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Spanish verb conjugation
hablar
to speak, to talk
verb
Word 87 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
How to conjugate hablar
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | hablo I speak / I am speaking / I talk / I am talking | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | hablas you speak / you are speaking / you talk / you are talking | |
| él/ella | habla he/she speaks / he/she is speaking / you speak (formal) / you are speaking (formal) / he/she talks / he/she is talking / you talk (formal) / you are talking (formal) | |
| nosotros | hablamos we speak / we are speaking / we talk / we are talking | |
| ellos/ellas | hablan they speak / they are speaking / you all speak / you all are speaking / they talk / they are talking / you all talk / you all are talking |
Preterite
| yo | hablé I spoke / I talked | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | hablaste you spoke / you talked | |
| él/ella | habló he/she spoke / you spoke (formal) / he/she talked / you talked (formal) | |
| nosotros | hablamos we spoke / we talked | |
| ellos/ellas | hablaron they spoke / you all spoke / they talked / you all talked |
Imperfect
| yo | hablaba I was speaking / I used to speak / I was talking / I used to talk | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | hablabas you were speaking / you used to speak / you were talking / you used to talk | |
| él/ella | hablaba he/she was speaking / he/she used to speak / you were speaking (formal) / you used to speak (formal) / he/she was talking / he/she used to talk / you were talking (formal) / you used to talk (formal) | |
| nosotros | hablábamos we were speaking / we used to speak / we were talking / we used to talk | |
| ellos/ellas | hablaban they were speaking / they used to speak / you all were speaking / you all used to speak / they were talking / they used to talk / you all were talking / you all used to talk |
Future
| yo | hablaré I will speak / I will talk | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | hablarás you will speak / you will talk | |
| él/ella | hablará he/she will speak / you will speak (formal) / he/she will talk / you will talk (formal) | |
| nosotros | hablaremos we will speak / we will talk | |
| ellos/ellas | hablarán they will speak / you all will speak / they will talk / you all will talk |
In a sentence
Esta mañana hablé con mi madre por teléfono.
This morning I talked with my mother on the phone.
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