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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Cambio de idea todos los días.
I change my mind every day.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi vida cambió cuando llegué aquí.
My life changed when I arrived here.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los precios cambiaban cada semana.
The prices used to change every week.
Futuro · What will happen
Cambiaremos dólares en el aeropuerto.
We'll change dollars at the airport.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo cambiaría el color de la sala.
I'd change the color of the living room.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
La ciudad ha cambiado mucho.
The city has changed a lot.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Tú ya habías cambiado de trabajo.
You had already changed jobs.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para entonces ya habrán cambiado las reglas.
By then they will have changed the rules.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos cambiado el vuelo, pero era muy caro.
We would have changed the flight, but it was very expensive.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
No quiero que cambies nunca.
I don't want you to ever change.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Ojalá mi jefe cambiara de opinión.
I wish my boss would change his mind.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Si cambiásemos de casa, estaríamos más cerca.
If we moved, we would be closer.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me sorprende que no haya cambiado nada.
I'm surprised nothing has changed.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera cambiado el aceite, el carro no se habría roto.
If I had changed the oil, the car wouldn't have broken down.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Cambia de canal, por favor.
Change the channel, please.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No cambies de tema.
Don't change the subject.