indicar
to indicate, to prescribe
La señal indica el camino.
The sign indicates the way.
indicar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
indicar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
indicar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
indicar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
indicar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
indicar future
Actions yet to happen.
indicar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
indicar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
indicar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
indicar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
indicar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
indicar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
indicar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
indicar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
indicar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
indicar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
indicar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.