to obtain
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Obtengo la información en internet.
I get the information online.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi hija obtuvo una beca.
My daughter got a scholarship.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los campesinos obtenían agua del pozo.
The farmers got water from the well.
Futuro · What will happen
Obtendrás mejores resultados con práctica.
You'll get better results with practice.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo obtendría una segunda opinión.
I'd get a second opinion.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Hemos obtenido la visa.
We've gotten the visa.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había obtenido el permiso.
She had already gotten the permit.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para julio habremos obtenido la residencia.
By July we will have gotten residency.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Con mejores notas, habrías obtenido la beca.
With better grades, you would have gotten the scholarship.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que obtengas la beca.
I hope you get the scholarship.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Me alegró que mi hermano obtuviera el trabajo.
I was glad my brother got the job.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Esperábamos que obtuviesen buenos resultados.
We were hoping they would get good results.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me alegra que haya obtenido el permiso.
I'm glad she has gotten the permit.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera obtenido la visa, ya estaría allá.
If I had gotten the visa, I'd be there by now.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.