Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I plot
- tú you plot
- usted, él, ella he/she plots
- nosotros we plot
- vosotros Spain you all plot
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they plot
SPANISH VERB
tramar
to plot, to be up to
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: tramando
- Past participle: tramado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I plotted
- tú you plotted
- usted, él, ella he/she plotted
- nosotros we plotted
- vosotros Spain you all plotted
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they plotted
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to plot
- tú you used to plot
- usted, él, ella he/she used to plot
- nosotros we used to plot
- vosotros Spain you all used to plot
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to plot
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will plot
- tú you will plot
- usted, él, ella he/she will plot
- nosotros we will plot
- vosotros Spain you all will plot
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will plot
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would plot
- tú you would plot
- usted, él, ella he/she would plot
- nosotros we would plot
- vosotros Spain you all would plot
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would plot
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I plot
- tú (that) you plot
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she plot
- nosotros (that) we plot
- vosotros Spain (that) you all plot
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they plot
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I plotted
- tú (if) you plotted
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she plotted
- nosotros (if) we plotted
- vosotros Spain (if) you all plotted
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they plotted
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú plot!
- usted plot! (formal)
- nosotros plot! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain plot! (all of you)
- ustedes plot! (all of you)
How to use tramar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
¿Qué tramáis vosotros dos ahí tan callados?
What are you two plotting there so quietly?
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Past
Tramamos la fiesta sorpresa durante un mes entero.
We plotted the surprise party for a whole month.
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Imperfect
Los niños tramaban algo en el jardín.
The children were up to something in the garden.
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Future
Seguro que tramarán alguna broma para mi cumpleaños.
They're bound to be plotting some prank for my birthday.
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Conditional
Mi hermana nunca tramaría nada a mis espaldas.
My sister would never plot anything behind my back.
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Present subjunctive
Sea lo que sea que traméis, contad conmigo.
Whatever you're plotting, count me in.
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Past subjunctive
Nadie sospechaba que tramáramos una boda sorpresa.
Nobody suspected that we were plotting a surprise wedding.
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Imperative
Trama algo bueno para la despedida de Rosario.
Plot something good for Rosario's leaving do.
Good to know
- "¿Qué tramas?" is "what are you up to?", said with a smile.
Where you hear tramar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Esos dos traman algo. Those two are up to something.
- En enero, Lucía y yo tramamos una fiesta para Rosario. In January, Lucia and I plotted a party for Rosario.
- En junio vamos a tramar algo para Rosario. In June we're going to plot something for Rosario.
Spanish · Fluency Level 1
- ¿Qué estáis tramando vosotras dos? What are you two plotting?
- La lista de pruebas la tramé con Nerea. I plotted the list of challenges with Nerea.
- Para tu cumpleaños, ya tramaré algo. For your birthday, I'll cook something up.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.