Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Felicitar in Spanish
felicitar to congratulate Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Felicitar (to congratulate) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: felicito, felicitas, felicita, felicitamos, felicitáis, felicitan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- felicitado congratulated
- Gerund
- felicitando congratulating
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Felicitar
- Felicitar in the Indicative Present
- Felicitar in the Indicative Preterite
- Felicitar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Felicitar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Felicitar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Felicitar in the Indicative Future
- Felicitar in the Indicative Conditional
- Felicitar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Felicitar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Felicitar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Felicitar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Felicitar
- Imperative tenses of Felicitar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Felicitar
Felicitar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of felicitar 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, “felicito”, meaning “I congratulate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | felicito | I congratulate |
| Tú | felicitas | you congratulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | felicita | s/he congratulates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | felicitamos | we congratulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | felicitáis | you (plural) congratulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | felicitan | they congratulate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem felicit- plus the -ar endings.
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Felicitar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of felicitar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “felicité”, meaning “I congratulated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | felicité | I congratulated |
| Tú | felicitaste | you congratulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | felicitó | s/he congratulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | felicitamos | we congratulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | felicitasteis | you (plural) congratulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | felicitaron | they congratulated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem felicit- plus the -ar endings.
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Felicitar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of felicitar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “felicitaba”, meaning “I used to congratulate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | felicitaba | I used to congratulate |
| Tú | felicitabas | you used to congratulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | felicitaba | s/he used to congratulate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | felicitábamos | we used to congratulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | felicitabais | you (plural) used to congratulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | felicitaban | they used to congratulate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem felicit- plus the -ar endings.
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Felicitar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of felicitar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy felicitando”, meaning “I am congratulating”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy felicitando | I am congratulating |
| Tú | estás felicitando | you are congratulating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está felicitando | s/he is congratulating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos felicitando | we are congratulating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis felicitando | you (plural) are congratulating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están felicitando | they are congratulating |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund felicitando.
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Felicitar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of felicitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a felicitar”, meaning “I am going to congratulate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a felicitar | I am going to congratulate |
| Tú | vas a felicitar | you are going to congratulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a felicitar | s/he is going to congratulate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a felicitar | we are going to congratulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a felicitar | you (plural) are going to congratulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a felicitar | they are going to congratulate |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive felicitar.
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Felicitar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of felicitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “felicitaré”, meaning “I will congratulate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | felicitaré | I will congratulate |
| Tú | felicitarás | you will congratulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | felicitará | s/he will congratulate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | felicitaremos | we will congratulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | felicitaréis | you (plural) will congratulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | felicitarán | they will congratulate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive felicitar plus the future endings.
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Felicitar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of felicitar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “felicitaría”, meaning “I would congratulate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | felicitaría | I would congratulate |
| Tú | felicitarías | you would congratulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | felicitaría | s/he would congratulate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | felicitaríamos | we would congratulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | felicitaríais | you (plural) would congratulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | felicitarían | they would congratulate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive felicitar plus the conditional endings.
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Felicitar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of felicitar 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 felicitado”, meaning “I have congratulated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he felicitado | I have congratulated |
| Tú | has felicitado | you have congratulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha felicitado | s/he has congratulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos felicitado | we have congratulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis felicitado | you (plural) have congratulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han felicitado | they have congratulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle felicitado.
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Felicitar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of felicitar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había felicitado”, meaning “I had congratulated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había felicitado | I had congratulated |
| Tú | habías felicitado | you had congratulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había felicitado | s/he had congratulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos felicitado | we had congratulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais felicitado | you (plural) had congratulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían felicitado | they had congratulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle felicitado.
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Felicitar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of felicitar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré felicitado”, meaning “I will have congratulated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré felicitado | I will have congratulated |
| Tú | habrás felicitado | you will have congratulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá felicitado | s/he will have congratulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos felicitado | we will have congratulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis felicitado | you (plural) will have congratulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán felicitado | they will have congratulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle felicitado.
