Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Coleccionar in Spanish
To collect Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Coleccionar (to collect) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: colecciono, coleccionas, colecciona, coleccionamos, coleccionáis, coleccionan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Coleccionar
- Coleccionar in the Indicative Present
- Coleccionar in the Indicative Preterite
- Coleccionar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Coleccionar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Coleccionar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Coleccionar in the Indicative Future
- Coleccionar in the Indicative Conditional
- Coleccionar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Coleccionar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Coleccionar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Coleccionar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Coleccionar
- Imperative tenses of Coleccionar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Coleccionar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Coleccionar is the Spanish verb for "to collect". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to coleccionar include: acopiar, recabar, recoger.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | coleccionar | to collect |
| Past participle | coleccionado | collected |
| Gerund | coleccionando | collecting |
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Coleccionar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of coleccionar 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, "colecciono", meaning "I collect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | colecciono | I collect |
| Tú | coleccionas | you collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | colecciona | s/he collects |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | coleccionamos | we collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | coleccionáis | you (plural) collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | coleccionan | they collect |
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Coleccionar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of coleccionar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "coleccioné", meaning "I collected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | coleccioné | I collected |
| Tú | coleccionaste | you collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coleccionó | s/he collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | coleccionamos | we collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | coleccionasteis | you (plural) collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | coleccionaron | they collected |
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Coleccionar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of coleccionar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "coleccionaba", meaning "I used to collect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | coleccionaba | I used to collect |
| Tú | coleccionabas | you used to collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coleccionaba | s/he used to collect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | coleccionábamos | we used to collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | coleccionabais | you (plural) used to collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | coleccionaban | they used to collect |
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Coleccionar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of coleccionar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy coleccionando", meaning "I am collecting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy coleccionando | I am collecting |
| Tú | estás coleccionando | you are collecting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está coleccionando | s/he is collecting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos coleccionando | we are collecting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis coleccionando | you (plural) are collecting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están coleccionando | they are collecting |
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Coleccionar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of coleccionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a coleccionar", meaning "I am going to collect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a coleccionar | I am going to collect |
| Tú | vas a coleccionar | you are going to collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a coleccionar | s/he is going to collect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a coleccionar | we are going to collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a coleccionar | you (plural) are going to collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a coleccionar | they are going to collect |
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Coleccionar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of coleccionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "coleccionaré", meaning "I will collect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | coleccionaré | I will collect |
| Tú | coleccionarás | you will collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coleccionará | s/he will collect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | coleccionaremos | we will collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | coleccionaréis | you (plural) will collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | coleccionarán | they will collect |
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Coleccionar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of coleccionar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "coleccionaría", meaning "I would collect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | coleccionaría | I would collect |
| Tú | coleccionarías | you would collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coleccionaría | s/he would collect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | coleccionaríamos | we would collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | coleccionaríais | you (plural) would collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | coleccionarían | they would collect |
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Coleccionar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of coleccionar 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 coleccionado", meaning "I have collected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he coleccionado | I have collected |
| Tú | has coleccionado | you have collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha coleccionado | s/he has collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos coleccionado | we have collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis coleccionado | you (plural) have collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han coleccionado | they have collected |
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Coleccionar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of coleccionar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había coleccionado", meaning "I had collected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había coleccionado | I had collected |
| Tú | habías coleccionado | you had collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había coleccionado | s/he had collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos coleccionado | we had collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais coleccionado | you (plural) had collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían coleccionado | they had collected |
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Coleccionar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of coleccionar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré coleccionado", meaning "I will have collected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré coleccionado | I will have collected |
| Tú | habrás coleccionado | you will have collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá coleccionado | s/he will have collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos coleccionado | we will have collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis coleccionado | you (plural) will have collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán coleccionado | they will have collected |
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Coleccionar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of coleccionar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría coleccionado", meaning "I would have collected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría coleccionado | I would have collected |
| Tú | habrías coleccionado | you would have collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría coleccionado | s/he would have collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos coleccionado | we would have collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais coleccionado | you (plural) would have collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían coleccionado | they would have collected |
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Coleccionar 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, "coleccione", meaning "I collect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | coleccione | I collect |
| Tú | colecciones | you collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coleccione | s/he collects |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | coleccionemos | we collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | coleccionéis | you (plural) collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | coleccionen | they collect |
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Coleccionar 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, "coleccionara", meaning "I collected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | coleccionara | I collected |
| Tú | coleccionaras | you collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coleccionara | s/he collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | coleccionáramos | we collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | coleccionarais | you (plural) collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | coleccionaran | they collected |
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Coleccionar 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, "coleccionare", meaning "I will collect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | coleccionare | I will collect |
| Tú | coleccionares | you will collect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coleccionare | s/he will collect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | coleccionáremos | we will collect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | coleccionareis | you (plural) will collect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | coleccionaren | they will collect |
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Coleccionar 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 coleccionado", meaning "I have collected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya coleccionado | I have collected |
| Tú | hayas coleccionado | you have collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya coleccionado | s/he has collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos coleccionado | we have collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis coleccionado | you (plural) have collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan coleccionado | they have collected |
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Coleccionar 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 coleccionado", meaning "I had collected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera coleccionado | I had collected |
| Tú | hubieras coleccionado | you had collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera coleccionado | s/he had collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos coleccionado | we had collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais coleccionado | you (plural) had collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran coleccionado | they had collected |
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Coleccionar 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 coleccionado", meaning "I will have collected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere coleccionado | I will have collected |
| Tú | hubieres coleccionado | you will have collected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere coleccionado | s/he will have collected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos coleccionado | we will have collected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis coleccionado | you (plural) will have collected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren coleccionado | they will have collected |
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Coleccionar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "coleccione", meaning "(to you formal) collect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | colecciona | (to you) collect! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | coleccione | (to you formal) collect! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | coleccionemos | let's collect! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | coleccionad | (to you plural) collect! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | coleccionen | (to you plural formal) collect! |
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Coleccionar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no coleccione", meaning "(to you formal) don't collect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no colecciones | (to you) don't collect! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no coleccione | (to you formal) don't collect! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no coleccionemos | let's not collect! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no coleccionéis | (to you plural) don't collect! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no coleccionen | (to you plural formal) don't collect! |
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Frequently asked questions about Coleccionar
Is coleccionar a regular or irregular verb?
Coleccionar 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 coleccionar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), coleccionar is conjugated as: yo colecciono, tú coleccionas, él/ella/usted colecciona, nosotros coleccionamos, vosotros coleccionáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes coleccionan. 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 coleccionar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), coleccionar is conjugated as: yo coleccioné, tú coleccionaste, él/ella/usted coleccionó, nosotros coleccionamos, vosotros coleccionasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes coleccionaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate coleccionar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), coleccionar is conjugated as: yo coleccionaba, tú coleccionabas, él/ella/usted coleccionaba, nosotros coleccionábamos, vosotros coleccionabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes coleccionaban. 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 coleccionar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), coleccionar is conjugated as: yo coleccionaré, tú coleccionarás, él/ella/usted coleccionará, nosotros coleccionaremos, vosotros coleccionaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes coleccionarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate coleccionar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), coleccionar is conjugated as: yo coleccione, tú colecciones, él/ella/usted coleccione, nosotros coleccionemos, vosotros coleccionéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes coleccionen. 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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