How to conjugate Calentar in Spanish
To warm (up), to heat (up) Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Calentar
- Calentar in the Indicative Present
- Calentar in the Indicative Preterite
- Calentar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Calentar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Calentar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Calentar in the Indicative Future
- Calentar in the Indicative Conditional
- Calentar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Calentar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Calentar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Calentar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Calentar
- Imperative tenses of Calentar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Calentar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Calentar is the Spanish verb for "to warm (up), to heat (up)". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | calentar | to warm (up), to heat (up) |
| Past participle | calentado | warmed |
| Gerund | calentando | warming |
Indicative Tenses of Calentar
Calentar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of calentar 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, "caliento", meaning "I warm".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | caliento | I warm |
| Tú | calientas | you warm |
| Ella / Él / Usted | calienta | s/he warms, you (formal) warm |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | calentamos | we warm |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | calentáis | you (plural) warm |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | calientan | they warm, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Calentar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of calentar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "calenté", meaning "I warmed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | calenté | I warmed |
| Tú | calentaste | you warmed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | calentó | s/he warmed, you (formal) warmed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | calentamos | we warmed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | calentasteis | you (plural) warmed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | calentaron | they warmed, |
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Calentar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of calentar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "calentaba", meaning "I used to warm".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | calentaba | I used to warm |
| Tú | calentabas | you used to warm |
| Ella / Él / Usted | calentaba | s/he used to warm, you (formal) used to warm |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | calentábamos | we used to warm |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | calentabais | you (plural) used to warm |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | calentaban | they used to warm, |
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Calentar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of calentar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy calentando", meaning "I am warming".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy calentando | I am warming |
| Tú | estás calentando | you are warming |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está calentando | s/he is warming, you (formal) are warming |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos calentando | we are warming |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis calentando | you (plural) are warming |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están calentando | they are warming, |
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Calentar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of calentar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a calentar", meaning "I am going to warm".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a calentar | I am going to warm |
| Tú | vas a calentar | you are going to warm |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a calentar | s/he is going to warm, you (formal) are going to warm |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a calentar | we are going to warm |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a calentar | you (plural) are going to warm |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a calentar | they are going to warm, |
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Calentar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of calentar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "calentaré", meaning "I will warm".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | calentaré | I will warm |
| Tú | calentarás | you will warm |
| Ella / Él / Usted | calentará | s/he will warm, you (formal) will warm |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | calentaremos | we will warm |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | calentaréis | you (plural) will warm |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | calentarán | they will warm, |
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Calentar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of calentar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "calentaría", meaning "I would warm".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | calentaría | I would warm |
| Tú | calentarías | you would warm |
| Ella / Él / Usted | calentaría | s/he would warm, you (formal) would warm |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | calentaríamos | we would warm |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | calentaríais | you (plural) would warm |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | calentarían | they would warm, |
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Calentar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of calentar 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 calentado", meaning "I have warmed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he calentado | I have warmed |
| Tú | has calentado | you have warmed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha calentado | s/he has warmed, you (formal) have warmed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos calentado | we have warmed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis calentado | you (plural) have warmed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han calentado | they have warmed, |
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Calentar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of calentar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había calentado", meaning "I had warmed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había calentado | I had warmed |
| Tú | habías calentado | you had warmed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había calentado | s/he had warmed, you (formal) had warmed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos calentado | we had warmed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais calentado | you (plural) had warmed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían calentado | they had warmed, |
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Calentar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of calentar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré calentado", meaning "I will have warmed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré calentado | I will have warmed |
| Tú | habrás calentado | you will have warmed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá calentado | s/he will have warmed, you (formal) will have warmed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos calentado | we will have warmed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis calentado | you (plural) will have warmed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán calentado | they will have warmed, |
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Calentar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of calentar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría calentado", meaning "I would have warmed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría calentado | I would have warmed |
| Tú | habrías calentado | you would have warmed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría calentado | s/he would have warmed, you (formal) would have warmed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos calentado | we would have warmed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais calentado | you (plural) would have warmed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían calentado | they would have warmed, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Calentar
Calentar 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, "caliente", meaning "I warm".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | caliente | I warm |
| Tú | calientes | you warm |
| Ella / Él / Usted | caliente | s/he warms, you (formal) warm |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | calentemos | we warm |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | calentéis | you (plural) warm |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | calienten | they warm, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Calentar 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, "calentara", meaning "I warmed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | calentara | I warmed |
| Tú | calentaras | you warmed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | calentara | s/he warmed, you (formal) warmed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | calentáramos | we warmed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | calentarais | you (plural) warmed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | calentaran | they warmed, |
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Calentar 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, "calentare", meaning "I will warm".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | calentare | I will warm |
| Tú | calentares | you will warm |
| Ella / Él / Usted | calentare | s/he will warm, you (formal) will warm |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | calentáremos | we will warm |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | calentareis | you (plural) will warm |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | calentaren | they will warm, |
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Calentar 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 calentado", meaning "I have warmed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya calentado | I have warmed |
| Tú | hayas calentado | you have warmed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya calentado | s/he has warmed, you (formal) have warmed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos calentado | we have warmed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis calentado | you (plural) have warmed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan calentado | they have warmed, |
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Calentar 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 calentado", meaning "I had warmed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera calentado | I had warmed |
| Tú | hubieras calentado | you had warmed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera calentado | s/he had warmed, you (formal) had warmed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos calentado | we had warmed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais calentado | you (plural) had warmed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran calentado | they had warmed, |
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Calentar 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 calentado", meaning "I will have warmed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere calentado | I will have warmed |
| Tú | hubieres calentado | you will have warmed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere calentado | s/he will have warmed, you (formal) will have warmed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos calentado | we will have warmed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis calentado | you (plural) will have warmed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren calentado | they will have warmed, |
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Imperative Tenses of Calentar
Calentar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "caliente", meaning "(to you formal) warm!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | calienta | (to you) warm! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | caliente | (to you formal) warm! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | calentemos | let's warm! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | calentad | (to you plural) warm! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | calienten | (to you plural formal) warm! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Calentar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no caliente", meaning "(to you formal) don't warm!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no calientes | (to you) don't warm! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no caliente | (to you formal) don't warm! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no calentemos | let's not warm! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no calentéis | (to you plural) don't warm! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no calienten | (to you plural formal) don't warm! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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