to compose; to fix
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Compongo canciones en mi tiempo libre.
I write songs in my free time.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi tío compuso un bolero para mi tía.
My uncle wrote a bolero for my aunt.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Silvio Rodríguez componía canciones muy bonitas.
Silvio Rodríguez wrote very beautiful songs.
Futuro · What will happen
Compondré una canción para ti.
I'll write a song for you.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo compondría algo más alegre.
I'd write something happier.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
El mecánico ha compuesto el carro.
The mechanic has fixed the car.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había compuesto la canción.
He had already written the song.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Mi abuelo te habría compuesto una canción.
My grandfather would have written you a song.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que me compongas una canción.
I want you to write me a song.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que compusiera algo para la boda.
I asked him to write something for the wedding.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que compusiesen el himno.
I asked them to compose the anthem.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya compuesto esa canción.
I doubt he has written that song.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras compuesto el radio, tendríamos música.
If you had fixed the radio, we would have music.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Compón una canción para tu abuela.
Write a song for your grandmother.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.