Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Inclinar in Spanish
inclinar to incline, to tip (over) Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Inclinar (to incline, to tip (over)) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: inclino, inclinas, inclina, inclinamos, inclináis, inclinan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- inclinado inclined
- Gerund
- inclinando inclining
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Inclinar
- Inclinar in the Indicative Present
- Inclinar in the Indicative Preterite
- Inclinar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Inclinar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Inclinar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Inclinar in the Indicative Future
- Inclinar in the Indicative Conditional
- Inclinar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Inclinar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Inclinar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Inclinar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Inclinar
- Imperative tenses of Inclinar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Inclinar
Inclinar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of inclinar 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, “inclino”, meaning “I incline”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inclino | I incline |
| TĂş | inclinas | you incline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inclina | s/he inclines |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inclinamos | we incline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inclináis | you (plural) incline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inclinan | they incline |
How it’s built: Regular: stem inclin- plus the -ar endings.
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Inclinar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of inclinar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “incliné”, meaning “I inclined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | incliné | I inclined |
| TĂş | inclinaste | you inclined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inclinó | s/he inclined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inclinamos | we inclined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inclinasteis | you (plural) inclined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inclinaron | they inclined |
How it’s built: Regular: stem inclin- plus the -ar endings.
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Inclinar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of inclinar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “inclinaba”, meaning “I used to incline”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inclinaba | I used to incline |
| TĂş | inclinabas | you used to incline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inclinaba | s/he used to incline |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inclinábamos | we used to incline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inclinabais | you (plural) used to incline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inclinaban | they used to incline |
How it’s built: Regular: stem inclin- plus the -ar endings.
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Inclinar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of inclinar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy inclinando”, meaning “I am inclining”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy inclinando | I am inclining |
| Tú | estás inclinando | you are inclining |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está inclinando | s/he is inclining |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos inclinando | we are inclining |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis inclinando | you (plural) are inclining |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están inclinando | they are inclining |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund inclinando.
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Inclinar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of inclinar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a inclinar”, meaning “I am going to incline”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro PrĂłximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a inclinar | I am going to incline |
| TĂş | vas a inclinar | you are going to incline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a inclinar | s/he is going to incline |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a inclinar | we are going to incline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a inclinar | you (plural) are going to incline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a inclinar | they are going to incline |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive inclinar.
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Inclinar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of inclinar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “inclinaré”, meaning “I will incline”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inclinaré | I will incline |
| Tú | inclinarás | you will incline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inclinará | s/he will incline |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inclinaremos | we will incline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inclinaréis | you (plural) will incline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inclinarán | they will incline |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive inclinar plus the future endings.
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Inclinar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of inclinar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “inclinarĂa”, meaning “I would incline”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inclinarĂa | I would incline |
| TĂş | inclinarĂas | you would incline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inclinarĂa | s/he would incline |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inclinarĂamos | we would incline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inclinarĂais | you (plural) would incline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inclinarĂan | they would incline |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive inclinar plus the conditional endings.
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Inclinar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of inclinar 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 inclinado”, meaning “I have inclined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he inclinado | I have inclined |
| TĂş | has inclinado | you have inclined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha inclinado | s/he has inclined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos inclinado | we have inclined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis inclinado | you (plural) have inclined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han inclinado | they have inclined |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle inclinado.
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Inclinar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of inclinar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “habĂa inclinado”, meaning “I had inclined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habĂa inclinado | I had inclined |
| TĂş | habĂas inclinado | you had inclined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habĂa inclinado | s/he had inclined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habĂamos inclinado | we had inclined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habĂais inclinado | you (plural) had inclined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habĂan inclinado | they had inclined |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (habĂa, habĂas, habĂa, habĂamos, habĂais, habĂan) plus the past participle inclinado.
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Inclinar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of inclinar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré inclinado”, meaning “I will have inclined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré inclinado | I will have inclined |
| Tú | habrás inclinado | you will have inclined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá inclinado | s/he will have inclined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos inclinado | we will have inclined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis inclinado | you (plural) will have inclined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán inclinado | they will have inclined |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle inclinado.
