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Verb

escribir

to write

'Escribir' is a regular -ir verb except for its irregular past participle 'escrito', used in all compound tenses (he escrito, había escrito).

Escribo una carta.

I'm writing a letter.

Indicativo

Presente

Present

yo escribo
I write

Escribo una carta a mi amigo.

I'm writing a letter to my friend.

tú escribes
you write

¿A quién escribes?

Who are you writing to?

él/ella/usted escribe
he/she writes

Ella escribe novelas policíacas.

She writes crime novels.

nosotros escribimos
we write

Escribimos el informe entre todos.

We write the report all together.

vosotros escribís
you (all) write

¿Escribís a mano o en el ordenador?

Do you write by hand or on the computer?

ellos/ellas/ustedes escriben
they write

Los periodistas escriben sobre el caso.

The journalists write about the case.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

yo escribía
I used to write

De joven escribía poemas.

As a young person I used to write poems.

tú escribías
you used to write

Antes me escribías todos los días.

You used to write to me every day.

él/ella/usted escribía
he/she used to write

Mi abuela escribía cartas larguísimas.

My grandmother used to write very long letters.

nosotros escribíamos
we used to write

Escribíamos el diario cada noche.

We used to write in the diary every night.

vosotros escribíais
you (all) used to write

Vosotros escribíais muy bien.

You used to write very well.

ellos/ellas/ustedes escribían
they used to write

Los monjes escribían a mano los libros.

The monks used to write the books by hand.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

yo escribí
I wrote

Ayer escribí tres correos.

Yesterday I wrote three emails.

tú escribiste
you wrote

¿Le escribiste al final?

Did you write to him in the end?

él/ella/usted escribió
he/she wrote

Cervantes escribió el Quijote.

Cervantes wrote Don Quixote.

nosotros escribimos
we wrote

Escribimos la solicitud juntos.

We wrote the application together.

vosotros escribisteis
you (all) wrote

¿Escribisteis la reseña?

Did you write the review?

ellos/ellas/ustedes escribieron
they wrote

Los alumnos escribieron un cuento.

The pupils wrote a story.

Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto

Present Perfect

yo he escrito
I have written

He escrito mi primer libro.

I have written my first book.

tú has escrito
you have written

¿Ya has escrito la carta?

Have you already written the letter?

él/ella/usted ha escrito
he/she has written

Ella ha escrito varios artículos.

She has written several articles.

nosotros hemos escrito
we have written

Hemos escrito el guion en dos días.

We have written the script in two days.

vosotros habéis escrito
you (all) have written

¿Habéis escrito ya el examen?

Have you written the exam yet?

ellos/ellas/ustedes han escrito
they have written

Los autores han escrito juntos la obra.

The authors have written the work together.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect

yo había escrito
I had written

Antes de dormir, ya había escrito la nota.

Before sleeping, I had already written the note.

tú habías escrito
you had written

Dijiste que habías escrito el resumen.

You said you had written the summary.

él/ella/usted había escrito
he/she had written

Él ya había escrito el final antes del principio.

He had already written the ending before the beginning.

nosotros habíamos escrito
we had written

Habíamos escrito muchas versiones antes.

We had written many versions before.

vosotros habíais escrito
you (all) had written

No sabía que habíais escrito un libro.

I didn't know you had written a book.

ellos/ellas/ustedes habían escrito
they had written

Los reporteros ya habían escrito la noticia.

The reporters had already written the news.

Futuro Simple

Future

yo escribiré
I will write

Mañana te escribiré un mensaje.

Tomorrow I will write you a message.

tú escribirás
you will write

¿Me escribirás cuando llegues?

Will you write to me when you arrive?

él/ella/usted escribirá
he/she will write

El autor escribirá una segunda parte.

The author will write a sequel.

nosotros escribiremos
we will write

Escribiremos la carta esta tarde.

We will write the letter this afternoon.

vosotros escribiréis
you (all) will write

¿Escribiréis vuestras conclusiones?

Will you write your conclusions?

ellos/ellas/ustedes escribirán
they will write

Ellos escribirán el prólogo.

They will write the prologue.

Futuro Compuesto

Future Perfect

yo habré escrito
I will have written

Para el lunes habré escrito el capítulo.

By Monday I will have written the chapter.

tú habrás escrito
you will have written

Cuando vuelva, ya habrás escrito la respuesta.

When I return, you will have already written the reply.

él/ella/usted habrá escrito
he/she will have written

Para el estreno habrá escrito el discurso.

By the premiere he will have written the speech.

nosotros habremos escrito
we will have written

Para fin de mes habremos escrito el informe.

By the end of the month we will have written the report.

vosotros habréis escrito
you (all) will have written

Cuando terminéis, habréis escrito diez páginas.

When you finish, you will have written ten pages.

ellos/ellas/ustedes habrán escrito
they will have written

Para entonces habrán escrito toda la saga.

By then they will have written the whole saga.

Condicional

Condicional Simple

Conditional

yo escribiría
I would write

Yo escribiría una queja formal.

I would write a formal complaint.

tú escribirías
you would write

¿Escribirías un libro sobre tu vida?

Would you write a book about your life?

él/ella/usted escribiría
he/she would write

Ella escribiría más si tuviera tiempo.

She would write more if she had time.

nosotros escribiríamos
we would write

Escribiríamos la historia de otra forma.

We would write the story differently.

vosotros escribiríais
you (all) would write

¿Escribiríais una carta al director?

Would you write a letter to the director?

ellos/ellas/ustedes escribirían
they would write

Ellos escribirían la crónica sin censura.

They would write the chronicle without censorship.

Condicional Compuesto

Conditional Perfect

yo habría escrito
I would have written

Habría escrito antes, pero perdí el borrador.

