Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I inform
- tú you inform
- usted, él, ella he/she informs
- nosotros we inform
- vosotros Spain you all inform
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they inform
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I informed
- tú you informed
- usted, él, ella he/she informed
- nosotros we informed
- vosotros Spain you all informed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they informed
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to inform
- tú you used to inform
- usted, él, ella he/she used to inform
- nosotros we used to inform
- vosotros Spain you all used to inform
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to inform
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will inform
- tú you will inform
- usted, él, ella he/she will inform
- nosotros we will inform
- vosotros Spain you all will inform
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will inform
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would inform
- tú you would inform
- usted, él, ella he/she would inform
- nosotros we would inform
- vosotros Spain you all would inform
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would inform
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I inform
- tú (that) you inform
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she inform
- nosotros (that) we inform
- vosotros Spain (that) you all inform
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they inform
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I informed
- tú (if) you informed
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she informed
- nosotros (if) we informed
- vosotros Spain (if) you all informed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they informed
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú inform!
- usted inform! (formal)
- nosotros inform! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain inform! (all of you)
- ustedes inform! (all of you)
How to use informar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
La radio informa del tráfico cada media hora.
The radio reports on the traffic every half hour.
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Past
¿Te informaron del cambio de horario?
Did they inform you of the schedule change?
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Imperfect
El periódico informaba de todo lo que pasaba en el pueblo.
The newspaper reported everything that happened in the town.
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Future
La empresa informará a los clientes por correo.
The company will inform customers by email.
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Conditional
Yo informaría a los vecinos antes de empezar la obra.
I'd inform the neighbors before starting the construction.
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Present subjunctive
Es importante que informes al médico de tus alergias.
It's important that you inform the doctor of your allergies.
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Past subjunctive
Le pedimos al guía que nos informara de los horarios.
We asked the guide to inform us of the schedules.
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Imperative
¡Infórmate bien antes de comprar el billete!
Find out properly before buying the ticket!
Good to know
- "Informar de" or "informar sobre": nos informaron del cambio. "Informarse" is to find out: infórmate antes de firmar.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.