optar
to opt
Optamos por el menú del día.
We opted for the set menu.
optar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
optar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
optar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
optar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
optar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
optar future
Actions yet to happen.
optar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
optar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
optar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
optar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
optar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
optar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
optar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
optar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
optar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
optar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
optar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.