Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Emocionar in Spanish
emocionar to excite, to thrill Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Emocionar (to excite, to thrill) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: emociono, emocionas, emociona, emocionamos, emocionáis, emocionan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- emocionado excited
- Gerund
- emocionando exciting
- Similar
- entusiasmar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Emocionar
- Emocionar in the Indicative Present
- Emocionar in the Indicative Preterite
- Emocionar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Emocionar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Emocionar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Emocionar in the Indicative Future
- Emocionar in the Indicative Conditional
- Emocionar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Emocionar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Emocionar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Emocionar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Emocionar
- Imperative tenses of Emocionar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Emocionar
Emocionar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of emocionar 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, “emociono”, meaning “I excite”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emociono | I excite |
| Tú | emocionas | you excite |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emociona | s/he excites |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emocionamos | we excite |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emocionáis | you (plural) excite |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emocionan | they excite |
How it’s built: Regular: stem emocion- plus the -ar endings.
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Emocionar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of emocionar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “emocioné”, meaning “I excited”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emocioné | I excited |
| Tú | emocionaste | you excited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emocionó | s/he excited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emocionamos | we excited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emocionasteis | you (plural) excited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emocionaron | they excited |
How it’s built: Regular: stem emocion- plus the -ar endings.
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Emocionar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of emocionar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “emocionaba”, meaning “I used to excite”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emocionaba | I used to excite |
| Tú | emocionabas | you used to excite |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emocionaba | s/he used to excite |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emocionábamos | we used to excite |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emocionabais | you (plural) used to excite |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emocionaban | they used to excite |
How it’s built: Regular: stem emocion- plus the -ar endings.
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Emocionar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of emocionar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy emocionando”, meaning “I am exciting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy emocionando | I am exciting |
| Tú | estás emocionando | you are exciting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está emocionando | s/he is exciting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos emocionando | we are exciting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis emocionando | you (plural) are exciting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están emocionando | they are exciting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund emocionando.
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Emocionar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of emocionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a emocionar”, meaning “I am going to excite”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a emocionar | I am going to excite |
| Tú | vas a emocionar | you are going to excite |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a emocionar | s/he is going to excite |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a emocionar | we are going to excite |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a emocionar | you (plural) are going to excite |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a emocionar | they are going to excite |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive emocionar.
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Emocionar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of emocionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “emocionaré”, meaning “I will excite”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emocionaré | I will excite |
| Tú | emocionarás | you will excite |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emocionará | s/he will excite |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emocionaremos | we will excite |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emocionaréis | you (plural) will excite |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emocionarán | they will excite |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive emocionar plus the future endings.
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Emocionar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of emocionar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “emocionaría”, meaning “I would excite”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emocionaría | I would excite |
| Tú | emocionarías | you would excite |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emocionaría | s/he would excite |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emocionaríamos | we would excite |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emocionaríais | you (plural) would excite |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emocionarían | they would excite |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive emocionar plus the conditional endings.
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Emocionar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of emocionar 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 emocionado”, meaning “I have excited”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he emocionado | I have excited |
| Tú | has emocionado | you have excited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha emocionado | s/he has excited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos emocionado | we have excited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis emocionado | you (plural) have excited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han emocionado | they have excited |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle emocionado.
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Emocionar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of emocionar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había emocionado”, meaning “I had excited”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había emocionado | I had excited |
| Tú | habías emocionado | you had excited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había emocionado | s/he had excited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos emocionado | we had excited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais emocionado | you (plural) had excited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían emocionado | they had excited |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle emocionado.
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Emocionar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of emocionar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré emocionado”, meaning “I will have excited”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré emocionado | I will have excited |
| Tú | habrás emocionado | you will have excited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá emocionado | s/he will have excited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos emocionado | we will have excited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis emocionado | you (plural) will have excited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán emocionado | they will have excited |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle emocionado.
