Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Ejercitar in Spanish
ejercitar to exercise, to train Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Ejercitar (to exercise, to train) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: ejercito, ejercitas, ejercita, ejercitamos, ejercitáis, ejercitan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- ejercitado exercised
- Gerund
- ejercitando exercising
- Similar
- adiestrar, entrenar, ejercer
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Ejercitar
- Ejercitar in the Indicative Present
- Ejercitar in the Indicative Preterite
- Ejercitar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Ejercitar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Ejercitar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Ejercitar in the Indicative Future
- Ejercitar in the Indicative Conditional
- Ejercitar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Ejercitar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Ejercitar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Ejercitar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Ejercitar
- Imperative tenses of Ejercitar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
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Indicative tenses of Ejercitar
Ejercitar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of ejercitar 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, “ejercito”, meaning “I exercise”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ejercito | I exercise |
| Tú | ejercitas | you exercise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ejercita | s/he exercises |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercitamos | we exercise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercitáis | you (plural) exercise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercitan | they exercise |
How it’s built: Regular: stem ejercit- plus the -ar endings.
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Ejercitar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of ejercitar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “ejercité”, meaning “I exercised”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ejercité | I exercised |
| Tú | ejercitaste | you exercised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ejercitó | s/he exercised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercitamos | we exercised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercitasteis | you (plural) exercised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercitaron | they exercised |
How it’s built: Regular: stem ejercit- plus the -ar endings.
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Ejercitar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of ejercitar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “ejercitaba”, meaning “I used to exercise”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ejercitaba | I used to exercise |
| Tú | ejercitabas | you used to exercise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ejercitaba | s/he used to exercise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercitábamos | we used to exercise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercitabais | you (plural) used to exercise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercitaban | they used to exercise |
How it’s built: Regular: stem ejercit- plus the -ar endings.
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Ejercitar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of ejercitar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy ejercitando”, meaning “I am exercising”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy ejercitando | I am exercising |
| Tú | estás ejercitando | you are exercising |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está ejercitando | s/he is exercising |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos ejercitando | we are exercising |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis ejercitando | you (plural) are exercising |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están ejercitando | they are exercising |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund ejercitando.
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Ejercitar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of ejercitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a ejercitar”, meaning “I am going to exercise”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a ejercitar | I am going to exercise |
| Tú | vas a ejercitar | you are going to exercise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a ejercitar | s/he is going to exercise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a ejercitar | we are going to exercise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a ejercitar | you (plural) are going to exercise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a ejercitar | they are going to exercise |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive ejercitar.
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Ejercitar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of ejercitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “ejercitaré”, meaning “I will exercise”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ejercitaré | I will exercise |
| Tú | ejercitarás | you will exercise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ejercitará | s/he will exercise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercitaremos | we will exercise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercitaréis | you (plural) will exercise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercitarán | they will exercise |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive ejercitar plus the future endings.
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Ejercitar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of ejercitar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “ejercitaría”, meaning “I would exercise”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ejercitaría | I would exercise |
| Tú | ejercitarías | you would exercise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ejercitaría | s/he would exercise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercitaríamos | we would exercise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercitaríais | you (plural) would exercise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercitarían | they would exercise |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive ejercitar plus the conditional endings.
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Ejercitar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of ejercitar 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 ejercitado”, meaning “I have exercised”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he ejercitado | I have exercised |
| Tú | has ejercitado | you have exercised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha ejercitado | s/he has exercised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos ejercitado | we have exercised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis ejercitado | you (plural) have exercised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han ejercitado | they have exercised |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle ejercitado.
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Ejercitar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of ejercitar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había ejercitado”, meaning “I had exercised”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había ejercitado | I had exercised |
| Tú | habías ejercitado | you had exercised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había ejercitado | s/he had exercised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos ejercitado | we had exercised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais ejercitado | you (plural) had exercised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían ejercitado | they had exercised |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle ejercitado.
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Ejercitar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of ejercitar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré ejercitado”, meaning “I will have exercised”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré ejercitado | I will have exercised |
| Tú | habrás ejercitado | you will have exercised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá ejercitado | s/he will have exercised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos ejercitado | we will have exercised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis ejercitado | you (plural) will have exercised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán ejercitado | they will have exercised |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle ejercitado.
