Hablar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Hablar in Spanish

Hablar means “to speak” or “to talk.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the main patterns hablar con, hablar de, hablar a, and speaking a language.

Hablar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Hablar keeps the stable stem habl- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund hablando — “speaking / talking” — and participle hablado — “spoken / talked” — are regular.

Hablar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle hablado remains invariant in those compounds.

Function	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	hablar	to speak / talk
Gerund	hablando	speaking / talking
Past participle	hablado	spoken / talked

Hablar meaning and essential uses

Hablar — “to speak / talk” — is commonly intransitive: Hablo con Ana. — “I talk with Ana.” RAE records hablar de — “to talk about” — for discussing a topic and hablar a — “to address / speak to” — a person.

When it means using a language, hablar can be transitive: Habla francés. — “He / she speaks French.”

Hablar regular conjugation pattern

The stem habl- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as hablo — “I speak,” hablé — “I spoke,” and hable — “that I speak” — use normal -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Hablar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Hablar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hablo	I speak / talk
Tú — you, singular informal	hablas	you speak / talk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habla	he / she speaks / talks; you speak / talk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hablamos	we speak / talk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habláis	you speak / talk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hablan	they speak / talk; you speak / talk (plural)

• Hablo con mi familia todos los días. — I talk with my family every day.

Hablar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified preterite family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hablé	I spoke / talked
Tú — you, singular informal	hablaste	you spoke / talked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habló	he / she spoke / talked; you spoke / talked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hablamos	we spoke / talked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hablasteis	you spoke / talked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hablaron	they spoke / talked; you spoke / talked (plural)

• Ayer hablé con la directora. — Yesterday I spoke with the director.

Hablar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus hablado — “spoken / talked.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hablaba	I used to speak / talk / was speaking / talking
Tú — you, singular informal	hablabas	you used to speak / talk / were speaking / talking
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hablaba	he / she used to speak / talk / was speaking / talking; you used to speak / talk / were speaking / talking (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hablábamos	we used to speak / talk / were speaking / talking
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hablabais	you used to speak / talk / were speaking / talking (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hablaban	they used to speak / talk / were speaking / talking; you used to speak / talk (plural)

• Antes hablaba más despacio. — I used to speak more slowly.

Hablar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus hablando — “speaking / talking.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy hablando	I am speaking / talking
Tú — you, singular informal	estás hablando	you are speaking / talking
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está hablando	he / she is speaking / talking; you are speaking / talking (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos hablando	we are speaking / talking
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis hablando	you are speaking / talking (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están hablando	they are speaking / talking; you are speaking / talking (plural)

• Estamos hablando del proyecto. — We are talking about the project.

Hablar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and hablar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a hablar	I am going to speak / talk
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a hablar	you are going to speak / talk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a hablar	he / she is going to speak / talk; you are going to speak / talk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a hablar	we are going to speak / talk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a hablar	you are going to speak / talk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a hablar	they are going to speak / talk; you are going to speak / talk (plural)

• Voy a hablar con Marta esta tarde. — I am going to talk with Marta this afternoon.

Hablar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, when useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hablaré	I will speak / talk
Tú — you, singular informal	hablarás	you will speak / talk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hablará	he / she will speak / talk; you will speak / talk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hablaremos	we will speak / talk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hablaréis	you will speak / talk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hablarán	they will speak / talk; you will speak / talk (plural)

• Hablaré del problema mañana. — I will talk about the problem tomorrow.

Hablar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hablaría	I would speak / talk
Tú — you, singular informal	hablarías	you would speak / talk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hablaría	he / she would speak / talk; you would speak / talk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hablaríamos	we would speak / talk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hablaríais	you would speak / talk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hablarían	they would speak / talk; you would speak / talk (plural)

• Hablaría con él antes de decidir. — I would talk with him before deciding.

Hablar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus hablado — “spoken / talked.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he hablado	I have spoken / talked
Tú — you, singular informal	has hablado	you have spoken / talked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha hablado	he / she has spoken / talked; you have spoken / talked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos hablado	we have spoken / talked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis hablado	you have spoken / talked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han hablado	they have spoken / talked; you have spoken / talked (plural)

• He hablado con el equipo. — I have spoken with the team.

Hablar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus hablado — “spoken / talked.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había hablado	I had spoken / talked
Tú — you, singular informal	habías hablado	you had spoken / talked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había hablado	he / she had spoken / talked; you had spoken / talked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos hablado	we had spoken / talked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais hablado	you had spoken / talked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían hablado	they had spoken / talked; you had spoken / talked (plural)

• Ya habíamos hablado de ese tema. — We had already talked about that topic.

Hablar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus hablado — “spoken / talked.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré hablado	I will have spoken / talked
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás hablado	you will have spoken / talked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá hablado	he / she will have spoken / talked; you will have spoken / talked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos hablado	we will have spoken / talked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis hablado	you will have spoken / talked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán hablado	they will have spoken / talked; you will have spoken / talked (plural)

• Para entonces habrán hablado con todos. — By then they will have spoken with everyone.

