Ella Verbsmanifestar to manifest Irregular Verb
At a glance: Manifestar (to manifest) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: manifiesto, manifiestas, manifiesta, manifestamos, manifestáis, manifiestan. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (manifiesto, manifiestas, manifiesta, manifiestan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (manifieste).

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The Indicative Present of manifestar 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, “manifiesto”, meaning “I manifest”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | manifiesto | I manifest |
| Tú | manifiestas | you manifest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | manifiesta | s/he manifests |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | manifestamos | we manifest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | manifestáis | you (plural) manifest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | manifiestan | they manifest |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (manifiesto, manifiestas, manifiesta, manifiestan); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of manifestar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “manifesté”, meaning “I manifested”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | manifesté | I manifested |
| Tú | manifestaste | you manifested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | manifestó | s/he manifested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | manifestamos | we manifested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | manifestasteis | you (plural) manifested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | manifestaron | they manifested |
How it’s built: Regular: stem manifest- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Imperfect of manifestar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “manifestaba”, meaning “I used to manifest”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | manifestaba | I used to manifest |
| Tú | manifestabas | you used to manifest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | manifestaba | s/he used to manifest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | manifestábamos | we used to manifest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | manifestabais | you (plural) used to manifest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | manifestaban | they used to manifest |
How it’s built: Regular: stem manifest- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of manifestar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy manifestando”, meaning “I am manifesting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy manifestando | I am manifesting |
| Tú | estás manifestando | you are manifesting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está manifestando | s/he is manifesting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos manifestando | we are manifesting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis manifestando | you (plural) are manifesting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están manifestando | they are manifesting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund manifestando.
The Indicative Informal Future of manifestar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a manifestar”, meaning “I am going to manifest”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a manifestar | I am going to manifest |
| Tú | vas a manifestar | you are going to manifest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a manifestar | s/he is going to manifest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a manifestar | we are going to manifest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a manifestar | you (plural) are going to manifest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a manifestar | they are going to manifest |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive manifestar.
The Indicative Future of manifestar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “manifestaré”, meaning “I will manifest”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | manifestaré | I will manifest |
| Tú | manifestarás | you will manifest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | manifestará | s/he will manifest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | manifestaremos | we will manifest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | manifestaréis | you (plural) will manifest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | manifestarán | they will manifest |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive manifestar plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of manifestar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “manifestaría”, meaning “I would manifest”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | manifestaría | I would manifest |
| Tú | manifestarías | you would manifest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | manifestaría | s/he would manifest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | manifestaríamos | we would manifest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | manifestaríais | you (plural) would manifest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | manifestarían | they would manifest |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive manifestar plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of manifestar 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 manifestado”, meaning “I have manifested”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he manifestado | I have manifested |
| Tú | has manifestado | you have manifested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha manifestado | s/he has manifested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos manifestado | we have manifested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis manifestado | you (plural) have manifested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han manifestado | they have manifested |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle manifestado.
The Indicative Past Perfect of manifestar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había manifestado”, meaning “I had manifested”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había manifestado | I had manifested |
| Tú | habías manifestado | you had manifested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había manifestado | s/he had manifested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos manifestado | we had manifested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais manifestado | you (plural) had manifested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían manifestado | they had manifested |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle manifestado.
The Indicative Future Perfect of manifestar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré manifestado”, meaning “I will have manifested”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré manifestado | I will have manifested |
| Tú | habrás manifestado | you will have manifested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá manifestado | s/he will have manifested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos manifestado | we will have manifested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis manifestado | you (plural) will have manifested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán manifestado | they will have manifested |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle manifestado.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of manifestar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría manifestado”, meaning “I would have manifested”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría manifestado | I would have manifested |
| Tú | habrías manifestado | you would have manifested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría manifestado | s/he would have manifested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos manifestado | we would have manifested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais manifestado | you (plural) would have manifested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían manifestado | they would have manifested |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle manifestado.
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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, “manifieste”, meaning “I manifest”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | manifieste | I manifest |
| Tú | manifiestes | you manifest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | manifieste | s/he manifests |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | manifestemos | we manifest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | manifestéis | you (plural) manifest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | manifiesten | they manifest |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, manifiesto (manifieste, manifiestes, manifieste, manifiesten); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “manifestara”, meaning “I manifested”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | manifestara | I manifested |
| Tú | manifestaras | you manifested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | manifestara | s/he manifested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | manifestáramos | we manifested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | manifestarais | you (plural) manifested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | manifestaran | they manifested |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, manifestaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (manifestáramos).
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “manifestare”, meaning “I will manifest”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | manifestare | I will manifest |
| Tú | manifestares | you will manifest |
| Ella / Él / Usted | manifestare | s/he will manifest |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | manifestáremos | we will manifest |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | manifestareis | you (plural) will manifest |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | manifestaren | they will manifest |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, manifestaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (manifestáremos).
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 manifestado”, meaning “I have manifested”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya manifestado | I have manifested |
| Tú | hayas manifestado | you have manifested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya manifestado | s/he has manifested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos manifestado | we have manifested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis manifestado | you (plural) have manifested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan manifestado | they have manifested |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle manifestado.
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 manifestado”, meaning “I had manifested”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera manifestado | I had manifested |
| Tú | hubieras manifestado | you had manifested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera manifestado | s/he had manifested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos manifestado | we had manifested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais manifestado | you (plural) had manifested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran manifestado | they had manifested |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle manifestado.
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 manifestado”, meaning “I will have manifested”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere manifestado | I will have manifested |
| Tú | hubieres manifestado | you will have manifested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere manifestado | s/he will have manifested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos manifestado | we will have manifested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis manifestado | you (plural) will have manifested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren manifestado | they will have manifested |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle manifestado.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “manifieste”, meaning “(to you formal) manifest!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | manifiesta | (to you) manifest! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | manifieste | (to you formal) manifest! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | manifestemos | let's manifest! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | manifestad | (to you plural) manifest! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | manifiesten | (to you plural formal) manifest! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (manifiesta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (manifieste, manifestemos, manifiesten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (manifestad).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no manifieste”, meaning “(to you formal) don't manifest!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no manifiestes | (to you) don't manifest! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no manifieste | (to you formal) don't manifest! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no manifestemos | let's not manifest! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no manifestéis | (to you plural) don't manifest! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no manifiesten | (to you plural formal) don't manifest! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no manifiestes, no manifieste, no manifestemos, no manifestéis, no manifiesten.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Manifestar is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (manifiesto, manifiestas, manifiesta, manifiestan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (manifieste).
In the present tense (presente), manifestar is conjugated as: yo manifiesto, tú manifiestas, él/ella/usted manifiesta, nosotros manifestamos, vosotros manifestáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes manifiestan. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), manifestar is conjugated as: yo manifesté, tú manifestaste, él/ella/usted manifestó, nosotros manifestamos, vosotros manifestasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes manifestaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), manifestar is conjugated as: yo manifestaba, tú manifestabas, él/ella/usted manifestaba, nosotros manifestábamos, vosotros manifestabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes manifestaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), manifestar is conjugated as: yo manifestaré, tú manifestarás, él/ella/usted manifestará, nosotros manifestaremos, vosotros manifestaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes manifestarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), manifestar is conjugated as: yo manifieste, tú manifiestes, él/ella/usted manifieste, nosotros manifestemos, vosotros manifestéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes manifiesten. 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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