Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | incubar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | incubando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar incubando. |
incubar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning incubate. In the present tense: yo incubo, tú incubas, él/ella incuba, nosotros incubamos, vosotros incubáis, ellos incuban. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | incubar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | incubando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar incubando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | incubo | Yo incubo unos huevos de codorniz en casa.I incubate a few quail eggs at home. |
| tú | incubas | Normalmente, tú incubas una idea de negocio durante meses.You usually incubate a business idea for months. |
| él | incuba | Hoy, la gallina del corral incuba los huevos bajo las alas.Today, the hen in the coop incubates the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | incubamos | A veces, nosotros incubamos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.At times, we incubate a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | incubáis | Ahora, vosotros incubáis el cultivo a temperatura baja.Right now, you all incubate the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | incuban | Casi siempre, los científicos del laboratorio incuban el virus en condiciones seguras.Most of the time, the scientists in the lab incubate the virus under safe conditions. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he incubado | Este año, yo he incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa.This year, I have incubated a few quail eggs at home. |
| tú | has incubado | Últimamente, tú has incubado una idea de negocio durante meses.Lately, you have incubated a business idea for months. |
| él | ha incubado | En estos meses, la gallina del corral ha incubado los huevos bajo las alas.In these months, the hen in the coop has incubated the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | hemos incubado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.So far, we have incubated a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | habéis incubado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja.This term, you all have incubated the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | han incubado | En este tiempo, los científicos del laboratorio han incubado el virus en condiciones seguras.During this time, the scientists in the lab have incubated the virus under safe conditions. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | incubé | Ayer, yo incubé unos huevos de codorniz en casa.Yesterday, I incubated a few quail eggs at home. |
| tú | incubaste | Hace un rato, tú incubaste una idea de negocio durante meses.A little while ago, you incubated a business idea for months. |
| él | incubó | Esta mañana, la gallina del corral incubó los huevos bajo las alas.This morning, the hen in the coop incubated the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | incubamos | Anoche, nosotros incubamos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Last night, we incubated a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | incubasteis | El sábado, vosotros incubasteis el cultivo a temperatura baja.On Saturday, you all incubated the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | incubaron | Hace poco, los científicos del laboratorio incubaron el virus en condiciones seguras.Not long ago, the scientists in the lab incubated the virus under safe conditions. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | incubaba | Antes, yo incubaba unos huevos de codorniz en casa.Before, I used to incubate a few quail eggs at home. |
| tú | incubabas | Por entonces, tú incubabas una idea de negocio durante meses.Back then, you used to incubate a business idea for months. |
| él | incubaba | En esa época, la gallina del corral incubaba los huevos bajo las alas.At that time, the hen in the coop used to incubate the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | incubábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros incubábamos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.When that was normal, we used to incubate a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | incubabais | Hace años, vosotros incubabais el cultivo a temperatura baja.Years ago, you all used to incubate the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | incubaban | En aquellos días, los científicos del laboratorio incubaban el virus en condiciones seguras.In those days, the scientists in the lab used to incubate the virus under safe conditions. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había incubado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa.When you arrived, I had already incubated a few quail eggs at home. |
| tú | habías incubado | Para entonces, tú ya habías incubado una idea de negocio durante meses.By then, you had already incubated a business idea for months. |
| él | había incubado | Al volver, la gallina del corral ya había incubado los huevos bajo las alas.When we came back, the hen in the coop had already incubated the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | habíamos incubado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Before talking it through, we had already incubated a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | habíais incubado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja.When you looked again, you all had already incubated the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | habían incubado | Para ese momento, los científicos del laboratorio ya habían incubado el virus en condiciones seguras.By that moment, the scientists in the lab had already incubated the virus under safe conditions. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube incubado | Apenas yo hube incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa, todo cambió.As soon as I had incubated a few quail eggs at home, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste incubado | En cuanto tú hubiste incubado una idea de negocio durante meses, se notó.The moment you had incubated a business idea for months, it showed. |
| él | hubo incubado | No bien la gallina del corral hubo incubado los huevos bajo las alas, hubo ruido.As soon as the hen in the coop had incubated the eggs under her wings, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos incubado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo, seguimos adelante.Once we had incubated a sample in the incubator at the back, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis incubado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had incubated the culture at low temperature, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron incubado | En cuanto los científicos del laboratorio hubieron incubado el virus en condiciones seguras, el ambiente cambió.The moment the scientists in the lab had incubated the virus under safe conditions, the mood changed. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | incubaré | Mañana, yo incubaré unos huevos de codorniz en casa.Tomorrow, I will incubate a few quail eggs at home. |
