Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Llenar in Spanish
llenar to fill Regular AR Verb Top 100
At a glance: Llenar (to fill) is one of the most common regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: lleno, llenas, llena, llenamos, llenáis, llenan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- llenado filled
- Gerund
- llenando filling
- Similar
- colmar, henchir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Llenar
- Llenar in the Indicative Present
- Llenar in the Indicative Preterite
- Llenar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Llenar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Llenar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Llenar in the Indicative Future
- Llenar in the Indicative Conditional
- Llenar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Llenar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Llenar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Llenar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Llenar
- Imperative tenses of Llenar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Llenar
Llenar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of llenar 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, “lleno”, meaning “I fill”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lleno | I fill |
| Tú | llenas | you fill |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llena | s/he fills |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llenamos | we fill |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llenáis | you (plural) fill |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llenan | they fill |
How it’s built: Regular: stem llen- plus the -ar endings.
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Llenar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of llenar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “llené”, meaning “I filled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llené | I filled |
| Tú | llenaste | you filled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llenó | s/he filled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llenamos | we filled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llenasteis | you (plural) filled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llenaron | they filled |
How it’s built: Regular: stem llen- plus the -ar endings.
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Llenar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of llenar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “llenaba”, meaning “I used to fill”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llenaba | I used to fill |
| Tú | llenabas | you used to fill |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llenaba | s/he used to fill |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llenábamos | we used to fill |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llenabais | you (plural) used to fill |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llenaban | they used to fill |
How it’s built: Regular: stem llen- plus the -ar endings.
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Llenar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of llenar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy llenando”, meaning “I am filling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy llenando | I am filling |
| Tú | estás llenando | you are filling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está llenando | s/he is filling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos llenando | we are filling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis llenando | you (plural) are filling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están llenando | they are filling |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund llenando.
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Llenar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of llenar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a llenar”, meaning “I am going to fill”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a llenar | I am going to fill |
| Tú | vas a llenar | you are going to fill |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a llenar | s/he is going to fill |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a llenar | we are going to fill |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a llenar | you (plural) are going to fill |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a llenar | they are going to fill |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive llenar.
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Llenar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of llenar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “llenaré”, meaning “I will fill”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llenaré | I will fill |
| Tú | llenarás | you will fill |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llenará | s/he will fill |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llenaremos | we will fill |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llenaréis | you (plural) will fill |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llenarán | they will fill |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive llenar plus the future endings.
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Llenar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of llenar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “llenaría”, meaning “I would fill”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llenaría | I would fill |
| Tú | llenarías | you would fill |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llenaría | s/he would fill |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llenaríamos | we would fill |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llenaríais | you (plural) would fill |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llenarían | they would fill |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive llenar plus the conditional endings.
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Llenar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of llenar 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 llenado”, meaning “I have filled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he llenado | I have filled |
| Tú | has llenado | you have filled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha llenado | s/he has filled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos llenado | we have filled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis llenado | you (plural) have filled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han llenado | they have filled |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle llenado.
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Llenar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of llenar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había llenado”, meaning “I had filled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había llenado | I had filled |
| Tú | habías llenado | you had filled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había llenado | s/he had filled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos llenado | we had filled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais llenado | you (plural) had filled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían llenado | they had filled |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle llenado.
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Llenar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of llenar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré llenado”, meaning “I will have filled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré llenado | I will have filled |
| Tú | habrás llenado | you will have filled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá llenado | s/he will have filled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos llenado | we will have filled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis llenado | you (plural) will have filled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán llenado | they will have filled |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle llenado.
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Llenar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of llenar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría llenado”, meaning “I would have filled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría llenado | I would have filled |
| Tú | habrías llenado | you would have filled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría llenado | s/he would have filled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos llenado | we would have filled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais llenado | you (plural) would have filled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían llenado | they would have filled |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle llenado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Llenar
Llenar 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, “llene”, meaning “I fill”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llene | I fill |
| Tú | llenes | you fill |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llene | s/he fills |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llenemos | we fill |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llenéis | you (plural) fill |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llenen | they fill |
How it’s built: Regular: stem llen- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Llenar 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, “llenara”, meaning “I filled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llenara | I filled |
| Tú | llenaras | you filled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llenara | s/he filled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llenáramos | we filled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llenarais | you (plural) filled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llenaran | they filled |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, llenaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (llenáramos).
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Llenar 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, “llenare”, meaning “I will fill”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | llenare | I will fill |
| Tú | llenares | you will fill |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llenare | s/he will fill |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llenáremos | we will fill |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llenareis | you (plural) will fill |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llenaren | they will fill |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, llenaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (llenáremos).
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Llenar 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 llenado”, meaning “I have filled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya llenado | I have filled |
| Tú | hayas llenado | you have filled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya llenado | s/he has filled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos llenado | we have filled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis llenado | you (plural) have filled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan llenado | they have filled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle llenado.
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Llenar 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 llenado”, meaning “I had filled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera llenado | I had filled |
| Tú | hubieras llenado | you had filled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera llenado | s/he had filled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos llenado | we had filled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais llenado | you (plural) had filled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran llenado | they had filled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle llenado.
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Llenar 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 llenado”, meaning “I will have filled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere llenado | I will have filled |
| Tú | hubieres llenado | you will have filled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere llenado | s/he will have filled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos llenado | we will have filled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis llenado | you (plural) will have filled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren llenado | they will have filled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle llenado.
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Imperative tenses of Llenar
Llenar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “llene”, meaning “(to you formal) fill!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | llena | (to you) fill! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | llene | (to you formal) fill! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | llenemos | let's fill! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | llenad | (to you plural) fill! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | llenen | (to you plural formal) fill! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (llena); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (llene, llenemos, llenen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (llenad).
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Llenar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no llene”, meaning “(to you formal) don't fill!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no llenes | (to you) don't fill! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no llene | (to you formal) don't fill! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no llenemos | let's not fill! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no llenéis | (to you plural) don't fill! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no llenen | (to you plural formal) don't fill! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no llenes, no llene, no llenemos, no llenéis, no llenen.
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Frequently asked questions about Llenar
Is llenar a regular or irregular verb?
Llenar 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 llenar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), llenar is conjugated as: yo lleno, tú llenas, él/ella/usted llena, nosotros llenamos, vosotros llenáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes llenan. 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 llenar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), llenar is conjugated as: yo llené, tú llenaste, él/ella/usted llenó, nosotros llenamos, vosotros llenasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes llenaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate llenar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), llenar is conjugated as: yo llenaba, tú llenabas, él/ella/usted llenaba, nosotros llenábamos, vosotros llenabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes llenaban. 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 llenar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), llenar is conjugated as: yo llenaré, tú llenarás, él/ella/usted llenará, nosotros llenaremos, vosotros llenaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes llenarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate llenar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), llenar is conjugated as: yo llene, tú llenes, él/ella/usted llene, nosotros llenemos, vosotros llenéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes llenen. 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’s the difference between llenar and llenarse?
Llenar means ‘to fill’ and llenarse means ‘to fill up (oneself), to be full’. Llenarse is the reflexive form of llenar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo lleno becomes me lleno. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so llena becomes llénate.
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