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Inclinar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of inclinar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habrĂa inclinado”, meaning “I would have inclined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habrĂa inclinado | I would have inclined |
| TĂş | habrĂas inclinado | you would have inclined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrĂa inclinado | s/he would have inclined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habrĂamos inclinado | we would have inclined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habrĂais inclinado | you (plural) would have inclined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrĂan inclinado | they would have inclined |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habrĂa, habrĂas, habrĂa, habrĂamos, habrĂais, habrĂan) plus the past participle inclinado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Inclinar
Inclinar 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, “incline”, meaning “I incline”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | incline | I incline |
| TĂş | inclines | you incline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | incline | s/he inclines |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inclinemos | we incline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inclinéis | you (plural) incline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inclinen | they incline |
How it’s built: Regular: stem inclin- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Inclinar 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, “inclinara”, meaning “I inclined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inclinara | I inclined |
| TĂş | inclinaras | you inclined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inclinara | s/he inclined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inclináramos | we inclined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inclinarais | you (plural) inclined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inclinaran | they inclined |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, inclinaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (inclináramos).
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Inclinar 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, “inclinare”, meaning “I will incline”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inclinare | I will incline |
| TĂş | inclinares | you will incline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inclinare | s/he will incline |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inclináremos | we will incline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inclinareis | you (plural) will incline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inclinaren | they will incline |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, inclinaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (inclináremos).
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Inclinar 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 inclinado”, meaning “I have inclined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya inclinado | I have inclined |
| TĂş | hayas inclinado | you have inclined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya inclinado | s/he has inclined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos inclinado | we have inclined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis inclinado | you (plural) have inclined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan inclinado | they have inclined |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle inclinado.
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Inclinar 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 inclinado”, meaning “I had inclined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera inclinado | I had inclined |
| TĂş | hubieras inclinado | you had inclined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera inclinado | s/he had inclined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos inclinado | we had inclined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais inclinado | you (plural) had inclined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran inclinado | they had inclined |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle inclinado.
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Inclinar 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 inclinado”, meaning “I will have inclined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere inclinado | I will have inclined |
| TĂş | hubieres inclinado | you will have inclined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere inclinado | s/he will have inclined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos inclinado | we will have inclined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis inclinado | you (plural) will have inclined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren inclinado | they will have inclined |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle inclinado.
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Imperative tenses of Inclinar
Inclinar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “incline”, meaning “(to you formal) incline!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| TĂş | inclina | (to you) incline! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | incline | (to you formal) incline! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | inclinemos | let's incline! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | inclinad | (to you plural) incline! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inclinen | (to you plural formal) incline! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (inclina); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (incline, inclinemos, inclinen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (inclinad).
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Inclinar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no incline”, meaning “(to you formal) don't incline!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| TĂş | no inclines | (to you) don't incline! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no incline | (to you formal) don't incline! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no inclinemos | let's not incline! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no inclinéis | (to you plural) don't incline! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no inclinen | (to you plural formal) don't incline! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no inclines, no incline, no inclinemos, no inclinéis, no inclinen.
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Frequently asked questions about Inclinar
Is inclinar a regular or irregular verb?
Inclinar 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 inclinar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), inclinar is conjugated as: yo inclino, tú inclinas, él/ella/usted inclina, nosotros inclinamos, vosotros inclináis, ellos/ellas/ustedes inclinan. 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 inclinar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), inclinar is conjugated as: yo incliné, tú inclinaste, él/ella/usted inclinó, nosotros inclinamos, vosotros inclinasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes inclinaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate inclinar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), inclinar is conjugated as: yo inclinaba, tú inclinabas, él/ella/usted inclinaba, nosotros inclinábamos, vosotros inclinabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes inclinaban. 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 inclinar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), inclinar is conjugated as: yo inclinaré, tú inclinarás, él/ella/usted inclinará, nosotros inclinaremos, vosotros inclinaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes inclinarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate inclinar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), inclinar is conjugated as: yo incline, tú inclines, él/ella/usted incline, nosotros inclinemos, vosotros inclinéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes inclinen. 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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