prender
to catch, to arrest, to take
Prende la estufa, hace frío.
Turn on the heater, it's cold.
prender present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
prender present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
prender preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
prender imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
prender present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
prender future
Actions yet to happen.
prender informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
prender future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
prender conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
prender conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
prender pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
prender subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
prender subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
prender subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
prender subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
prender imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
prender imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.