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How to conjugate Efectuar in Spanish

efectuar to carry out, to make (a payment), to effect Irregular Verb

At a glance: Efectuar (to carry out, to make (a payment), to effect) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: efectúo, efectúas, efectúa, efectuamos, efectuáis, efectúan. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (efectúo, efectúas, efectúa, efectúan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (efectúe).

Past participle
efectuado carried out
Gerund
efectuando carrying out
Similar
cumplir, desempeñar, realizar

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Indicative tenses of Efectuar

Efectuar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of efectuar 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, “efectúo”, meaning “I carry out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoefectúoI carry out
Túefectúasyou carry out
Ella / Él / Ustedefectúas/he carries out
Nosotras / Nosotrosefectuamoswe carry out
Vosotras / Vosotrosefectuáisyou (plural) carry out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesefectúanthey carry out

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (efectúo, efectúas, efectúa, efectúan); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Efectuar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of efectuar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “efectué”, meaning “I carried out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoefectuéI carried out
Túefectuasteyou carried out
Ella / Él / Ustedefectuós/he carried out
Nosotras / Nosotrosefectuamoswe carried out
Vosotras / Vosotrosefectuasteisyou (plural) carried out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesefectuaronthey carried out

How it’s built: Regular: stem efectu- plus the -ar endings.

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Efectuar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of efectuar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “efectuaba”, meaning “I used to carry out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoefectuabaI used to carry out
Túefectuabasyou used to carry out
Ella / Él / Ustedefectuabas/he used to carry out
Nosotras / Nosotrosefectuábamoswe used to carry out
Vosotras / Vosotrosefectuabaisyou (plural) used to carry out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesefectuabanthey used to carry out

How it’s built: Regular: stem efectu- plus the -ar endings.

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Efectuar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of efectuar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy efectuando”, meaning “I am carrying out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy efectuandoI am carrying out
Túestás efectuandoyou are carrying out
Ella / Él / Ustedestá efectuandos/he is carrying out
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos efectuandowe are carrying out
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis efectuandoyou (plural) are carrying out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán efectuandothey are carrying out

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund efectuando.

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Efectuar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of efectuar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a efectuar”, meaning “I am going to carry out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a efectuarI am going to carry out
Túvas a efectuaryou are going to carry out
Ella / Él / Ustedva a efectuars/he is going to carry out
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a efectuarwe are going to carry out
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a efectuaryou (plural) are going to carry out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a efectuarthey are going to carry out

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive efectuar.

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Efectuar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of efectuar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “efectuaré”, meaning “I will carry out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoefectuaréI will carry out
Túefectuarásyou will carry out
Ella / Él / Ustedefectuarás/he will carry out
Nosotras / Nosotrosefectuaremoswe will carry out
Vosotras / Vosotrosefectuaréisyou (plural) will carry out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesefectuaránthey will carry out

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive efectuar plus the future endings.

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Efectuar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of efectuar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “efectuaría”, meaning “I would carry out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoefectuaríaI would carry out
Túefectuaríasyou would carry out
Ella / Él / Ustedefectuarías/he would carry out
Nosotras / Nosotrosefectuaríamoswe would carry out
Vosotras / Vosotrosefectuaríaisyou (plural) would carry out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesefectuaríanthey would carry out

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive efectuar plus the conditional endings.

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Efectuar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of efectuar 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 efectuado”, meaning “I have carried out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe efectuadoI have carried out
Túhas efectuadoyou have carried out
Ella / Él / Ustedha efectuados/he has carried out
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos efectuadowe have carried out
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis efectuadoyou (plural) have carried out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan efectuadothey have carried out

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle efectuado.

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Efectuar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of efectuar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había efectuado”, meaning “I had carried out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía efectuadoI had carried out
Túhabías efectuadoyou had carried out
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía efectuados/he had carried out
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos efectuadowe had carried out
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais efectuadoyou (plural) had carried out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían efectuadothey had carried out

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle efectuado.

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Efectuar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of efectuar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré efectuado”, meaning “I will have carried out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré efectuadoI will have carried out
Túhabrás efectuadoyou will have carried out
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá efectuados/he will have carried out
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos efectuadowe will have carried out
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis efectuadoyou (plural) will have carried out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán efectuadothey will have carried out

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle efectuado.