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Felicitar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of felicitar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría felicitado”, meaning “I would have congratulated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría felicitado | I would have congratulated |
| Tú | habrías felicitado | you would have congratulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría felicitado | s/he would have congratulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos felicitado | we would have congratulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais felicitado | you (plural) would have congratulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían felicitado | they would have congratulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle felicitado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Felicitar
Felicitar 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, “felicite”, meaning “I congratulate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | felicite | I congratulate |
| Tú | felicites | you congratulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | felicite | s/he congratulates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | felicitemos | we congratulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | felicitéis | you (plural) congratulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | feliciten | they congratulate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem felicit- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Felicitar 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, “felicitara”, meaning “I congratulated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | felicitara | I congratulated |
| Tú | felicitaras | you congratulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | felicitara | s/he congratulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | felicitáramos | we congratulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | felicitarais | you (plural) congratulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | felicitaran | they congratulated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, felicitaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (felicitáramos).
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Felicitar 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, “felicitare”, meaning “I will congratulate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | felicitare | I will congratulate |
| Tú | felicitares | you will congratulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | felicitare | s/he will congratulate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | felicitáremos | we will congratulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | felicitareis | you (plural) will congratulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | felicitaren | they will congratulate |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, felicitaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (felicitáremos).
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Felicitar 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 felicitado”, meaning “I have congratulated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya felicitado | I have congratulated |
| Tú | hayas felicitado | you have congratulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya felicitado | s/he has congratulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos felicitado | we have congratulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis felicitado | you (plural) have congratulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan felicitado | they have congratulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle felicitado.
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Felicitar 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 felicitado”, meaning “I had congratulated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera felicitado | I had congratulated |
| Tú | hubieras felicitado | you had congratulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera felicitado | s/he had congratulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos felicitado | we had congratulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais felicitado | you (plural) had congratulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran felicitado | they had congratulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle felicitado.
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Felicitar 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 felicitado”, meaning “I will have congratulated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere felicitado | I will have congratulated |
| Tú | hubieres felicitado | you will have congratulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere felicitado | s/he will have congratulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos felicitado | we will have congratulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis felicitado | you (plural) will have congratulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren felicitado | they will have congratulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle felicitado.
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Imperative tenses of Felicitar
Felicitar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “felicite”, meaning “(to you formal) congratulate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | felicita | (to you) congratulate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | felicite | (to you formal) congratulate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | felicitemos | let's congratulate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | felicitad | (to you plural) congratulate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | feliciten | (to you plural formal) congratulate! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (felicita); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (felicite, felicitemos, feliciten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (felicitad).
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Felicitar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no felicite”, meaning “(to you formal) don't congratulate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no felicites | (to you) don't congratulate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no felicite | (to you formal) don't congratulate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no felicitemos | let's not congratulate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no felicitéis | (to you plural) don't congratulate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no feliciten | (to you plural formal) don't congratulate! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no felicites, no felicite, no felicitemos, no felicitéis, no feliciten.
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Frequently asked questions about Felicitar
Is felicitar a regular or irregular verb?
Felicitar 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 felicitar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), felicitar is conjugated as: yo felicito, tú felicitas, él/ella/usted felicita, nosotros felicitamos, vosotros felicitáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes felicitan. 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 felicitar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), felicitar is conjugated as: yo felicité, tú felicitaste, él/ella/usted felicitó, nosotros felicitamos, vosotros felicitasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes felicitaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate felicitar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), felicitar is conjugated as: yo felicitaba, tú felicitabas, él/ella/usted felicitaba, nosotros felicitábamos, vosotros felicitabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes felicitaban. 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 felicitar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), felicitar is conjugated as: yo felicitaré, tú felicitarás, él/ella/usted felicitará, nosotros felicitaremos, vosotros felicitaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes felicitarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate felicitar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), felicitar is conjugated as: yo felicite, tú felicites, él/ella/usted felicite, nosotros felicitemos, vosotros felicitéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes feliciten. 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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