Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Alquilar in Spanish
alquilar to rent, to hire Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Alquilar (to rent, to hire) is a widely used regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: alquilo, alquilas, alquila, alquilamos, alquiláis, alquilan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- alquilado rented
- Gerund
- alquilando renting
- Similar
- arrendar, rentar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Alquilar
- Alquilar in the Indicative Present
- Alquilar in the Indicative Preterite
- Alquilar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Alquilar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Alquilar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Alquilar in the Indicative Future
- Alquilar in the Indicative Conditional
- Alquilar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Alquilar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Alquilar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Alquilar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Alquilar
- Imperative tenses of Alquilar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Alquilar
Alquilar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of alquilar 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, “alquilo”, meaning “I rent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alquilo | I rent |
| Tú | alquilas | you rent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alquila | s/he rents |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alquilamos | we rent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alquiláis | you (plural) rent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alquilan | they rent |
How it’s built: Regular: stem alquil- plus the -ar endings.
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Alquilar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of alquilar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “alquilé”, meaning “I rented”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alquilé | I rented |
| Tú | alquilaste | you rented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alquiló | s/he rented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alquilamos | we rented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alquilasteis | you (plural) rented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alquilaron | they rented |
How it’s built: Regular: stem alquil- plus the -ar endings.
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Alquilar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of alquilar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “alquilaba”, meaning “I used to rent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alquilaba | I used to rent |
| Tú | alquilabas | you used to rent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alquilaba | s/he used to rent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alquilábamos | we used to rent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alquilabais | you (plural) used to rent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alquilaban | they used to rent |
How it’s built: Regular: stem alquil- plus the -ar endings.
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Alquilar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of alquilar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy alquilando”, meaning “I am renting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy alquilando | I am renting |
| Tú | estás alquilando | you are renting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está alquilando | s/he is renting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos alquilando | we are renting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis alquilando | you (plural) are renting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están alquilando | they are renting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund alquilando.
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Alquilar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of alquilar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a alquilar”, meaning “I am going to rent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a alquilar | I am going to rent |
| Tú | vas a alquilar | you are going to rent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a alquilar | s/he is going to rent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a alquilar | we are going to rent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a alquilar | you (plural) are going to rent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a alquilar | they are going to rent |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive alquilar.
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Alquilar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of alquilar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “alquilaré”, meaning “I will rent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alquilaré | I will rent |
| Tú | alquilarás | you will rent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alquilará | s/he will rent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alquilaremos | we will rent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alquilaréis | you (plural) will rent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alquilarán | they will rent |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive alquilar plus the future endings.
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Alquilar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of alquilar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “alquilaría”, meaning “I would rent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alquilaría | I would rent |
| Tú | alquilarías | you would rent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alquilaría | s/he would rent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alquilaríamos | we would rent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alquilaríais | you (plural) would rent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alquilarían | they would rent |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive alquilar plus the conditional endings.
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Alquilar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of alquilar 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 alquilado”, meaning “I have rented”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he alquilado | I have rented |
| Tú | has alquilado | you have rented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha alquilado | s/he has rented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos alquilado | we have rented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis alquilado | you (plural) have rented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han alquilado | they have rented |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle alquilado.
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Alquilar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of alquilar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había alquilado”, meaning “I had rented”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había alquilado | I had rented |
| Tú | habías alquilado | you had rented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había alquilado | s/he had rented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos alquilado | we had rented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais alquilado | you (plural) had rented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían alquilado | they had rented |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle alquilado.
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Alquilar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of alquilar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré alquilado”, meaning “I will have rented”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré alquilado | I will have rented |
| Tú | habrás alquilado | you will have rented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá alquilado | s/he will have rented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos alquilado | we will have rented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis alquilado | you (plural) will have rented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán alquilado | they will have rented |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle alquilado.
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Alquilar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of alquilar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría alquilado”, meaning “I would have rented”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría alquilado | I would have rented |
| Tú | habrías alquilado | you would have rented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría alquilado | s/he would have rented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos alquilado | we would have rented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais alquilado | you (plural) would have rented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían alquilado | they would have rented |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle alquilado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Alquilar
Alquilar 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, “alquile”, meaning “I rent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alquile | I rent |
| Tú | alquiles | you rent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alquile | s/he rents |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alquilemos | we rent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alquiléis | you (plural) rent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alquilen | they rent |
How it’s built: Regular: stem alquil- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Alquilar 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, “alquilara”, meaning “I rented”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alquilara | I rented |
| Tú | alquilaras | you rented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alquilara | s/he rented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alquiláramos | we rented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alquilarais | you (plural) rented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alquilaran | they rented |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, alquilaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (alquiláramos).
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Alquilar 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, “alquilare”, meaning “I will rent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | alquilare | I will rent |
| Tú | alquilares | you will rent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alquilare | s/he will rent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alquiláremos | we will rent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alquilareis | you (plural) will rent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alquilaren | they will rent |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, alquilaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (alquiláremos).
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Alquilar 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 alquilado”, meaning “I have rented”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya alquilado | I have rented |
| Tú | hayas alquilado | you have rented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya alquilado | s/he has rented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos alquilado | we have rented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis alquilado | you (plural) have rented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan alquilado | they have rented |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle alquilado.
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Alquilar 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 alquilado”, meaning “I had rented”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera alquilado | I had rented |
| Tú | hubieras alquilado | you had rented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera alquilado | s/he had rented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos alquilado | we had rented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais alquilado | you (plural) had rented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran alquilado | they had rented |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle alquilado.
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Alquilar 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 alquilado”, meaning “I will have rented”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere alquilado | I will have rented |
| Tú | hubieres alquilado | you will have rented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere alquilado | s/he will have rented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos alquilado | we will have rented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis alquilado | you (plural) will have rented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren alquilado | they will have rented |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle alquilado.
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Imperative tenses of Alquilar
Alquilar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “alquile”, meaning “(to you formal) rent!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | alquila | (to you) rent! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | alquile | (to you formal) rent! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | alquilemos | let's rent! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | alquilad | (to you plural) rent! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alquilen | (to you plural formal) rent! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (alquila); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (alquile, alquilemos, alquilen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (alquilad).
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Alquilar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no alquile”, meaning “(to you formal) don't rent!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no alquiles | (to you) don't rent! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no alquile | (to you formal) don't rent! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no alquilemos | let's not rent! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no alquiléis | (to you plural) don't rent! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no alquilen | (to you plural formal) don't rent! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no alquiles, no alquile, no alquilemos, no alquiléis, no alquilen.
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Frequently asked questions about Alquilar
Is alquilar a regular or irregular verb?
Alquilar 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 alquilar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), alquilar is conjugated as: yo alquilo, tú alquilas, él/ella/usted alquila, nosotros alquilamos, vosotros alquiláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes alquilan. 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 alquilar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), alquilar is conjugated as: yo alquilé, tú alquilaste, él/ella/usted alquiló, nosotros alquilamos, vosotros alquilasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes alquilaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate alquilar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), alquilar is conjugated as: yo alquilaba, tú alquilabas, él/ella/usted alquilaba, nosotros alquilábamos, vosotros alquilabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes alquilaban. 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 alquilar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), alquilar is conjugated as: yo alquilaré, tú alquilarás, él/ella/usted alquilará, nosotros alquilaremos, vosotros alquilaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes alquilarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate alquilar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), alquilar is conjugated as: yo alquile, tú alquiles, él/ella/usted alquile, nosotros alquilemos, vosotros alquiléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes alquilen. 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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