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Emocionar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of emocionar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría emocionado”, meaning “I would have excited”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría emocionado | I would have excited |
| Tú | habrías emocionado | you would have excited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría emocionado | s/he would have excited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos emocionado | we would have excited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais emocionado | you (plural) would have excited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían emocionado | they would have excited |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle emocionado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Emocionar
Emocionar 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, “emocione”, meaning “I excite”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emocione | I excite |
| Tú | emociones | you excite |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emocione | s/he excites |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emocionemos | we excite |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emocionéis | you (plural) excite |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emocionen | they excite |
How it’s built: Regular: stem emocion- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Emocionar 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, “emocionara”, meaning “I excited”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emocionara | I excited |
| Tú | emocionaras | you excited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emocionara | s/he excited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emocionáramos | we excited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emocionarais | you (plural) excited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emocionaran | they excited |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, emocionaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (emocionáramos).
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Emocionar 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, “emocionare”, meaning “I will excite”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emocionare | I will excite |
| Tú | emocionares | you will excite |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emocionare | s/he will excite |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emocionáremos | we will excite |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emocionareis | you (plural) will excite |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emocionaren | they will excite |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, emocionaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (emocionáremos).
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Emocionar 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 emocionado”, meaning “I have excited”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya emocionado | I have excited |
| Tú | hayas emocionado | you have excited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya emocionado | s/he has excited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos emocionado | we have excited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis emocionado | you (plural) have excited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan emocionado | they have excited |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle emocionado.
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Emocionar 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 emocionado”, meaning “I had excited”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera emocionado | I had excited |
| Tú | hubieras emocionado | you had excited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera emocionado | s/he had excited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos emocionado | we had excited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais emocionado | you (plural) had excited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran emocionado | they had excited |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle emocionado.
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Emocionar 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 emocionado”, meaning “I will have excited”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere emocionado | I will have excited |
| Tú | hubieres emocionado | you will have excited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere emocionado | s/he will have excited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos emocionado | we will have excited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis emocionado | you (plural) will have excited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren emocionado | they will have excited |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle emocionado.
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Imperative tenses of Emocionar
Emocionar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “emocione”, meaning “(to you formal) excite!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | emociona | (to you) excite! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emocione | (to you formal) excite! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emocionemos | let's excite! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emocionad | (to you plural) excite! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emocionen | (to you plural formal) excite! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (emociona); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (emocione, emocionemos, emocionen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (emocionad).
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Emocionar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no emocione”, meaning “(to you formal) don't excite!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no emociones | (to you) don't excite! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no emocione | (to you formal) don't excite! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no emocionemos | let's not excite! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no emocionéis | (to you plural) don't excite! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no emocionen | (to you plural formal) don't excite! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no emociones, no emocione, no emocionemos, no emocionéis, no emocionen.
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Frequently asked questions about Emocionar
Is emocionar a regular or irregular verb?
Emocionar 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 emocionar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), emocionar is conjugated as: yo emociono, tú emocionas, él/ella/usted emociona, nosotros emocionamos, vosotros emocionáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes emocionan. 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 emocionar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), emocionar is conjugated as: yo emocioné, tú emocionaste, él/ella/usted emocionó, nosotros emocionamos, vosotros emocionasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes emocionaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate emocionar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), emocionar is conjugated as: yo emocionaba, tú emocionabas, él/ella/usted emocionaba, nosotros emocionábamos, vosotros emocionabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes emocionaban. 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 emocionar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), emocionar is conjugated as: yo emocionaré, tú emocionarás, él/ella/usted emocionará, nosotros emocionaremos, vosotros emocionaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes emocionarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate emocionar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), emocionar is conjugated as: yo emocione, tú emociones, él/ella/usted emocione, nosotros emocionemos, vosotros emocionéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes emocionen. 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.
What’s the difference between emocionar and emocionarse?
Emocionar means ‘to excite, to thrill’ and emocionarse means ‘to get excited’. Emocionarse is the reflexive form of emocionar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo emociono becomes me emociono. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so emociona becomes emociónate.
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