orientar
to orient, to get one's bearings, to be directed
El mapa nos ayudó a orientarnos.
The map helped us find our way.
orientar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
orientar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
orientar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
orientar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
orientar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
orientar future
Actions yet to happen.
orientar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
orientar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
orientar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
orientar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
orientar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
orientar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
orientar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
orientar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
orientar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
orientar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
orientar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.