to drive; to lead
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Conduzco al trabajo todos los días.
I drive to work every day.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi padre condujo toda la noche.
My father drove all night.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuelo conducía un taxi en La Habana.
My grandfather drove a taxi in Havana.
Futuro · What will happen
Conduciremos hasta Santiago.
We'll drive to Santiago.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo no conduciría con esta lluvia.
I wouldn't drive in this rain.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has conducido alguna vez en Santo Domingo?
Have you ever driven in Santo Domingo?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella nunca había conducido de noche.
She had never driven at night.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo habría conducido más despacio.
I would have driven more slowly.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que conduzcas con cuidado.
I hope you drive carefully.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
No quería que mi hijo condujera de noche.
I didn't want my son to drive at night.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pidieron que condujesen despacio.
They asked them to drive slowly.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya conducido solo.
I doubt he has driven alone.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras conducido tú, habríamos llegado antes.
If you had driven, we would have arrived sooner.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Conduce con cuidado.
Drive carefully.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No conduzcas tan rápido.
Don't drive so fast.