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SPANISH VERB

compartir

to share

  • #295 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: compartiendo
  • Past participle: compartido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I share
  2. tú you share
  3. usted, él, ella he/she shares
  4. nosotros we share
  5. vosotros Spain you all share
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they share

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I shared
  2. tú you shared
  3. usted, él, ella he/she shared
  4. nosotros we shared
  5. vosotros Spain you all shared
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they shared

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to share
  2. tú you used to share
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to share
  4. nosotros we used to share
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to share
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to share

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will share
  2. tú you will share
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will share
  4. nosotros we will share
  5. vosotros Spain you all will share
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will share

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would share
  2. tú you would share
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would share
  4. nosotros we would share
  5. vosotros Spain you all would share
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would share

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I share
  2. tú (that) you share
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she share
  4. nosotros (that) we share
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all share
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they share

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I shared
  2. tú (if) you shared
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she shared
  4. nosotros (if) we shared
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all shared
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they shared

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú share!
  2. usted share! (formal)
  3. nosotros share! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain share! (all of you)
  5. ustedes share! (all of you)

How to use compartir

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

  1. Present

    Comparto el departamento con dos amigas.

    I share the apartment with two friends.

  2. Past

    Compartimos un pastel de tres leches entre todos.

    We shared a tres leches cake among everyone.

  3. Imperfect

    Mis hermanos y yo compartíamos un solo cuarto.

    My brothers and I used to share one room.

  4. Future

    Compartiré las fotos del viaje esta noche.

    I'll share the trip photos tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Yo compartiría mi comida contigo sin problema.

    I'd share my food with you, no problem.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que compartas tu opinión en la junta.

    I want you to share your opinion at the meeting.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si compartiéramos el taxi, saldría más barato.

    If we shared the taxi, it would be cheaper.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Compartan los juguetes, niños, por favor!

    Share the toys, kids, please!

Where you hear compartir

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Siempre compartimos el postre. We always share dessert.
  • Compartimos una orden de panuchos. We shared an order of panuchos.
  • ¿Vamos a compartir? Are we going to share?

Verbs like this one

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