to intervene
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Nunca intervengo en las peleas de mis hijos.
I never get involved in my kids' fights.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El árbitro intervino en la discusión.
The referee stepped into the argument.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuela siempre intervenía en las peleas.
My grandmother always stepped into the fights.
Futuro · What will happen
El gobierno intervendrá en la crisis.
The government will intervene in the crisis.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo no intervendría.
I wouldn't get involved.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
La policía ha intervenido.
The police have intervened.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya habían intervenido los vecinos.
The neighbors had already stepped in.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo no habría intervenido.
I wouldn't have intervened.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que alguien intervenga.
I hope someone steps in.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedimos que interviniera.
We asked him to intervene.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedimos que interviniesen.
We asked them to intervene.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me alegra que haya intervenido.
I'm glad she has stepped in.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras intervenido, no habría pasado.
If you had stepped in, it wouldn't have happened.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No intervengas en ese problema.
Don't get involved in that problem.