How to conjugate Hablar in Spanish

Introduction

Hablar is the Spanish verb meaning "to speak/ to talk". It is a regular AR verb, and so follows all AR conjugation rules.

Similar verbs to hablar include: charlar (to chat), comentar (to talk), chismear (to gossip), .

Indicative Tenses of Hablar

Hablar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of hablar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "hablo con mi marido", meaning "I speak to my husband".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hablo	I speak
Tú	hablas	you speak
Ella / Él / Usted	habla	s/he speaks, you (formal) speak
Nosotras / Nosotros	hablamos	we speak
Vosotras / Vosotros	habláis	you (plural) speak
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hablan	they speak, you (plural formal) speak

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Hablar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of hablar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "hablé con mi marido", meaning "I spoke to my husband".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hablé	I spoke
Tú	hablaste	you spoke
Ella / Él / Usted	habló	s/he spoke, you (formal) spoke
Nosotras / Nosotros	hablamos	we spoke
Vosotras / Vosotros	hablasteis	you (plural) spoke
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hablaron	they spoke, you (plural formal) spoke

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Hablar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of hablar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "hablaba con mi marido", meaning "I used to speak to my husband".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hablaba	I used to speak
Tú	hablabas	you used to speak
Ella / Él / Usted	hablaba	s/he used to speak, you (formal) used to speak
Nosotras / Nosotros	hablábamos	we used to speak
Vosotras / Vosotros	hablabais	you (plural) used to speak
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hablaban	they used to speak, you (plural formal) used to speak

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Hablar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of hablar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy hablando con mi marido", meaning "I am speaking to my husband".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy hablando	I am speaking
Tú	estás hablando	you are speaking
Ella / Él / Usted	está hablando	s/he is speaking, you (formal) are speaking
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos hablando	we are speaking
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis hablando	you (plural) are speaking
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están hablando	they are speaking, you (plural formal) are speaking

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Hablar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of hablar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a hablar con mi marido", meaning "I am going to speak to my husband".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a hablar	I am going to speak
Tú	vas a hablar	you are going to speak
Ella / Él / Usted	va a hablar	s/he is going to speak, you (formal) are going to speak
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a hablar	we are going to speak
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a hablar	you (plural) are going to speak
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a hablar	they are going to speak, you (plural formal) are going to speak

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Hablar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of hablar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "hablaré con mi marido", meaning "I will speak to my husband".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hablaré	I will speak
Tú	hablarás	you will speak
Ella / Él / Usted	hablará	s/he will speak, you (formal) will speak
Nosotras / Nosotros	hablaremos	we will speak
Vosotras / Vosotros	hablaréis	you (plural) will speak
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hablarán	they will speak, you (plural formal) will speak

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Hablar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of hablar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "hablaría con mi marido", meaning "I would speak to my husband".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hablaría	I would speak
Tú	hablarías	you would speak
Ella / Él / Usted	hablaría	s/he would speak, you (formal) would speak
Nosotras / Nosotros	hablaríamos	we would speak
Vosotras / Vosotros	hablaríais	you (plural) would speak
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hablarían	they would speak, you (plural formal) would speak

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Hablar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of hablar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he hablado con mi marido", meaning "I have spoken to my husband".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he hablado	I have spoken
Tú	has hablado	you have spoken
Ella / Él / Usted	ha hablado	s/he has spoken, you (formal) have spoken
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos hablado	we have spoken
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis hablado	you (plural) have spoken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han hablado	they have spoken, you (plural formal) have spoken

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Hablar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of hablar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había hablado con mi marido", meaning "I had spoken to my husband".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había hablado	I had spoken
Tú	habías hablado	you had spoken
Ella / Él / Usted	había hablado	s/he had spoken, you (formal) had spoken
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos hablado	we had spoken
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais hablado	you (plural) had spoken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían hablado	they had spoken, you (plural formal) had spoken

