Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I am in a hurry
- tú you are in a hurry
- usted, él, ella he/she is in a hurry
- nosotros we are in a hurry
- vosotros Spain you all are in a hurry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they are in a hurry
SPANISH VERB
tener prisa
to be in a hurry
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: teniendo prisa
- Past participle: tenido prisa
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I was in a hurry
- tú you were in a hurry
- usted, él, ella he/she was in a hurry
- nosotros we were in a hurry
- vosotros Spain you all were in a hurry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they were in a hurry
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to be in a hurry
- tú you used to be in a hurry
- usted, él, ella he/she used to be in a hurry
- nosotros we used to be in a hurry
- vosotros Spain you all used to be in a hurry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be in a hurry
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will be in a hurry
- tú you will be in a hurry
- usted, él, ella he/she will be in a hurry
- nosotros we will be in a hurry
- vosotros Spain you all will be in a hurry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be in a hurry
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would be in a hurry
- tú you would be in a hurry
- usted, él, ella he/she would be in a hurry
- nosotros we would be in a hurry
- vosotros Spain you all would be in a hurry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be in a hurry
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I be in a hurry
- tú (that) you be in a hurry
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she be in a hurry
- nosotros (that) we be in a hurry
- vosotros Spain (that) you all be in a hurry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be in a hurry
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I were in a hurry
- tú (if) you were in a hurry
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she were in a hurry
- nosotros (if) we were in a hurry
- vosotros Spain (if) you all were in a hurry
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were in a hurry
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú be in a hurry!
- usted be in a hurry! (formal)
- nosotros be in a hurry! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain be in a hurry! (all of you)
- ustedes be in a hurry! (all of you)
How to use tener prisa
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Tengo prisa, el tren sale en diez minutos.
I'm in a hurry, the train leaves in ten minutes.
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Past
Tuvimos tanta prisa que olvidamos las entradas.
We were in such a hurry that we forgot the tickets.
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Imperfect
Siempre tenía prisa y nunca desayunaba.
She was always in a hurry and never had breakfast.
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Future
Mañana tendré prisa, así que hablamos esta noche.
Tomorrow I'll be in a hurry, so let's talk tonight.
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Conditional
Yo no tendría tanta prisa por casarme.
I wouldn't be in such a hurry to get married.
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Present subjunctive
Aunque tengas prisa, desayuna algo.
Even if you're in a hurry, eat some breakfast.
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Past subjunctive
Si no tuviera prisa, me quedaría a tomar café.
If I weren't in a hurry, I'd stay for a coffee.
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Imperative
¡Ten prisa solo cuando haga falta, hijo!
Be in a hurry only when you need to, son!
Good to know
- "Tengo prisa" is "I'm in a hurry"; "date prisa" is "hurry up"; "no corre prisa" is "there's no rush".
Where you hear tener prisa
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- En un parto, yo nunca tengo prisa. In a birth, I'm never in a hurry.
- Ayer tenía mucha prisa y no desayuné. Yesterday I was in a big hurry and I didn't have breakfast.
- El domingo no voy a tener ninguna prisa. On Sunday I won't be in any hurry.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.