escribir
to write
Escribo en mi diario cada noche.
I write in my diary every night.
escribir present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
escribir present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
escribir preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
escribir imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
escribir present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
escribir future
Actions yet to happen.
escribir informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
escribir future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
escribir conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
escribir conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
escribir pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
escribir subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
escribir subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
escribir subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
escribir subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
escribir imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
escribir imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.