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hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Guío a los turistas por La Habana Vieja.
I guide the tourists through Old Havana.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El pescador nos guio hasta la playa.
The fisherman guided us to the beach.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuelo me guiaba por el campo.
My grandfather used to guide me through the countryside.
Futuro · What will happen
El mapa te guiará hasta el hotel.
The map will guide you to the hotel.
Condicional · What would happen
Un buen maestro te guiaría mejor.
A good teacher would guide you better.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
La fe me ha guiado toda la vida.
Faith has guided me all my life.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Las estrellas habían guiado a los marineros.
The stars had guided the sailors.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Sin él, nadie nos habría guiado.
Without him, nobody would have guided us.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que Dios te guíe.
I hope God guides you.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Pedimos que alguien nos guiara.
We asked someone to guide us.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Queríamos que nos guiasen por la selva.
We wanted them to guide us through the jungle.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me alegra que te haya guiado bien.
I'm glad he has guided you well.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si no nos hubiera guiado, nos habríamos perdido.
If he hadn't guided us, we would have gotten lost.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Guía a tus hijos con amor.
Guide your children with love.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.