Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Designar in Spanish
To designate, to appoint Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Designar (to designate, to appoint) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: designo, designas, designa, designamos, designáis, designan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Designar
- Designar in the Indicative Present
- Designar in the Indicative Preterite
- Designar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Designar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Designar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Designar in the Indicative Future
- Designar in the Indicative Conditional
- Designar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Designar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Designar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Designar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Designar
- Imperative tenses of Designar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Designar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Designar is the Spanish verb for "to designate, to appoint". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | designar | to designate, to appoint |
| Past participle | designado | designated |
| Gerund | designando | designating |
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Designar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of designar 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, "designo", meaning "I designate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | designo | I designate |
| Tú | designas | you designate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | designa | s/he designates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | designamos | we designate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | designáis | you (plural) designate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | designan | they designate |
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Designar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of designar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "designé", meaning "I designated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | designé | I designated |
| Tú | designaste | you designated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | designó | s/he designated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | designamos | we designated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | designasteis | you (plural) designated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | designaron | they designated |
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Designar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of designar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "designaba", meaning "I used to designate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | designaba | I used to designate |
| Tú | designabas | you used to designate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | designaba | s/he used to designate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | designábamos | we used to designate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | designabais | you (plural) used to designate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | designaban | they used to designate |
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Designar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of designar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy designando", meaning "I am designating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy designando | I am designating |
| Tú | estás designando | you are designating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está designando | s/he is designating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos designando | we are designating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis designando | you (plural) are designating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están designando | they are designating |
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Designar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of designar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a designar", meaning "I am going to designate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a designar | I am going to designate |
| Tú | vas a designar | you are going to designate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a designar | s/he is going to designate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a designar | we are going to designate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a designar | you (plural) are going to designate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a designar | they are going to designate |
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Designar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of designar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "designaré", meaning "I will designate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | designaré | I will designate |
| Tú | designarás | you will designate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | designará | s/he will designate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | designaremos | we will designate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | designaréis | you (plural) will designate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | designarán | they will designate |
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Designar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of designar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "designaría", meaning "I would designate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | designaría | I would designate |
| Tú | designarías | you would designate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | designaría | s/he would designate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | designaríamos | we would designate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | designaríais | you (plural) would designate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | designarían | they would designate |
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Designar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of designar 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 designado", meaning "I have designated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he designado | I have designated |
| Tú | has designado | you have designated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha designado | s/he has designated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos designado | we have designated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis designado | you (plural) have designated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han designado | they have designated |
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Designar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of designar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había designado", meaning "I had designated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había designado | I had designated |
| Tú | habías designado | you had designated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había designado | s/he had designated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos designado | we had designated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais designado | you (plural) had designated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían designado | they had designated |
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Designar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of designar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré designado", meaning "I will have designated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré designado | I will have designated |
| Tú | habrás designado | you will have designated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá designado | s/he will have designated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos designado | we will have designated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis designado | you (plural) will have designated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán designado | they will have designated |
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Designar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of designar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría designado", meaning "I would have designated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría designado | I would have designated |
| Tú | habrías designado | you would have designated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría designado | s/he would have designated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos designado | we would have designated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais designado | you (plural) would have designated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían designado | they would have designated |
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Designar 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, "designe", meaning "I designate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | designe | I designate |
| Tú | designes | you designate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | designe | s/he designates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | designemos | we designate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | designéis | you (plural) designate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | designen | they designate |
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Designar 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, "designara", meaning "I designated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | designara | I designated |
| Tú | designaras | you designated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | designara | s/he designated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | designáramos | we designated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | designarais | you (plural) designated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | designaran | they designated |
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Designar 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, "designare", meaning "I will designate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | designare | I will designate |
| Tú | designares | you will designate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | designare | s/he will designate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | designáremos | we will designate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | designareis | you (plural) will designate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | designaren | they will designate |
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Designar 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 designado", meaning "I have designated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya designado | I have designated |
| Tú | hayas designado | you have designated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya designado | s/he has designated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos designado | we have designated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis designado | you (plural) have designated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan designado | they have designated |
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Designar 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 designado", meaning "I had designated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera designado | I had designated |
| Tú | hubieras designado | you had designated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera designado | s/he had designated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos designado | we had designated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais designado | you (plural) had designated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran designado | they had designated |
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Designar 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 designado", meaning "I will have designated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere designado | I will have designated |
| Tú | hubieres designado | you will have designated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere designado | s/he will have designated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos designado | we will have designated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis designado | you (plural) will have designated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren designado | they will have designated |
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Designar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "designe", meaning "(to you formal) designate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | designa | (to you) designate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | designe | (to you formal) designate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | designemos | let's designate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | designad | (to you plural) designate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | designen | (to you plural formal) designate! |
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Designar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no designe", meaning "(to you formal) don't designate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no designes | (to you) don't designate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no designe | (to you formal) don't designate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no designemos | let's not designate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no designéis | (to you plural) don't designate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no designen | (to you plural formal) don't designate! |
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Frequently asked questions about Designar
Is designar a regular or irregular verb?
Designar 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 designar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), designar is conjugated as: yo designo, tú designas, él/ella/usted designa, nosotros designamos, vosotros designáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes designan. 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 designar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), designar is conjugated as: yo designé, tú designaste, él/ella/usted designó, nosotros designamos, vosotros designasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes designaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate designar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), designar is conjugated as: yo designaba, tú designabas, él/ella/usted designaba, nosotros designábamos, vosotros designabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes designaban. 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 designar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), designar is conjugated as: yo designaré, tú designarás, él/ella/usted designará, nosotros designaremos, vosotros designaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes designarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate designar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), designar is conjugated as: yo designe, tú designes, él/ella/usted designe, nosotros designemos, vosotros designéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes designen. 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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