Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Combinar in Spanish
combinar to combine Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Combinar (to combine) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: combino, combinas, combina, combinamos, combináis, combinan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- combinado combined
- Gerund
- combinando combining
- Similar
- aunar, compaginar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Combinar
- Combinar in the Indicative Present
- Combinar in the Indicative Preterite
- Combinar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Combinar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Combinar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Combinar in the Indicative Future
- Combinar in the Indicative Conditional
- Combinar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Combinar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Combinar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Combinar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Combinar
- Imperative tenses of Combinar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Combinar
Combinar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of combinar 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, “combino”, meaning “I combine”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | combino | I combine |
| Tú | combinas | you combine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | combina | s/he combines |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | combinamos | we combine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | combináis | you (plural) combine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | combinan | they combine |
How it’s built: Regular: stem combin- plus the -ar endings.
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Combinar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of combinar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “combiné”, meaning “I combined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | combiné | I combined |
| Tú | combinaste | you combined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | combinó | s/he combined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | combinamos | we combined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | combinasteis | you (plural) combined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | combinaron | they combined |
How it’s built: Regular: stem combin- plus the -ar endings.
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Combinar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of combinar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “combinaba”, meaning “I used to combine”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | combinaba | I used to combine |
| Tú | combinabas | you used to combine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | combinaba | s/he used to combine |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | combinábamos | we used to combine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | combinabais | you (plural) used to combine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | combinaban | they used to combine |
How it’s built: Regular: stem combin- plus the -ar endings.
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Combinar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of combinar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy combinando”, meaning “I am combining”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy combinando | I am combining |
| Tú | estás combinando | you are combining |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está combinando | s/he is combining |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos combinando | we are combining |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis combinando | you (plural) are combining |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están combinando | they are combining |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund combinando.
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Combinar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of combinar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a combinar”, meaning “I am going to combine”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a combinar | I am going to combine |
| Tú | vas a combinar | you are going to combine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a combinar | s/he is going to combine |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a combinar | we are going to combine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a combinar | you (plural) are going to combine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a combinar | they are going to combine |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive combinar.
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Combinar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of combinar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “combinaré”, meaning “I will combine”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | combinaré | I will combine |
| Tú | combinarás | you will combine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | combinará | s/he will combine |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | combinaremos | we will combine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | combinaréis | you (plural) will combine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | combinarán | they will combine |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive combinar plus the future endings.
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Combinar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of combinar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “combinaría”, meaning “I would combine”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | combinaría | I would combine |
| Tú | combinarías | you would combine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | combinaría | s/he would combine |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | combinaríamos | we would combine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | combinaríais | you (plural) would combine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | combinarían | they would combine |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive combinar plus the conditional endings.
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Combinar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of combinar 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 combinado”, meaning “I have combined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he combinado | I have combined |
| Tú | has combinado | you have combined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha combinado | s/he has combined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos combinado | we have combined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis combinado | you (plural) have combined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han combinado | they have combined |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle combinado.
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Combinar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of combinar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había combinado”, meaning “I had combined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había combinado | I had combined |
| Tú | habías combinado | you had combined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había combinado | s/he had combined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos combinado | we had combined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais combinado | you (plural) had combined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían combinado | they had combined |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle combinado.
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Combinar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of combinar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré combinado”, meaning “I will have combined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré combinado | I will have combined |
| Tú | habrás combinado | you will have combined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá combinado | s/he will have combined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos combinado | we will have combined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis combinado | you (plural) will have combined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán combinado | they will have combined |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle combinado.
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Combinar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of combinar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría combinado”, meaning “I would have combined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría combinado | I would have combined |
| Tú | habrías combinado | you would have combined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría combinado | s/he would have combined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos combinado | we would have combined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais combinado | you (plural) would have combined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían combinado | they would have combined |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle combinado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Combinar
Combinar 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, “combine”, meaning “I combine”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | combine | I combine |
| Tú | combines | you combine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | combine | s/he combines |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | combinemos | we combine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | combinéis | you (plural) combine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | combinen | they combine |
How it’s built: Regular: stem combin- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Combinar 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, “combinara”, meaning “I combined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | combinara | I combined |
| Tú | combinaras | you combined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | combinara | s/he combined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | combináramos | we combined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | combinarais | you (plural) combined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | combinaran | they combined |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, combinaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (combináramos).
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Combinar 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, “combinare”, meaning “I will combine”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | combinare | I will combine |
| Tú | combinares | you will combine |
| Ella / Él / Usted | combinare | s/he will combine |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | combináremos | we will combine |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | combinareis | you (plural) will combine |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | combinaren | they will combine |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, combinaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (combináremos).
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Combinar 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 combinado”, meaning “I have combined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya combinado | I have combined |
| Tú | hayas combinado | you have combined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya combinado | s/he has combined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos combinado | we have combined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis combinado | you (plural) have combined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan combinado | they have combined |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle combinado.
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Combinar 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 combinado”, meaning “I had combined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera combinado | I had combined |
| Tú | hubieras combinado | you had combined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera combinado | s/he had combined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos combinado | we had combined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais combinado | you (plural) had combined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran combinado | they had combined |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle combinado.
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Combinar 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 combinado”, meaning “I will have combined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere combinado | I will have combined |
| Tú | hubieres combinado | you will have combined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere combinado | s/he will have combined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos combinado | we will have combined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis combinado | you (plural) will have combined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren combinado | they will have combined |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle combinado.
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Imperative tenses of Combinar
Combinar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “combine”, meaning “(to you formal) combine!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | combina | (to you) combine! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | combine | (to you formal) combine! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | combinemos | let's combine! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | combinad | (to you plural) combine! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | combinen | (to you plural formal) combine! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (combina); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (combine, combinemos, combinen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (combinad).
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Combinar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no combine”, meaning “(to you formal) don't combine!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no combines | (to you) don't combine! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no combine | (to you formal) don't combine! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no combinemos | let's not combine! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no combinéis | (to you plural) don't combine! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no combinen | (to you plural formal) don't combine! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no combines, no combine, no combinemos, no combinéis, no combinen.
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Frequently asked questions about Combinar
Is combinar a regular or irregular verb?
Combinar 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 combinar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), combinar is conjugated as: yo combino, tú combinas, él/ella/usted combina, nosotros combinamos, vosotros combináis, ellos/ellas/ustedes combinan. 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 combinar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), combinar is conjugated as: yo combiné, tú combinaste, él/ella/usted combinó, nosotros combinamos, vosotros combinasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes combinaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate combinar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), combinar is conjugated as: yo combinaba, tú combinabas, él/ella/usted combinaba, nosotros combinábamos, vosotros combinabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes combinaban. 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 combinar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), combinar is conjugated as: yo combinaré, tú combinarás, él/ella/usted combinará, nosotros combinaremos, vosotros combinaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes combinarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate combinar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), combinar is conjugated as: yo combine, tú combines, él/ella/usted combine, nosotros combinemos, vosotros combinéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes combinen. 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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