Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Comportar in Spanish
comportar to entail, to imply Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Comportar (to entail, to imply) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: comporto, comportas, comporta, comportamos, comportáis, comportan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- comportado entailed
- Gerund
- comportando entailing
- Similar
- conllevar, entrañar, implicar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Comportar
- Comportar in the Indicative Present
- Comportar in the Indicative Preterite
- Comportar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Comportar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Comportar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Comportar in the Indicative Future
- Comportar in the Indicative Conditional
- Comportar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Comportar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Comportar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Comportar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Comportar
- Imperative tenses of Comportar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Comportar
Comportar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of comportar 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, “comporto”, meaning “I entail”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comporto | I entail |
| Tú | comportas | you entail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comporta | s/he entails |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comportamos | we entail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comportáis | you (plural) entail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comportan | they entail |
How it’s built: Regular: stem comport- plus the -ar endings.
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Comportar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of comportar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “comporté”, meaning “I entailed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comporté | I entailed |
| Tú | comportaste | you entailed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comportó | s/he entailed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comportamos | we entailed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comportasteis | you (plural) entailed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comportaron | they entailed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem comport- plus the -ar endings.
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Comportar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of comportar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “comportaba”, meaning “I used to entail”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comportaba | I used to entail |
| Tú | comportabas | you used to entail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comportaba | s/he used to entail |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comportábamos | we used to entail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comportabais | you (plural) used to entail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comportaban | they used to entail |
How it’s built: Regular: stem comport- plus the -ar endings.
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Comportar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of comportar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy comportando”, meaning “I am entailing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy comportando | I am entailing |
| Tú | estás comportando | you are entailing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está comportando | s/he is entailing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos comportando | we are entailing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis comportando | you (plural) are entailing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están comportando | they are entailing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund comportando.
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Comportar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of comportar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a comportar”, meaning “I am going to entail”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a comportar | I am going to entail |
| Tú | vas a comportar | you are going to entail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a comportar | s/he is going to entail |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a comportar | we are going to entail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a comportar | you (plural) are going to entail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a comportar | they are going to entail |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive comportar.
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Comportar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of comportar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “comportaré”, meaning “I will entail”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comportaré | I will entail |
| Tú | comportarás | you will entail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comportará | s/he will entail |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comportaremos | we will entail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comportaréis | you (plural) will entail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comportarán | they will entail |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive comportar plus the future endings.
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Comportar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of comportar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “comportaría”, meaning “I would entail”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comportaría | I would entail |
| Tú | comportarías | you would entail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comportaría | s/he would entail |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comportaríamos | we would entail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comportaríais | you (plural) would entail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comportarían | they would entail |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive comportar plus the conditional endings.
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Comportar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of comportar 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 comportado”, meaning “I have entailed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he comportado | I have entailed |
| Tú | has comportado | you have entailed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha comportado | s/he has entailed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos comportado | we have entailed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis comportado | you (plural) have entailed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han comportado | they have entailed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle comportado.
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Comportar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of comportar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había comportado”, meaning “I had entailed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había comportado | I had entailed |
| Tú | habías comportado | you had entailed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había comportado | s/he had entailed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos comportado | we had entailed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais comportado | you (plural) had entailed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían comportado | they had entailed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle comportado.
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Comportar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of comportar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré comportado”, meaning “I will have entailed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré comportado | I will have entailed |
| Tú | habrás comportado | you will have entailed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá comportado | s/he will have entailed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos comportado | we will have entailed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis comportado | you (plural) will have entailed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán comportado | they will have entailed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle comportado.
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Comportar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of comportar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría comportado”, meaning “I would have entailed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría comportado | I would have entailed |
| Tú | habrías comportado | you would have entailed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría comportado | s/he would have entailed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos comportado | we would have entailed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais comportado | you (plural) would have entailed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían comportado | they would have entailed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle comportado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Comportar
Comportar 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, “comporte”, meaning “I entail”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comporte | I entail |
| Tú | comportes | you entail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comporte | s/he entails |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comportemos | we entail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comportéis | you (plural) entail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comporten | they entail |
How it’s built: Regular: stem comport- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Comportar 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, “comportara”, meaning “I entailed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comportara | I entailed |
| Tú | comportaras | you entailed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comportara | s/he entailed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comportáramos | we entailed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comportarais | you (plural) entailed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comportaran | they entailed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, comportaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (comportáramos).
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Comportar 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, “comportare”, meaning “I will entail”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comportare | I will entail |
| Tú | comportares | you will entail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comportare | s/he will entail |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comportáremos | we will entail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comportareis | you (plural) will entail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comportaren | they will entail |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, comportaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (comportáremos).
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Comportar 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 comportado”, meaning “I have entailed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya comportado | I have entailed |
| Tú | hayas comportado | you have entailed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya comportado | s/he has entailed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos comportado | we have entailed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis comportado | you (plural) have entailed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan comportado | they have entailed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle comportado.
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Comportar 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 comportado”, meaning “I had entailed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera comportado | I had entailed |
| Tú | hubieras comportado | you had entailed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera comportado | s/he had entailed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos comportado | we had entailed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais comportado | you (plural) had entailed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran comportado | they had entailed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle comportado.
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Comportar 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 comportado”, meaning “I will have entailed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere comportado | I will have entailed |
| Tú | hubieres comportado | you will have entailed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere comportado | s/he will have entailed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos comportado | we will have entailed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis comportado | you (plural) will have entailed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren comportado | they will have entailed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle comportado.
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Imperative tenses of Comportar
Comportar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “comporte”, meaning “(to you formal) entail!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | comporta | (to you) entail! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comporte | (to you formal) entail! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comportemos | let's entail! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comportad | (to you plural) entail! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comporten | (to you plural formal) entail! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (comporta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (comporte, comportemos, comporten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (comportad).
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Comportar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no comporte”, meaning “(to you formal) don't entail!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no comportes | (to you) don't entail! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no comporte | (to you formal) don't entail! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no comportemos | let's not entail! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no comportéis | (to you plural) don't entail! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no comporten | (to you plural formal) don't entail! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no comportes, no comporte, no comportemos, no comportéis, no comporten.
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Frequently asked questions about Comportar
Is comportar a regular or irregular verb?
Comportar 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 comportar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), comportar is conjugated as: yo comporto, tú comportas, él/ella/usted comporta, nosotros comportamos, vosotros comportáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comportan. 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 comportar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), comportar is conjugated as: yo comporté, tú comportaste, él/ella/usted comportó, nosotros comportamos, vosotros comportasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comportaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate comportar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), comportar is conjugated as: yo comportaba, tú comportabas, él/ella/usted comportaba, nosotros comportábamos, vosotros comportabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes comportaban. 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 comportar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), comportar is conjugated as: yo comportaré, tú comportarás, él/ella/usted comportará, nosotros comportaremos, vosotros comportaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comportarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate comportar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), comportar is conjugated as: yo comporte, tú comportes, él/ella/usted comporte, nosotros comportemos, vosotros comportéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comporten. 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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