Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Cuestionar in Spanish
To question Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Cuestionar (to question) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: cuestiono, cuestionas, cuestiona, cuestionamos, cuestionáis, cuestionan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Cuestionar
- Cuestionar in the Indicative Present
- Cuestionar in the Indicative Preterite
- Cuestionar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Cuestionar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Cuestionar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Cuestionar in the Indicative Future
- Cuestionar in the Indicative Conditional
- Cuestionar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Cuestionar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Cuestionar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Cuestionar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Cuestionar
- Imperative tenses of Cuestionar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Cuestionar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Cuestionar is the Spanish verb for "to question". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to cuestionar include: inquirir, interpelar, preguntar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | cuestionar | to question |
| Past participle | cuestionado | questioned |
| Gerund | cuestionando | questioning |
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Cuestionar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of cuestionar 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, "cuestiono", meaning "I question".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuestiono | I question |
| Tú | cuestionas | you question |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cuestiona | s/he questions |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cuestionamos | we question |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cuestionáis | you (plural) question |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cuestionan | they question |
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Cuestionar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of cuestionar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "cuestioné", meaning "I questioned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuestioné | I questioned |
| Tú | cuestionaste | you questioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cuestionó | s/he questioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cuestionamos | we questioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cuestionasteis | you (plural) questioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cuestionaron | they questioned |
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Cuestionar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of cuestionar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "cuestionaba", meaning "I used to question".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuestionaba | I used to question |
| Tú | cuestionabas | you used to question |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cuestionaba | s/he used to question |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cuestionábamos | we used to question |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cuestionabais | you (plural) used to question |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cuestionaban | they used to question |
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Cuestionar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of cuestionar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy cuestionando", meaning "I am questioning".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy cuestionando | I am questioning |
| Tú | estás cuestionando | you are questioning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está cuestionando | s/he is questioning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos cuestionando | we are questioning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis cuestionando | you (plural) are questioning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están cuestionando | they are questioning |
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Cuestionar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of cuestionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a cuestionar", meaning "I am going to question".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a cuestionar | I am going to question |
| Tú | vas a cuestionar | you are going to question |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a cuestionar | s/he is going to question |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a cuestionar | we are going to question |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a cuestionar | you (plural) are going to question |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a cuestionar | they are going to question |
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Cuestionar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of cuestionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "cuestionaré", meaning "I will question".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuestionaré | I will question |
| Tú | cuestionarás | you will question |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cuestionará | s/he will question |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cuestionaremos | we will question |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cuestionaréis | you (plural) will question |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cuestionarán | they will question |
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Cuestionar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of cuestionar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "cuestionaría", meaning "I would question".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuestionaría | I would question |
| Tú | cuestionarías | you would question |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cuestionaría | s/he would question |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cuestionaríamos | we would question |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cuestionaríais | you (plural) would question |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cuestionarían | they would question |
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Cuestionar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of cuestionar 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 cuestionado", meaning "I have questioned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cuestionado | I have questioned |
| Tú | has cuestionado | you have questioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha cuestionado | s/he has questioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos cuestionado | we have questioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis cuestionado | you (plural) have questioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han cuestionado | they have questioned |
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Cuestionar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of cuestionar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había cuestionado", meaning "I had questioned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cuestionado | I had questioned |
| Tú | habías cuestionado | you had questioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había cuestionado | s/he had questioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos cuestionado | we had questioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais cuestionado | you (plural) had questioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían cuestionado | they had questioned |
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Cuestionar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of cuestionar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré cuestionado", meaning "I will have questioned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré cuestionado | I will have questioned |
| Tú | habrás cuestionado | you will have questioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá cuestionado | s/he will have questioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos cuestionado | we will have questioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis cuestionado | you (plural) will have questioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán cuestionado | they will have questioned |
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Cuestionar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of cuestionar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría cuestionado", meaning "I would have questioned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría cuestionado | I would have questioned |
| Tú | habrías cuestionado | you would have questioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría cuestionado | s/he would have questioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos cuestionado | we would have questioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais cuestionado | you (plural) would have questioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían cuestionado | they would have questioned |
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Cuestionar 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, "cuestione", meaning "I question".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuestione | I question |
| Tú | cuestiones | you question |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cuestione | s/he questions |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cuestionemos | we question |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cuestionéis | you (plural) question |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cuestionen | they question |
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Cuestionar 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, "cuestionara", meaning "I questioned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuestionara | I questioned |
| Tú | cuestionaras | you questioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cuestionara | s/he questioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cuestionáramos | we questioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cuestionarais | you (plural) questioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cuestionaran | they questioned |
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Cuestionar 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, "cuestionare", meaning "I will question".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cuestionare | I will question |
| Tú | cuestionares | you will question |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cuestionare | s/he will question |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cuestionáremos | we will question |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cuestionareis | you (plural) will question |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cuestionaren | they will question |
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Cuestionar 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 cuestionado", meaning "I have questioned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cuestionado | I have questioned |
| Tú | hayas cuestionado | you have questioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya cuestionado | s/he has questioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos cuestionado | we have questioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis cuestionado | you (plural) have questioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan cuestionado | they have questioned |
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Cuestionar 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 cuestionado", meaning "I had questioned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cuestionado | I had questioned |
| Tú | hubieras cuestionado | you had questioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera cuestionado | s/he had questioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos cuestionado | we had questioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais cuestionado | you (plural) had questioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran cuestionado | they had questioned |
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Cuestionar 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 cuestionado", meaning "I will have questioned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere cuestionado | I will have questioned |
| Tú | hubieres cuestionado | you will have questioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere cuestionado | s/he will have questioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos cuestionado | we will have questioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis cuestionado | you (plural) will have questioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren cuestionado | they will have questioned |
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Cuestionar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "cuestione", meaning "(to you formal) question!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | cuestiona | (to you) question! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cuestione | (to you formal) question! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cuestionemos | let's question! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cuestionad | (to you plural) question! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cuestionen | (to you plural formal) question! |
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Cuestionar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no cuestione", meaning "(to you formal) don't question!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no cuestiones | (to you) don't question! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no cuestione | (to you formal) don't question! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no cuestionemos | let's not question! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no cuestionéis | (to you plural) don't question! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no cuestionen | (to you plural formal) don't question! |
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Frequently asked questions about Cuestionar
Is cuestionar a regular or irregular verb?
Cuestionar 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 cuestionar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), cuestionar is conjugated as: yo cuestiono, tú cuestionas, él/ella/usted cuestiona, nosotros cuestionamos, vosotros cuestionáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cuestionan. 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 cuestionar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), cuestionar is conjugated as: yo cuestioné, tú cuestionaste, él/ella/usted cuestionó, nosotros cuestionamos, vosotros cuestionasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cuestionaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate cuestionar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), cuestionar is conjugated as: yo cuestionaba, tú cuestionabas, él/ella/usted cuestionaba, nosotros cuestionábamos, vosotros cuestionabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes cuestionaban. 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 cuestionar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), cuestionar is conjugated as: yo cuestionaré, tú cuestionarás, él/ella/usted cuestionará, nosotros cuestionaremos, vosotros cuestionaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cuestionarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate cuestionar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), cuestionar is conjugated as: yo cuestione, tú cuestiones, él/ella/usted cuestione, nosotros cuestionemos, vosotros cuestionéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cuestionen. 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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