SPANISH VERB
to get ahead of yourself
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Presente · now, habits and facts
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
Condicional · “would”
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
Siempre te adelantas y pagas antes de que lleguemos.
You always jump ahead and pay before we arrive.
Me adelanté y compré los billetes sin preguntar.
I jumped the gun and bought the tickets without asking.
Mi hermano se adelantaba siempre y abría los regalos.
My brother always got ahead of himself and opened the presents.
Si no corremos, se adelantarán y cogerán la mejor mesa.
If we don't hurry, they'll get there first and take the best table.
Yo no me adelantaría, espera a que confirmen.
I wouldn't get ahead of myself, wait for them to confirm.
No quiero que te adelantes, todavía no es seguro.
I don't want you getting ahead of yourself, it isn't certain yet.
Me pidieron que no me adelantara con la noticia.
They asked me not to jump ahead with the news.
¡Adelántate y guárdanos sitio en la cola!
Go on ahead and save us a place in the queue!
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.