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How to conjugate Constar in Spanish

constar to consist of, to be on record Regular AR Verb

At a glance: Constar (to consist of, to be on record) 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 consisted of
Gerund: constando consisting of
Similar: componerse

Indicative tenses of Constar
Subjunctive tenses of Constar
Imperative tenses of Constar
- Constar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Constar in the Imperative Negative
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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 consist of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	consto	I consist of
Tú	constas	you consist of
Ella / Él / Usted	consta	s/he consists of
Nosotras / Nosotros	constamos	we consist of
Vosotras / Vosotros	constáis	you (plural) consist of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	constan	they consist of

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 consisted of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	consté	I consisted of
Tú	constaste	you consisted of
Ella / Él / Usted	constó	s/he consisted of
Nosotras / Nosotros	constamos	we consisted of
Vosotras / Vosotros	constasteis	you (plural) consisted of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	constaron	they consisted of

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 consist of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	constaba	I used to consist of
Tú	constabas	you used to consist of
Ella / Él / Usted	constaba	s/he used to consist of
Nosotras / Nosotros	constábamos	we used to consist of
Vosotras / Vosotros	constabais	you (plural) used to consist of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	constaban	they used to consist of

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 consisting of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy constando	I am consisting of
Tú	estás constando	you are consisting of
Ella / Él / Usted	está constando	s/he is consisting of
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos constando	we are consisting of
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis constando	you (plural) are consisting of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están constando	they are consisting of

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 consist of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a constar	I am going to consist of
Tú	vas a constar	you are going to consist of
Ella / Él / Usted	va a constar	s/he is going to consist of
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a constar	we are going to consist of
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a constar	you (plural) are going to consist of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a constar	they are going to consist of

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 consist of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	constaré	I will consist of
Tú	constarás	you will consist of
Ella / Él / Usted	constará	s/he will consist of
Nosotras / Nosotros	constaremos	we will consist of
Vosotras / Vosotros	constaréis	you (plural) will consist of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	constarán	they will consist of

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 consist of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	constaría	I would consist of
Tú	constarías	you would consist of
Ella / Él / Usted	constaría	s/he would consist of
Nosotras / Nosotros	constaríamos	we would consist of
Vosotras / Vosotros	constaríais	you (plural) would consist of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	constarían	they would consist of

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 consisted of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he constado	I have consisted of
Tú	has constado	you have consisted of
Ella / Él / Usted	ha constado	s/he has consisted of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos constado	we have consisted of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis constado	you (plural) have consisted of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han constado	they have consisted of

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 consisted of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había constado	I had consisted of
Tú	habías constado	you had consisted of
Ella / Él / Usted	había constado	s/he had consisted of
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos constado	we had consisted of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais constado	you (plural) had consisted of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían constado	they had consisted of

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 consisted of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré constado	I will have consisted of
Tú	habrás constado	you will have consisted of
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá constado	s/he will have consisted of
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos constado	we will have consisted of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis constado	you (plural) will have consisted of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán constado	they will have consisted of

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 consisted of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría constado	I would have consisted of
Tú	habrías constado	you would have consisted of
Ella / Él / Usted	habría constado	s/he would have consisted of
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos constado	we would have consisted of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais constado	you (plural) would have consisted of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían constado	they would have consisted of

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 consist of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	conste	I consist of
Tú	constes	you consist of
Ella / Él / Usted	conste	s/he consists of
Nosotras / Nosotros	constemos	we consist of
Vosotras / Vosotros	constéis	you (plural) consist of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	consten	they consist of

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 consisted of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	constara	I consisted of
Tú	constaras	you consisted of
Ella / Él / Usted	constara	s/he consisted of
Nosotras / Nosotros	constáramos	we consisted of
Vosotras / Vosotros	constarais	you (plural) consisted of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	constaran	they consisted of

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 consist of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	constare	I will consist of
Tú	constares	you will consist of
Ella / Él / Usted	constare	s/he will consist of
Nosotras / Nosotros	constáremos	we will consist of
Vosotras / Vosotros	constareis	you (plural) will consist of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	constaren	they will consist of

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 consisted of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya constado	I have consisted of
Tú	hayas constado	you have consisted of
Ella / Él / Usted	haya constado	s/he has consisted of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos constado	we have consisted of
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis constado	you (plural) have consisted of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan constado	they have consisted of

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 consisted of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera constado	I had consisted of
Tú	hubieras constado	you had consisted of
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera constado	s/he had consisted of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos constado	we had consisted of
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais constado	you (plural) had consisted of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran constado	they had consisted of

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 consisted of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere constado	I will have consisted of
Tú	hubieres constado	you will have consisted of
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere constado	s/he will have consisted of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos constado	we will have consisted of
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis constado	you (plural) will have consisted of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren constado	they will have consisted of

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) consist of!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	consta	(to you) consist of!
Ella / Él / Usted	conste	(to you formal) consist of!
Nosotras / Nosotros	constemos	let's consist of!
Vosotras / Vosotros	constad	(to you plural) consist of!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	consten	(to you plural formal) consist of!

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 consist of!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no constes	(to you) don't consist of!
Ella / Él / Usted	no conste	(to you formal) don't consist of!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no constemos	let's not consist of!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no constéis	(to you plural) don't consist of!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no consten	(to you plural formal) don't consist of!

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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