Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Activar in Spanish
activar to activate, to stimulate Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Activar (to activate, to stimulate) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: activo, activas, activa, activamos, activáis, activan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- activado activated
- Gerund
- activando activating
- Similar
- accionar, estimular, excitar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Activar
- Activar in the Indicative Present
- Activar in the Indicative Preterite
- Activar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Activar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Activar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Activar in the Indicative Future
- Activar in the Indicative Conditional
- Activar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Activar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Activar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Activar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Activar
- Imperative tenses of Activar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Activar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Activar
Activar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of activar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “activo”, meaning “I activate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | activo | I activate |
| Tú | activas | you activate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | activa | s/he activates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | activamos | we activate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | activáis | you (plural) activate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | activan | they activate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem activ- plus the -ar endings.
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Activar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of activar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “activé”, meaning “I activated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | activé | I activated |
| Tú | activaste | you activated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | activó | s/he activated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | activamos | we activated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | activasteis | you (plural) activated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | activaron | they activated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem activ- plus the -ar endings.
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Activar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of activar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “activaba”, meaning “I used to activate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | activaba | I used to activate |
| Tú | activabas | you used to activate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | activaba | s/he used to activate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | activábamos | we used to activate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | activabais | you (plural) used to activate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | activaban | they used to activate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem activ- plus the -ar endings.
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Activar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of activar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy activando”, meaning “I am activating”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy activando | I am activating |
| Tú | estás activando | you are activating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está activando | s/he is activating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos activando | we are activating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis activando | you (plural) are activating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están activando | they are activating |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund activando.
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Activar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of activar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a activar”, meaning “I am going to activate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a activar | I am going to activate |
| Tú | vas a activar | you are going to activate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a activar | s/he is going to activate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a activar | we are going to activate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a activar | you (plural) are going to activate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a activar | they are going to activate |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive activar.
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Activar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of activar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “activaré”, meaning “I will activate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | activaré | I will activate |
| Tú | activarás | you will activate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | activará | s/he will activate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | activaremos | we will activate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | activaréis | you (plural) will activate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | activarán | they will activate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive activar plus the future endings.
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Activar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of activar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “activaría”, meaning “I would activate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | activaría | I would activate |
| Tú | activarías | you would activate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | activaría | s/he would activate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | activaríamos | we would activate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | activaríais | you (plural) would activate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | activarían | they would activate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive activar plus the conditional endings.
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Activar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of activar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he activado”, meaning “I have activated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he activado | I have activated |
| Tú | has activado | you have activated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha activado | s/he has activated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos activado | we have activated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis activado | you (plural) have activated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han activado | they have activated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle activado.
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Activar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of activar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había activado”, meaning “I had activated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había activado | I had activated |
| Tú | habías activado | you had activated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había activado | s/he had activated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos activado | we had activated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais activado | you (plural) had activated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían activado | they had activated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle activado.
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Activar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of activar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré activado”, meaning “I will have activated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré activado | I will have activated |
| Tú | habrás activado | you will have activated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá activado | s/he will have activated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos activado | we will have activated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis activado | you (plural) will have activated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán activado | they will have activated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle activado.
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Activar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of activar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría activado”, meaning “I would have activated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría activado | I would have activated |
| Tú | habrías activado | you would have activated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría activado | s/he would have activated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos activado | we would have activated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais activado | you (plural) would have activated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían activado | they would have activated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle activado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Activar
Activar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “active”, meaning “I activate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | active | I activate |
| Tú | actives | you activate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | active | s/he activates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | activemos | we activate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | activéis | you (plural) activate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | activen | they activate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem activ- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Activar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “activara”, meaning “I activated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | activara | I activated |
| Tú | activaras | you activated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | activara | s/he activated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | activáramos | we activated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | activarais | you (plural) activated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | activaran | they activated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, activaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (activáramos).
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Activar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “activare”, meaning “I will activate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | activare | I will activate |
| Tú | activares | you will activate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | activare | s/he will activate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | activáremos | we will activate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | activareis | you (plural) will activate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | activaren | they will activate |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, activaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (activáremos).
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Activar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya activado”, meaning “I have activated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya activado | I have activated |
| Tú | hayas activado | you have activated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya activado | s/he has activated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos activado | we have activated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis activado | you (plural) have activated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan activado | they have activated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle activado.
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Activar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera activado”, meaning “I had activated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera activado | I had activated |
| Tú | hubieras activado | you had activated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera activado | s/he had activated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos activado | we had activated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais activado | you (plural) had activated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran activado | they had activated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle activado.
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Activar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere activado”, meaning “I will have activated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere activado | I will have activated |
| Tú | hubieres activado | you will have activated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere activado | s/he will have activated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos activado | we will have activated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis activado | you (plural) will have activated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren activado | they will have activated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle activado.
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Imperative tenses of Activar
Activar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “active”, meaning “(to you formal) activate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | activa | (to you) activate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | active | (to you formal) activate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | activemos | let's activate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | activad | (to you plural) activate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | activen | (to you plural formal) activate! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (activa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (active, activemos, activen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (activad).
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Activar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no active”, meaning “(to you formal) don't activate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no actives | (to you) don't activate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no active | (to you formal) don't activate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no activemos | let's not activate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no activéis | (to you plural) don't activate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no activen | (to you plural formal) don't activate! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no actives, no active, no activemos, no activéis, no activen.
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Frequently asked questions about Activar
Is activar a regular or irregular verb?
Activar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate activar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), activar is conjugated as: yo activo, tú activas, él/ella/usted activa, nosotros activamos, vosotros activáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes activan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate activar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), activar is conjugated as: yo activé, tú activaste, él/ella/usted activó, nosotros activamos, vosotros activasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes activaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate activar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), activar is conjugated as: yo activaba, tú activabas, él/ella/usted activaba, nosotros activábamos, vosotros activabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes activaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate activar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), activar is conjugated as: yo activaré, tú activarás, él/ella/usted activará, nosotros activaremos, vosotros activaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes activarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate activar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), activar is conjugated as: yo active, tú actives, él/ella/usted active, nosotros activemos, vosotros activéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes activen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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