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Ejercitar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ejercitar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría ejercitado”, meaning “I would have exercised”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría ejercitado | I would have exercised |
| Tú | habrías ejercitado | you would have exercised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría ejercitado | s/he would have exercised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos ejercitado | we would have exercised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais ejercitado | you (plural) would have exercised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían ejercitado | they would have exercised |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle ejercitado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Ejercitar
Ejercitar 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, “ejercite”, meaning “I exercise”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ejercite | I exercise |
| Tú | ejercites | you exercise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ejercite | s/he exercises |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercitemos | we exercise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercitéis | you (plural) exercise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejerciten | they exercise |
How it’s built: Regular: stem ejercit- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Ejercitar 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, “ejercitara”, meaning “I exercised”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ejercitara | I exercised |
| Tú | ejercitaras | you exercised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ejercitara | s/he exercised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercitáramos | we exercised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercitarais | you (plural) exercised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercitaran | they exercised |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, ejercitaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (ejercitáramos).
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Ejercitar 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, “ejercitare”, meaning “I will exercise”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ejercitare | I will exercise |
| Tú | ejercitares | you will exercise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ejercitare | s/he will exercise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercitáremos | we will exercise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercitareis | you (plural) will exercise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercitaren | they will exercise |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, ejercitaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (ejercitáremos).
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Ejercitar 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 ejercitado”, meaning “I have exercised”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya ejercitado | I have exercised |
| Tú | hayas ejercitado | you have exercised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya ejercitado | s/he has exercised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos ejercitado | we have exercised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis ejercitado | you (plural) have exercised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan ejercitado | they have exercised |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle ejercitado.
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Ejercitar 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 ejercitado”, meaning “I had exercised”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera ejercitado | I had exercised |
| Tú | hubieras ejercitado | you had exercised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera ejercitado | s/he had exercised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos ejercitado | we had exercised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais ejercitado | you (plural) had exercised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran ejercitado | they had exercised |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle ejercitado.
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Ejercitar 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 ejercitado”, meaning “I will have exercised”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere ejercitado | I will have exercised |
| Tú | hubieres ejercitado | you will have exercised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere ejercitado | s/he will have exercised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos ejercitado | we will have exercised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis ejercitado | you (plural) will have exercised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren ejercitado | they will have exercised |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle ejercitado.
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Imperative tenses of Ejercitar
Ejercitar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “ejercite”, meaning “(to you formal) exercise!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ejercita | (to you) exercise! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ejercite | (to you formal) exercise! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercitemos | let's exercise! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercitad | (to you plural) exercise! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejerciten | (to you plural formal) exercise! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (ejercita); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (ejercite, ejercitemos, ejerciten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (ejercitad).
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Ejercitar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no ejercite”, meaning “(to you formal) don't exercise!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no ejercites | (to you) don't exercise! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no ejercite | (to you formal) don't exercise! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no ejercitemos | let's not exercise! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no ejercitéis | (to you plural) don't exercise! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no ejerciten | (to you plural formal) don't exercise! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no ejercites, no ejercite, no ejercitemos, no ejercitéis, no ejerciten.
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Frequently asked questions about Ejercitar
Is ejercitar a regular or irregular verb?
Ejercitar 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 ejercitar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), ejercitar is conjugated as: yo ejercito, tú ejercitas, él/ella/usted ejercita, nosotros ejercitamos, vosotros ejercitáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ejercitan. 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 ejercitar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), ejercitar is conjugated as: yo ejercité, tú ejercitaste, él/ella/usted ejercitó, nosotros ejercitamos, vosotros ejercitasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ejercitaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate ejercitar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), ejercitar is conjugated as: yo ejercitaba, tú ejercitabas, él/ella/usted ejercitaba, nosotros ejercitábamos, vosotros ejercitabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes ejercitaban. 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 ejercitar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), ejercitar is conjugated as: yo ejercitaré, tú ejercitarás, él/ella/usted ejercitará, nosotros ejercitaremos, vosotros ejercitaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ejercitarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate ejercitar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), ejercitar is conjugated as: yo ejercite, tú ejercites, él/ella/usted ejercite, nosotros ejercitemos, vosotros ejercitéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ejerciten. 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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