Usage Examples
[Present Indicative] El guardia vigila la entrada principal. → The guard watches the main entrance.
[Present Perfect] La policía ha vigilado la casa durante semanas. → The police have watched the house for weeks.
[Imperfect Indicative] Mi abuela nos vigilaba mientras jugábamos en el jardín. → My grandmother used to watch us while we played in the garden.
[Pluperfect Indicative] Ya habían vigilado todos sus movimientos antes del arresto. → They had already monitored all his movements before the arrest.
[Preterite] El socorrista vigiló la piscina todo el día. → The lifeguard watched the pool all day.
[Preterite Anterior] Apenas hubo vigilado el perímetro, se fue a descansar. → As soon as he had guarded the perimeter, he went to rest.
[Future] Vigilaré tus maletas mientras vas al baño. → I will watch your luggage while you go to the bathroom.
[Future Perfect] Para mañana, el sistema ya habrá vigilado todas las cámaras. → By tomorrow, the system will have already monitored all the cameras.
[Conditional] Vigilaría mejor si tuviera binoculares. → I would watch better if I had binoculars.
[Conditional Perfect] Te habrían vigilado más de cerca si sospecharan algo. → They would have watched you more closely if they suspected something.