To form, to make Regular AR Verb Top 100
Formar is the Spanish verb for "to form, to make". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to formar include: confeccionar, efectuar, fabricar, hacer, preparar, producir, conformar.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | formar | to form, to make |
Past participle | formado | formed |
Gerund | formando | forming |
The Indicative Present of formar 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, "formo", meaning "I form".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | formo | I form |
Tú | formas | you form |
Ella / Él / Usted | forma | s/he forms, you (formal) form |
Nosotras / Nosotros | formamos | we form |
Vosotras / Vosotros | formáis | you (plural) form |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | forman | they form, |
The Indicative Preterite of formar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "formé", meaning "I formed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | formé | I formed |
Tú | formaste | you formed |
Ella / Él / Usted | formó | s/he formed, you (formal) formed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | formamos | we formed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | formasteis | you (plural) formed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formaron | they formed, |
The Indicative Imperfect of formar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "formaba", meaning "I used to form".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | formaba | I used to form |
Tú | formabas | you used to form |
Ella / Él / Usted | formaba | s/he used to form, you (formal) used to form |
Nosotras / Nosotros | formábamos | we used to form |
Vosotras / Vosotros | formabais | you (plural) used to form |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formaban | they used to form, |
The Indicative Present Continuous of formar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy formando", meaning "I am forming".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy formando | I am forming |
Tú | estás formando | you are forming |
Ella / Él / Usted | está formando | s/he is forming, you (formal) are forming |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos formando | we are forming |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis formando | you (plural) are forming |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están formando | they are forming, |
The Indicative Informal Future of formar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a formar", meaning "I am going to form".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a formar | I am going to form |
Tú | vas a formar | you are going to form |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a formar | s/he is going to form, you (formal) are going to form |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a formar | we are going to form |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a formar | you (plural) are going to form |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a formar | they are going to form, |
The Indicative Future of formar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "formaré", meaning "I will form".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | formaré | I will form |
Tú | formarás | you will form |
Ella / Él / Usted | formará | s/he will form, you (formal) will form |
Nosotras / Nosotros | formaremos | we will form |
Vosotras / Vosotros | formaréis | you (plural) will form |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formarán | they will form, |
The Indicative Conditional of formar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "formaría", meaning "I would form".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | formaría | I would form |
Tú | formarías | you would form |
Ella / Él / Usted | formaría | s/he would form, you (formal) would form |
Nosotras / Nosotros | formaríamos | we would form |
Vosotras / Vosotros | formaríais | you (plural) would form |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formarían | they would form, |
The Indicative Present Perfect of formar 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 formado", meaning "I have formed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he formado | I have formed |
Tú | has formado | you have formed |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha formado | s/he has formed, you (formal) have formed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos formado | we have formed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis formado | you (plural) have formed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han formado | they have formed, |
The Indicative Past Perfect of formar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había formado", meaning "I had formed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había formado | I had formed |
Tú | habías formado | you had formed |
Ella / Él / Usted | había formado | s/he had formed, you (formal) had formed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos formado | we had formed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais formado | you (plural) had formed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían formado | they had formed, |
The Indicative Future Perfect of formar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré formado", meaning "I will have formed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré formado | I will have formed |
Tú | habrás formado | you will have formed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá formado | s/he will have formed, you (formal) will have formed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos formado | we will have formed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis formado | you (plural) will have formed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán formado | they will have formed, |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of formar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría formado", meaning "I would have formed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría formado | I would have formed |
Tú | habrías formado | you would have formed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría formado | s/he would have formed, you (formal) would have formed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos formado | we would have formed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais formado | you (plural) would have formed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían formado | they would have formed, |
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, "forme", meaning "I form".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | forme | I form |
Tú | formes | you form |
Ella / Él / Usted | forme | s/he forms, you (formal) form |
Nosotras / Nosotros | formemos | we form |
Vosotras / Vosotros | forméis | you (plural) form |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formen | they form, |
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, "formara", meaning "I formed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | formara | I formed |
Tú | formaras | you formed |
Ella / Él / Usted | formara | s/he formed, you (formal) formed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | formáramos | we formed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | formarais | you (plural) formed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formaran | they formed, |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "formare", meaning "I will form".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | formare | I will form |
Tú | formares | you will form |
Ella / Él / Usted | formare | s/he will form, you (formal) will form |
Nosotras / Nosotros | formáremos | we will form |
Vosotras / Vosotros | formareis | you (plural) will form |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formaren | they will form, |
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 formado", meaning "I have formed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya formado | I have formed |
Tú | hayas formado | you have formed |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya formado | s/he has formed, you (formal) have formed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos formado | we have formed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis formado | you (plural) have formed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan formado | they have formed, |
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 formado", meaning "I had formed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera formado | I had formed |
Tú | hubieras formado | you had formed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera formado | s/he had formed, you (formal) had formed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos formado | we had formed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais formado | you (plural) had formed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran formado | they had formed, |
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 formado", meaning "I will have formed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere formado | I will have formed |
Tú | hubieres formado | you will have formed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere formado | s/he will have formed, you (formal) will have formed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos formado | we will have formed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis formado | you (plural) will have formed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren formado | they will have formed, |
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "forme", meaning "(to you formal) form!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | forma | (to you) form! |
Ella / Él / Usted | forme | (to you formal) form! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | formemos | let's form! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | formad | (to you plural) form! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formen | (to you plural formal) form! |
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no forme", meaning "(to you formal) don't form!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no formes | (to you) don't form! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no forme | (to you formal) don't form! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no formemos | let's not form! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no forméis | (to you plural) don't form! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no formen | (to you plural formal) don't form! |
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