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Efectuar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of efectuar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría efectuado”, meaning “I would have carried out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría efectuadoI would have carried out
Túhabrías efectuadoyou would have carried out
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría efectuados/he would have carried out
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos efectuadowe would have carried out
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais efectuadoyou (plural) would have carried out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían efectuadothey would have carried out

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle efectuado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Efectuar

Efectuar 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, “efectúe”, meaning “I carry out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoefectúeI carry out
Túefectúesyou carry out
Ella / Él / Ustedefectúes/he carries out
Nosotras / Nosotrosefectuemoswe carry out
Vosotras / Vosotrosefectuéisyou (plural) carry out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesefectúenthey carry out

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, efectúo (efectúe, efectúes, efectúe, efectúen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Efectuar 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, “efectuara”, meaning “I carried out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoefectuaraI carried out
Túefectuarasyou carried out
Ella / Él / Ustedefectuaras/he carried out
Nosotras / Nosotrosefectuáramoswe carried out
Vosotras / Vosotrosefectuaraisyou (plural) carried out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesefectuaranthey carried out

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, efectuaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (efectuáramos).

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Efectuar 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, “efectuare”, meaning “I will carry out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoefectuareI will carry out
Túefectuaresyou will carry out
Ella / Él / Ustedefectuares/he will carry out
Nosotras / Nosotrosefectuáremoswe will carry out
Vosotras / Vosotrosefectuareisyou (plural) will carry out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesefectuarenthey will carry out

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, efectuaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (efectuáremos).

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Efectuar 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 efectuado”, meaning “I have carried out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya efectuadoI have carried out
Túhayas efectuadoyou have carried out
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya efectuados/he has carried out
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos efectuadowe have carried out
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis efectuadoyou (plural) have carried out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan efectuadothey have carried out

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle efectuado.

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Efectuar 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 efectuado”, meaning “I had carried out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera efectuadoI had carried out
Túhubieras efectuadoyou had carried out
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera efectuados/he had carried out
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos efectuadowe had carried out
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais efectuadoyou (plural) had carried out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran efectuadothey had carried out

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle efectuado.

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Efectuar 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 efectuado”, meaning “I will have carried out”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere efectuadoI will have carried out
Túhubieres efectuadoyou will have carried out
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere efectuados/he will have carried out
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos efectuadowe will have carried out
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis efectuadoyou (plural) will have carried out
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren efectuadothey will have carried out

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle efectuado.

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Imperative tenses of Efectuar

Efectuar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “efectúe”, meaning “(to you formal) carry out!”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túefectúa(to you) carry out!
Ella / Él / Ustedefectúe(to you formal) carry out!
Nosotras / Nosotrosefectuemoslet's carry out!
Vosotras / Vosotrosefectuad(to you plural) carry out!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesefectúen(to you plural formal) carry out!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (efectúa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (efectúe, efectuemos, efectúen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (efectuad).

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Efectuar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no efectúe”, meaning “(to you formal) don't carry out!”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno efectúes(to you) don't carry out!
Ella / Él / Ustedno efectúe(to you formal) don't carry out!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno efectuemoslet's not carry out!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno efectuéis(to you plural) don't carry out!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno efectúen(to you plural formal) don't carry out!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no efectúes, no efectúe, no efectuemos, no efectuéis, no efectúen.

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Frequently asked questions about Efectuar

Is efectuar a regular or irregular verb?

Efectuar is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (efectúo, efectúas, efectúa, efectúan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (efectúe).

How do you conjugate efectuar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), efectuar is conjugated as: yo efectúo, tú efectúas, él/ella/usted efectúa, nosotros efectuamos, vosotros efectuáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes efectúan. 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 efectuar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), efectuar is conjugated as: yo efectué, tú efectuaste, él/ella/usted efectuó, nosotros efectuamos, vosotros efectuasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes efectuaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate efectuar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), efectuar is conjugated as: yo efectuaba, tú efectuabas, él/ella/usted efectuaba, nosotros efectuábamos, vosotros efectuabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes efectuaban. 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 efectuar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), efectuar is conjugated as: yo efectuaré, tú efectuarás, él/ella/usted efectuará, nosotros efectuaremos, vosotros efectuaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes efectuarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate efectuar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), efectuar is conjugated as: yo efectúe, tú efectúes, él/ella/usted efectúe, nosotros efectuemos, vosotros efectuéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes efectúen. 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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