Simple Times Example

Simple times are verb tenses that are composed of a single word: a verb conjugated in a certain time, mode, number and person.

The simple times can be conjugated in 3 modes:

• Indicative mode
• Subjunctive mode
• Imperative mode

In addition, they are conjugated in any of the following people or numbers:

• First person of singular (me)
• Second person singular (your)
• Third person singular (he she)
• First person plural (we, we)
• Second person plural (you, you, you)
• Third person plural (they, they)

These times differ from compound times. These, on the contrary, are structured from two verb forms: the verb have (conjugated in person, time, number and mode) and a verb in participle (invariable verb form whose ending is -ado, -ido, -to, -so, -cho).

• More in: Compound times.

What are the compound times?

In Spanish there are 9 compound tenses: 5 compound tenses of the indicative mood, 3 of the subjunctive mood and one of the imperative mood. Each of these times is briefly explained below.

Simple tenses in indicative mode

The simple indicative tenses express actions that for the speaker are a fact or a reality. The simple indicative tenses are:

• Present indicative. Indicates an action that has taken place at the current moment, for example: like, I listen, you reflect, you wish, you have, we assure, you sweep, you are ...
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense. Indicates an action that occurred in a past moment, for example: coincided, we omitted, I participated, I said, you took, you rolled, you spoke.
• Simple future or future indicative. Indicates an action that will take place at some point in the future. For example: I will sing, they will show, you will live, we will be, they will convince, I will consolidate, they will exemplify, we will fulfill.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense. Indicates a past action that occurs simultaneously with another action that in turn takes place in the past. Acquire the termination -aba, -ía. For example: he sang, presented, ate, would, would sleep, would have, would demonstrate.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative. It expresses a hypothetical action or an action that is not yet finished. Acquire the ending -estuary. For example: I would change, you would bite, they would have, I would assure, they would prefer.

Simple tenses in subjunctive mood

The subjunctive tenses imply an action that is not a fact, but something that cannot be fully verified. Usually they express possibilities, wishes, hopes, etc. The 3 simple tenses of the subjunctive mood are:

• Present subjunctive.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive.
• Future simple or future subjunctive.

Simple tenses in imperative mood

The imperative mood can only be conjugated for the second person singular or plural. There are four conjugations:

• Imperative second person singular for the pronoun your. For example: (you) go, (you) put, (you) take out, (you) study, (you) speak.
• Imperative second person singular for the pronoun you. This conjugation is for formal use or is used in courtesy formulas. For example: (you) know, (you) name, (you) know, (you) appear, (you) study.
• Imperative second person plural for pronoun you. For example: (you) eat, (you) attend, (you) return, (you) resist, (you) lose.
• Imperative second person singular for the pronoun your. For example: (you) have, (you) move, (you) illustrate, (you) collate, (you) dress, (you) roll.

15 Examples of verbs in simple tense

1. Verb eat

• Present indicative: like, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: ate, ate, ate, ate, ate, ate, ate, ate.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will eat, you will eat, we will eat, they will eat, you will eat, they will eat.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: ate, ate, ate, ate, ate, ate, ate, ate.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I would eat, you would eat, I would eat, we would eat, you would eat, you would eat, you would eat.
• Present subjunctive: eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: ate or ate; eat or eat; ate or ate; eat or eat; ate or ate; would you eat or eat; ate or ate.
• Imperative:eat, eat, eat, eat.

1. Verb to film

• Present indicative: I film, film, film, we film, film, film, film.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I filmed, filmed, filmed, we filmed
• Simple future or future indicative: I will film, film, film, film, film, film, film.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: I filmed, filmed, filmed, we filmed, filmed, filmed, filmed.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I would film, film, film, film, film, film, film, film.
• Present subjunctive: film, films, film, let's film, film, film, film.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: film, film,film, we will film, film, film, film.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: filmed or filmed; cameras or films; filmed or filmed; we filmed or filmed; filmed or filmed; filmarais or filmaseis; filmed or filmed.
• Imperative:film, film, film, film.

1. Verb accommodate

• Present indicative: I accommodate, accommodate, accommodate, accommodate, accommodate, accommodate, accommodate.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I accommodated, accommodated, accommodated, accommodated, accommodated, accommodated, accommodated.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will accommodate, will accommodate, will accommodate, will accommodate, will accommodate, will accommodate, will accommodate.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: It accommodated, accommodated, accommodated, accommodated, accommodated, accommodated, accommodated.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: Would accommodate, would accommodate, would accommodate, would accommodate, would accommodate, would accommodate, would accommodate.
• Present subjunctive: Accommodate, accommodate, accommodate, accommodate, accommodate. You will accommodate, will accommodate.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: I will accommodate, accommodate, accommodate, accommodate, accommodate, accommodate, accommodate.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: accommodate or accommodate; you accommodate or accommodate; accommodate or accommodate; accommodate or accommodate; accommodate or accommodate; you will accommodate or accommodate; accommodate or accommodate.
• Imperative:accommodate, accommodate, accommodate, accommodate.

