usar
to use, to wear, to consume
Uso gafas para leer.
I wear glasses to read.
usar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
usar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
usar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
usar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
usar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
usar future
Actions yet to happen.
usar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
usar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
usar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
usar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
usar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
usar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
usar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
usar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
usar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
usar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
usar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.