Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Formular in Spanish
formular to formulate Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Formular (to formulate) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: formulo, formulas, formula, formulamos, formuláis, formulan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- formulado formulated
- Gerund
- formulando formulating
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Formular
- Formular in the Indicative Present
- Formular in the Indicative Preterite
- Formular in the Indicative Imperfect
- Formular in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Formular in the Indicative Informal Future
- Formular in the Indicative Future
- Formular in the Indicative Conditional
- Formular in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Formular in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Formular in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Formular in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Formular
- Imperative tenses of Formular
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Formular
Formular in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of formular 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, “formulo”, meaning “I formulate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formulo | I formulate |
| Tú | formulas | you formulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | formula | s/he formulates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | formulamos | we formulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | formuláis | you (plural) formulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formulan | they formulate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem formul- plus the -ar endings.
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Formular in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of formular is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “formulé”, meaning “I formulated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formulé | I formulated |
| Tú | formulaste | you formulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | formuló | s/he formulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | formulamos | we formulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | formulasteis | you (plural) formulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formularon | they formulated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem formul- plus the -ar endings.
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Formular in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of formular is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “formulaba”, meaning “I used to formulate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formulaba | I used to formulate |
| Tú | formulabas | you used to formulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | formulaba | s/he used to formulate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | formulábamos | we used to formulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | formulabais | you (plural) used to formulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formulaban | they used to formulate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem formul- plus the -ar endings.
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Formular in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of formular is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy formulando”, meaning “I am formulating”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy formulando | I am formulating |
| Tú | estás formulando | you are formulating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está formulando | s/he is formulating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos formulando | we are formulating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis formulando | you (plural) are formulating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están formulando | they are formulating |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund formulando.
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Formular in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of formular is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a formular”, meaning “I am going to formulate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a formular | I am going to formulate |
| Tú | vas a formular | you are going to formulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a formular | s/he is going to formulate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a formular | we are going to formulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a formular | you (plural) are going to formulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a formular | they are going to formulate |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive formular.
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Formular in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of formular is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “formularé”, meaning “I will formulate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formularé | I will formulate |
| Tú | formularás | you will formulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | formulará | s/he will formulate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | formularemos | we will formulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | formularéis | you (plural) will formulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formularán | they will formulate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive formular plus the future endings.
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Formular in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of formular is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “formularía”, meaning “I would formulate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formularía | I would formulate |
| Tú | formularías | you would formulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | formularía | s/he would formulate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | formularíamos | we would formulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | formularíais | you (plural) would formulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formularían | they would formulate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive formular plus the conditional endings.
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Formular in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of formular 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 formulado”, meaning “I have formulated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he formulado | I have formulated |
| Tú | has formulado | you have formulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha formulado | s/he has formulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos formulado | we have formulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis formulado | you (plural) have formulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han formulado | they have formulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle formulado.
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Formular in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of formular is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había formulado”, meaning “I had formulated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había formulado | I had formulated |
| Tú | habías formulado | you had formulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había formulado | s/he had formulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos formulado | we had formulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais formulado | you (plural) had formulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían formulado | they had formulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle formulado.
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Formular in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of formular is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré formulado”, meaning “I will have formulated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré formulado | I will have formulated |
| Tú | habrás formulado | you will have formulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá formulado | s/he will have formulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos formulado | we will have formulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis formulado | you (plural) will have formulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán formulado | they will have formulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle formulado.
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Formular in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of formular is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría formulado”, meaning “I would have formulated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría formulado | I would have formulated |
| Tú | habrías formulado | you would have formulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría formulado | s/he would have formulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos formulado | we would have formulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais formulado | you (plural) would have formulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían formulado | they would have formulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle formulado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Formular
Formular 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, “formule”, meaning “I formulate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formule | I formulate |
| Tú | formules | you formulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | formule | s/he formulates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | formulemos | we formulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | formuléis | you (plural) formulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formulen | they formulate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem formul- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Formular 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, “formulara”, meaning “I formulated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formulara | I formulated |
| Tú | formularas | you formulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | formulara | s/he formulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | formuláramos | we formulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | formularais | you (plural) formulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formularan | they formulated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, formularon, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (formuláramos).
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Formular 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, “formulare”, meaning “I will formulate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | formulare | I will formulate |
| Tú | formulares | you will formulate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | formulare | s/he will formulate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | formuláremos | we will formulate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | formulareis | you (plural) will formulate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formularen | they will formulate |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, formularon, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (formuláremos).
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Formular 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 formulado”, meaning “I have formulated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya formulado | I have formulated |
| Tú | hayas formulado | you have formulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya formulado | s/he has formulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos formulado | we have formulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis formulado | you (plural) have formulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan formulado | they have formulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle formulado.
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Formular 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 formulado”, meaning “I had formulated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera formulado | I had formulated |
| Tú | hubieras formulado | you had formulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera formulado | s/he had formulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos formulado | we had formulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais formulado | you (plural) had formulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran formulado | they had formulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle formulado.
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Formular 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 formulado”, meaning “I will have formulated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere formulado | I will have formulated |
| Tú | hubieres formulado | you will have formulated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere formulado | s/he will have formulated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos formulado | we will have formulated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis formulado | you (plural) will have formulated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren formulado | they will have formulated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle formulado.
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Imperative tenses of Formular
Formular in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “formule”, meaning “(to you formal) formulate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | formula | (to you) formulate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | formule | (to you formal) formulate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | formulemos | let's formulate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | formulad | (to you plural) formulate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | formulen | (to you plural formal) formulate! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (formula); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (formule, formulemos, formulen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (formulad).
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Formular in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no formule”, meaning “(to you formal) don't formulate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no formules | (to you) don't formulate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no formule | (to you formal) don't formulate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no formulemos | let's not formulate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no formuléis | (to you plural) don't formulate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no formulen | (to you plural formal) don't formulate! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no formules, no formule, no formulemos, no formuléis, no formulen.
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Frequently asked questions about Formular
Is formular a regular or irregular verb?
Formular 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 formular in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), formular is conjugated as: yo formulo, tú formulas, él/ella/usted formula, nosotros formulamos, vosotros formuláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes formulan. 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 formular in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), formular is conjugated as: yo formulé, tú formulaste, él/ella/usted formuló, nosotros formulamos, vosotros formulasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes formularon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate formular in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), formular is conjugated as: yo formulaba, tú formulabas, él/ella/usted formulaba, nosotros formulábamos, vosotros formulabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes formulaban. 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 formular in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), formular is conjugated as: yo formularé, tú formularás, él/ella/usted formulará, nosotros formularemos, vosotros formularéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes formularán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate formular in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), formular is conjugated as: yo formule, tú formules, él/ella/usted formule, nosotros formulemos, vosotros formuléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes formulen. 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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