Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I book
- tú you book
- usted, él, ella he/she books
- nosotros we book
- vosotros Spain you all book
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they book
SPANISH VERB
reservar
to book
- #301 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: reservando
- Past participle: reservado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I booked
- tú you booked
- usted, él, ella he/she booked
- nosotros we booked
- vosotros Spain you all booked
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they booked
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to book
- tú you used to book
- usted, él, ella he/she used to book
- nosotros we used to book
- vosotros Spain you all used to book
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to book
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will book
- tú you will book
- usted, él, ella he/she will book
- nosotros we will book
- vosotros Spain you all will book
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will book
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would book
- tú you would book
- usted, él, ella he/she would book
- nosotros we would book
- vosotros Spain you all would book
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would book
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I book
- tú (that) you book
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she book
- nosotros (that) we book
- vosotros Spain (that) you all book
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they book
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I booked
- tú (if) you booked
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she booked
- nosotros (if) we booked
- vosotros Spain (if) you all booked
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they booked
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú book!
- usted book! (formal)
- nosotros book! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain book! (all of you)
- ustedes book! (all of you)
How to use reservar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Reservo una mesa para cuatro a las ocho.
I'm booking a table for four at eight.
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Past
Reservamos el hotel con tres meses de anticipación.
We booked the hotel three months in advance.
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Imperfect
Antes la gente reservaba los vuelos por teléfono.
People used to book flights by phone.
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Future
Reservaré los boletos del concierto hoy mismo.
I'll book the concert tickets today.
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Conditional
Yo reservaría una cabaña cerca del lago.
I'd book a cabin near the lake.
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Present subjunctive
Te recomiendo que reserves con tiempo en diciembre.
I recommend you book early in December.
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Past subjunctive
Si reserváramos hoy, nos saldría más barato.
If we booked today, it would be cheaper for us.
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Imperative
Reserve su lugar antes del viernes, por favor.
Book your spot before Friday, please.
Where you hear reservar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Reservo el hotel por internet. I book the hotel online.
- Ya reservamos el tour. We've already booked the tour.
- Vamos a reservar un kayak. We're going to book a kayak.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Reservo los billetes por internet. I book the tickets online.
- Reservamos el tren antes de salir. We booked the train before leaving.
- La próxima vez voy a reservar más días para Cádiz. Next time I'm going to set aside more days for Cadiz.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.