Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Figurar in Spanish
figurar to appear (on a list), to feature, to be listed Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Figurar (to appear (on a list), to feature, to be listed) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: figuro, figuras, figura, figuramos, figuráis, figuran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- figurado appeared
- Gerund
- figurando appearing
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Figurar
- Figurar in the Indicative Present
- Figurar in the Indicative Preterite
- Figurar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Figurar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Figurar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Figurar in the Indicative Future
- Figurar in the Indicative Conditional
- Figurar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Figurar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Figurar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Figurar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Figurar
- Imperative tenses of Figurar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Figurar
Figurar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of figurar 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, “figuro”, meaning “I appear”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | figuro | I appear |
| Tú | figuras | you appear |
| Ella / Él / Usted | figura | s/he appears |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | figuramos | we appear |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | figuráis | you (plural) appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | figuran | they appear |
How it’s built: Regular: stem figur- plus the -ar endings.
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Figurar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of figurar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “figuré”, meaning “I appeared”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | figuré | I appeared |
| Tú | figuraste | you appeared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | figuró | s/he appeared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | figuramos | we appeared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | figurasteis | you (plural) appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | figuraron | they appeared |
How it’s built: Regular: stem figur- plus the -ar endings.
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Figurar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of figurar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “figuraba”, meaning “I used to appear”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | figuraba | I used to appear |
| Tú | figurabas | you used to appear |
| Ella / Él / Usted | figuraba | s/he used to appear |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | figurábamos | we used to appear |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | figurabais | you (plural) used to appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | figuraban | they used to appear |
How it’s built: Regular: stem figur- plus the -ar endings.
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Figurar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of figurar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy figurando”, meaning “I am appearing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy figurando | I am appearing |
| Tú | estás figurando | you are appearing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está figurando | s/he is appearing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos figurando | we are appearing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis figurando | you (plural) are appearing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están figurando | they are appearing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund figurando.
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Figurar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of figurar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a figurar”, meaning “I am going to appear”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a figurar | I am going to appear |
| Tú | vas a figurar | you are going to appear |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a figurar | s/he is going to appear |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a figurar | we are going to appear |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a figurar | you (plural) are going to appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a figurar | they are going to appear |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive figurar.
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Figurar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of figurar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “figuraré”, meaning “I will appear”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | figuraré | I will appear |
| Tú | figurarás | you will appear |
| Ella / Él / Usted | figurará | s/he will appear |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | figuraremos | we will appear |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | figuraréis | you (plural) will appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | figurarán | they will appear |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive figurar plus the future endings.
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Figurar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of figurar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “figuraría”, meaning “I would appear”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | figuraría | I would appear |
| Tú | figurarías | you would appear |
| Ella / Él / Usted | figuraría | s/he would appear |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | figuraríamos | we would appear |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | figuraríais | you (plural) would appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | figurarían | they would appear |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive figurar plus the conditional endings.
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Figurar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of figurar 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 figurado”, meaning “I have appeared”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he figurado | I have appeared |
| Tú | has figurado | you have appeared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha figurado | s/he has appeared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos figurado | we have appeared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis figurado | you (plural) have appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han figurado | they have appeared |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle figurado.
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Figurar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of figurar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había figurado”, meaning “I had appeared”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había figurado | I had appeared |
| Tú | habías figurado | you had appeared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había figurado | s/he had appeared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos figurado | we had appeared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais figurado | you (plural) had appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían figurado | they had appeared |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle figurado.
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Figurar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of figurar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré figurado”, meaning “I will have appeared”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré figurado | I will have appeared |
| Tú | habrás figurado | you will have appeared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá figurado | s/he will have appeared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos figurado | we will have appeared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis figurado | you (plural) will have appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán figurado | they will have appeared |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle figurado.
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Figurar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of figurar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría figurado”, meaning “I would have appeared”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría figurado | I would have appeared |
| Tú | habrías figurado | you would have appeared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría figurado | s/he would have appeared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos figurado | we would have appeared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais figurado | you (plural) would have appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían figurado | they would have appeared |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle figurado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Figurar
Figurar 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, “figure”, meaning “I appear”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | figure | I appear |
| Tú | figures | you appear |
| Ella / Él / Usted | figure | s/he appears |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | figuremos | we appear |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | figuréis | you (plural) appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | figuren | they appear |
How it’s built: Regular: stem figur- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Figurar 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, “figurara”, meaning “I appeared”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | figurara | I appeared |
| Tú | figuraras | you appeared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | figurara | s/he appeared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | figuráramos | we appeared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | figurarais | you (plural) appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | figuraran | they appeared |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, figuraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (figuráramos).
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Figurar 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, “figurare”, meaning “I will appear”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | figurare | I will appear |
| Tú | figurares | you will appear |
| Ella / Él / Usted | figurare | s/he will appear |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | figuráremos | we will appear |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | figurareis | you (plural) will appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | figuraren | they will appear |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, figuraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (figuráremos).
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Figurar 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 figurado”, meaning “I have appeared”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya figurado | I have appeared |
| Tú | hayas figurado | you have appeared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya figurado | s/he has appeared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos figurado | we have appeared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis figurado | you (plural) have appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan figurado | they have appeared |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle figurado.
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Figurar 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 figurado”, meaning “I had appeared”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera figurado | I had appeared |
| Tú | hubieras figurado | you had appeared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera figurado | s/he had appeared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos figurado | we had appeared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais figurado | you (plural) had appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran figurado | they had appeared |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle figurado.
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Figurar 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 figurado”, meaning “I will have appeared”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere figurado | I will have appeared |
| Tú | hubieres figurado | you will have appeared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere figurado | s/he will have appeared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos figurado | we will have appeared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis figurado | you (plural) will have appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren figurado | they will have appeared |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle figurado.
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Imperative tenses of Figurar
Figurar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “figure”, meaning “(to you formal) appear!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | figura | (to you) appear! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | figure | (to you formal) appear! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | figuremos | let's appear! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | figurad | (to you plural) appear! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | figuren | (to you plural formal) appear! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (figura); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (figure, figuremos, figuren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (figurad).
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Figurar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no figure”, meaning “(to you formal) don't appear!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no figures | (to you) don't appear! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no figure | (to you formal) don't appear! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no figuremos | let's not appear! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no figuréis | (to you plural) don't appear! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no figuren | (to you plural formal) don't appear! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no figures, no figure, no figuremos, no figuréis, no figuren.
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Frequently asked questions about Figurar
Is figurar a regular or irregular verb?
Figurar 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 figurar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), figurar is conjugated as: yo figuro, tú figuras, él/ella/usted figura, nosotros figuramos, vosotros figuráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes figuran. 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 figurar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), figurar is conjugated as: yo figuré, tú figuraste, él/ella/usted figuró, nosotros figuramos, vosotros figurasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes figuraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate figurar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), figurar is conjugated as: yo figuraba, tú figurabas, él/ella/usted figuraba, nosotros figurábamos, vosotros figurabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes figuraban. 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 figurar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), figurar is conjugated as: yo figuraré, tú figurarás, él/ella/usted figurará, nosotros figuraremos, vosotros figuraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes figurarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate figurar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), figurar is conjugated as: yo figure, tú figures, él/ella/usted figure, nosotros figuremos, vosotros figuréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes figuren. 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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