to have breakfast
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Desayuno café con pan tostado.
I have coffee and toast for breakfast.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Desayunamos en la terraza del hotel.
We had breakfast on the hotel terrace.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los niños desayunaban antes de la escuela.
The kids had breakfast before school.
Futuro · What will happen
Desayunaremos a las ocho.
We'll have breakfast at eight.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo desayunaría algo ligero.
I'd have something light for breakfast.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Ya has desayunado?
Have you had breakfast yet?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Él ya había desayunado.
He had already had breakfast.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para las nueve ya habrán desayunado.
By nine they will have had breakfast.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos desayunado juntos.
We would have had breakfast together.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que desayunes bien.
I want you to have a good breakfast.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Mi mamá insistió en que el niño desayunara.
My mom insisted that the boy have breakfast.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que desayunasen temprano.
I asked them to have breakfast early.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que hayas desayunado.
I hope you've had breakfast.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera desayunado, no tendría hambre.
If I had had breakfast, I wouldn't be hungry.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Desayuna antes de salir.
Have breakfast before you leave.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No desayunes tan tarde.
Don't have breakfast so late.