| tú | incubarás | Dentro de poco, tú incubarás una idea de negocio durante meses.Soon, you will incubate a business idea for months. |
| él | incubará | Esta tarde, la gallina del corral incubará los huevos bajo las alas.This afternoon, the hen in the coop will incubate the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | incubaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros incubaremos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Next week, we will incubate a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | incubaréis | Pronto, vosotros incubaréis el cultivo a temperatura baja.Before long, you all will incubate the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | incubarán | Más adelante, los científicos del laboratorio incubarán el virus en condiciones seguras.Later on, the scientists in the lab will incubate the virus under safe conditions. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré incubado | Para entonces, yo ya habré incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa.By then, I will already have incubated a few quail eggs at home. |
| tú | habrás incubado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás incubado una idea de negocio durante meses.Before closing time, you will already have incubated a business idea for months. |
| él | habrá incubado | Al final del día, la gallina del corral ya habrá incubado los huevos bajo las alas.By the end of the day, the hen in the coop will already have incubated the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | habremos incubado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.By tomorrow, we will already have incubated a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | habréis incubado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja.Before leaving, you all will already have incubated the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | habrán incubado | Para esa hora, los científicos del laboratorio ya habrán incubado el virus en condiciones seguras.By that hour, the scientists in the lab will already have incubated the virus under safe conditions. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | incubaría | En un caso así, yo incubaría unos huevos de codorniz en casa.In a case like that, I would incubate a few quail eggs at home. |
| tú | incubarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú incubarías una idea de negocio durante meses.With a little more time, you would incubate a business idea for months. |
| él | incubaría | En esa situación, la gallina del corral incubaría los huevos bajo las alas.In that situation, the hen in the coop would incubate the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | incubaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros incubaríamos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.With that outlook, we would incubate a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | incubaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros incubaríais el cultivo a temperatura baja.If it came to that, you all would incubate the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | incubarían | En un día así, los científicos del laboratorio incubarían el virus en condiciones seguras.On a day like that, the scientists in the lab would incubate the virus under safe conditions. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría incubado | En otro momento, yo habría incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa.At another moment, I would have incubated a few quail eggs at home. |
| tú | habrías incubado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías incubado una idea de negocio durante meses.With a little more margin, you would have incubated a business idea for months. |
| él | habría incubado | A esas alturas, la gallina del corral habría incubado los huevos bajo las alas.By then, the hen in the coop would have incubated the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | habríamos incubado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.With that turn, we would have incubated a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | habríais incubado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja.At that point, you all would have incubated the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | habrían incubado | En ese punto, los científicos del laboratorio habrían incubado el virus en condiciones seguras.From there, the scientists in the lab would have incubated the virus under safe conditions. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | incube | Es mejor que yo incube unos huevos de codorniz en casa.It is better that I incubate a few quail eggs at home. |
| tú | incubes | Hace falta que tú incubes una idea de negocio durante meses.It is necessary that you incubate a business idea for months. |
| él | incube | Conviene que la gallina del corral incube los huevos bajo las alas.It is wise that the hen in the coop incubate the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | incubemos | Importa que nosotros incubemos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.It matters that we incubate a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | incubéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros incubéis el cultivo a temperatura baja.It may help if you all incubate the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | incuben | Es posible que los científicos del laboratorio incuben el virus en condiciones seguras.It is possible that the scientists in the lab incubate the virus under safe conditions. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya incubado | Ojalá yo haya incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa.Hopefully I have incubated a few quail eggs at home. |
| tú | hayas incubado | Puede que tú ya hayas incubado una idea de negocio durante meses.Maybe you already have incubated a business idea for months. |
| él | haya incubado | Tal vez la gallina del corral haya incubado los huevos bajo las alas.Perhaps the hen in the coop has incubated the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | hayamos incubado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Maybe we already have incubated a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | hayáis incubado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja.It is likely that you all have incubated the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | hayan incubado | Puede ser que los científicos del laboratorio ya hayan incubado el virus en condiciones seguras.It may be that the scientists in the lab already have incubated the virus under safe conditions. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | incubara | Si yo incubara unos huevos de codorniz en casa, se notaría enseguida.If I incubated a few quail eggs at home, it would show right away. |
