How to conjugate Emplear in Spanish
To employ, to use Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Emplear
- Emplear in the Indicative Present
- Emplear in the Indicative Preterite
- Emplear in the Indicative Imperfect
- Emplear in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Emplear in the Indicative Informal Future
- Emplear in the Indicative Future
- Emplear in the Indicative Conditional
- Emplear in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Emplear in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Emplear in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Emplear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Emplear
- Imperative tenses of Emplear
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Emplear conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Emplear is the Spanish verb for "to employ, to use". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to emplear include: usar, utilizar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | emplear | to employ, to use |
| Past participle | empleado | employed |
| Gerund | empleando | employing |
Indicative Tenses of Emplear
Emplear in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of emplear 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, "empleo", meaning "I employ".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | empleo | I employ |
| Tú | empleas | you employ |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emplea | s/he employs, you (formal) employ |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | empleamos | we employ |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | empleáis | you (plural) employ |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emplean | they employ, |
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Emplear in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of emplear is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "empleé", meaning "I employed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | empleé | I employed |
| Tú | empleaste | you employed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | empleó | s/he employed, you (formal) employed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | empleamos | we employed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | empleasteis | you (plural) employed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emplearon | they employed, |
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Emplear in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of emplear is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "empleaba", meaning "I used to employ".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | empleaba | I used to employ |
| Tú | empleabas | you used to employ |
| Ella / Él / Usted | empleaba | s/he used to employ, you (formal) used to employ |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | empleábamos | we used to employ |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | empleabais | you (plural) used to employ |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | empleaban | they used to employ, |
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Emplear in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of emplear is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy empleando", meaning "I am employing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy empleando | I am employing |
| Tú | estás empleando | you are employing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está empleando | s/he is employing, you (formal) are employing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos empleando | we are employing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis empleando | you (plural) are employing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están empleando | they are employing, |
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Emplear in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of emplear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a emplear", meaning "I am going to employ".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a emplear | I am going to employ |
| Tú | vas a emplear | you are going to employ |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a emplear | s/he is going to employ, you (formal) are going to employ |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a emplear | we are going to employ |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a emplear | you (plural) are going to employ |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a emplear | they are going to employ, |
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Emplear in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of emplear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "emplearé", meaning "I will employ".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emplearé | I will employ |
| Tú | emplearás | you will employ |
| Ella / Él / Usted | empleará | s/he will employ, you (formal) will employ |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emplearemos | we will employ |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emplearéis | you (plural) will employ |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emplearán | they will employ, |
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Emplear in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of emplear is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "emplearía", meaning "I would employ".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emplearía | I would employ |
| Tú | emplearías | you would employ |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emplearía | s/he would employ, you (formal) would employ |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emplearíamos | we would employ |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emplearíais | you (plural) would employ |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emplearían | they would employ, |
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Emplear in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of emplear 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 empleado", meaning "I have employed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he empleado | I have employed |
| Tú | has empleado | you have employed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha empleado | s/he has employed, you (formal) have employed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos empleado | we have employed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis empleado | you (plural) have employed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han empleado | they have employed, |
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Emplear in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of emplear is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había empleado", meaning "I had employed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había empleado | I had employed |
| Tú | habías empleado | you had employed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había empleado | s/he had employed, you (formal) had employed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos empleado | we had employed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais empleado | you (plural) had employed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían empleado | they had employed, |
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Emplear in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of emplear is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré empleado", meaning "I will have employed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré empleado | I will have employed |
| Tú | habrás empleado | you will have employed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá empleado | s/he will have employed, you (formal) will have employed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos empleado | we will have employed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis empleado | you (plural) will have employed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán empleado | they will have employed, |
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Emplear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of emplear is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría empleado", meaning "I would have employed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría empleado | I would have employed |
| Tú | habrías empleado | you would have employed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría empleado | s/he would have employed, you (formal) would have employed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos empleado | we would have employed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais empleado | you (plural) would have employed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían empleado | they would have employed, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Emplear
Emplear 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, "emplee", meaning "I employ".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emplee | I employ |
| Tú | emplees | you employ |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emplee | s/he employs, you (formal) employ |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | empleemos | we employ |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | empleéis | you (plural) employ |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | empleen | they employ, |
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Emplear 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, "empleara", meaning "I employed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | empleara | I employed |
| Tú | emplearas | you employed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | empleara | s/he employed, you (formal) employed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | empleáramos | we employed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emplearais | you (plural) employed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emplearan | they employed, |
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Emplear 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, "empleare", meaning "I will employ".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | empleare | I will employ |
| Tú | empleares | you will employ |
| Ella / Él / Usted | empleare | s/he will employ, you (formal) will employ |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | empleáremos | we will employ |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | empleareis | you (plural) will employ |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emplearen | they will employ, |
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Emplear 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 empleado", meaning "I have employed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya empleado | I have employed |
| Tú | hayas empleado | you have employed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya empleado | s/he has employed, you (formal) have employed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos empleado | we have employed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis empleado | you (plural) have employed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan empleado | they have employed, |
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Emplear 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 empleado", meaning "I had employed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera empleado | I had employed |
| Tú | hubieras empleado | you had employed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera empleado | s/he had employed, you (formal) had employed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos empleado | we had employed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais empleado | you (plural) had employed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran empleado | they had employed, |
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Emplear 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 empleado", meaning "I will have employed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere empleado | I will have employed |
| Tú | hubieres empleado | you will have employed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere empleado | s/he will have employed, you (formal) will have employed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos empleado | we will have employed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis empleado | you (plural) will have employed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren empleado | they will have employed, |
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Imperative Tenses of Emplear
Emplear in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "emplee", meaning "(to you formal) employ!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | emplea | (to you) employ! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emplee | (to you formal) employ! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | empleemos | let's employ! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emplead | (to you plural) employ! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | empleen | (to you plural formal) employ! |
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Emplear in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no emplee", meaning "(to you formal) don't employ!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no emplees | (to you) don't employ! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no emplee | (to you formal) don't employ! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no empleemos | let's not employ! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no empleéis | (to you plural) don't employ! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no empleen | (to you plural formal) don't employ! |
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