Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Educar in Spanish
To educate Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Educar
- Educar in the Indicative Present
- Educar in the Indicative Preterite
- Educar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Educar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Educar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Educar in the Indicative Future
- Educar in the Indicative Conditional
- Educar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Educar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Educar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Educar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Educar
- Educar in the Subjunctive Present
- Educar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Educar in the Subjunctive Future
- Educar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Educar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Educar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Educar
- Educar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Educar in the Imperative Negative
- Practice Educar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Introduction
Educar is the Spanish verb for "to educate". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | educar | to educate |
| Past participle | educado | educated |
| Gerund | educando | educating |
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Indicative Tenses of Educar
Educar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of educar 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, "educo", meaning "I educate".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | educo | I educate |
| Tú | educas | you educate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | educa | s/he educate, you (formal) educate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | educamos | we educate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | educáis | you (plural) educate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | educan | they educate, you (plural formal) educate |
Educar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of educar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "eduqué", meaning "I educated".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | eduqué | I educated |
| Tú | educaste | you educated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | educó | s/he educated, you (formal) educated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | educamos | we educated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | educasteis | you (plural) educated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | educaron | they educated, you (plural formal) educated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Back to topEducar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of educar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "educaba", meaning "I used to educate".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | educaba | I used to educate |
| Tú | educabas | you used to educate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | educaba | s/he used to educate, you (formal) used to educate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | educábamos | we used to educate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | educabais | you (plural) used to educate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | educaban | they used to educate, you (plural formal) used to educate |
Educar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of educar is used to talk about something that is happening continuosly or right now. For example, "estoy educando", meaning "I am educating".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy educando | I am educating |
| Tú | estás educando | you are educating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está educando | s/he is educating, you (formal) are educating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos educando | we are educating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis educando | you (plural) are educating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están educando | they are educating, you (plural formal) are educating |
Educar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of educar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a educar", meaning "I am going to educate".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a educar | I am going to educate |
| Tú | vas a educar | you are going to educate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a educar | s/he is going to educate, you (formal) are going to educate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a educar | we are going to educate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a educar | you (plural) are going to educate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a educar | they are going to educate, you (plural formal) are going to educate |
Educar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of educar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "educaré", meaning "I will educate".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | educaré | I will educate |
| Tú | educarás | you will educate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | educará | s/he will educate, you (formal) will educate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | educaremos | we will educate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | educaréis | you (plural) will educate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | educarán | they will educate, you (plural formal) will educate |
Educar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of educar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "educaría", meaning "I would educate".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | educaría | I would educate |
| Tú | educarías | you would educate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | educaría | s/he would educate, you (formal) would educate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | educaríamos | we would educate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | educaríais | you (plural) would educate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | educarían | they would educate, you (plural formal) would educate |
Educar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of educar 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 educado", meaning "I have educated".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he educado | I have educated |
| Tú | has educado | you have educated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha educado | s/he has educated, you (formal) have educated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos educado | we have educated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis educado | you (plural) have educated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han educado | they have educated, you (plural formal) have educated |
Educar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of educar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había educado", meaning "I had educated".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había educado | I had educated |
| Tú | habías educado | you had educated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había educado | s/he had educated, you (formal) had educated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos educado | we had educated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais educado | you (plural) had educated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían educado | they had educated, you (plural formal) had educated |
Educar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of educar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré educado", meaning "I will have educated".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré educado | I will have educated |
| Tú | habrás educado | you will have educated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá educado | s/he will have educated, you (formal) will have educated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos educado | we will have educated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis educado | you (plural) will have educated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán educado | they will have educated, you (plural formal) will have educated |
Educar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of educar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría educado", meaning "I would have educated".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría educado | I would have educated |
| Tú | habrías educado | you would have educated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría educado | s/he would have educated, you (formal) would have educated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos educado | we would have educated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais educado | you (plural) would have educated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían educado | they would have educated, you (plural formal) would have educated |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Educar
Educar 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, "eduque", meaning "I educate".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | eduque | I educate |
| Tú | eduques | you educate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | eduque | s/he educate, you (formal) educate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | eduquemos | we educate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | eduquéis | you (plural) educate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | eduquen | they educate, you (plural formal) educate |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Back to topEducar 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, "educara", meaning "I educated".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | educara | I educated |
| Tú | educaras | you educated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | educara | s/he educated, you (formal) educated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | educáramos | we educated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | educarais | you (plural) educated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | educaran | they educated, you (plural formal) educated |
Educar 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, "educare", meaning "I will educate".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | educare | I will educate |
| Tú | educares | you will educate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | educare | s/he will educate, you (formal) will educate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | educáremos | we will educate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | educareis | you (plural) will educate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | educaren | they will educate, you (plural formal) will educate |
Educar 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 educado", meaning "I have educated".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya educado | I have educated |
| Tú | hayas educado | you have educated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya educado | s/he has educated, you (formal) have educated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos educado | we have educated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis educado | you (plural) have educated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan educado | they have educated, you (plural formal) have educated |
Educar 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 educado", meaning "I had educated".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera educado | I had educated |
| Tú | hubieras educado | you had educated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera educado | s/he had educated, you (formal) had educated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos educado | we had educated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais educado | you (plural) had educated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran educado | they had educated, you (plural formal) had educated |
Educar 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 educado", meaning "I will have educated".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere educado | I will have educated |
| Tú | hubieres educado | you will have educated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere educado | s/he will have educated, you (formal) will have educated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos educado | we will have educated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis educado | you (plural) will have educated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren educado | they will have educated, you (plural formal) will have educated |
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Imperative Tenses of Educar
Educar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "eduque", meaning "(to you formal) educate!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | educa | (to you) educate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | eduque | (to you formal) educate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | eduquemos | let's educate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | educad | (to you plural) educate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | eduquen | (to you plural formal) educate! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Back to topEducar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no eduque", meaning "(to you formal) don't educate!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no eduques | (to you) don't educate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no eduque | (to you formal) don't educate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no eduquemos | let's not educate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no eduquéis | (to you plural) don't educate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no eduquen | (to you plural formal) don't educate! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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