Hablar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus hablado — “spoken / talked.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría hablado	I would have spoken / talked
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías hablado	you would have spoken / talked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría hablado	he / she would have spoken / talked; you would have spoken / talked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos hablado	we would have spoken / talked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais hablado	you would have spoken / talked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían hablado	they would have spoken / talked; you would have spoken / talked (plural)

• Habría hablado antes si hubiera tenido tiempo. — I would have spoken earlier if I had had time.

Hablar subjunctive conjugations

Hablar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified present-subjunctive family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hable	that I speak / talk
Tú — you, singular informal	hables	that you speak / talk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hable	that he / she speak / talk; that you speak / talk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hablemos	that we speak / talk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habléis	that you speak / talk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hablen	that they speak / talk; that you speak / talk (plural)

• Quiero que hables más despacio. — I want you to speak more slowly.

Hablar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus hablado — “spoken / talked.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hablara	that I spoke / talked
Tú — you, singular informal	hablaras	that you spoke / talked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hablara	that he / she spoke / talked; that you spoke / talked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habláramos	that we spoke / talked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hablarais	that you spoke / talked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hablaran	that they spoke / talked; that you spoke / talked (plural)

• Preferían que habláramos en privado. — They preferred that we talk in private.
• Era mejor que hablases con ella primero. — It was better for you to speak with her first.

Hablar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hablare	if / when I should speak / talk
Tú — you, singular informal	hablares	if / when you should speak / talk
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hablare	if / when he / she should speak / talk; if / when you should speak / talk (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habláremos	if / when we should speak / talk
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hablareis	if / when you should speak / talk (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hablaren	if / when they should speak / talk; if / when you should speak / talk (plural)

• Quien hablare en nombre del grupo deberá identificarse. — Whoever should speak on behalf of the group must identify themselves.

Hablar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus hablado — “spoken / talked.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya hablado	that I have spoken / talked
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas hablado	that you have spoken / talked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya hablado	that he / she has spoken / talked; that you have spoken / talked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos hablado	that we have spoken / talked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis hablado	that you have spoken / talked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan hablado	that they have spoken / talked; that you have spoken / talked (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas hablado con ella. — I am glad that you spoke with her.

Hablar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus hablado — “spoken / talked.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera hablado	that I had spoken / talked
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras hablado	that you had spoken / talked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera hablado	that he / she had spoken / talked; that you had spoken / talked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos hablado	that we had spoken / talked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais hablado	that you had spoken / talked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran hablado	that they had spoken / talked; that you had spoken / talked (plural)

• Si hubiéramos hablado antes, habríamos evitado el problema. — If we had talked earlier, we would have avoided the problem.
• Si hubieses hablado con Marta, lo sabrías. — If you had spoken with Marta, you would know.

Hablar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus hablado — “spoken / talked.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere hablado	if / when I should have spoken / talked
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres hablado	if / when you should have spoken / talked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere hablado	if / when he / she should have spoken / talked; if / when you should have spoken / talked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos hablado	if / when we should have spoken / talked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis hablado	if / when you should have spoken / talked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren hablado	if / when they should have spoken / talked; if / when you should have spoken / talked (plural)

• Si hubieren hablado con el responsable, deberán indicarlo. — If they should have spoken with the person responsible, they must state it.

Hablar imperative and commands

Hablar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	habla	speak
Usted — you, singular formal	hable	speak (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	hablemos	let’s speak
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hablad	speak (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	hablen	speak (plural)

• Habla más despacio, por favor. — Speak more slowly, please.

Hablar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no hables	do not speak
Usted — you, singular formal	no hable	do not speak (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no hablemos	let’s not speak
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no habléis	do not speak (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no hablen	do not speak (plural)

• No hables durante el examen. — Do not talk during the exam.

Common constructions with Hablar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• hablar con alguien. — to talk with someone.
• hablar de / sobre algo. — to talk about something.
• hablar + language. — to speak a language.

Example sentences with Hablar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Hablamos español en clase. — We speak Spanish in class.
• Ella habla francés e italiano. — She speaks French and Italian.
• Estoy hablando por teléfono. — I am talking on the phone.
• Necesito hablar contigo. — I need to talk with you.
• Espero que hables con él. — I hope you talk with him.
• Habla con claridad. — Speak clearly.

Regional and usage notes for Hablar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some common second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos hablás muy rápido. — You speak very quickly. (voseo)
• Hablá más despacio. — Speak more slowly. (affirmative vos command)

Hablar is a model regular -AR verb. Once the endings are secure, focus on the complement: con for the person you talk with, de/sobre for the topic, and no preposition before a language name.