mandar
to send, to order, to lead
Mándame un mensaje al llegar.
Text me when you arrive.
mandar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
mandar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
mandar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
mandar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
mandar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
mandar future
Actions yet to happen.
mandar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
mandar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
mandar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
mandar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
mandar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
mandar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
mandar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
mandar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
mandar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
mandar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
mandar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.