Compartir means to share. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: comparto, compartes, comparte, compartimos, compartís, comparten.
Compartir in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Compartir in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Compartir in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Compartir in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Compartir in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | comparto | compartí | compartía | compartiré | compartiría |
| tú | compartes | compartiste | compartías | compartirás | compartirías |
| él / ella / usted | comparte | compartió | compartía | compartirá | compartiría |
| nosotros / nosotras | compartimos | compartimos | compartíamos | compartiremos | compartiríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | compartís | compartisteis | compartíais | compartiréis | compartiríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comparten | compartieron | compartían | compartirán | compartirían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comparto | I share |
| tú | compartes | you share |
| él / ella / usted | comparte | he/she shares |
| nosotros / nosotras | compartimos | we share |
| vosotros / vosotras | compartís | you all (vosotros) share |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comparten | they share |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compartí | I shared |
| tú | compartiste | you shared |
| él / ella / usted | compartió | he/she shared |
| nosotros / nosotras | compartimos | we shared |
| vosotros / vosotras | compartisteis | you all (vosotros) shared |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compartieron | they shared |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compartía | I used to share |
| tú | compartías | you used to share |
| él / ella / usted | compartía | he/she used to share |
| nosotros / nosotras | compartíamos | we used to share |
| vosotros / vosotras | compartíais | you all (vosotros) used to share |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compartían | they used to share |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compartiré | I will share |
| tú | compartirás | you will share |
| él / ella / usted | compartirá | he/she will share |
| nosotros / nosotras | compartiremos | we will share |
| vosotros / vosotras | compartiréis | you all (vosotros) will share |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compartirán | they will share |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compartiría | I would share |
| tú | compartirías | you would share |
| él / ella / usted | compartiría | he/she would share |
| nosotros / nosotras | compartiríamos | we would share |
| vosotros / vosotras | compartiríais | you all (vosotros) would share |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compartirían | they would share |
Compartir follows the regular ir pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are comparto, compartes, comparte, compartimos, compartís, comparten, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
compartí, compartiste, compartió, compartimos, compartisteis, compartieron. For example, compartí means “I shared”.
Compartir follows the regular ir pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (compartí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (compartía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I shared” and “I used to share”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are compartiré (“I will share”) and compartiría (“I would share”). The full charts above include every person.
Compartir means to share.
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