Ella VerbsTo shake, to agitate Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Agitar (to shake, to agitate) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: agito, agitas, agita, agitamos, agitáis, agitan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Agitar is the Spanish verb for "to shake, to agitate". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to agitar include: batir, estremecer, menear, sacudir.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | agitar | to shake, to agitate |
| Past participle | agitado | shaken |
| Gerund | agitando | shaking |
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The Indicative Present of agitar 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, "agito", meaning "I shake".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agito | I shake |
| Tú | agitas | you shake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agita | s/he shakes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agitamos | we shake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agitáis | you (plural) shake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agitan | they shake |
The Indicative Preterite of agitar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "agité", meaning "I shook".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agité | I shook |
| Tú | agitaste | you shook |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agitó | s/he shook |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agitamos | we shook |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agitasteis | you (plural) shook |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agitaron | they shook |
The Indicative Imperfect of agitar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "agitaba", meaning "I used to shake".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agitaba | I used to shake |
| Tú | agitabas | you used to shake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agitaba | s/he used to shake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agitábamos | we used to shake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agitabais | you (plural) used to shake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agitaban | they used to shake |
The Indicative Present Continuous of agitar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy agitando", meaning "I am shaking".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy agitando | I am shaking |
| Tú | estás agitando | you are shaking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está agitando | s/he is shaking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos agitando | we are shaking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis agitando | you (plural) are shaking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están agitando | they are shaking |
The Indicative Informal Future of agitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a agitar", meaning "I am going to shake".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a agitar | I am going to shake |
| Tú | vas a agitar | you are going to shake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a agitar | s/he is going to shake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a agitar | we are going to shake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a agitar | you (plural) are going to shake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a agitar | they are going to shake |
The Indicative Future of agitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "agitaré", meaning "I will shake".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agitaré | I will shake |
| Tú | agitarás | you will shake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agitará | s/he will shake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agitaremos | we will shake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agitaréis | you (plural) will shake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agitarán | they will shake |
The Indicative Conditional of agitar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "agitaría", meaning "I would shake".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agitaría | I would shake |
| Tú | agitarías | you would shake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agitaría | s/he would shake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agitaríamos | we would shake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agitaríais | you (plural) would shake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agitarían | they would shake |
The Indicative Present Perfect of agitar 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 agitado", meaning "I have shaken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he agitado | I have shaken |
| Tú | has agitado | you have shaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha agitado | s/he has shaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos agitado | we have shaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis agitado | you (plural) have shaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han agitado | they have shaken |
The Indicative Past Perfect of agitar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había agitado", meaning "I had shaken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había agitado | I had shaken |
| Tú | habías agitado | you had shaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había agitado | s/he had shaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos agitado | we had shaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais agitado | you (plural) had shaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían agitado | they had shaken |
The Indicative Future Perfect of agitar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré agitado", meaning "I will have shaken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré agitado | I will have shaken |
| Tú | habrás agitado | you will have shaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá agitado | s/he will have shaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos agitado | we will have shaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis agitado | you (plural) will have shaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán agitado | they will have shaken |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of agitar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría agitado", meaning "I would have shaken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría agitado | I would have shaken |
| Tú | habrías agitado | you would have shaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría agitado | s/he would have shaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos agitado | we would have shaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais agitado | you (plural) would have shaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían agitado | they would have shaken |
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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, "agite", meaning "I shake".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agite | I shake |
| Tú | agites | you shake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agite | s/he shakes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agitemos | we shake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agitéis | you (plural) shake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agiten | they shake |
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, "agitara", meaning "I shook".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agitara | I shook |
| Tú | agitaras | you shook |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agitara | s/he shook |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agitáramos | we shook |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agitarais | you (plural) shook |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agitaran | they shook |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "agitare", meaning "I will shake".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | agitare | I will shake |
| Tú | agitares | you will shake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agitare | s/he will shake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agitáremos | we will shake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agitareis | you (plural) will shake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agitaren | they will shake |
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 agitado", meaning "I have shaken".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya agitado | I have shaken |
| Tú | hayas agitado | you have shaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya agitado | s/he has shaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos agitado | we have shaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis agitado | you (plural) have shaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan agitado | they have shaken |
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 agitado", meaning "I had shaken".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera agitado | I had shaken |
| Tú | hubieras agitado | you had shaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera agitado | s/he had shaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos agitado | we had shaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais agitado | you (plural) had shaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran agitado | they had shaken |
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 agitado", meaning "I will have shaken".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere agitado | I will have shaken |
| Tú | hubieres agitado | you will have shaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere agitado | s/he will have shaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos agitado | we will have shaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis agitado | you (plural) will have shaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren agitado | they will have shaken |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "agite", meaning "(to you formal) shake!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | agita | (to you) shake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | agite | (to you formal) shake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | agitemos | let's shake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | agitad | (to you plural) shake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | agiten | (to you plural formal) shake! |
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no agite", meaning "(to you formal) don't shake!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no agites | (to you) don't shake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no agite | (to you formal) don't shake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no agitemos | let's not shake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no agitéis | (to you plural) don't shake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no agiten | (to you plural formal) don't shake! |
Agitar 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.
In the present tense (presente), agitar is conjugated as: yo agito, tú agitas, él/ella/usted agita, nosotros agitamos, vosotros agitáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agitan. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), agitar is conjugated as: yo agité, tú agitaste, él/ella/usted agitó, nosotros agitamos, vosotros agitasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agitaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), agitar is conjugated as: yo agitaba, tú agitabas, él/ella/usted agitaba, nosotros agitábamos, vosotros agitabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes agitaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), agitar is conjugated as: yo agitaré, tú agitarás, él/ella/usted agitará, nosotros agitaremos, vosotros agitaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agitarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), agitar is conjugated as: yo agite, tú agites, él/ella/usted agite, nosotros agitemos, vosotros agitéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes agiten. 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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