Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Constar in Spanish
constar to be stated Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Constar (to be stated) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: consto, constas, consta, constamos, constáis, constan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- constado been stated
- Gerund
- constando being stated
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Constar
- Constar in the Indicative Present
- Constar in the Indicative Preterite
- Constar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Constar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Constar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Constar in the Indicative Future
- Constar in the Indicative Conditional
- Constar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Constar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Constar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Constar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Constar
- Imperative tenses of Constar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Constar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Constar
Constar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of constar 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, “consto”, meaning “I am stated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | consto | I am stated |
| Tú | constas | you are stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | consta | s/he is stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constamos | we are stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constáis | you (plural) are stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constan | they are stated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem const- plus the -ar endings.
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Constar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of constar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “consté”, meaning “I was stated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | consté | I was stated |
| Tú | constaste | you were stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constó | s/he was stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constamos | we were stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constasteis | you (plural) were stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constaron | they were stated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem const- plus the -ar endings.
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Constar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of constar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “constaba”, meaning “I used to be stated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constaba | I used to be stated |
| Tú | constabas | you used to be stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constaba | s/he used to be stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constábamos | we used to be stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constabais | you (plural) used to be stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constaban | they used to be stated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem const- plus the -ar endings.
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Constar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of constar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy constando”, meaning “I am being stated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy constando | I am being stated |
| Tú | estás constando | you are being stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está constando | s/he is being stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos constando | we are being stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis constando | you (plural) are being stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están constando | they are being stated |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund constando.
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Constar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of constar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a constar”, meaning “I am going to be stated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a constar | I am going to be stated |
| Tú | vas a constar | you are going to be stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a constar | s/he is going to be stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a constar | we are going to be stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a constar | you (plural) are going to be stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a constar | they are going to be stated |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive constar.
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Constar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of constar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “constaré”, meaning “I will be stated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constaré | I will be stated |
| Tú | constarás | you will be stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constará | s/he will be stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constaremos | we will be stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constaréis | you (plural) will be stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constarán | they will be stated |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive constar plus the future endings.
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Constar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of constar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “constaría”, meaning “I would be stated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constaría | I would be stated |
| Tú | constarías | you would be stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constaría | s/he would be stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constaríamos | we would be stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constaríais | you (plural) would be stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constarían | they would be stated |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive constar plus the conditional endings.
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Constar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of constar 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 constado”, meaning “I have been stated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he constado | I have been stated |
| Tú | has constado | you have been stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha constado | s/he has been stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos constado | we have been stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis constado | you (plural) have been stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han constado | they have been stated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle constado.
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Constar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of constar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había constado”, meaning “I had been stated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había constado | I had been stated |
| Tú | habías constado | you had been stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había constado | s/he had been stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos constado | we had been stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais constado | you (plural) had been stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían constado | they had been stated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle constado.
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Constar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of constar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré constado”, meaning “I will have been stated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré constado | I will have been stated |
| Tú | habrás constado | you will have been stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá constado | s/he will have been stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos constado | we will have been stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis constado | you (plural) will have been stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán constado | they will have been stated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle constado.
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Constar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of constar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría constado”, meaning “I would have been stated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría constado | I would have been stated |
| Tú | habrías constado | you would have been stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría constado | s/he would have been stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos constado | we would have been stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais constado | you (plural) would have been stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían constado | they would have been stated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle constado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Constar
Constar 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, “conste”, meaning “I am stated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conste | I am stated |
| Tú | constes | you are stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conste | s/he is stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constemos | we are stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constéis | you (plural) are stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consten | they are stated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem const- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Constar 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, “constara”, meaning “I were stated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constara | I were stated |
| Tú | constaras | you were stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constara | s/he were stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constáramos | we were stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constarais | you (plural) were stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constaran | they were stated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, constaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (constáramos).
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Constar 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, “constare”, meaning “I will be stated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constare | I will be stated |
| Tú | constares | you will be stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constare | s/he will be stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constáremos | we will be stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constareis | you (plural) will be stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constaren | they will be stated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, constaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (constáremos).
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Constar 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 constado”, meaning “I have been stated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya constado | I have been stated |
| Tú | hayas constado | you have been stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya constado | s/he has been stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos constado | we have been stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis constado | you (plural) have been stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan constado | they have been stated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle constado.
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Constar 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 constado”, meaning “I had been stated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera constado | I had been stated |
| Tú | hubieras constado | you had been stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera constado | s/he had been stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos constado | we had been stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais constado | you (plural) had been stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran constado | they had been stated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle constado.
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Constar 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 constado”, meaning “I will have been stated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere constado | I will have been stated |
| Tú | hubieres constado | you will have been stated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere constado | s/he will have been stated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos constado | we will have been stated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis constado | you (plural) will have been stated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren constado | they will have been stated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle constado.
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Imperative tenses of Constar
Constar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “conste”, meaning “(to you formal) be stated!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | consta | (to you) be stated! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conste | (to you formal) be stated! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constemos | let's be stated! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constad | (to you plural) be stated! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consten | (to you plural formal) be stated! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (consta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (conste, constemos, consten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (constad).
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Constar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no conste”, meaning “(to you formal) don't be stated!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no constes | (to you) don't be stated! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no conste | (to you formal) don't be stated! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no constemos | let's not be stated! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no constéis | (to you plural) don't be stated! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no consten | (to you plural formal) don't be stated! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no constes, no conste, no constemos, no constéis, no consten.
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Frequently asked questions about Constar
Is constar a regular or irregular verb?
Constar 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 constar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), constar is conjugated as: yo consto, tú constas, él/ella/usted consta, nosotros constamos, vosotros constáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes constan. 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 constar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), constar is conjugated as: yo consté, tú constaste, él/ella/usted constó, nosotros constamos, vosotros constasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes constaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate constar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), constar is conjugated as: yo constaba, tú constabas, él/ella/usted constaba, nosotros constábamos, vosotros constabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes constaban. 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 constar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), constar is conjugated as: yo constaré, tú constarás, él/ella/usted constará, nosotros constaremos, vosotros constaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes constarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate constar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), constar is conjugated as: yo conste, tú constes, él/ella/usted conste, nosotros constemos, vosotros constéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes consten. 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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