predicar
to preach
Predica con el ejemplo.
He practices what he preaches.
predicar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
predicar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
predicar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
predicar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
predicar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
predicar future
Actions yet to happen.
predicar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
predicar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
predicar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
predicar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
predicar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
predicar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
predicar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
predicar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
predicar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
predicar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
predicar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.