to write
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Escribo en mi diario todas las noches.
I write in my diary every night.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi abuela me escribió una carta.
My grandmother wrote me a letter.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Nos escribíamos cartas cuando yo vivía en Cuba.
We used to write each other letters when I lived in Cuba.
Futuro · What will happen
Te escribiré cuando llegue.
I'll write to you when I arrive.
Condicional · What would happen
¿Escribirías un libro sobre tu vida?
Would you write a book about your life?
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Mis estudiantes han escrito cuentos preciosos.
My students have written beautiful stories.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Él ya había escrito la carta.
He had already written the letter.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para el viernes ya habré escrito el informe.
By Friday I will have written the report.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Te habríamos escrito, pero no teníamos tu dirección.
We would have written to you, but we didn't have your address.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que me escribas cuando llegues.
I want you to write to me when you arrive.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Esperaba que él escribiera pronto.
I was hoping he would write soon.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedimos que escribiesen sus nombres.
We asked them to write their names.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me encanta que hayas escrito esta canción.
I love that you wrote this song.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera escrito antes, ella no estaría preocupada.
If I had written sooner, she wouldn't be worried.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Escribe tu nombre aquí.
Write your name here.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No escriban en el libro.
Don't write in the book.