1. Verb to resist

• Present indicative: I resist, resist, resist, resist, resist, resist, resist.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I resisted, you resisted, you resisted, we resisted, they resisted, you resisted, they resisted.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will resist, you will resist, it will resist, we will resist, they will resist, you will resist, they will resist.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: I resisted, you resisted, I resisted, we resisted, they resisted, you resisted, they resisted.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I would resist, you would resist, I would resist, we would resist, you would resist, they would resist.
• Present subjunctive: resist, resist, resist, resist, resist, resist, resist.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: resist, resist, we will resist, resist, resist, resist.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: resist or resist; resisted or resisted; resist or resist; resist or resist; resist or resist; resist or resist; resist or resist.
• Imperative: resist, resist, resist, resist.

1. Verb to sell

• Present indicative: sell, sell, sell, sell, sell, sell, sell.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I sold, you sold, you sold, we sold, you sold, you sold, you sold.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will sell, you will sell, will sell, we will sell, we will sell, you will sell, they will sell.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: I was selling, you were selling, I was selling, we were selling, you were selling, you were selling, you were selling.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: sell, sell, sell, sell, sell, sell, sell.
• Present subjunctive: sell, sell, sell, sell, sell, sell, sell.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: I will sell, you will sell, I will sell, we will sell, they will sell, you will sell, they will sell.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: sell or sell; would you sell or sell; sell or sell; sell or sell; sold or sold; you would sell or sell; sold or sold.
• Imperative: Sell, sell, sell, sell.

1. Verb to calm

• Present indicative: calm, calm, calm, calm, calm, calm, calm.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I calmed down, calmed down, calmed down, calmed down, calmed down, calmed down.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will calm, calm, calm, calm, calm, calm, calm.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: It calmed, calmed, calmed, calmed, calmed, calmed, calmed.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I would calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down.
• Present subjunctive: Calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: I will calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: calm down or calm down; calm or calm; calm down or calm down; calm down or calm down; calm or soothe; calm down or calm down; calm or calm.
• Imperative: Calm down, calm down, calm down.

1. Verb say

• Present indicative: I say, you say, you say, we say, they say, you say, they say.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I said, you said, said, we said, they said, you said, they said.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will say, you will say, you will say, we will say, they will say, you will say, they will say.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: said, said, said, said, said, said, said.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I would say, you would say, I would say, we would say, they would say, you would say, they would say.
• Present subjunctive: Say, say, say, say, say, say, say.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: I will say, you will say, will say, we will say, they will say, you will say, they will say.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: say or say; say or say; say or say; say or say; say or say; say or say; say or say.
• Imperative: Say, say, say, say.

1. Verb to lie

• Present indicative: I lie, lie, lie, we lie, lie, lie, lie.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I lied, you lied, lied, we lied, they lied, you lied, they lied.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will lie, you will lie, you will lie, we will lie, they will lie, you will lie, they will lie.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: Lied, lied, lied, lied, lied, lied, lied.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I would lie, lie, lie, we would lie, they would lie, you would lie, they would lie.
• Present subjunctive: Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: Lie, lie, lie, we will lie, lie, lie, lie.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: lie or lie; you lie or lie; lie or lie; whether we lie or lie; lie or lie; lie or lie; lie or lie.
• Imperative: lie, lie, lie, lie.

1. Verb escape

• Present indicative: I escape, escape, escape, escape, escape, escape, escape.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I escaped, you escaped, you escaped, we escaped, you escaped, you escaped, you escaped.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will escape, you will escape, you will escape, we will escape, they will escape, you will escape, they will escape.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: escaped, escaped, escaped, escaped, escaped, escaped, escaped.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I'd run away, run away, run away, run away, run away, run away, run away
• Present subjunctive: Escape, escape, escape, escape, escape, escape, escape
• Future simple or future subjunctive: I will escape, you will escape, you will escape, we will escape, you will escape, you will escape, you will escape.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: escaped or escaped; you will escape or escape; escaped or escaped; escape or escape; escape or escape; you will escape or escape; escape or escape.
• Imperative:Escape, escape, escape, escape.

1. Verb explain

• Present indicative: I explain, explain, explain, explain, explain, explain, explain.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I explained, explained, explained, explained, explained, explained, explained.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will explain, you will explain, it will explain, we will explain, they will explain, you will explain, they will explain.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: explained, explained, explained, explained, explained, explained, explained.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I would explain, explain, explain, explain, explain, explain, explain.
• Present subjunctive: Explain, explain, explain, explain, explain, explain, explain.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: I will explain, you will explain, it will explain, we will explain, they will explain, you will explain, they will explain.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: explain or explain; you will explain or explain; explain or explain; explain or explain; explain or explain; explain or explain; explain or explain.
• Imperative: explain, explain, explain, explain.

