Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Ensayar in Spanish
To test, to try out, to rehearse Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Ensayar
- Ensayar in the Indicative Present
- Ensayar in the Indicative Preterite
- Ensayar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Ensayar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Ensayar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Ensayar in the Indicative Future
- Ensayar in the Indicative Conditional
- Ensayar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Ensayar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Ensayar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Ensayar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Ensayar
- Imperative tenses of Ensayar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Ensayar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Ensayar is the Spanish verb for "to test, to try out, to rehearse". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to ensayar include: comprobar, probar, practicar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ensayar | to test, to try out, to rehearse |
| Past participle | ensayado | tested |
| Gerund | ensayando | testing |
Indicative Tenses of Ensayar
Ensayar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of ensayar 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, "ensayo", meaning "I test".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ensayo | I test |
| Tú | ensayas | you test |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ensaya | s/he tests, you (formal) test |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ensayamos | we test |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ensayáis | you (plural) test |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ensayan | they test, you (plural formal) test |
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Ensayar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of ensayar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "ensayé", meaning "I tested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ensayé | I tested |
| Tú | ensayaste | you tested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ensayó | s/he tested, you (formal) tested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ensayamos | we tested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ensayasteis | you (plural) tested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ensayaron | they tested, you (plural formal) tested |
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Ensayar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of ensayar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "ensayaba", meaning "I used to test".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ensayaba | I used to test |
| Tú | ensayabas | you used to test |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ensayaba | s/he used to test, you (formal) used to test |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ensayábamos | we used to test |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ensayabais | you (plural) used to test |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ensayaban | they used to test, you (plural formal) used to test |
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Ensayar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of ensayar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy ensayando", meaning "I am testing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy ensayando | I am testing |
| Tú | estás ensayando | you are testing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está ensayando | s/he is testing, you (formal) are testing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos ensayando | we are testing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis ensayando | you (plural) are testing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están ensayando | they are testing, you (plural formal) are testing |
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Ensayar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of ensayar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a ensayar", meaning "I am going to test".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a ensayar | I am going to test |
| Tú | vas a ensayar | you are going to test |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a ensayar | s/he is going to test, you (formal) are going to test |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a ensayar | we are going to test |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a ensayar | you (plural) are going to test |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a ensayar | they are going to test, you (plural formal) are going to test |
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Ensayar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of ensayar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "ensayaré", meaning "I will test".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ensayaré | I will test |
| Tú | ensayarás | you will test |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ensayará | s/he will test, you (formal) will test |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ensayaremos | we will test |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ensayaréis | you (plural) will test |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ensayarán | they will test, you (plural formal) will test |
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Ensayar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of ensayar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "ensayaría", meaning "I would test".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ensayaría | I would test |
| Tú | ensayarías | you would test |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ensayaría | s/he would test, you (formal) would test |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ensayaríamos | we would test |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ensayaríais | you (plural) would test |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ensayarían | they would test, you (plural formal) would test |
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Ensayar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of ensayar 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 ensayado", meaning "I have tested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he ensayado | I have tested |
| Tú | has ensayado | you have tested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha ensayado | s/he has tested, you (formal) have tested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos ensayado | we have tested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis ensayado | you (plural) have tested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han ensayado | they have tested, you (plural formal) have tested |
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Ensayar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of ensayar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había ensayado", meaning "I had tested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había ensayado | I had tested |
| Tú | habías ensayado | you had tested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había ensayado | s/he had tested, you (formal) had tested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos ensayado | we had tested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais ensayado | you (plural) had tested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían ensayado | they had tested, you (plural formal) had tested |
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Ensayar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of ensayar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré ensayado", meaning "I will have tested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré ensayado | I will have tested |
| Tú | habrás ensayado | you will have tested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá ensayado | s/he will have tested, you (formal) will have tested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos ensayado | we will have tested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis ensayado | you (plural) will have tested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán ensayado | they will have tested, you (plural formal) will have tested |
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Ensayar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ensayar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría ensayado", meaning "I would have tested".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría ensayado | I would have tested |
| Tú | habrías ensayado | you would have tested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría ensayado | s/he would have tested, you (formal) would have tested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos ensayado | we would have tested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais ensayado | you (plural) would have tested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían ensayado | they would have tested, you (plural formal) would have tested |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Ensayar
Ensayar 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, "ensaye", meaning "I test".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ensaye | I test |
| Tú | ensayes | you test |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ensaye | s/he tests, you (formal) test |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ensayemos | we test |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ensayéis | you (plural) test |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ensayen | they test, you (plural formal) test |
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Ensayar 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, "ensayara", meaning "I tested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ensayara | I tested |
| Tú | ensayaras | you tested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ensayara | s/he tested, you (formal) tested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ensayáramos | we tested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ensayarais | you (plural) tested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ensayaran | they tested, you (plural formal) tested |
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Ensayar 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, "ensayare", meaning "I will test".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ensayare | I will test |
| Tú | ensayares | you will test |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ensayare | s/he will test, you (formal) will test |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ensayáremos | we will test |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ensayareis | you (plural) will test |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ensayaren | they will test, you (plural formal) will test |
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Ensayar 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 ensayado", meaning "I have tested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya ensayado | I have tested |
| Tú | hayas ensayado | you have tested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya ensayado | s/he has tested, you (formal) have tested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos ensayado | we have tested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis ensayado | you (plural) have tested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan ensayado | they have tested, you (plural formal) have tested |
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Ensayar 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 ensayado", meaning "I had tested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera ensayado | I had tested |
| Tú | hubieras ensayado | you had tested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera ensayado | s/he had tested, you (formal) had tested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos ensayado | we had tested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais ensayado | you (plural) had tested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran ensayado | they had tested, you (plural formal) had tested |
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Ensayar 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 ensayado", meaning "I will have tested".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere ensayado | I will have tested |
| Tú | hubieres ensayado | you will have tested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere ensayado | s/he will have tested, you (formal) will have tested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos ensayado | we will have tested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis ensayado | you (plural) will have tested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren ensayado | they will have tested, you (plural formal) will have tested |
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Imperative Tenses of Ensayar
Ensayar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "ensaye", meaning "(to you formal) test!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ensaya | (to you) test! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ensaye | (to you formal) test! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ensayemos | let's test! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ensayad | (to you plural) test! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ensayen | (to you plural formal) test! |
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Ensayar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no ensaye", meaning "(to you formal) don't test!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no ensayes | (to you) don't test! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no ensaye | (to you formal) don't test! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no ensayemos | let's not test! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no ensayéis | (to you plural) don't test! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no ensayen | (to you plural formal) don't test! |
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