Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I point out
- tú you point out
- usted, él, ella he/she points out
- nosotros we point out
- vosotros Spain you all point out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they point out
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I pointed out
- tú you pointed out
- usted, él, ella he/she pointed out
- nosotros we pointed out
- vosotros Spain you all pointed out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they pointed out
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to point out
- tú you used to point out
- usted, él, ella he/she used to point out
- nosotros we used to point out
- vosotros Spain you all used to point out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to point out
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will point out
- tú you will point out
- usted, él, ella he/she will point out
- nosotros we will point out
- vosotros Spain you all will point out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will point out
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would point out
- tú you would point out
- usted, él, ella he/she would point out
- nosotros we would point out
- vosotros Spain you all would point out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would point out
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I point out
- tú (that) you point out
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she point out
- nosotros (that) we point out
- vosotros Spain (that) you all point out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they point out
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I pointed out
- tú (if) you pointed out
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she pointed out
- nosotros (if) we pointed out
- vosotros Spain (if) you all pointed out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they pointed out
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú point out!
- usted point out! (formal)
- nosotros point out! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain point out! (all of you)
- ustedes point out! (all of you)
How to use indicar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
El letrero indica que la salida está a la derecha.
The sign shows the exit is on the right.
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Past
Un señor muy amable me indicó el camino.
A very kind man showed me the way.
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Imperfect
El mapa indicaba otra calle, por eso nos perdimos.
The map showed another street, that's why we got lost.
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Future
La enfermera le indicará la dosis correcta.
The nurse will tell you the correct dose.
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Conditional
¿Me indicaría dónde está el baño, por favor?
Could you show me where the bathroom is, please?
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Present subjunctive
Espera a que el semáforo indique verde.
Wait for the light to show green.
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Past subjunctive
Le pedí al chofer que me indicara la parada.
I asked the driver to point out the stop to me.
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Imperative
¡Indíqueme en el mapa dónde estamos, por favor!
Show me on the map where we are, please!
Good to know
- "¿Me indica cómo llegar?" is a polite way to ask for directions.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.