Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Funcionar in Spanish
To function, to work Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Funcionar
- Funcionar in the Indicative Present
- Funcionar in the Indicative Preterite
- Funcionar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Funcionar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Funcionar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Funcionar in the Indicative Future
- Funcionar in the Indicative Conditional
- Funcionar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Funcionar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Funcionar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Funcionar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Funcionar
- Imperative tenses of Funcionar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Funcionar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Funcionar is the Spanish verb for "to function, to work". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to funcionar include: currar, labrar, resultar, trabajar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | funcionar | to function, to work |
| Past participle | funcionado | functioned |
| Gerund | funcionando | functioning |
Indicative Tenses of Funcionar
Funcionar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of funcionar 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, "funciono", meaning "I function".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | funciono | I function |
| Tú | funcionas | you function |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funciona | s/he functions, you (formal) function |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | funcionamos | we function |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | funcionáis | you (plural) function |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | funcionan | they function, |
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Funcionar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of funcionar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "funcioné", meaning "I functioned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | funcioné | I functioned |
| Tú | funcionaste | you functioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funcionó | s/he functioned, you (formal) functioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | funcionamos | we functioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | funcionasteis | you (plural) functioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | funcionaron | they functioned, |
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Funcionar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of funcionar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "funcionaba", meaning "I used to function".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | funcionaba | I used to function |
| Tú | funcionabas | you used to function |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funcionaba | s/he used to function, you (formal) used to function |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | funcionábamos | we used to function |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | funcionabais | you (plural) used to function |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | funcionaban | they used to function, |
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Funcionar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of funcionar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy funcionando", meaning "I am functioning".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy funcionando | I am functioning |
| Tú | estás funcionando | you are functioning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está funcionando | s/he is functioning, you (formal) are functioning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos funcionando | we are functioning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis funcionando | you (plural) are functioning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están funcionando | they are functioning, |
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Funcionar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of funcionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a funcionar", meaning "I am going to function".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a funcionar | I am going to function |
| Tú | vas a funcionar | you are going to function |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a funcionar | s/he is going to function, you (formal) are going to function |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a funcionar | we are going to function |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a funcionar | you (plural) are going to function |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a funcionar | they are going to function, |
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Funcionar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of funcionar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "funcionaré", meaning "I will function".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | funcionaré | I will function |
| Tú | funcionarás | you will function |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funcionará | s/he will function, you (formal) will function |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | funcionaremos | we will function |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | funcionaréis | you (plural) will function |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | funcionarán | they will function, |
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Funcionar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of funcionar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "funcionaría", meaning "I would function".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | funcionaría | I would function |
| Tú | funcionarías | you would function |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funcionaría | s/he would function, you (formal) would function |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | funcionaríamos | we would function |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | funcionaríais | you (plural) would function |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | funcionarían | they would function, |
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Funcionar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of funcionar 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 funcionado", meaning "I have functioned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he funcionado | I have functioned |
| Tú | has funcionado | you have functioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha funcionado | s/he has functioned, you (formal) have functioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos funcionado | we have functioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis funcionado | you (plural) have functioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han funcionado | they have functioned, |
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Funcionar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of funcionar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había funcionado", meaning "I had functioned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había funcionado | I had functioned |
| Tú | habías funcionado | you had functioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había funcionado | s/he had functioned, you (formal) had functioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos funcionado | we had functioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais funcionado | you (plural) had functioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían funcionado | they had functioned, |
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Funcionar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of funcionar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré funcionado", meaning "I will have functioned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré funcionado | I will have functioned |
| Tú | habrás funcionado | you will have functioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá funcionado | s/he will have functioned, you (formal) will have functioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos funcionado | we will have functioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis funcionado | you (plural) will have functioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán funcionado | they will have functioned, |
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Funcionar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of funcionar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría funcionado", meaning "I would have functioned".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría funcionado | I would have functioned |
| Tú | habrías funcionado | you would have functioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría funcionado | s/he would have functioned, you (formal) would have functioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos funcionado | we would have functioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais funcionado | you (plural) would have functioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían funcionado | they would have functioned, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Funcionar
Funcionar 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, "funcione", meaning "I function".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | funcione | I function |
| Tú | funciones | you function |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funcione | s/he functions, you (formal) function |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | funcionemos | we function |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | funcionéis | you (plural) function |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | funcionen | they function, |
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Funcionar 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, "funcionara", meaning "I functioned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | funcionara | I functioned |
| Tú | funcionaras | you functioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funcionara | s/he functioned, you (formal) functioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | funcionáramos | we functioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | funcionarais | you (plural) functioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | funcionaran | they functioned, |
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Funcionar 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, "funcionare", meaning "I will function".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | funcionare | I will function |
| Tú | funcionares | you will function |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funcionare | s/he will function, you (formal) will function |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | funcionáremos | we will function |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | funcionareis | you (plural) will function |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | funcionaren | they will function, |
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Funcionar 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 funcionado", meaning "I have functioned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya funcionado | I have functioned |
| Tú | hayas funcionado | you have functioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya funcionado | s/he has functioned, you (formal) have functioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos funcionado | we have functioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis funcionado | you (plural) have functioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan funcionado | they have functioned, |
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Funcionar 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 funcionado", meaning "I had functioned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera funcionado | I had functioned |
| Tú | hubieras funcionado | you had functioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera funcionado | s/he had functioned, you (formal) had functioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos funcionado | we had functioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais funcionado | you (plural) had functioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran funcionado | they had functioned, |
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Funcionar 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 funcionado", meaning "I will have functioned".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere funcionado | I will have functioned |
| Tú | hubieres funcionado | you will have functioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere funcionado | s/he will have functioned, you (formal) will have functioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos funcionado | we will have functioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis funcionado | you (plural) will have functioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren funcionado | they will have functioned, |
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Imperative Tenses of Funcionar
Funcionar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "funcione", meaning "(to you formal) function!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | funciona | (to you) function! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | funcione | (to you formal) function! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | funcionemos | let's function! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | funcionad | (to you plural) function! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | funcionen | (to you plural formal) function! |
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Funcionar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no funcione", meaning "(to you formal) don't function!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no funciones | (to you) don't function! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no funcione | (to you formal) don't function! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no funcionemos | let's not function! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no funcionéis | (to you plural) don't function! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no funcionen | (to you plural formal) don't function! |
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