to plant, to sow
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Siembro tomates en el patio.
I plant tomatoes in the yard.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi abuelo sembró ese mango.
My grandfather planted that mango tree.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los campesinos sembraban yuca.
The farmers used to plant cassava.
Futuro · What will happen
Sembraremos frijoles este año.
We'll plant beans this year.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo sembraría aguacates.
I'd plant avocados.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has sembrado algo este año?
Have you planted anything this year?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Mi padre ya había sembrado el maíz.
My father had already planted the corn.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para mayo habremos sembrado todo.
By May we will have planted everything.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo habría sembrado más.
I would have planted more.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que siembres este árbol.
I want you to plant this tree.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Mi abuela quería que mi tío sembrara café.
My grandmother wanted my uncle to plant coffee.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que sembrasen más flores.
I asked them to plant more flowers.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que haya sembrado las semillas.
I hope he has planted the seeds.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos sembrado antes, ya tendríamos tomates.
If we had planted earlier, we'd already have tomatoes.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Siembra un árbol.
Plant a tree.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.