to push
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Empujo el carro hasta el taller.
I push the car to the shop.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Alguien me empujó en la guagua.
Someone pushed me on the bus.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los niños se empujaban en la fila.
The kids were pushing each other in line.
Futuro · What will happen
Empujaremos el carro.
We'll push the car.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo no empujaría esa puerta.
I wouldn't push that door.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Me han empujado.
They've pushed me.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Alguien había empujado la mesa.
Someone had pushed the table.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos empujado, pero pesaba mucho.
We would have pushed, but it was very heavy.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que empujes la puerta.
I want you to push the door.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que empujara el carro.
I asked him to push the car.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que no empujasen.
I asked them not to push.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que te haya empujado a propósito.
I doubt he pushed you on purpose.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos empujado más, el carro habría arrancado.
If we had pushed harder, the car would have started.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Empuja la puerta, está abierta.
Push the door, it's open.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No empujen, hay espacio para todos.
Don't push, there's room for everyone.