To effect, to make Irregular Verb
Efectuar is the Spanish verb for "to effect, to make". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to efectuar include: confeccionar, fabricar, formar, hacer, preparar, producir.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | efectuar | to effect, to make |
Past participle | efectuado | effected |
Gerund | efectuando | effecting |
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 effect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | efectúo | I effect |
Tú | efectúas | you effect |
Ella / Él / Usted | efectúa | s/he effects, you (formal) effect |
Nosotras / Nosotros | efectuamos | we effect |
Vosotras / Vosotros | efectuáis | you (plural) effect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | efectúan | they effect, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 effected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | efectué | I effected |
Tú | efectuaste | you effected |
Ella / Él / Usted | efectuó | s/he effected, you (formal) effected |
Nosotras / Nosotros | efectuamos | we effected |
Vosotras / Vosotros | efectuasteis | you (plural) effected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | efectuaron | they effected, |
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 effect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | efectuaba | I used to effect |
Tú | efectuabas | you used to effect |
Ella / Él / Usted | efectuaba | s/he used to effect, you (formal) used to effect |
Nosotras / Nosotros | efectuábamos | we used to effect |
Vosotras / Vosotros | efectuabais | you (plural) used to effect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | efectuaban | they used to effect, |
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 effecting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy efectuando | I am effecting |
Tú | estás efectuando | you are effecting |
Ella / Él / Usted | está efectuando | s/he is effecting, you (formal) are effecting |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos efectuando | we are effecting |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis efectuando | you (plural) are effecting |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están efectuando | they are effecting, |
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 effect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a efectuar | I am going to effect |
Tú | vas a efectuar | you are going to effect |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a efectuar | s/he is going to effect, you (formal) are going to effect |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a efectuar | we are going to effect |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a efectuar | you (plural) are going to effect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a efectuar | they are going to effect, |
The Indicative Future of efectuar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "efectuaré", meaning "I will effect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | efectuaré | I will effect |
Tú | efectuarás | you will effect |
Ella / Él / Usted | efectuará | s/he will effect, you (formal) will effect |
Nosotras / Nosotros | efectuaremos | we will effect |
Vosotras / Vosotros | efectuaréis | you (plural) will effect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | efectuarán | they will effect, |
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 effect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | efectuaría | I would effect |
Tú | efectuarías | you would effect |
Ella / Él / Usted | efectuaría | s/he would effect, you (formal) would effect |
Nosotras / Nosotros | efectuaríamos | we would effect |
Vosotras / Vosotros | efectuaríais | you (plural) would effect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | efectuarían | they would effect, |
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 effected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he efectuado | I have effected |
Tú | has efectuado | you have effected |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha efectuado | s/he has effected, you (formal) have effected |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos efectuado | we have effected |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis efectuado | you (plural) have effected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han efectuado | they have effected, |
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 effected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había efectuado | I had effected |
Tú | habías efectuado | you had effected |
Ella / Él / Usted | había efectuado | s/he had effected, you (formal) had effected |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos efectuado | we had effected |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais efectuado | you (plural) had effected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían efectuado | they had effected, |
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 effected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré efectuado | I will have effected |
Tú | habrás efectuado | you will have effected |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá efectuado | s/he will have effected, you (formal) will have effected |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos efectuado | we will have effected |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis efectuado | you (plural) will have effected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán efectuado | they will have effected, |
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 effected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría efectuado | I would have effected |
Tú | habrías efectuado | you would have effected |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría efectuado | s/he would have effected, you (formal) would have effected |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos efectuado | we would have effected |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais efectuado | you (plural) would have effected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían efectuado | they would have effected, |
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 effect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | efectúe | I effect |
Tú | efectúes | you effect |
Ella / Él / Usted | efectúe | s/he effects, you (formal) effect |
Nosotras / Nosotros | efectuemos | we effect |
Vosotras / Vosotros | efectuéis | you (plural) effect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | efectúen | they effect, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 effected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | efectuara | I effected |
Tú | efectuaras | you effected |
Ella / Él / Usted | efectuara | s/he effected, you (formal) effected |
Nosotras / Nosotros | efectuáramos | we effected |
Vosotras / Vosotros | efectuarais | you (plural) effected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | efectuaran | they effected, |
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 effect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | efectuare | I will effect |
Tú | efectuares | you will effect |
Ella / Él / Usted | efectuare | s/he will effect, you (formal) will effect |
Nosotras / Nosotros | efectuáremos | we will effect |
Vosotras / Vosotros | efectuareis | you (plural) will effect |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | efectuaren | they will effect, |
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 effected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya efectuado | I have effected |
Tú | hayas efectuado | you have effected |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya efectuado | s/he has effected, you (formal) have effected |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos efectuado | we have effected |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis efectuado | you (plural) have effected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan efectuado | they have effected, |
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 effected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera efectuado | I had effected |
Tú | hubieras efectuado | you had effected |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera efectuado | s/he had effected, you (formal) had effected |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos efectuado | we had effected |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais efectuado | you (plural) had effected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran efectuado | they had effected, |
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 effected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere efectuado | I will have effected |
Tú | hubieres efectuado | you will have effected |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere efectuado | s/he will have effected, you (formal) will have effected |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos efectuado | we will have effected |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis efectuado | you (plural) will have effected |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren efectuado | they will have effected, |
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "efectúe", meaning "(to you formal) effect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | efectúa | (to you) effect! |
Ella / Él / Usted | efectúe | (to you formal) effect! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | efectuemos | let's effect! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | efectuad | (to you plural) effect! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | efectúen | (to you plural formal) effect! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 effect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no efectúes | (to you) don't effect! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no efectúe | (to you formal) don't effect! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no efectuemos | let's not effect! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no efectuéis | (to you plural) don't effect! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no efectúen | (to you plural formal) don't effect! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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