to paint
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Pinto paisajes los domingos.
I paint landscapes on Sundays.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Pintaron la casa de azul.
They painted the house blue.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi tío pintaba casas en Hialeah.
My uncle used to paint houses in Hialeah.
Futuro · What will happen
Pintaremos la sala de amarillo.
We'll paint the living room yellow.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo pintaría la puerta de rojo.
I'd paint the door red.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has pintado tu cuarto?
Have you painted your room?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había pintado la cocina.
She had already painted the kitchen.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para el sábado habremos pintado toda la casa.
By Saturday we will have painted the whole house.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habrían pintado la casa de blanco.
They would have painted the house white.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que pintes la cerca.
I want you to paint the fence.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que pintara el techo.
I asked him to paint the ceiling.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedimos que pintasen la escuela.
We asked them to paint the school.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya pintado este cuadro.
I doubt he painted this picture.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos pintado antes, la casa estaría lista.
If we had painted earlier, the house would be ready.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Pinta lo que sientes.
Paint what you feel.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No pintes la pared todavía.
Don't paint the wall yet.