Expresses an action completed before another past action. Rarely used in spoken language, mostly in formal writing.
Yo hube hablado
I had spoken
hube, hubiste, hubo, hubimos, hubisteis, hubieron + past participle
(Not used in spoken language, only in writing)
Expresses completed actions in the past with a specific beginning and end.
Yo hablé
I spoke
-ar: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron
-er/-ir: -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron
Irregulars: andar, conducir, dar, decir, estar, haber, hacer, ir, poner, poder, querer, saber, ser, tener, traer, venir, ver
Expresses an action that occurred before another past action.
Yo había hablado
I had spoken
había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían + past participle
Expresses actions completed in the recent past or with present relevance.
Yo he hablado
I have spoken
he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han + past participle
Expresses current actions, habitual actions, or general truths.
Yo hablo
I speak
-ar: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an
-er: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en
-ir: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en
Irregulars: caber, dar, estar, saber, ver, and more
Expresses hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future actions from a past perspective.
Yo hablaría
I would speak
add to infinitive: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían
Same irregulars as future tense
Expresses hypothetical actions that would have occurred in the past.
Yo habría hablado
I would have spoken
habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían + past participle
Expresses future actions or events. Also used for probability in the present.
Yo hablaré
I will speak
add to infinitive: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án
Irregulars: caber—cabr-, decir—dir-, haber—habr-, hacer—har-, poder—podr-, poner—pondr-, querer—querr-, saber—sabr-, salir—saldr-, tener—tendr-, valer—valdr-, venir—vendr-
Also: Yo voy a hablar (I am going to speak)
Expresses actions that will be completed before a future point in time.
Yo habré hablado
I will have spoken
habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán + past participle