1. Verb read

• Present indicative: I read, they, reads, we read, they read, you read, they read.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I read, you read, you read, we read, you read, you read, you read.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will read, you will read, you will read, we will read, you will read, you will read, you will read.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: read, read, read, read, read, read, read.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I would read, read, read, read, read, read, read.
• Present subjunctive: read, read, read, read, read, read, read.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: I will read, you will read, I will read, we will read, you will read, you will read, you will read.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: read or read; you read or law; read or read; read or read; read or read; you will read or read; read or read.
• Imperative: read, read, read, read.

1. Verb amuse

• Present indicative: I'm having fun, having fun, having fun, having fun, having fun, having fun, having fun.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: had fun, had fun, had fun, had fun, had fun, had fun, had fun.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will have fun, will have fun, will have fun, will have fun, will have fun, will have fun, will have fun.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: Amused, amused, amused, amused, amused, amused, amused.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: It would have fun, would have fun, would have fun, would have fun, would have fun, would have fun, would have fun.
• Present subjunctive: Have fun, have fun, have fun, have fun, have fun, have fun, have fun.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: Amuse, amuse, amuse, we will amuse, amuse, amuse, amuse.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: amused or amused; amused or amused; amused or amused; entertained or amused; amused or amused; you amused or amused; amused or amused.
• Imperative: have fun, have fun, have fun, have fun.

1. Verb have breakfast

• Present indicative: Have breakfast, have breakfast, have breakfast, let's have breakfast, have breakfast, have breakfast, have breakfast.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I had breakfast, had breakfast, had breakfast, had breakfast, had breakfast, had breakfast, had breakfast.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will have breakfast, will have breakfast, will have breakfast, will have breakfast, will have breakfast, will have breakfast, will have breakfast.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: I had breakfast, you had breakfast, I had breakfast, we had breakfast, they had breakfast, you had breakfast, they had breakfast.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I would have breakfast, you would have breakfast, I would have breakfast, we would have breakfast, they would have breakfast, you would have breakfast, they would have breakfast.
• Present subjunctive: Have breakfast, have breakfast, have breakfast, let's have breakfast, have breakfast, have breakfast, have breakfast.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: I will have breakfast, I will have breakfast, I will have breakfast, I will have breakfast, I will have breakfast, I will have breakfast, I will have breakfast.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: have breakfast or breakfast; you will have breakfast or breakfast; have breakfast or breakfast; we would have breakfast or breakfast; have breakfast or breakfast; you will have breakfast or breakfast; have breakfast or breakfast.
• Imperative: Have breakfast, have breakfast, have breakfast, have breakfast.

1. Verb contemplate

• Present indicative: I contemplate, contemplate, contemplate, contemplate, contemplate, contemplate, contemplate.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I contemplated, you contemplated, contemplated, we contemplated, contemplated, you contemplated, contemplated.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will contemplate, you will contemplate, it will contemplate, we will contemplate, they will contemplate, you will contemplate, they will contemplate.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: I contemplated, contemplated, contemplated, we contemplated, contemplated, contemplated, contemplated.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I would contemplate, you would contemplate, I would contemplate, we would contemplate, they would contemplate, you would contemplate, they would contemplate.
• Present subjunctive: contemplate, contemplate, contemplate, contemplate, contemplate, contemplate, contemplate.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: I will contemplate, contemplate, contemplate, we will contemplate, contemplate, contemplate, contemplate.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: contemplate or contemplate; you will contemplate or contemplate; contemplate or contemplate; we contemplate or contemplate; contemplate or contemplate; contemplate or contemplate; contemplate or contemplate.
• Imperative: contemplate, contemplate, contemplate, contemplate.

1. Verb emulate

• Present indicative: I emulate, emulate, emulate, we emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate.
• Simple past perfect or indicative past tense: I emulated, emulated, emulated, we emulated, emulated, emulated, emulated.
• Simple future or future indicative: I will emulate, emulate, emulate, we will emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate.
• Imperfect past or indicative past tense: emulated, emulated, emulated, emulated, emulated, emulated.
• Simple or postpreterite conditional of indicative: I would emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate.
• Present subjunctive: emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate.
• Future simple or future subjunctive: emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate.
• Preterite imperfect or past subjunctive: emulate or emulate; emulate or emulate; emulate or emulate; emulate or emulate; emulate or emulate; emulate or emulate; emulate or emulate.
• Imperative: Emulate, emulate, emulate, emulate.

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