Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Insultar in Spanish
To insult Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Insultar (to insult) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: insulto, insultas, insulta, insultamos, insultáis, insultan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Insultar
- Insultar in the Indicative Present
- Insultar in the Indicative Preterite
- Insultar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Insultar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Insultar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Insultar in the Indicative Future
- Insultar in the Indicative Conditional
- Insultar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Insultar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Insultar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Insultar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Insultar
- Imperative tenses of Insultar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Insultar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Insultar is the Spanish verb for "to insult". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to insultar include: agredir, ofender.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | insultar | to insult |
| Past participle | insultado | insulted |
| Gerund | insultando | insulting |
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Insultar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of insultar 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, "insulto", meaning "I insult".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insulto | I insult |
| Tú | insultas | you insult |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insulta | s/he insults |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insultamos | we insult |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insultáis | you (plural) insult |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insultan | they insult |
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Insultar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of insultar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "insulté", meaning "I insulted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insulté | I insulted |
| Tú | insultaste | you insulted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insultó | s/he insulted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insultamos | we insulted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insultasteis | you (plural) insulted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insultaron | they insulted |
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Insultar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of insultar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "insultaba", meaning "I used to insult".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insultaba | I used to insult |
| Tú | insultabas | you used to insult |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insultaba | s/he used to insult |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insultábamos | we used to insult |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insultabais | you (plural) used to insult |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insultaban | they used to insult |
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Insultar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of insultar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy insultando", meaning "I am insulting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy insultando | I am insulting |
| Tú | estás insultando | you are insulting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está insultando | s/he is insulting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos insultando | we are insulting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis insultando | you (plural) are insulting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están insultando | they are insulting |
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Insultar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of insultar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a insultar", meaning "I am going to insult".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a insultar | I am going to insult |
| Tú | vas a insultar | you are going to insult |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a insultar | s/he is going to insult |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a insultar | we are going to insult |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a insultar | you (plural) are going to insult |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a insultar | they are going to insult |
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Insultar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of insultar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "insultaré", meaning "I will insult".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insultaré | I will insult |
| Tú | insultarás | you will insult |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insultará | s/he will insult |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insultaremos | we will insult |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insultaréis | you (plural) will insult |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insultarán | they will insult |
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Insultar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of insultar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "insultaría", meaning "I would insult".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insultaría | I would insult |
| Tú | insultarías | you would insult |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insultaría | s/he would insult |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insultaríamos | we would insult |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insultaríais | you (plural) would insult |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insultarían | they would insult |
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Insultar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of insultar 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 insultado", meaning "I have insulted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he insultado | I have insulted |
| Tú | has insultado | you have insulted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha insultado | s/he has insulted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos insultado | we have insulted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis insultado | you (plural) have insulted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han insultado | they have insulted |
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Insultar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of insultar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había insultado", meaning "I had insulted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había insultado | I had insulted |
| Tú | habías insultado | you had insulted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había insultado | s/he had insulted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos insultado | we had insulted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais insultado | you (plural) had insulted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían insultado | they had insulted |
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Insultar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of insultar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré insultado", meaning "I will have insulted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré insultado | I will have insulted |
| Tú | habrás insultado | you will have insulted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá insultado | s/he will have insulted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos insultado | we will have insulted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis insultado | you (plural) will have insulted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán insultado | they will have insulted |
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Insultar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of insultar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría insultado", meaning "I would have insulted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría insultado | I would have insulted |
| Tú | habrías insultado | you would have insulted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría insultado | s/he would have insulted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos insultado | we would have insulted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais insultado | you (plural) would have insulted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían insultado | they would have insulted |
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Insultar 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, "insulte", meaning "I insult".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insulte | I insult |
| Tú | insultes | you insult |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insulte | s/he insults |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insultemos | we insult |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insultéis | you (plural) insult |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insulten | they insult |
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Insultar 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, "insultara", meaning "I insulted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insultara | I insulted |
| Tú | insultaras | you insulted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insultara | s/he insulted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insultáramos | we insulted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insultarais | you (plural) insulted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insultaran | they insulted |
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Insultar 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, "insultare", meaning "I will insult".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insultare | I will insult |
| Tú | insultares | you will insult |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insultare | s/he will insult |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insultáremos | we will insult |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insultareis | you (plural) will insult |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insultaren | they will insult |
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Insultar 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 insultado", meaning "I have insulted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya insultado | I have insulted |
| Tú | hayas insultado | you have insulted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya insultado | s/he has insulted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos insultado | we have insulted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis insultado | you (plural) have insulted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan insultado | they have insulted |
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Insultar 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 insultado", meaning "I had insulted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera insultado | I had insulted |
| Tú | hubieras insultado | you had insulted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera insultado | s/he had insulted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos insultado | we had insulted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais insultado | you (plural) had insulted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran insultado | they had insulted |
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Insultar 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 insultado", meaning "I will have insulted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere insultado | I will have insulted |
| Tú | hubieres insultado | you will have insulted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere insultado | s/he will have insulted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos insultado | we will have insulted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis insultado | you (plural) will have insulted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren insultado | they will have insulted |
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Insultar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "insulte", meaning "(to you formal) insult!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | insulta | (to you) insult! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insulte | (to you formal) insult! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insultemos | let's insult! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insultad | (to you plural) insult! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insulten | (to you plural formal) insult! |
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Insultar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no insulte", meaning "(to you formal) don't insult!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no insultes | (to you) don't insult! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no insulte | (to you formal) don't insult! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no insultemos | let's not insult! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no insultéis | (to you plural) don't insult! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no insulten | (to you plural formal) don't insult! |
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Frequently asked questions about Insultar
Is insultar a regular or irregular verb?
Insultar 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 insultar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), insultar is conjugated as: yo insulto, tú insultas, él/ella/usted insulta, nosotros insultamos, vosotros insultáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes insultan. 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 insultar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), insultar is conjugated as: yo insulté, tú insultaste, él/ella/usted insultó, nosotros insultamos, vosotros insultasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes insultaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate insultar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), insultar is conjugated as: yo insultaba, tú insultabas, él/ella/usted insultaba, nosotros insultábamos, vosotros insultabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes insultaban. 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 insultar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), insultar is conjugated as: yo insultaré, tú insultarás, él/ella/usted insultará, nosotros insultaremos, vosotros insultaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes insultarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate insultar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), insultar is conjugated as: yo insulte, tú insultes, él/ella/usted insulte, nosotros insultemos, vosotros insultéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes insulten. 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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