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Hablar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of hablar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré hablado con mi marido", meaning "I will have spoken to my husband".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré hablado	I will have spoken
Tú	habrás hablado	you will have spoken
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá hablado	s/he will have spoken, you (formal) will have spoken
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos hablado	we will have spoken
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis hablado	you (plural) will have spoken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán hablado	they will have spoken, you (plural formal) will have spoken

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Hablar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of hablar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría hablado con mi marido", meaning "I would have spoken to my husband".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría hablado	I would have spoken
Tú	habrías hablado	you would have spoken
Ella / Él / Usted	habría hablado	s/he would have spoken, you (formal) would have spoken
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos hablado	we would have spoken
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais hablado	you (plural) would have spoken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían hablado	they would have spoken, you (plural formal) would have spoken

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Subjunctive Tenses of Hablar

Hablar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "hable", meaning "I speak".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hable	I speak
Tú	hables	you speak
Ella / Él / Usted	hable	s/he speaks, you (formal) speak
Nosotras / Nosotros	hablemos	we speak
Vosotras / Vosotros	habléis	you (plural) speak
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hablen	they speak, you (plural formal) speak

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Hablar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "hablara", meaning "I spoke".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hablara	I spoke
Tú	hablaras	you spoke
Ella / Él / Usted	hablara	s/he spoke, you (formal) spoke
Nosotras / Nosotros	habláramos	we spoke
Vosotras / Vosotros	hablarais	you (plural) spoke
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hablaran	they spoke, you (plural formal) spoke

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Hablar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "hablare", meaning "I will speak".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hablare	I will speak
Tú	hablares	you will speak
Ella / Él / Usted	hablare	s/he will speak, you (formal) will speak
Nosotras / Nosotros	habláremos	we will speak
Vosotras / Vosotros	hablareis	you (plural) will speak
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hablaren	they will speak, you (plural formal) will speak

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Hablar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya hablado", meaning "I have spoken".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya hablado	I have spoken
Tú	hayas hablado	you have spoken
Ella / Él / Usted	haya hablado	s/he has spoken, you (formal) have spoken
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos hablado	we have spoken
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis hablado	you (plural) have spoken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan hablado	they have spoken, you (plural formal) have spoken

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Hablar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera hablado", meaning "I had spoken".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera hablado	I had spoken
Tú	hubieras hablado	you had spoken
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera hablado	s/he had spoken, you (formal) had spoken
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos hablado	we had spoken
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais hablado	you (plural) had spoken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran hablado	they had spoken, you (plural formal) had spoken

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Hablar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere hablado", meaning "I will have spoken".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere hablado	I will have spoken
Tú	hubieres hablado	you will have spoken
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere hablado	s/he will have spoken, you (formal) will have spoken
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos hablado	we will have spoken
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis hablado	you (plural) will have spoken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren hablado	they will have spoken, you (plural formal) will have spoken

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Imperative Tenses of Hablar

Hablar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "hable", meaning "(to you formal) speak!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	habla	(to you) speak!
Ella / Él / Usted	hable	(to you formal) speak!
Nosotras / Nosotros	hablemos	let's speak!
Vosotras / Vosotros	hablad	(to you plural) speak!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hablen	(to you plural formal) speak!

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Hablar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no hable", meaning "(to you formal) don't speak!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no hables	(to you) don't speak!
Ella / Él / Usted	no hable	(to you formal) don't speak!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no hablemos	let's not speak!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no habléis	(to you plural) don't speak!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no hablen	(to you plural formal) don't speak!

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Example sentences and usage

• Mi mamá no habla muy bien inglés. My mom doesn't speak English very well.
• Kumi no habló sobre su club. Kumi did not talk about her club.
• ¡Mírame cuando te hablo! Look at me when I talk to you!
• Ésta es la ciudad de la que te hablé. This is the town I told you about.
• Ve y habla con mi compañero. Go and speak to my colleague.
• Hablas bien en inglés, ¿no es cierto? You can speak English well, can you not?
• Hablemos seriamente de tu futuro. Let's have a serious talk about your future.
• Tú habla primero, yo después. You speak first; I will speak after.

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