicative mood.
3. we had left: first person plural of the pluperfect preterite of the indicative mood.
4. there will be request: third person singular of the compound future of the indicative mood.
5. they will have repaired: second or third person plural of the future composed of the indicative mood.
6. you will have understood: second person singular of the compound future of the indicative mood.
7. Would have spoken: first or third person singular of the compound conditional of the indicative mood.
8. we would have painted: first person plural of the conditional composed of the indicative mood.
9. they would have greeted: second or third person plural of the simple conditional of the indicative mood.
10. have saved: second or third person plural of the preterite perfect composed of the indicative mood.
11. you have prepared: second person singular of the present perfect composed of the indicative mood.
12. we have changed: first person plural of the preterite perfect of the subjunctive mood.
13. have congratulated: second or third person plural of the preterite perfect of the subjunctive mood.
14. You have come: second person singular of the present perfect of the subjunctive mood.
15. I have spent: first person singular of the preterite perfect composed of the indicative mood.
16. we have gone out: first person plural of the present perfect composed of the indicative mood.
17. we would have thought: first person plural of the pluperfect preterite of the subjunctive mood.
18. we would have visited: first person plural of the pluperfect preterite of the subjunctive mood.
19. would have participated: first or third person singular of the future perfect of the subjunctive mood.
20. you would have forgotten: second person plural of the future perfect of the subjunctive mood.
21. you would have rested: second person singular of the future perfect of the subjunctive mood.
22. they would have expected: second or third person plural of the pluperfect preterite of the subjunctive mood.
23. we had participated: first person plural of the past tense of the indicative mood.
24. you had drawn: second person singular of the past tense of the indicative mood.
25. had eaten: third person singular of the past tense of the indicative mood.

Examples of sentences with simple verbs

1. They they have lunch every day at one. (present indicative)
2. The Greeks they knew a lot about math. (imperfect indicative past tense)
3. My grandparents they lived many years in the field. (simple past perfect indicative)
4. I would you give a coffee please? (simple conditional indicative)
5. When they will come Daniel and Sofia? (future simple indicative)
6. I wish let's arrive in time to watch the game. (present subjunctive)
7. Yes live in the mountain, would see beautiful sunsets. (imperfect past of the subjunctive – simple conditional of the indicative)
8. Who I will say the truth will get a reward. (Future Imperfect Subjunctive – Future Simple Indicative)
9. ¡Listen this song! ¡It is very good! (present imperative – present indicative)
10. She towards yoga every day. (imperfect indicative past tense)
11. The Queen ruled these lands for many years. (simple past perfect indicative)
12. I would like that the world outside a fairer place. (simple conditional of the indicative – past imperfect of the subjunctive)
13. We will travel by train to Paris. (future simple indicative)
14. Opens the door, please. (present imperative)
15. When I finished University, i will work in a law firm. (present subjunctive – future simple indicative)

Examples of sentences with compound verbs

1. Not yet you've seen this movie? (preterite perfect compound indicative)
2. When Pedro arrived at the station, the train had already left. had gone. (preterite pluperfect indicative)
3. Or well had stopped After it rained, they left their house. (past past indicative)
4. Does the cat will have stayed asleep under the bed? (compound future indicative)
5. Yes I would have studied more for the exam would have approved. (pluperfect past tense of the subjunctive – compound conditional of the indicative)
6. It is possible that already have arrived To the concert. (preterite perfect subjunctive)
7. The person who doesn't would have fulfilled the contract must pay a fine. (future perfect subjunctive)
8. Already I have visited that city many times. (preterite perfect compound indicative)
9. He said that day had arrived early to the office. (preterite pluperfect indicative)
10. Barely I had turned on My mobile, messages began to arrive. (past past indicative)
11. But I would have saved the cake in the fridge, the cream she would have put ugly. (pluperfect past tense of the subjunctive – compound conditional of the indicative)
12. hopefully already has arrived the package. (preterite perfect subjunctive)
13. They they will have finished The report? (compound future indicative)
14. You guys they have prepared the whole dinner? (preterite perfect compound indicative)
15. He believed that had parked the car on the avenue. (preterite pluperfect indicative)

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• Verb Tenses in Spanish

References

• Gomez-Torrego, L. (2005). Didactic grammar of Spanish. SM editions.
• Royal Spanish Academy & Association of Academies of the Spanish Language. (2010). New grammar of the Spanish language. Manual. Spare.