Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Limitar in Spanish
To limit Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Limitar (to limit) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: limito, limitas, limita, limitamos, limitáis, limitan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Limitar
- Limitar in the Indicative Present
- Limitar in the Indicative Preterite
- Limitar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Limitar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Limitar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Limitar in the Indicative Future
- Limitar in the Indicative Conditional
- Limitar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Limitar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Limitar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Limitar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Limitar
- Imperative tenses of Limitar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Limitar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Limitar is the Spanish verb for "to limit". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to limitar include: acotar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | limitar | to limit |
| Past participle | limitado | limited |
| Gerund | limitando | limiting |
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Limitar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of limitar 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, "limito", meaning "I limit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | limito | I limit |
| Tú | limitas | you limit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | limita | s/he limits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | limitamos | we limit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | limitáis | you (plural) limit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | limitan | they limit |
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Limitar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of limitar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "limité", meaning "I limited".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | limité | I limited |
| Tú | limitaste | you limited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | limitó | s/he limited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | limitamos | we limited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | limitasteis | you (plural) limited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | limitaron | they limited |
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Limitar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of limitar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "limitaba", meaning "I used to limit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | limitaba | I used to limit |
| Tú | limitabas | you used to limit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | limitaba | s/he used to limit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | limitábamos | we used to limit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | limitabais | you (plural) used to limit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | limitaban | they used to limit |
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Limitar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of limitar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy limitando", meaning "I am limiting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy limitando | I am limiting |
| Tú | estás limitando | you are limiting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está limitando | s/he is limiting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos limitando | we are limiting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis limitando | you (plural) are limiting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están limitando | they are limiting |
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Limitar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of limitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a limitar", meaning "I am going to limit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a limitar | I am going to limit |
| Tú | vas a limitar | you are going to limit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a limitar | s/he is going to limit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a limitar | we are going to limit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a limitar | you (plural) are going to limit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a limitar | they are going to limit |
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Limitar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of limitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "limitaré", meaning "I will limit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | limitaré | I will limit |
| Tú | limitarás | you will limit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | limitará | s/he will limit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | limitaremos | we will limit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | limitaréis | you (plural) will limit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | limitarán | they will limit |
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Limitar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of limitar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "limitaría", meaning "I would limit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | limitaría | I would limit |
| Tú | limitarías | you would limit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | limitaría | s/he would limit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | limitaríamos | we would limit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | limitaríais | you (plural) would limit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | limitarían | they would limit |
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Limitar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of limitar 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 limitado", meaning "I have limited".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he limitado | I have limited |
| Tú | has limitado | you have limited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha limitado | s/he has limited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos limitado | we have limited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis limitado | you (plural) have limited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han limitado | they have limited |
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Limitar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of limitar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había limitado", meaning "I had limited".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había limitado | I had limited |
| Tú | habías limitado | you had limited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había limitado | s/he had limited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos limitado | we had limited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais limitado | you (plural) had limited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían limitado | they had limited |
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Limitar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of limitar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré limitado", meaning "I will have limited".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré limitado | I will have limited |
| Tú | habrás limitado | you will have limited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá limitado | s/he will have limited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos limitado | we will have limited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis limitado | you (plural) will have limited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán limitado | they will have limited |
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Limitar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of limitar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría limitado", meaning "I would have limited".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría limitado | I would have limited |
| Tú | habrías limitado | you would have limited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría limitado | s/he would have limited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos limitado | we would have limited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais limitado | you (plural) would have limited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían limitado | they would have limited |
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Limitar 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, "limite", meaning "I limit".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | limite | I limit |
| Tú | limites | you limit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | limite | s/he limits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | limitemos | we limit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | limitéis | you (plural) limit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | limiten | they limit |
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Limitar 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, "limitara", meaning "I limited".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | limitara | I limited |
| Tú | limitaras | you limited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | limitara | s/he limited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | limitáramos | we limited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | limitarais | you (plural) limited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | limitaran | they limited |
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Limitar 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, "limitare", meaning "I will limit".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | limitare | I will limit |
| Tú | limitares | you will limit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | limitare | s/he will limit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | limitáremos | we will limit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | limitareis | you (plural) will limit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | limitaren | they will limit |
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Limitar 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 limitado", meaning "I have limited".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya limitado | I have limited |
| Tú | hayas limitado | you have limited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya limitado | s/he has limited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos limitado | we have limited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis limitado | you (plural) have limited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan limitado | they have limited |
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Limitar 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 limitado", meaning "I had limited".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera limitado | I had limited |
| Tú | hubieras limitado | you had limited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera limitado | s/he had limited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos limitado | we had limited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais limitado | you (plural) had limited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran limitado | they had limited |
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Limitar 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 limitado", meaning "I will have limited".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere limitado | I will have limited |
| Tú | hubieres limitado | you will have limited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere limitado | s/he will have limited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos limitado | we will have limited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis limitado | you (plural) will have limited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren limitado | they will have limited |
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Limitar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "limite", meaning "(to you formal) limit!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | limita | (to you) limit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | limite | (to you formal) limit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | limitemos | let's limit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | limitad | (to you plural) limit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | limiten | (to you plural formal) limit! |
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Limitar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no limite", meaning "(to you formal) don't limit!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no limites | (to you) don't limit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no limite | (to you formal) don't limit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no limitemos | let's not limit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no limitéis | (to you plural) don't limit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no limiten | (to you plural formal) don't limit! |
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Frequently asked questions about Limitar
Is limitar a regular or irregular verb?
Limitar 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 limitar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), limitar is conjugated as: yo limito, tú limitas, él/ella/usted limita, nosotros limitamos, vosotros limitáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes limitan. 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 limitar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), limitar is conjugated as: yo limité, tú limitaste, él/ella/usted limitó, nosotros limitamos, vosotros limitasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes limitaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate limitar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), limitar is conjugated as: yo limitaba, tú limitabas, él/ella/usted limitaba, nosotros limitábamos, vosotros limitabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes limitaban. 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 limitar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), limitar is conjugated as: yo limitaré, tú limitarás, él/ella/usted limitará, nosotros limitaremos, vosotros limitaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes limitarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate limitar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), limitar is conjugated as: yo limite, tú limites, él/ella/usted limite, nosotros limitemos, vosotros limitéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes limiten. 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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