probar
to try, to taste, to test, to prove
Prueba la sopa, a ver si le falta sal.
Taste the soup and see if it needs salt.
probar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
probar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
probar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
probar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
probar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
probar future
Actions yet to happen.
probar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
probar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
probar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
probar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
probar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
probar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
probar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
probar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
probar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
probar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
probar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.