emplear
to hire, to employ, to use
La fábrica emplea a mil personas.
The factory employs a thousand people.
emplear present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
emplear present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
emplear preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
emplear imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
emplear present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
emplear future
Actions yet to happen.
emplear informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
emplear future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
emplear conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
emplear conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
emplear pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
emplear subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
emplear subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
emplear subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
emplear subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
emplear imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
emplear imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.