Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Idear in Spanish
To think of an idea, to come up with (an idea), to conceive (an idea) Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Idear (to think of an idea, to come up with (an idea), to conceive (an idea)) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: ideo, ideas, idea, ideamos, ideáis, idean. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Idear
- Idear in the Indicative Present
- Idear in the Indicative Preterite
- Idear in the Indicative Imperfect
- Idear in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Idear in the Indicative Informal Future
- Idear in the Indicative Future
- Idear in the Indicative Conditional
- Idear in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Idear in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Idear in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Idear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Idear
- Imperative tenses of Idear
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Idear conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Idear is the Spanish verb for "to think of an idea, to come up with (an idea), to conceive (an idea)". 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 | idear | to think of an idea, to come up with (an idea), to conceive (an idea) |
| Past participle | ideado | thought of an idea |
| Gerund | ideando | thinking of an idea |
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Idear in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of idear 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, "ideo", meaning "I think of an idea".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ideo | I think of an idea |
| Tú | ideas | you think of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | idea | s/he thinks of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ideamos | we think of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ideáis | you (plural) think of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | idean | they think of an idea |
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Idear in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of idear is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "ideé", meaning "I thought of an idea".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ideé | I thought of an idea |
| Tú | ideaste | you thought of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ideó | s/he thought of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ideamos | we thought of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ideasteis | you (plural) thought of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | idearon | they thought of an idea |
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Idear in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of idear is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "ideaba", meaning "I used to think of an idea".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ideaba | I used to think of an idea |
| Tú | ideabas | you used to think of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ideaba | s/he used to think of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ideábamos | we used to think of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ideabais | you (plural) used to think of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ideaban | they used to think of an idea |
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Idear in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of idear is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy ideando", meaning "I am thinking of an idea".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy ideando | I am thinking of an idea |
| Tú | estás ideando | you are thinking of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está ideando | s/he is thinking of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos ideando | we are thinking of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis ideando | you (plural) are thinking of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están ideando | they are thinking of an idea |
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Idear in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of idear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a idear", meaning "I am going to think of an idea".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a idear | I am going to think of an idea |
| Tú | vas a idear | you are going to think of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a idear | s/he is going to think of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a idear | we are going to think of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a idear | you (plural) are going to think of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a idear | they are going to think of an idea |
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Idear in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of idear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "idearé", meaning "I will think of an idea".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | idearé | I will think of an idea |
| Tú | idearás | you will think of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ideará | s/he will think of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | idearemos | we will think of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | idearéis | you (plural) will think of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | idearán | they will think of an idea |
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Idear in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of idear is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "idearía", meaning "I would think of an idea".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | idearía | I would think of an idea |
| Tú | idearías | you would think of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | idearía | s/he would think of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | idearíamos | we would think of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | idearíais | you (plural) would think of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | idearían | they would think of an idea |
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Idear in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of idear 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 ideado", meaning "I have thought of an idea".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he ideado | I have thought of an idea |
| Tú | has ideado | you have thought of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha ideado | s/he has thought of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos ideado | we have thought of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis ideado | you (plural) have thought of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han ideado | they have thought of an idea |
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Idear in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of idear is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había ideado", meaning "I had thought of an idea".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había ideado | I had thought of an idea |
| Tú | habías ideado | you had thought of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había ideado | s/he had thought of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos ideado | we had thought of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais ideado | you (plural) had thought of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían ideado | they had thought of an idea |
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Idear in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of idear is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré ideado", meaning "I will have thought of an idea".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré ideado | I will have thought of an idea |
| Tú | habrás ideado | you will have thought of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá ideado | s/he will have thought of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos ideado | we will have thought of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis ideado | you (plural) will have thought of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán ideado | they will have thought of an idea |
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Idear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of idear is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría ideado", meaning "I would have thought of an idea".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría ideado | I would have thought of an idea |
| Tú | habrías ideado | you would have thought of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría ideado | s/he would have thought of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos ideado | we would have thought of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais ideado | you (plural) would have thought of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían ideado | they would have thought of an idea |
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Idear 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, "idee", meaning "I think of an idea".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | idee | I think of an idea |
| Tú | idees | you think of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | idee | s/he thinks of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ideemos | we think of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ideéis | you (plural) think of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ideen | they think of an idea |
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Idear 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, "ideara", meaning "I thought of an idea".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ideara | I thought of an idea |
| Tú | idearas | you thought of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ideara | s/he thought of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ideáramos | we thought of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | idearais | you (plural) thought of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | idearan | they thought of an idea |
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Idear 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, "ideare", meaning "I will think of an idea".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ideare | I will think of an idea |
| Tú | ideares | you will think of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ideare | s/he will think of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ideáremos | we will think of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ideareis | you (plural) will think of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | idearen | they will think of an idea |
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Idear 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 ideado", meaning "I have thought of an idea".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya ideado | I have thought of an idea |
| Tú | hayas ideado | you have thought of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya ideado | s/he has thought of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos ideado | we have thought of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis ideado | you (plural) have thought of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan ideado | they have thought of an idea |
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Idear 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 ideado", meaning "I had thought of an idea".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera ideado | I had thought of an idea |
| Tú | hubieras ideado | you had thought of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera ideado | s/he had thought of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos ideado | we had thought of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais ideado | you (plural) had thought of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran ideado | they had thought of an idea |
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Idear 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 ideado", meaning "I will have thought of an idea".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere ideado | I will have thought of an idea |
| Tú | hubieres ideado | you will have thought of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere ideado | s/he will have thought of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos ideado | we will have thought of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis ideado | you (plural) will have thought of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren ideado | they will have thought of an idea |
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Idear in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "idee", meaning "(to you formal) think! of an idea".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | idea | (to you) think! of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | idee | (to you formal) think! of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ideemos | let's think! of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | idead | (to you plural) think! of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ideen | (to you plural formal) think! of an idea |
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Idear in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no idee", meaning "(to you formal) don't think! of an idea".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no idees | (to you) don't think! of an idea |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no idee | (to you formal) don't think! of an idea |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no ideemos | let's not think! of an idea |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no ideéis | (to you plural) don't think! of an idea |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no ideen | (to you plural formal) don't think! of an idea |
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Frequently asked questions about Idear
Is idear a regular or irregular verb?
Idear 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 idear in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), idear is conjugated as: yo ideo, tú ideas, él/ella/usted idea, nosotros ideamos, vosotros ideáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes idean. 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 idear in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), idear is conjugated as: yo ideé, tú ideaste, él/ella/usted ideó, nosotros ideamos, vosotros ideasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes idearon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate idear in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), idear is conjugated as: yo ideaba, tú ideabas, él/ella/usted ideaba, nosotros ideábamos, vosotros ideabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes ideaban. 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 idear in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), idear is conjugated as: yo idearé, tú idearás, él/ella/usted ideará, nosotros idearemos, vosotros idearéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes idearán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate idear in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), idear is conjugated as: yo idee, tú idees, él/ella/usted idee, nosotros ideemos, vosotros ideéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ideen. 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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