Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Debatir in Spanish
debatir to debate, to discuss Regular IR Verb
At a glance: Debatir (to debate, to discuss) is a regular -IR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: debato, debates, debate, debatimos, debatís, debaten. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -IR verbs.
- Past participle
- debatido debated
- Gerund
- debatiendo debating
- Similar
- discutir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Debatir
- Debatir in the Indicative Present
- Debatir in the Indicative Preterite
- Debatir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Debatir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Debatir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Debatir in the Indicative Future
- Debatir in the Indicative Conditional
- Debatir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Debatir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Debatir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Debatir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Debatir
- Imperative tenses of Debatir
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Debatir
Debatir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of debatir 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, “debato”, meaning “I debate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | debato | I debate |
| Tú | debates | you debate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | debate | s/he debates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | debatimos | we debate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | debatís | you (plural) debate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | debaten | they debate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem debat- plus the -ir endings.
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Debatir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of debatir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “debatí”, meaning “I debated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | debatí | I debated |
| Tú | debatiste | you debated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | debatió | s/he debated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | debatimos | we debated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | debatisteis | you (plural) debated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | debatieron | they debated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem debat- plus the -ir endings.
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Debatir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of debatir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “debatía”, meaning “I used to debate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | debatía | I used to debate |
| Tú | debatías | you used to debate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | debatía | s/he used to debate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | debatíamos | we used to debate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | debatíais | you (plural) used to debate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | debatían | they used to debate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem debat- plus the -ir endings.
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Debatir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of debatir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy debatiendo”, meaning “I am debating”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy debatiendo | I am debating |
| Tú | estás debatiendo | you are debating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está debatiendo | s/he is debating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos debatiendo | we are debating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis debatiendo | you (plural) are debating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están debatiendo | they are debating |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund debatiendo.
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Debatir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of debatir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a debatir”, meaning “I am going to debate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a debatir | I am going to debate |
| Tú | vas a debatir | you are going to debate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a debatir | s/he is going to debate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a debatir | we are going to debate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a debatir | you (plural) are going to debate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a debatir | they are going to debate |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive debatir.
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Debatir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of debatir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “debatiré”, meaning “I will debate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | debatiré | I will debate |
| Tú | debatirás | you will debate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | debatirá | s/he will debate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | debatiremos | we will debate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | debatiréis | you (plural) will debate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | debatirán | they will debate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive debatir plus the future endings.
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Debatir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of debatir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “debatiría”, meaning “I would debate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | debatiría | I would debate |
| Tú | debatirías | you would debate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | debatiría | s/he would debate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | debatiríamos | we would debate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | debatiríais | you (plural) would debate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | debatirían | they would debate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive debatir plus the conditional endings.
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Debatir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of debatir 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 debatido”, meaning “I have debated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he debatido | I have debated |
| Tú | has debatido | you have debated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha debatido | s/he has debated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos debatido | we have debated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis debatido | you (plural) have debated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han debatido | they have debated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle debatido.
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Debatir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of debatir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había debatido”, meaning “I had debated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había debatido | I had debated |
| Tú | habías debatido | you had debated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había debatido | s/he had debated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos debatido | we had debated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais debatido | you (plural) had debated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían debatido | they had debated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle debatido.
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Debatir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of debatir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré debatido”, meaning “I will have debated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré debatido | I will have debated |
| Tú | habrás debatido | you will have debated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá debatido | s/he will have debated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos debatido | we will have debated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis debatido | you (plural) will have debated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán debatido | they will have debated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle debatido.
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Debatir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of debatir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría debatido”, meaning “I would have debated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría debatido | I would have debated |
| Tú | habrías debatido | you would have debated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría debatido | s/he would have debated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos debatido | we would have debated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais debatido | you (plural) would have debated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían debatido | they would have debated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle debatido.
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Subjunctive tenses of Debatir
Debatir 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, “debata”, meaning “I debate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | debata | I debate |
| Tú | debatas | you debate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | debata | s/he debates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | debatamos | we debate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | debatáis | you (plural) debate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | debatan | they debate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem debat- plus the -ir subjunctive endings.
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Debatir 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, “debatiera”, meaning “I debated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | debatiera | I debated |
| Tú | debatieras | you debated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | debatiera | s/he debated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | debatiéramos | we debated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | debatierais | you (plural) debated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | debatieran | they debated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, debatieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (debatiéramos).
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Debatir 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, “debatiere”, meaning “I will debate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | debatiere | I will debate |
| Tú | debatieres | you will debate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | debatiere | s/he will debate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | debatiéremos | we will debate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | debatiereis | you (plural) will debate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | debatieren | they will debate |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, debatieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (debatiéremos).
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Debatir 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 debatido”, meaning “I have debated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya debatido | I have debated |
| Tú | hayas debatido | you have debated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya debatido | s/he has debated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos debatido | we have debated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis debatido | you (plural) have debated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan debatido | they have debated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle debatido.
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Debatir 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 debatido”, meaning “I had debated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera debatido | I had debated |
| Tú | hubieras debatido | you had debated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera debatido | s/he had debated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos debatido | we had debated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais debatido | you (plural) had debated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran debatido | they had debated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle debatido.
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Debatir 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 debatido”, meaning “I will have debated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere debatido | I will have debated |
| Tú | hubieres debatido | you will have debated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere debatido | s/he will have debated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos debatido | we will have debated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis debatido | you (plural) will have debated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren debatido | they will have debated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle debatido.
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Imperative tenses of Debatir
Debatir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “debata”, meaning “(to you formal) debate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | debate | (to you) debate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | debata | (to you formal) debate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | debatamos | let's debate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | debatid | (to you plural) debate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | debatan | (to you plural formal) debate! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (debate); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (debata, debatamos, debatan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (debatid).
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Debatir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no debata”, meaning “(to you formal) don't debate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no debatas | (to you) don't debate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no debata | (to you formal) don't debate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no debatamos | let's not debate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no debatáis | (to you plural) don't debate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no debatan | (to you plural formal) don't debate! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no debatas, no debata, no debatamos, no debatáis, no debatan.
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Frequently asked questions about Debatir
Is debatir a regular or irregular verb?
Debatir is a fully regular -IR verb. It follows the standard -IR 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 -IR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate debatir in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), debatir is conjugated as: yo debato, tú debates, él/ella/usted debate, nosotros debatimos, vosotros debatís, ellos/ellas/ustedes debaten. 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 debatir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), debatir is conjugated as: yo debatí, tú debatiste, él/ella/usted debatió, nosotros debatimos, vosotros debatisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes debatieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate debatir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), debatir is conjugated as: yo debatía, tú debatías, él/ella/usted debatía, nosotros debatíamos, vosotros debatíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes debatían. 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 debatir in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), debatir is conjugated as: yo debatiré, tú debatirás, él/ella/usted debatirá, nosotros debatiremos, vosotros debatiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes debatirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate debatir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), debatir is conjugated as: yo debata, tú debatas, él/ella/usted debata, nosotros debatamos, vosotros debatáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes debatan. 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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