| tú | incubaras | Si tú incubaras una idea de negocio durante meses, costaría ocultarlo.If you incubated a business idea for months, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | incubara | Si la gallina del corral incubara los huevos bajo las alas, daría mucho que hablar.If the hen in the coop incubated the eggs under her wings, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | incubáramos | Si nosotros incubáramos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo, todo iría por otro lado.If we incubated a sample in the incubator at the back, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | incubarais | Si vosotros incubarais el cultivo a temperatura baja, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all incubated the culture at low temperature, the mood would change. |
| ellos | incubaran | Si los científicos del laboratorio incubaran el virus en condiciones seguras, la escena sería otra.If the scientists in the lab incubated the virus under safe conditions, the whole scene would be different. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera incubado | Si yo hubiera incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa, aún se recordaría.If I had incubated a few quail eggs at home, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras incubado | Si tú hubieras incubado una idea de negocio durante meses, eso habría dejado marca.If you had incubated a business idea for months, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera incubado | Si la gallina del corral hubiera incubado los huevos bajo las alas, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the hen in the coop had incubated the eggs under her wings, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos incubado | Si nosotros hubiéramos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had incubated a sample in the incubator at the back, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais incubado | Si vosotros hubierais incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had incubated the culture at low temperature, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran incubado | Si los científicos del laboratorio hubieran incubado el virus en condiciones seguras, nada habría quedado igual.If the scientists in the lab had incubated the virus under safe conditions, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | incubare | Si yo incubare unos huevos de codorniz en casa, se notará enseguida.If I incubate a few quail eggs at home, it will show right away. |
| tú | incubares | Si tú incubares una idea de negocio durante meses, costará ignorarlo.If you incubate a business idea for months, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | incubare | Si la gallina del corral incubare los huevos bajo las alas, dará mucho que hablar.If the hen in the coop incubates the eggs under her wings, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | incubáremos | Si nosotros incubáremos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo, todo irá por otro camino.If we incubate a sample in the incubator at the back, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | incubareis | Si vosotros incubareis el cultivo a temperatura baja, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all incubate the culture at low temperature, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | incubaren | Si los científicos del laboratorio incubaren el virus en condiciones seguras, la escena será distinta.If the scientists in the lab incubate the virus under safe conditions, the whole scene will be different. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere incubado | Cuando yo hubiere incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa, ya se notará.When I have incubated a few quail eggs at home, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres incubado | En cuanto tú hubieres incubado una idea de negocio durante meses, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have incubated a business idea for months, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere incubado | Cuando la gallina del corral hubiere incubado los huevos bajo las alas, se verá de inmediato.When the hen in the coop has incubated the eggs under her wings, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos incubado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have incubated a sample in the incubator at the back, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis incubado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have incubated the culture at low temperature, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren incubado | En cuanto los científicos del laboratorio hubieren incubado el virus en condiciones seguras, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the scientists in the lab have incubated the virus under safe conditions, the change will be clear. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | incuba | incuba una idea de negocio durante meses.Incubate a business idea for months. |
| él | incube | Que la gallina del corral incube los huevos bajo las alas.Let the hen in the coop incubate the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | incubemos | incubemos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Incubate a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | incubad | incubad el cultivo a temperatura baja.Incubate the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | incuben | Que los científicos del laboratorio incuben el virus en condiciones seguras.Let the scientists in the lab incubate the virus under safe conditions. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no incubes | No no incubes una idea de negocio durante meses.Do not incubate a business idea for months. |
| él | no incube | Que la gallina del corral no no incube los huevos bajo las alas.Let the hen in the coop not incubate the eggs under her wings. |
| nosotros | no incubemos | No no incubemos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Let us not incubate a sample in the incubator at the back. |
| vosotros | no incubéis | No no incubéis el cultivo a temperatura baja.Do not incubate the culture at low temperature. |
| ellos | no incuben | Que los científicos del laboratorio no no incuben el virus en condiciones seguras.Let the scientists in the lab not incubate the virus under safe conditions. |
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Yo ___ unos huevos de codorniz en casa.
I incubate a few quail eggs at home.
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