Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Captar in Spanish
captar to capture attention, to grab attention Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Captar (to capture attention, to grab attention) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: capto, captas, capta, captamos, captáis, captan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- captado captured attention
- Gerund
- captando capturing attention
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Captar
- Captar in the Indicative Present
- Captar in the Indicative Preterite
- Captar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Captar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Captar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Captar in the Indicative Future
- Captar in the Indicative Conditional
- Captar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Captar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Captar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Captar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Captar
- Imperative tenses of Captar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Captar
Captar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of captar 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, “capto”, meaning “I capture attention”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | capto | I capture attention |
| Tú | captas | you capture attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | capta | s/he captures attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | captamos | we capture attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | captáis | you (plural) capture attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | captan | they capture attention |
How it’s built: Regular: stem capt- plus the -ar endings.
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Captar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of captar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “capté”, meaning “I captured attention”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | capté | I captured attention |
| Tú | captaste | you captured attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | captó | s/he captured attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | captamos | we captured attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | captasteis | you (plural) captured attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | captaron | they captured attention |
How it’s built: Regular: stem capt- plus the -ar endings.
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Captar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of captar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “captaba”, meaning “I used to capture attention”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | captaba | I used to capture attention |
| Tú | captabas | you used to capture attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | captaba | s/he used to capture attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | captábamos | we used to capture attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | captabais | you (plural) used to capture attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | captaban | they used to capture attention |
How it’s built: Regular: stem capt- plus the -ar endings.
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Captar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of captar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy captando”, meaning “I am capturing attention”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy captando | I am capturing attention |
| Tú | estás captando | you are capturing attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está captando | s/he is capturing attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos captando | we are capturing attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis captando | you (plural) are capturing attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están captando | they are capturing attention |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund captando.
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Captar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of captar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a captar”, meaning “I am going to capture attention”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a captar | I am going to capture attention |
| Tú | vas a captar | you are going to capture attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a captar | s/he is going to capture attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a captar | we are going to capture attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a captar | you (plural) are going to capture attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a captar | they are going to capture attention |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive captar.
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Captar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of captar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “captaré”, meaning “I will capture attention”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | captaré | I will capture attention |
| Tú | captarás | you will capture attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | captará | s/he will capture attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | captaremos | we will capture attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | captaréis | you (plural) will capture attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | captarán | they will capture attention |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive captar plus the future endings.
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Captar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of captar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “captaría”, meaning “I would capture attention”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | captaría | I would capture attention |
| Tú | captarías | you would capture attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | captaría | s/he would capture attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | captaríamos | we would capture attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | captaríais | you (plural) would capture attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | captarían | they would capture attention |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive captar plus the conditional endings.
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Captar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of captar 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 captado”, meaning “I have captured attention”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he captado | I have captured attention |
| Tú | has captado | you have captured attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha captado | s/he has captured attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos captado | we have captured attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis captado | you (plural) have captured attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han captado | they have captured attention |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle captado.
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Captar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of captar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había captado”, meaning “I had captured attention”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había captado | I had captured attention |
| Tú | habías captado | you had captured attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había captado | s/he had captured attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos captado | we had captured attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais captado | you (plural) had captured attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían captado | they had captured attention |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle captado.
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Captar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of captar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré captado”, meaning “I will have captured attention”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré captado | I will have captured attention |
| Tú | habrás captado | you will have captured attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá captado | s/he will have captured attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos captado | we will have captured attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis captado | you (plural) will have captured attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán captado | they will have captured attention |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle captado.
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Captar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of captar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría captado”, meaning “I would have captured attention”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría captado | I would have captured attention |
| Tú | habrías captado | you would have captured attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría captado | s/he would have captured attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos captado | we would have captured attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais captado | you (plural) would have captured attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían captado | they would have captured attention |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle captado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Captar
Captar 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, “capte”, meaning “I capture attention”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | capte | I capture attention |
| Tú | captes | you capture attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | capte | s/he captures attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | captemos | we capture attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | captéis | you (plural) capture attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | capten | they capture attention |
How it’s built: Regular: stem capt- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Captar 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, “captara”, meaning “I captured attention”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | captara | I captured attention |
| Tú | captaras | you captured attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | captara | s/he captured attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | captáramos | we captured attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | captarais | you (plural) captured attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | captaran | they captured attention |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, captaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (captáramos).
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Captar 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, “captare”, meaning “I will capture attention”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | captare | I will capture attention |
| Tú | captares | you will capture attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | captare | s/he will capture attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | captáremos | we will capture attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | captareis | you (plural) will capture attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | captaren | they will capture attention |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, captaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (captáremos).
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Captar 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 captado”, meaning “I have captured attention”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya captado | I have captured attention |
| Tú | hayas captado | you have captured attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya captado | s/he has captured attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos captado | we have captured attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis captado | you (plural) have captured attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan captado | they have captured attention |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle captado.
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Captar 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 captado”, meaning “I had captured attention”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera captado | I had captured attention |
| Tú | hubieras captado | you had captured attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera captado | s/he had captured attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos captado | we had captured attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais captado | you (plural) had captured attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran captado | they had captured attention |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle captado.
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Captar 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 captado”, meaning “I will have captured attention”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere captado | I will have captured attention |
| Tú | hubieres captado | you will have captured attention |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere captado | s/he will have captured attention |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos captado | we will have captured attention |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis captado | you (plural) will have captured attention |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren captado | they will have captured attention |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle captado.
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Imperative tenses of Captar
Captar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “capte”, meaning “(to you formal) capture attention!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | capta | (to you) capture attention! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | capte | (to you formal) capture attention! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | captemos | let's capture attention! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | captad | (to you plural) capture attention! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | capten | (to you plural formal) capture attention! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (capta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (capte, captemos, capten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (captad).
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Captar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no capte”, meaning “(to you formal) don't capture attention!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no captes | (to you) don't capture attention! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no capte | (to you formal) don't capture attention! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no captemos | let's not capture attention! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no captéis | (to you plural) don't capture attention! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no capten | (to you plural formal) don't capture attention! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no captes, no capte, no captemos, no captéis, no capten.
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Frequently asked questions about Captar
Is captar a regular or irregular verb?
Captar 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 captar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), captar is conjugated as: yo capto, tú captas, él/ella/usted capta, nosotros captamos, vosotros captáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes captan. 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 captar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), captar is conjugated as: yo capté, tú captaste, él/ella/usted captó, nosotros captamos, vosotros captasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes captaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate captar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), captar is conjugated as: yo captaba, tú captabas, él/ella/usted captaba, nosotros captábamos, vosotros captabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes captaban. 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 captar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), captar is conjugated as: yo captaré, tú captarás, él/ella/usted captará, nosotros captaremos, vosotros captaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes captarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate captar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), captar is conjugated as: yo capte, tú captes, él/ella/usted capte, nosotros captemos, vosotros captéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes capten. 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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