to teach; to show
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Enseño español en una escuela.
I teach Spanish at a school.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi abuela me enseñó a hacer flan.
My grandmother taught me how to make flan.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Las monjas enseñaban en esa escuela.
The nuns used to teach at that school.
Futuro · What will happen
Te enseñaré a bailar salsa.
I'll teach you to dance salsa.
Condicional · What would happen
¿Me enseñarías a manejar?
Would you teach me to drive?
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
La vida me ha enseñado mucho.
Life has taught me a lot.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Mi papá ya me había enseñado a nadar.
My dad had already taught me to swim.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para junio habremos enseñado todo el libro.
By June we will have taught the whole book.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo te habría enseñado.
I would have taught you.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que me enseñes a jugar dominó.
I want you to teach me to play dominoes.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que me enseñara las fotos.
I asked her to show me the photos.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que me enseñasen el apartamento.
I asked them to show me the apartment.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Te agradezco que me hayas enseñado esto.
I'm grateful you've taught me this.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si me hubieras enseñado, lo habría hecho yo.
If you had taught me, I would have done it myself.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Enseña a tus hijos a respetar.
Teach your kids to be respectful.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No enseñes tu tarjeta a nadie.
Don't show your card to anyone.