Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Anotar in Spanish
anotar to annotate, to make a note Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Anotar (to annotate, to make a note) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: anoto, anotas, anota, anotamos, anotáis, anotan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- anotado annotated
- Gerund
- anotando annotating
- Similar
- apuntar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Anotar
- Anotar in the Indicative Present
- Anotar in the Indicative Preterite
- Anotar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Anotar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Anotar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Anotar in the Indicative Future
- Anotar in the Indicative Conditional
- Anotar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Anotar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Anotar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Anotar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Anotar
- Imperative tenses of Anotar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Anotar
Anotar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of anotar 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, “anoto”, meaning “I annotate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anoto | I annotate |
| Tú | anotas | you annotate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anota | s/he annotates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anotamos | we annotate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anotáis | you (plural) annotate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anotan | they annotate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem anot- plus the -ar endings.
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Anotar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of anotar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “anoté”, meaning “I annotated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anoté | I annotated |
| Tú | anotaste | you annotated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anotó | s/he annotated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anotamos | we annotated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anotasteis | you (plural) annotated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anotaron | they annotated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem anot- plus the -ar endings.
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Anotar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of anotar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “anotaba”, meaning “I used to annotate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anotaba | I used to annotate |
| Tú | anotabas | you used to annotate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anotaba | s/he used to annotate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anotábamos | we used to annotate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anotabais | you (plural) used to annotate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anotaban | they used to annotate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem anot- plus the -ar endings.
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Anotar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of anotar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy anotando”, meaning “I am annotating”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy anotando | I am annotating |
| Tú | estás anotando | you are annotating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está anotando | s/he is annotating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos anotando | we are annotating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis anotando | you (plural) are annotating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están anotando | they are annotating |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund anotando.
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Anotar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of anotar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a anotar”, meaning “I am going to annotate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a anotar | I am going to annotate |
| Tú | vas a anotar | you are going to annotate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a anotar | s/he is going to annotate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a anotar | we are going to annotate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a anotar | you (plural) are going to annotate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a anotar | they are going to annotate |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive anotar.
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Anotar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of anotar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “anotaré”, meaning “I will annotate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anotaré | I will annotate |
| Tú | anotarás | you will annotate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anotará | s/he will annotate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anotaremos | we will annotate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anotaréis | you (plural) will annotate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anotarán | they will annotate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive anotar plus the future endings.
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Anotar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of anotar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “anotaría”, meaning “I would annotate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anotaría | I would annotate |
| Tú | anotarías | you would annotate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anotaría | s/he would annotate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anotaríamos | we would annotate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anotaríais | you (plural) would annotate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anotarían | they would annotate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive anotar plus the conditional endings.
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Anotar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of anotar 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 anotado”, meaning “I have annotated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he anotado | I have annotated |
| Tú | has anotado | you have annotated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha anotado | s/he has annotated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos anotado | we have annotated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis anotado | you (plural) have annotated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han anotado | they have annotated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle anotado.
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Anotar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of anotar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había anotado”, meaning “I had annotated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había anotado | I had annotated |
| Tú | habías anotado | you had annotated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había anotado | s/he had annotated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos anotado | we had annotated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais anotado | you (plural) had annotated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían anotado | they had annotated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle anotado.
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Anotar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of anotar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré anotado”, meaning “I will have annotated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré anotado | I will have annotated |
| Tú | habrás anotado | you will have annotated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá anotado | s/he will have annotated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos anotado | we will have annotated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis anotado | you (plural) will have annotated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán anotado | they will have annotated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle anotado.
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Anotar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of anotar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría anotado”, meaning “I would have annotated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría anotado | I would have annotated |
| Tú | habrías anotado | you would have annotated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría anotado | s/he would have annotated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos anotado | we would have annotated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais anotado | you (plural) would have annotated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían anotado | they would have annotated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle anotado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Anotar
Anotar 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, “anote”, meaning “I annotate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anote | I annotate |
| Tú | anotes | you annotate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anote | s/he annotates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anotemos | we annotate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anotéis | you (plural) annotate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anoten | they annotate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem anot- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Anotar 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, “anotara”, meaning “I annotated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anotara | I annotated |
| Tú | anotaras | you annotated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anotara | s/he annotated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anotáramos | we annotated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anotarais | you (plural) annotated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anotaran | they annotated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, anotaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (anotáramos).
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Anotar 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, “anotare”, meaning “I will annotate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anotare | I will annotate |
| Tú | anotares | you will annotate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anotare | s/he will annotate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anotáremos | we will annotate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anotareis | you (plural) will annotate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anotaren | they will annotate |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, anotaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (anotáremos).
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Anotar 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 anotado”, meaning “I have annotated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya anotado | I have annotated |
| Tú | hayas anotado | you have annotated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya anotado | s/he has annotated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos anotado | we have annotated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis anotado | you (plural) have annotated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan anotado | they have annotated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle anotado.
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Anotar 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 anotado”, meaning “I had annotated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera anotado | I had annotated |
| Tú | hubieras anotado | you had annotated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera anotado | s/he had annotated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos anotado | we had annotated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais anotado | you (plural) had annotated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran anotado | they had annotated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle anotado.
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Anotar 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 anotado”, meaning “I will have annotated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere anotado | I will have annotated |
| Tú | hubieres anotado | you will have annotated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere anotado | s/he will have annotated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos anotado | we will have annotated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis anotado | you (plural) will have annotated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren anotado | they will have annotated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle anotado.
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Imperative tenses of Anotar
Anotar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “anote”, meaning “(to you formal) annotate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | anota | (to you) annotate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anote | (to you formal) annotate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anotemos | let's annotate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anotad | (to you plural) annotate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anoten | (to you plural formal) annotate! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (anota); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (anote, anotemos, anoten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (anotad).
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Anotar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no anote”, meaning “(to you formal) don't annotate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no anotes | (to you) don't annotate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no anote | (to you formal) don't annotate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no anotemos | let's not annotate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no anotéis | (to you plural) don't annotate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no anoten | (to you plural formal) don't annotate! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no anotes, no anote, no anotemos, no anotéis, no anoten.
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Frequently asked questions about Anotar
Is anotar a regular or irregular verb?
Anotar 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 anotar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), anotar is conjugated as: yo anoto, tú anotas, él/ella/usted anota, nosotros anotamos, vosotros anotáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes anotan. 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 anotar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), anotar is conjugated as: yo anoté, tú anotaste, él/ella/usted anotó, nosotros anotamos, vosotros anotasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes anotaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate anotar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), anotar is conjugated as: yo anotaba, tú anotabas, él/ella/usted anotaba, nosotros anotábamos, vosotros anotabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes anotaban. 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 anotar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), anotar is conjugated as: yo anotaré, tú anotarás, él/ella/usted anotará, nosotros anotaremos, vosotros anotaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes anotarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate anotar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), anotar is conjugated as: yo anote, tú anotes, él/ella/usted anote, nosotros anotemos, vosotros anotéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes anoten. 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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