Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Generar in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Generar
- Generar in the Indicative Present
- Generar in the Indicative Preterite
- Generar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Generar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Generar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Generar in the Indicative Future
- Generar in the Indicative Conditional
- Generar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Generar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Generar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Generar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Generar
- Imperative tenses of Generar
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Introduction
Generar is the Spanish verb for "to generate". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | generar | to generate |
| Past participle | generado | generated |
| Gerund | generando | generating |
Indicative Tenses of Generar
Generar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of generar 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, "genero", meaning "I generate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | genero | I generate |
| Tú | generas | you generate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | genera | s/he generates, you (formal) generate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generamos | we generate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generáis | you (plural) generate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generan | they generate, |
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Generar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of generar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "generé", meaning "I generated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generé | I generated |
| Tú | generaste | you generated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generó | s/he generated, you (formal) generated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generamos | we generated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generasteis | you (plural) generated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generaron | they generated, |
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Generar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of generar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "generaba", meaning "I used to generate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generaba | I used to generate |
| Tú | generabas | you used to generate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generaba | s/he used to generate, you (formal) used to generate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generábamos | we used to generate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generabais | you (plural) used to generate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generaban | they used to generate, |
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Generar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of generar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy generando", meaning "I am generating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy generando | I am generating |
| Tú | estás generando | you are generating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está generando | s/he is generating, you (formal) are generating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos generando | we are generating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis generando | you (plural) are generating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están generando | they are generating, |
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Generar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of generar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a generar", meaning "I am going to generate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a generar | I am going to generate |
| Tú | vas a generar | you are going to generate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a generar | s/he is going to generate, you (formal) are going to generate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a generar | we are going to generate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a generar | you (plural) are going to generate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a generar | they are going to generate, |
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Generar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of generar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "generaré", meaning "I will generate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generaré | I will generate |
| Tú | generarás | you will generate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generará | s/he will generate, you (formal) will generate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generaremos | we will generate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generaréis | you (plural) will generate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generarán | they will generate, |
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Generar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of generar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "generaría", meaning "I would generate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generaría | I would generate |
| Tú | generarías | you would generate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generaría | s/he would generate, you (formal) would generate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generaríamos | we would generate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generaríais | you (plural) would generate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generarían | they would generate, |
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Generar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of generar 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 generado", meaning "I have generated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he generado | I have generated |
| Tú | has generado | you have generated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha generado | s/he has generated, you (formal) have generated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos generado | we have generated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis generado | you (plural) have generated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han generado | they have generated, |
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Generar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of generar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había generado", meaning "I had generated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había generado | I had generated |
| Tú | habías generado | you had generated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había generado | s/he had generated, you (formal) had generated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos generado | we had generated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais generado | you (plural) had generated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían generado | they had generated, |
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Generar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of generar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré generado", meaning "I will have generated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré generado | I will have generated |
| Tú | habrás generado | you will have generated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá generado | s/he will have generated, you (formal) will have generated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos generado | we will have generated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis generado | you (plural) will have generated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán generado | they will have generated, |
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Generar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of generar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría generado", meaning "I would have generated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría generado | I would have generated |
| Tú | habrías generado | you would have generated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría generado | s/he would have generated, you (formal) would have generated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos generado | we would have generated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais generado | you (plural) would have generated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían generado | they would have generated, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Generar
Generar 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, "genere", meaning "I generate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | genere | I generate |
| Tú | generes | you generate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | genere | s/he generates, you (formal) generate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generemos | we generate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generéis | you (plural) generate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generen | they generate, |
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Generar 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, "generara", meaning "I generated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generara | I generated |
| Tú | generaras | you generated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generara | s/he generated, you (formal) generated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generáramos | we generated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generarais | you (plural) generated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generaran | they generated, |
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Generar 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, "generare", meaning "I will generate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | generare | I will generate |
| Tú | generares | you will generate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | generare | s/he will generate, you (formal) will generate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generáremos | we will generate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generareis | you (plural) will generate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generaren | they will generate, |
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Generar 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 generado", meaning "I have generated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya generado | I have generated |
| Tú | hayas generado | you have generated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya generado | s/he has generated, you (formal) have generated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos generado | we have generated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis generado | you (plural) have generated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan generado | they have generated, |
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Generar 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 generado", meaning "I had generated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera generado | I had generated |
| Tú | hubieras generado | you had generated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera generado | s/he had generated, you (formal) had generated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos generado | we had generated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais generado | you (plural) had generated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran generado | they had generated, |
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Generar 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 generado", meaning "I will have generated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere generado | I will have generated |
| Tú | hubieres generado | you will have generated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere generado | s/he will have generated, you (formal) will have generated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos generado | we will have generated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis generado | you (plural) will have generated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren generado | they will have generated, |
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Imperative Tenses of Generar
Generar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "genere", meaning "(to you formal) generate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | genera | (to you) generate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | genere | (to you formal) generate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | generemos | let's generate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | generad | (to you plural) generate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | generen | (to you plural formal) generate! |
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Generar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no genere", meaning "(to you formal) don't generate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no generes | (to you) don't generate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no genere | (to you formal) don't generate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no generemos | let's not generate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no generéis | (to you plural) don't generate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no generen | (to you plural formal) don't generate! |
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