Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Involucrar in Spanish
involucrar to involve Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Involucrar (to involve) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: involucro, involucras, involucra, involucramos, involucráis, involucran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- involucrado involved
- Gerund
- involucrando involving
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Involucrar
- Involucrar in the Indicative Present
- Involucrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Involucrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Involucrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Involucrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Involucrar in the Indicative Future
- Involucrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Involucrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Involucrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Involucrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Involucrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Involucrar
- Imperative tenses of Involucrar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Involucrar
Involucrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of involucrar 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, “involucro”, meaning “I involve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | involucro | I involve |
| Tú | involucras | you involve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | involucra | s/he involves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | involucramos | we involve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | involucráis | you (plural) involve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | involucran | they involve |
How it’s built: Regular: stem involucr- plus the -ar endings.
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Involucrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of involucrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “involucré”, meaning “I involved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | involucré | I involved |
| Tú | involucraste | you involved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | involucró | s/he involved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | involucramos | we involved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | involucrasteis | you (plural) involved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | involucraron | they involved |
How it’s built: Regular: stem involucr- plus the -ar endings.
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Involucrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of involucrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “involucraba”, meaning “I used to involve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | involucraba | I used to involve |
| Tú | involucrabas | you used to involve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | involucraba | s/he used to involve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | involucrábamos | we used to involve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | involucrabais | you (plural) used to involve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | involucraban | they used to involve |
How it’s built: Regular: stem involucr- plus the -ar endings.
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Involucrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of involucrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy involucrando”, meaning “I am involving”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy involucrando | I am involving |
| Tú | estás involucrando | you are involving |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está involucrando | s/he is involving |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos involucrando | we are involving |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis involucrando | you (plural) are involving |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están involucrando | they are involving |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund involucrando.
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Involucrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of involucrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a involucrar”, meaning “I am going to involve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a involucrar | I am going to involve |
| Tú | vas a involucrar | you are going to involve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a involucrar | s/he is going to involve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a involucrar | we are going to involve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a involucrar | you (plural) are going to involve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a involucrar | they are going to involve |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive involucrar.
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Involucrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of involucrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “involucraré”, meaning “I will involve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | involucraré | I will involve |
| Tú | involucrarás | you will involve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | involucrará | s/he will involve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | involucraremos | we will involve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | involucraréis | you (plural) will involve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | involucrarán | they will involve |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive involucrar plus the future endings.
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Involucrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of involucrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “involucraría”, meaning “I would involve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | involucraría | I would involve |
| Tú | involucrarías | you would involve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | involucraría | s/he would involve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | involucraríamos | we would involve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | involucraríais | you (plural) would involve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | involucrarían | they would involve |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive involucrar plus the conditional endings.
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Involucrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of involucrar 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 involucrado”, meaning “I have involved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he involucrado | I have involved |
| Tú | has involucrado | you have involved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha involucrado | s/he has involved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos involucrado | we have involved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis involucrado | you (plural) have involved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han involucrado | they have involved |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle involucrado.
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Involucrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of involucrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había involucrado”, meaning “I had involved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había involucrado | I had involved |
| Tú | habías involucrado | you had involved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había involucrado | s/he had involved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos involucrado | we had involved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais involucrado | you (plural) had involved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían involucrado | they had involved |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle involucrado.
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Involucrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of involucrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré involucrado”, meaning “I will have involved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré involucrado | I will have involved |
| Tú | habrás involucrado | you will have involved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá involucrado | s/he will have involved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos involucrado | we will have involved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis involucrado | you (plural) will have involved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán involucrado | they will have involved |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle involucrado.
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Involucrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of involucrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría involucrado”, meaning “I would have involved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría involucrado | I would have involved |
| Tú | habrías involucrado | you would have involved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría involucrado | s/he would have involved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos involucrado | we would have involved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais involucrado | you (plural) would have involved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían involucrado | they would have involved |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle involucrado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Involucrar
Involucrar 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, “involucre”, meaning “I involve”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | involucre | I involve |
| Tú | involucres | you involve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | involucre | s/he involves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | involucremos | we involve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | involucréis | you (plural) involve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | involucren | they involve |
How it’s built: Regular: stem involucr- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Involucrar 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, “involucrara”, meaning “I involved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | involucrara | I involved |
| Tú | involucraras | you involved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | involucrara | s/he involved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | involucráramos | we involved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | involucrarais | you (plural) involved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | involucraran | they involved |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, involucraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (involucráramos).
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Involucrar 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, “involucrare”, meaning “I will involve”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | involucrare | I will involve |
| Tú | involucrares | you will involve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | involucrare | s/he will involve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | involucráremos | we will involve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | involucrareis | you (plural) will involve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | involucraren | they will involve |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, involucraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (involucráremos).
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Involucrar 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 involucrado”, meaning “I have involved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya involucrado | I have involved |
| Tú | hayas involucrado | you have involved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya involucrado | s/he has involved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos involucrado | we have involved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis involucrado | you (plural) have involved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan involucrado | they have involved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle involucrado.
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Involucrar 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 involucrado”, meaning “I had involved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera involucrado | I had involved |
| Tú | hubieras involucrado | you had involved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera involucrado | s/he had involved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos involucrado | we had involved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais involucrado | you (plural) had involved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran involucrado | they had involved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle involucrado.
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Involucrar 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 involucrado”, meaning “I will have involved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere involucrado | I will have involved |
| Tú | hubieres involucrado | you will have involved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere involucrado | s/he will have involved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos involucrado | we will have involved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis involucrado | you (plural) will have involved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren involucrado | they will have involved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle involucrado.
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Imperative tenses of Involucrar
Involucrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “involucre”, meaning “(to you formal) involve!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | involucra | (to you) involve! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | involucre | (to you formal) involve! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | involucremos | let's involve! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | involucrad | (to you plural) involve! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | involucren | (to you plural formal) involve! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (involucra); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (involucre, involucremos, involucren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (involucrad).
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Involucrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no involucre”, meaning “(to you formal) don't involve!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no involucres | (to you) don't involve! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no involucre | (to you formal) don't involve! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no involucremos | let's not involve! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no involucréis | (to you plural) don't involve! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no involucren | (to you plural formal) don't involve! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no involucres, no involucre, no involucremos, no involucréis, no involucren.
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Frequently asked questions about Involucrar
Is involucrar a regular or irregular verb?
Involucrar 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 involucrar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), involucrar is conjugated as: yo involucro, tú involucras, él/ella/usted involucra, nosotros involucramos, vosotros involucráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes involucran. 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 involucrar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), involucrar is conjugated as: yo involucré, tú involucraste, él/ella/usted involucró, nosotros involucramos, vosotros involucrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes involucraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate involucrar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), involucrar is conjugated as: yo involucraba, tú involucrabas, él/ella/usted involucraba, nosotros involucrábamos, vosotros involucrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes involucraban. 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 involucrar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), involucrar is conjugated as: yo involucraré, tú involucrarás, él/ella/usted involucrará, nosotros involucraremos, vosotros involucraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes involucrarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate involucrar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), involucrar is conjugated as: yo involucre, tú involucres, él/ella/usted involucre, nosotros involucremos, vosotros involucréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes involucren. 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 is the difference between involucrar and involucrarse?
Involucrar means "to involve" in the standard sense. Involucrarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se involucran" instead of "no involucran".
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