I would have written earlier, but I lost the draft.

tú habrías escrito
you would have written

¿Habrías escrito lo mismo?

Would you have written the same thing?

él/ella/usted habría escrito
he/she would have written

Él habría escrito el final feliz.

He would have written a happy ending.

nosotros habríamos escrito
we would have written

Habríamos escrito una mejor conclusión.

We would have written a better conclusion.

vosotros habríais escrito
you (all) would have written

Vosotros habríais escrito con más detalle.

You would have written in more detail.

ellos/ellas/ustedes habrían escrito
they would have written

Los críticos habrían escrito otra reseña.

The critics would have written a different review.

Subjuntivo

Presente de Subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

yo escriba
(that) I write

Quiere que escriba una disculpa.

She wants me to write an apology.

tú escribas
(that) you write

Te pido que escribas con claridad.

I ask you to write clearly.

él/ella/usted escriba
(that) he/she write

Es mejor que escriba él el correo.

It's better for him to write the email.

nosotros escribamos
(that) we write

Nos piden que escribamos un resumen.

They ask us to write a summary.

vosotros escribáis
(that) you (all) write

Espero que escribáis pronto.

I hope you write soon.

ellos/ellas/ustedes escriban
(that) they write

Es necesario que escriban su nombre.

It's necessary that they write their name.

Pretérito Imperfecto de Subjuntivo

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo escribiera / escribiese
(that) I wrote

Me pidió que escribiera la carta.

He asked me to write the letter.

tú escribieras / escribieses
(that) you wrote

Sería bueno que escribieras un diario.

It would be good if you wrote a diary.

él/ella/usted escribiera / escribiese
(that) he/she wrote

No creí que escribiera tan rápido.

I didn't think he wrote so fast.

nosotros escribiéramos / escribiésemos
(that) we wrote

Nos sugirieron que escribiéramos juntos.

They suggested we write together.

vosotros escribierais / escribieseis
(that) you (all) wrote

Querían que escribierais la crónica.

They wanted you to write the chronicle.

ellos/ellas/ustedes escribieran / escribiesen
(that) they wrote

Pidió que escribieran sus opiniones.

He asked them to write their opinions.

Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo

Present Perfect Subjunctive

yo haya escrito
(that) I have written

Me alegro de que haya escrito la verdad.

I'm glad I have written the truth.

tú hayas escrito
(that) you have written

Ojalá hayas escrito la dirección correcta.

I hope you have written the right address.

él/ella/usted haya escrito
(that) he/she has written

Dudo que haya escrito él mismo el texto.

I doubt he has written the text himself.

nosotros hayamos escrito
(that) we have written

Es bueno que hayamos escrito todo.

It's good that we have written everything down.

vosotros hayáis escrito
(that) you (all) have written

Me alegra que hayáis escrito la reseña.

I'm glad you have written the review.

ellos/ellas/ustedes hayan escrito
(that) they have written

No creo que hayan escrito nada aún.

I don't think they have written anything yet.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo

Pluperfect Subjunctive

yo hubiera / hubiese escrito
(that) I had written

Si hubiera escrito antes, me habrían contestado.

If I had written earlier, they would have replied.

tú hubieras / hubieses escrito
(that) you had written

Ojalá hubieras escrito la fecha.

I wish you had written the date.

él/ella/usted hubiera / hubiese escrito
(that) he/she had written

Si hubiera escrito el testamento, todo sería claro.

If he had written the will, everything would be clear.

nosotros hubiéramos / hubiésemos escrito
(that) we had written

Si hubiéramos escrito las reglas, no habría dudas.

If we had written the rules, there would be no doubts.

vosotros hubierais / hubieseis escrito
(that) you (all) had written

Si hubierais escrito antes, os habríamos ayudado.

If you had written earlier, we would have helped you.

ellos/ellas/ustedes hubieran / hubiesen escrito
(that) they had written

Ojalá hubieran escrito la carta a tiempo.

I wish they had written the letter on time.

Imperativo

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperative

tú escribe
write!

¡Escribe tu nombre aquí!

Write your name here!

él/ella/usted escriba
write! (formal)

Escriba la fecha en la casilla.

Write the date in the box.

nosotros escribamos
let's write!

Escribamos una respuesta juntos.

Let's write a reply together.

vosotros escribid
write! (plural)

¡Escribid la respuesta correcta!

Write the correct answer!

ellos/ellas/ustedes escriban
write! (formal plural)

Escriban con letra clara.

Write in clear handwriting.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

tú no escribas
don't write!

No escribas con lápiz.

Don't write in pencil.

él/ella/usted no escriba
don't write! (formal)

No escriba en los márgenes.

Don't write in the margins.

nosotros no escribamos
let's not write!

No escribamos nada de lo que nos arrepintamos.

Let's not write anything we'll regret.

vosotros no escribáis
don't write! (plural)

No escribáis en las paredes.

Don't write on the walls.

ellos/ellas/ustedes no escriban
don't write! (formal plural)

No escriban con mayúsculas.

Don't write in capitals.

Formas no personales

Infinitivo

Infinitive

— escribir
to write

Me encanta escribir a mano.

I love writing by hand.

— (compuesto) haber escrito
to have written

Se enorgullece de haber escrito ese poema.

He is proud of having written that poem.

Gerundio

Gerund

— escribiendo
writing

Pasó la noche escribiendo el ensayo.

He spent the night writing the essay.

— (compuesto) habiendo escrito
having written

Habiendo escrito la carta, la envió.

Having written the letter, he sent it.

Participio

Participle

— escrito
written

El mensaje está escrito en francés.

The message is written in French.

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