hervir
to boil, to seethe, to teem
Hierve el agua para la pasta.
Boil the water for the pasta.
hervir present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
hervir present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
hervir preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
hervir imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
hervir present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
hervir future
Actions yet to happen.
hervir informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
hervir future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
hervir conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
hervir conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
hervir pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
hervir subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
hervir subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
hervir subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
hervir subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
hervir imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
hervir imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.