SPANISH VERB

chispear

to spit, to drizzle a little

Conjugation

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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 …”

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

Solo chispea, no hace falta paraguas.

It's only spitting, no need for an umbrella.
Past

Chispeó un rato por la tarde y luego salió el sol.

It spat a bit in the afternoon and then the sun came out.
Imperfect

Cuando salimos del cine chispeaba un poco.

When we left the cinema it was spitting a little.
Future

Dicen que mañana chispeará, pero nada serio.

They say it'll spit tomorrow, but nothing serious.
Conditional

Con esas nubes, como mucho chispearía un rato.

With those clouds, at most it'd spit for a while.
Present subjunctive

Aunque chispee, la procesión sale igual.

Even if it spits, the procession goes out anyway.
Past subjunctive

Si chispeara en la Feria, nadie se iría a casa.

If it spat at the Fair, nobody would go home.

Weaker than "lloviznar": a few drops. "Está chispeando" is reason enough for a Sevillian to stay in the bar.

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Aquí, cuando chispea, la gente ni abre el paraguas. Here, when it's spitting, people don't even open their umbrellas.
Chispeó un poco por la mañana, y luego salió el sol. It spat a little in the morning, and then the sun came out.
Esta tarde va a chispear, nada más. This afternoon it's going to spit a bit, nothing more.

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.