to snow
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
En Nueva York nieva mucho en enero.
It snows a lot in New York in January.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Nunca nevó en Cuba.
It never snowed in Cuba.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Nevaba cuando llegamos a Chicago.
It was snowing when we arrived in Chicago.
Futuro · What will happen
Dicen que nevará este fin de semana.
They say it will snow this weekend.
Condicional · What would happen
En el Caribe nunca nevaría.
It would never snow in the Caribbean.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Ha nevado toda la noche en Boston.
It has snowed all night in Boston.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Había nevado y las calles estaban blancas.
It had snowed and the streets were white.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Sin el frío, no habría nevado.
Without the cold, it wouldn't have snowed.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Mis hijos quieren que nieve en Navidad.
My kids want it to snow at Christmas.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Si nevara en La Habana, sería noticia.
If it snowed in Havana, it would be news.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Aunque nevase, iríamos a trabajar.
Even if it snowed, we would go to work.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
No creo que haya nevado en Santo Domingo.
I don't think it has ever snowed in Santo Domingo.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera nevado, habríamos hecho un muñeco.
If it had snowed, we would have made a snowman.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.