Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Maquillar in Spanish
To apply makeup Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Maquillar (to apply makeup) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: maquillo, maquillas, maquilla, maquillamos, maquilláis, maquillan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Maquillar
- Maquillar in the Indicative Present
- Maquillar in the Indicative Preterite
- Maquillar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Maquillar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Maquillar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Maquillar in the Indicative Future
- Maquillar in the Indicative Conditional
- Maquillar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Maquillar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Maquillar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Maquillar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Maquillar
- Imperative tenses of Maquillar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Maquillar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Maquillar is the Spanish verb for "to apply makeup". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | maquillar | to apply makeup |
| Past participle | maquillado | applied makeup |
| Gerund | maquillando | applying makeup |
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Maquillar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of maquillar 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, "maquillo", meaning "I apply makeup".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillo | I apply makeup |
| Tú | maquillas | you apply makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | maquilla | s/he applies makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | maquillamos | we apply makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | maquilláis | you (plural) apply makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | maquillan | they apply makeup |
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Maquillar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of maquillar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "maquillé", meaning "I applied makeup".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillé | I applied makeup |
| Tú | maquillaste | you applied makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | maquilló | s/he applied makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | maquillamos | we applied makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | maquillasteis | you (plural) applied makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | maquillaron | they applied makeup |
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Maquillar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of maquillar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "maquillaba", meaning "I used to apply makeup".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillaba | I used to apply makeup |
| Tú | maquillabas | you used to apply makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | maquillaba | s/he used to apply makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | maquillábamos | we used to apply makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | maquillabais | you (plural) used to apply makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | maquillaban | they used to apply makeup |
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Maquillar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of maquillar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy maquillando", meaning "I am applying makeup".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy maquillando | I am applying makeup |
| Tú | estás maquillando | you are applying makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está maquillando | s/he is applying makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos maquillando | we are applying makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis maquillando | you (plural) are applying makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están maquillando | they are applying makeup |
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Maquillar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of maquillar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a maquillar", meaning "I am going to apply makeup".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a maquillar | I am going to apply makeup |
| Tú | vas a maquillar | you are going to apply makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a maquillar | s/he is going to apply makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a maquillar | we are going to apply makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a maquillar | you (plural) are going to apply makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a maquillar | they are going to apply makeup |
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Maquillar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of maquillar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "maquillaré", meaning "I will apply makeup".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillaré | I will apply makeup |
| Tú | maquillarás | you will apply makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | maquillará | s/he will apply makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | maquillaremos | we will apply makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | maquillaréis | you (plural) will apply makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | maquillarán | they will apply makeup |
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Maquillar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of maquillar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "maquillaría", meaning "I would apply makeup".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillaría | I would apply makeup |
| Tú | maquillarías | you would apply makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | maquillaría | s/he would apply makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | maquillaríamos | we would apply makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | maquillaríais | you (plural) would apply makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | maquillarían | they would apply makeup |
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Maquillar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of maquillar 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 maquillado", meaning "I have applied makeup".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he maquillado | I have applied makeup |
| Tú | has maquillado | you have applied makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha maquillado | s/he has applied makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos maquillado | we have applied makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis maquillado | you (plural) have applied makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han maquillado | they have applied makeup |
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Maquillar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of maquillar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había maquillado", meaning "I had applied makeup".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había maquillado | I had applied makeup |
| Tú | habías maquillado | you had applied makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había maquillado | s/he had applied makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos maquillado | we had applied makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais maquillado | you (plural) had applied makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían maquillado | they had applied makeup |
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Maquillar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of maquillar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré maquillado", meaning "I will have applied makeup".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré maquillado | I will have applied makeup |
| Tú | habrás maquillado | you will have applied makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá maquillado | s/he will have applied makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos maquillado | we will have applied makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis maquillado | you (plural) will have applied makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán maquillado | they will have applied makeup |
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Maquillar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of maquillar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría maquillado", meaning "I would have applied makeup".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría maquillado | I would have applied makeup |
| Tú | habrías maquillado | you would have applied makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría maquillado | s/he would have applied makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos maquillado | we would have applied makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais maquillado | you (plural) would have applied makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían maquillado | they would have applied makeup |
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Maquillar 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, "maquille", meaning "I apply makeup".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquille | I apply makeup |
| Tú | maquilles | you apply makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | maquille | s/he applies makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | maquillemos | we apply makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | maquilléis | you (plural) apply makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | maquillen | they apply makeup |
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Maquillar 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, "maquillara", meaning "I applied makeup".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillara | I applied makeup |
| Tú | maquillaras | you applied makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | maquillara | s/he applied makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | maquilláramos | we applied makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | maquillarais | you (plural) applied makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | maquillaran | they applied makeup |
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Maquillar 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, "maquillare", meaning "I will apply makeup".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | maquillare | I will apply makeup |
| Tú | maquillares | you will apply makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | maquillare | s/he will apply makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | maquilláremos | we will apply makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | maquillareis | you (plural) will apply makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | maquillaren | they will apply makeup |
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Maquillar 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 maquillado", meaning "I have applied makeup".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya maquillado | I have applied makeup |
| Tú | hayas maquillado | you have applied makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya maquillado | s/he has applied makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos maquillado | we have applied makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis maquillado | you (plural) have applied makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan maquillado | they have applied makeup |
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Maquillar 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 maquillado", meaning "I had applied makeup".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera maquillado | I had applied makeup |
| Tú | hubieras maquillado | you had applied makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera maquillado | s/he had applied makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos maquillado | we had applied makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais maquillado | you (plural) had applied makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran maquillado | they had applied makeup |
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Maquillar 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 maquillado", meaning "I will have applied makeup".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere maquillado | I will have applied makeup |
| Tú | hubieres maquillado | you will have applied makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere maquillado | s/he will have applied makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos maquillado | we will have applied makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis maquillado | you (plural) will have applied makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren maquillado | they will have applied makeup |
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Maquillar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "maquille", meaning "(to you formal) apply! makeup".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | maquilla | (to you) apply! makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | maquille | (to you formal) apply! makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | maquillemos | let's apply! makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | maquillad | (to you plural) apply! makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | maquillen | (to you plural formal) apply! makeup |
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Maquillar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no maquille", meaning "(to you formal) don't apply! makeup".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no maquilles | (to you) don't apply! makeup |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no maquille | (to you formal) don't apply! makeup |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no maquillemos | let's not apply! makeup |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no maquilléis | (to you plural) don't apply! makeup |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no maquillen | (to you plural formal) don't apply! makeup |
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Frequently asked questions about Maquillar
Is maquillar a regular or irregular verb?
Maquillar 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 maquillar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), maquillar is conjugated as: yo maquillo, tú maquillas, él/ella/usted maquilla, nosotros maquillamos, vosotros maquilláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes maquillan. 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 maquillar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), maquillar is conjugated as: yo maquillé, tú maquillaste, él/ella/usted maquilló, nosotros maquillamos, vosotros maquillasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes maquillaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate maquillar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), maquillar is conjugated as: yo maquillaba, tú maquillabas, él/ella/usted maquillaba, nosotros maquillábamos, vosotros maquillabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes maquillaban. 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 maquillar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), maquillar is conjugated as: yo maquillaré, tú maquillarás, él/ella/usted maquillará, nosotros maquillaremos, vosotros maquillaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes maquillarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate maquillar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), maquillar is conjugated as: yo maquille, tú maquilles, él/ella/usted maquille, nosotros maquillemos, vosotros maquilléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes maquillen. 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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