auxiliar
to help, to aid
Auxiliaron a los heridos.
They aided the injured.
auxiliar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
auxiliar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
auxiliar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
auxiliar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
auxiliar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
auxiliar future
Actions yet to happen.
auxiliar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
auxiliar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
auxiliar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
auxiliar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
auxiliar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
auxiliar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
auxiliar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
auxiliar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
auxiliar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
auxiliar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
auxiliar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.