How to conjugate Considerar in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Considerar
- Considerar in the Indicative Present
- Considerar in the Indicative Preterite
- Considerar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Considerar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Considerar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Considerar in the Indicative Future
- Considerar in the Indicative Conditional
- Considerar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Considerar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Considerar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Considerar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Considerar
- Imperative tenses of Considerar
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Considerar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Considerar is the Spanish verb for "to consider". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to considerar include: plantearse.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | considerar | to consider |
| Past participle | considerado | considered |
| Gerund | considerando | considering |
Indicative Tenses of Considerar
Considerar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of considerar 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, "considero", meaning "I consider".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | considero | I consider |
| Tú | consideras | you consider |
| Ella / Él / Usted | considera | s/he considers, you (formal) consider |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | consideramos | we consider |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | consideráis | you (plural) consider |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consideran | they consider, you (plural formal) consider |
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Considerar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of considerar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "consideré", meaning "I considered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | consideré | I considered |
| Tú | consideraste | you considered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | consideró | s/he considered, you (formal) considered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | consideramos | we considered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | considerasteis | you (plural) considered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consideraron | they considered, you (plural formal) considered |
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Considerar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of considerar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "consideraba", meaning "I used to consider".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | consideraba | I used to consider |
| Tú | considerabas | you used to consider |
| Ella / Él / Usted | consideraba | s/he used to consider, you (formal) used to consider |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | considerábamos | we used to consider |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | considerabais | you (plural) used to consider |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consideraban | they used to consider, you (plural formal) used to consider |
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Considerar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of considerar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy considerando", meaning "I am considering".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy considerando | I am considering |
| Tú | estás considerando | you are considering |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está considerando | s/he is considering, you (formal) are considering |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos considerando | we are considering |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis considerando | you (plural) are considering |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están considerando | they are considering, you (plural formal) are considering |
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Considerar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of considerar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a considerar", meaning "I am going to consider".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a considerar | I am going to consider |
| Tú | vas a considerar | you are going to consider |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a considerar | s/he is going to consider, you (formal) are going to consider |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a considerar | we are going to consider |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a considerar | you (plural) are going to consider |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a considerar | they are going to consider, you (plural formal) are going to consider |
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Considerar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of considerar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "consideraré", meaning "I will consider".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | consideraré | I will consider |
| Tú | considerarás | you will consider |
| Ella / Él / Usted | considerará | s/he will consider, you (formal) will consider |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | consideraremos | we will consider |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | consideraréis | you (plural) will consider |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | considerarán | they will consider, you (plural formal) will consider |
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Considerar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of considerar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "consideraría", meaning "I would consider".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | consideraría | I would consider |
| Tú | considerarías | you would consider |
| Ella / Él / Usted | consideraría | s/he would consider, you (formal) would consider |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | consideraríamos | we would consider |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | consideraríais | you (plural) would consider |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | considerarían | they would consider, you (plural formal) would consider |
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Considerar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of considerar 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 considerado", meaning "I have considered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he considerado | I have considered |
| Tú | has considerado | you have considered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha considerado | s/he has considered, you (formal) have considered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos considerado | we have considered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis considerado | you (plural) have considered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han considerado | they have considered, you (plural formal) have considered |
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Considerar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of considerar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había considerado", meaning "I had considered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había considerado | I had considered |
| Tú | habías considerado | you had considered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había considerado | s/he had considered, you (formal) had considered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos considerado | we had considered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais considerado | you (plural) had considered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían considerado | they had considered, you (plural formal) had considered |
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Considerar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of considerar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré considerado", meaning "I will have considered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré considerado | I will have considered |
| Tú | habrás considerado | you will have considered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá considerado | s/he will have considered, you (formal) will have considered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos considerado | we will have considered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis considerado | you (plural) will have considered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán considerado | they will have considered, you (plural formal) will have considered |
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Considerar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of considerar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría considerado", meaning "I would have considered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría considerado | I would have considered |
| Tú | habrías considerado | you would have considered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría considerado | s/he would have considered, you (formal) would have considered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos considerado | we would have considered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais considerado | you (plural) would have considered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían considerado | they would have considered, you (plural formal) would have considered |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Considerar
Considerar 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, "considere", meaning "I consider".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | considere | I consider |
| Tú | consideres | you consider |
| Ella / Él / Usted | considere | s/he considers, you (formal) consider |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | consideremos | we consider |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | consideréis | you (plural) consider |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consideren | they consider, you (plural formal) consider |
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Considerar 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, "considerara", meaning "I considered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | considerara | I considered |
| Tú | consideraras | you considered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | considerara | s/he considered, you (formal) considered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | consideráramos | we considered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | considerarais | you (plural) considered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consideraran | they considered, you (plural formal) considered |
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Considerar 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, "considerare", meaning "I will consider".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | considerare | I will consider |
| Tú | considerares | you will consider |
| Ella / Él / Usted | considerare | s/he will consider, you (formal) will consider |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | consideráremos | we will consider |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | considerareis | you (plural) will consider |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consideraren | they will consider, you (plural formal) will consider |
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Considerar 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 considerado", meaning "I have considered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya considerado | I have considered |
| Tú | hayas considerado | you have considered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya considerado | s/he has considered, you (formal) have considered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos considerado | we have considered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis considerado | you (plural) have considered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan considerado | they have considered, you (plural formal) have considered |
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Considerar 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 considerado", meaning "I had considered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera considerado | I had considered |
| Tú | hubieras considerado | you had considered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera considerado | s/he had considered, you (formal) had considered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos considerado | we had considered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais considerado | you (plural) had considered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran considerado | they had considered, you (plural formal) had considered |
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Considerar 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 considerado", meaning "I will have considered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere considerado | I will have considered |
| Tú | hubieres considerado | you will have considered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere considerado | s/he will have considered, you (formal) will have considered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos considerado | we will have considered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis considerado | you (plural) will have considered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren considerado | they will have considered, you (plural formal) will have considered |
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Imperative Tenses of Considerar
Considerar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "considere", meaning "(to you formal) consider!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | considera | (to you) consider! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | considere | (to you formal) consider! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | consideremos | let's consider! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | considerad | (to you plural) consider! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consideren | (to you plural formal) consider! |
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Considerar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no considere", meaning "(to you formal) don't consider!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no consideres | (to you) don't consider! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no considere | (to you formal) don't consider! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no consideremos | let's not consider! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no consideréis | (to you plural) don't consider! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no consideren | (to you plural formal) don't consider! |
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Example sentences and usage
- Supongo que es diferente cuando lo consideras a largo plazo. I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.
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