Temblar conjugation chart
Temblar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I shake | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you shake | |
| vos | you shake | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she shakes | |
| nosotros | we shake | |
| vosotros | you all shake | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they shake |
The highlighted forms change their stem. Notice that nosotros, vosotros and vos stay out: draw a line around the forms that change and you get a boot, which is why these are called “boot verbs.”
Temblar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I shook | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you shook | |
| vos | you shook | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she shook | |
| nosotros | we shook | |
| vosotros | you all shook | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they shook |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Temblar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to shake | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to shake | |
| vos | you used to shake | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to shake | |
| nosotros | we used to shake | |
| vosotros | you all used to shake | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to shake |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Temblar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will shake | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will shake | |
| vos | you will shake | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will shake | |
| nosotros | we will shake | |
| vosotros | you all will shake | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will shake |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Temblar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would shake | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would shake | |
| vos | you would shake | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would shake | |
| nosotros | we would shake | |
| vosotros | you all would shake | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would shake |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Temblar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I shake | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you shake | |
| vos | that you shake | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she shake | |
| nosotros | that we shake | |
| vosotros | that you all shake | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they shake |
Irregular in yo, tú, él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): tiemble, tiembles…; the other forms are regular.
Temblar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I shook | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you shook | |
| vos | if you shook | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she shook | |
| nosotros | if we shook | |
| vosotros | if you all shook | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they shook |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (temblase), more common in writing.
Temblar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | shake! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | shake! | |
| usted | shake! | |
| nosotros | let's shake! | |
| vosotros | shake! | |
| ustedes | shake! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: tiembla. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (tiemble, temblemos, tiemblen).
Temblar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't shake! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't shake! | |
| usted | don't shake! | |
| nosotros | let's not shake! | |
| vosotros | don't shake! | |
| ustedes | don't shake! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + tiembles, tiemble…
Always the verb haber + the past participle temblado, which never changes.
Temblar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he temblado |
|---|---|
| tú | has temblado |
| vos | has temblado |
| él, ella, usted | ha temblado |
| nosotros | hemos temblado |
| vosotros | habéis temblado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han temblado |
Temblar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había temblado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías temblado |
| vos | habías temblado |
| él, ella, usted | había temblado |
| nosotros | habíamos temblado |
| vosotros | habíais temblado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían temblado |
Temblar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré temblado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás temblado |
| vos | habrás temblado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá temblado |
| nosotros | habremos temblado |
| vosotros | habréis temblado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán temblado |
Temblar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría temblado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías temblado |
| vos | habrías temblado |
| él, ella, usted | habría temblado |
| nosotros | habríamos temblado |
| vosotros | habríais temblado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían temblado |
Temblar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya temblado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas temblado |
| vos | hayas temblado |
| él, ella, usted | haya temblado |
| nosotros | hayamos temblado |
| vosotros | hayáis temblado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan temblado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Practice temblar
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Verbs like temblar
Stem change e → ie (temblar → tiemblas). Same pattern:
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