Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Habituar in Spanish
habituar to habituate, to get in the habit of Irregular Verb
At a glance: Habituar (to habituate, to get in the habit of) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: habitúo, habitúas, habitúa, habituamos, habituáis, habitúan. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (habitúo, habitúas, habitúa, habitúan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (habitúe).
- Past participle
- habituado habituated
- Gerund
- habituando habituating
- Similar
- acostumbrar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Habituar
- Habituar in the Indicative Present
- Habituar in the Indicative Preterite
- Habituar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Habituar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Habituar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Habituar in the Indicative Future
- Habituar in the Indicative Conditional
- Habituar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Habituar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Habituar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Habituar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Habituar
- Imperative tenses of Habituar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Habituar
Habituar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of habituar 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, “habitúo”, meaning “I habituate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habitúo | I habituate |
| Tú | habitúas | you habituate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habitúa | s/he habituates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habituamos | we habituate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habituáis | you (plural) habituate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habitúan | they habituate |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (habitúo, habitúas, habitúa, habitúan); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
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Habituar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of habituar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “habitué”, meaning “I habituated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habitué | I habituated |
| Tú | habituaste | you habituated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habituó | s/he habituated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habituamos | we habituated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habituasteis | you (plural) habituated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habituaron | they habituated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem habitu- plus the -ar endings.
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Habituar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of habituar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “habituaba”, meaning “I used to habituate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habituaba | I used to habituate |
| Tú | habituabas | you used to habituate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habituaba | s/he used to habituate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habituábamos | we used to habituate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habituabais | you (plural) used to habituate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habituaban | they used to habituate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem habitu- plus the -ar endings.
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Habituar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of habituar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy habituando”, meaning “I am habituating”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy habituando | I am habituating |
| Tú | estás habituando | you are habituating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está habituando | s/he is habituating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos habituando | we are habituating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis habituando | you (plural) are habituating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están habituando | they are habituating |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund habituando.
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Habituar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of habituar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a habituar”, meaning “I am going to habituate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a habituar | I am going to habituate |
| Tú | vas a habituar | you are going to habituate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a habituar | s/he is going to habituate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a habituar | we are going to habituate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a habituar | you (plural) are going to habituate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a habituar | they are going to habituate |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive habituar.
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Habituar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of habituar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “habituaré”, meaning “I will habituate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habituaré | I will habituate |
| Tú | habituarás | you will habituate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habituará | s/he will habituate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habituaremos | we will habituate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habituaréis | you (plural) will habituate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habituarán | they will habituate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive habituar plus the future endings.
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Habituar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of habituar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “habituaría”, meaning “I would habituate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habituaría | I would habituate |
| Tú | habituarías | you would habituate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habituaría | s/he would habituate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habituaríamos | we would habituate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habituaríais | you (plural) would habituate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habituarían | they would habituate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive habituar plus the conditional endings.
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Habituar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of habituar 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 habituado”, meaning “I have habituated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he habituado | I have habituated |
| Tú | has habituado | you have habituated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha habituado | s/he has habituated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos habituado | we have habituated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis habituado | you (plural) have habituated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han habituado | they have habituated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle habituado.
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Habituar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of habituar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había habituado”, meaning “I had habituated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había habituado | I had habituated |
| Tú | habías habituado | you had habituated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había habituado | s/he had habituated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos habituado | we had habituated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais habituado | you (plural) had habituated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían habituado | they had habituated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle habituado.
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Habituar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of habituar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré habituado”, meaning “I will have habituated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré habituado | I will have habituated |
| Tú | habrás habituado | you will have habituated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá habituado | s/he will have habituated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos habituado | we will have habituated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis habituado | you (plural) will have habituated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán habituado | they will have habituated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle habituado.
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Habituar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of habituar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría habituado”, meaning “I would have habituated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría habituado | I would have habituated |
| Tú | habrías habituado | you would have habituated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría habituado | s/he would have habituated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos habituado | we would have habituated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais habituado | you (plural) would have habituated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían habituado | they would have habituated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle habituado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Habituar
Habituar 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, “habitúe”, meaning “I habituate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habitúe | I habituate |
| Tú | habitúes | you habituate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habitúe | s/he habituates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habituemos | we habituate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habituéis | you (plural) habituate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habitúen | they habituate |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, habitúo (habitúe, habitúes, habitúe, habitúen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
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Habituar 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, “habituara”, meaning “I habituated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habituara | I habituated |
| Tú | habituaras | you habituated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habituara | s/he habituated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habituáramos | we habituated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habituarais | you (plural) habituated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habituaran | they habituated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, habituaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (habituáramos).
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Habituar 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, “habituare”, meaning “I will habituate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habituare | I will habituate |
| Tú | habituares | you will habituate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habituare | s/he will habituate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habituáremos | we will habituate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habituareis | you (plural) will habituate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habituaren | they will habituate |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, habituaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (habituáremos).
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Habituar 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 habituado”, meaning “I have habituated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya habituado | I have habituated |
| Tú | hayas habituado | you have habituated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya habituado | s/he has habituated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos habituado | we have habituated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis habituado | you (plural) have habituated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan habituado | they have habituated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle habituado.
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Habituar 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 habituado”, meaning “I had habituated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera habituado | I had habituated |
| Tú | hubieras habituado | you had habituated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera habituado | s/he had habituated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos habituado | we had habituated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais habituado | you (plural) had habituated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran habituado | they had habituated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle habituado.
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Habituar 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 habituado”, meaning “I will have habituated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere habituado | I will have habituated |
| Tú | hubieres habituado | you will have habituated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere habituado | s/he will have habituated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos habituado | we will have habituated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis habituado | you (plural) will have habituated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren habituado | they will have habituated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle habituado.
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Imperative tenses of Habituar
Habituar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “habitúe”, meaning “(to you formal) habituate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | habitúa | (to you) habituate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habitúe | (to you formal) habituate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habituemos | let's habituate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habituad | (to you plural) habituate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habitúen | (to you plural formal) habituate! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (habitúa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (habitúe, habituemos, habitúen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (habituad).
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Habituar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no habitúe”, meaning “(to you formal) don't habituate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no habitúes | (to you) don't habituate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no habitúe | (to you formal) don't habituate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no habituemos | let's not habituate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no habituéis | (to you plural) don't habituate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no habitúen | (to you plural formal) don't habituate! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no habitúes, no habitúe, no habituemos, no habituéis, no habitúen.
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Frequently asked questions about Habituar
Is habituar a regular or irregular verb?
Habituar is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (habitúo, habitúas, habitúa, habitúan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (habitúe).
How do you conjugate habituar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), habituar is conjugated as: yo habitúo, tú habitúas, él/ella/usted habitúa, nosotros habituamos, vosotros habituáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes habitúan. 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 habituar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), habituar is conjugated as: yo habitué, tú habituaste, él/ella/usted habituó, nosotros habituamos, vosotros habituasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes habituaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate habituar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), habituar is conjugated as: yo habituaba, tú habituabas, él/ella/usted habituaba, nosotros habituábamos, vosotros habituabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes habituaban. 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 habituar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), habituar is conjugated as: yo habituaré, tú habituarás, él/ella/usted habituará, nosotros habituaremos, vosotros habituaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes habituarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate habituar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), habituar is conjugated as: yo habitúe, tú habitúes, él/ella/usted habitúe, nosotros habituemos, vosotros habituéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes habitúen. 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.
What’s the difference between habituar and habituarse?
Habituar means ‘to habituate, to get in the habit of’ and habituarse means ‘to get used to’. Habituarse is the reflexive form of habituar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo habitúo becomes me habitúo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so habitúa becomes habitúate.
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