Ella Verbsmultiplicar to multiply Irregular Verb
At a glance: Multiplicar (to multiply) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: multiplico, multiplicas, multiplica, multiplicamos, multiplicáis, multiplican. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (multipliqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (multiplique).

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The Indicative Present of multiplicar 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, “multiplico”, meaning “I multiply”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | multiplico | I multiply |
| Tú | multiplicas | you multiply |
| Ella / Él / Usted | multiplica | s/he multiplies |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | multiplicamos | we multiply |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | multiplicáis | you (plural) multiply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | multiplican | they multiply |
How it’s built: Regular: stem multiplic- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Preterite of multiplicar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “multipliqué”, meaning “I multiplied”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | multipliqué | I multiplied |
| Tú | multiplicaste | you multiplied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | multiplicó | s/he multiplied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | multiplicamos | we multiplied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | multiplicasteis | you (plural) multiplied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | multiplicaron | they multiplied |
How it’s built: Yo changes c to qu (multipliqué); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of multiplicar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “multiplicaba”, meaning “I used to multiply”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | multiplicaba | I used to multiply |
| Tú | multiplicabas | you used to multiply |
| Ella / Él / Usted | multiplicaba | s/he used to multiply |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | multiplicábamos | we used to multiply |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | multiplicabais | you (plural) used to multiply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | multiplicaban | they used to multiply |
How it’s built: Regular: stem multiplic- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of multiplicar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy multiplicando”, meaning “I am multiplying”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy multiplicando | I am multiplying |
| Tú | estás multiplicando | you are multiplying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está multiplicando | s/he is multiplying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos multiplicando | we are multiplying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis multiplicando | you (plural) are multiplying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están multiplicando | they are multiplying |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund multiplicando.
The Indicative Informal Future of multiplicar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a multiplicar”, meaning “I am going to multiply”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a multiplicar | I am going to multiply |
| Tú | vas a multiplicar | you are going to multiply |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a multiplicar | s/he is going to multiply |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a multiplicar | we are going to multiply |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a multiplicar | you (plural) are going to multiply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a multiplicar | they are going to multiply |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive multiplicar.
The Indicative Future of multiplicar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “multiplicaré”, meaning “I will multiply”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | multiplicaré | I will multiply |
| Tú | multiplicarás | you will multiply |
| Ella / Él / Usted | multiplicará | s/he will multiply |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | multiplicaremos | we will multiply |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | multiplicaréis | you (plural) will multiply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | multiplicarán | they will multiply |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive multiplicar plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of multiplicar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “multiplicaría”, meaning “I would multiply”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | multiplicaría | I would multiply |
| Tú | multiplicarías | you would multiply |
| Ella / Él / Usted | multiplicaría | s/he would multiply |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | multiplicaríamos | we would multiply |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | multiplicaríais | you (plural) would multiply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | multiplicarían | they would multiply |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive multiplicar plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of multiplicar 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 multiplicado”, meaning “I have multiplied”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he multiplicado | I have multiplied |
| Tú | has multiplicado | you have multiplied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha multiplicado | s/he has multiplied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos multiplicado | we have multiplied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis multiplicado | you (plural) have multiplied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han multiplicado | they have multiplied |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle multiplicado.
The Indicative Past Perfect of multiplicar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había multiplicado”, meaning “I had multiplied”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había multiplicado | I had multiplied |
| Tú | habías multiplicado | you had multiplied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había multiplicado | s/he had multiplied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos multiplicado | we had multiplied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais multiplicado | you (plural) had multiplied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían multiplicado | they had multiplied |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle multiplicado.
The Indicative Future Perfect of multiplicar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré multiplicado”, meaning “I will have multiplied”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré multiplicado | I will have multiplied |
| Tú | habrás multiplicado | you will have multiplied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá multiplicado | s/he will have multiplied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos multiplicado | we will have multiplied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis multiplicado | you (plural) will have multiplied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán multiplicado | they will have multiplied |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle multiplicado.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of multiplicar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría multiplicado”, meaning “I would have multiplied”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría multiplicado | I would have multiplied |
| Tú | habrías multiplicado | you would have multiplied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría multiplicado | s/he would have multiplied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos multiplicado | we would have multiplied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais multiplicado | you (plural) would have multiplied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían multiplicado | they would have multiplied |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle multiplicado.
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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, “multiplique”, meaning “I multiply”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | multiplique | I multiply |
| Tú | multipliques | you multiply |
| Ella / Él / Usted | multiplique | s/he multiplies |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | multipliquemos | we multiply |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | multipliquéis | you (plural) multiply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | multipliquen | they multiply |
How it’s built: Every form changes c to qu (multiplique, multipliques, multiplique, multipliquemos, multipliquéis, multipliquen).
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, “multiplicara”, meaning “I multiplied”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | multiplicara | I multiplied |
| Tú | multiplicaras | you multiplied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | multiplicara | s/he multiplied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | multiplicáramos | we multiplied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | multiplicarais | you (plural) multiplied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | multiplicaran | they multiplied |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, multiplicaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (multiplicáramos).
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “multiplicare”, meaning “I will multiply”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | multiplicare | I will multiply |
| Tú | multiplicares | you will multiply |
| Ella / Él / Usted | multiplicare | s/he will multiply |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | multiplicáremos | we will multiply |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | multiplicareis | you (plural) will multiply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | multiplicaren | they will multiply |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, multiplicaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (multiplicáremos).
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 multiplicado”, meaning “I have multiplied”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya multiplicado | I have multiplied |
| Tú | hayas multiplicado | you have multiplied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya multiplicado | s/he has multiplied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos multiplicado | we have multiplied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis multiplicado | you (plural) have multiplied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan multiplicado | they have multiplied |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle multiplicado.
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 multiplicado”, meaning “I had multiplied”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera multiplicado | I had multiplied |
| Tú | hubieras multiplicado | you had multiplied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera multiplicado | s/he had multiplied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos multiplicado | we had multiplied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais multiplicado | you (plural) had multiplied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran multiplicado | they had multiplied |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle multiplicado.
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 multiplicado”, meaning “I will have multiplied”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere multiplicado | I will have multiplied |
| Tú | hubieres multiplicado | you will have multiplied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere multiplicado | s/he will have multiplied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos multiplicado | we will have multiplied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis multiplicado | you (plural) will have multiplied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren multiplicado | they will have multiplied |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle multiplicado.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “multiplique”, meaning “(to you formal) multiply!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | multiplica | (to you) multiply! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | multiplique | (to you formal) multiply! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | multipliquemos | let's multiply! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | multiplicad | (to you plural) multiply! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | multipliquen | (to you plural formal) multiply! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (multiplica); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (multiplique, multipliquemos, multipliquen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (multiplicad).
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 multiplique”, meaning “(to you formal) don't multiply!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no multipliques | (to you) don't multiply! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no multiplique | (to you formal) don't multiply! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no multipliquemos | let's not multiply! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no multipliquéis | (to you plural) don't multiply! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no multipliquen | (to you plural formal) don't multiply! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no multipliques, no multiplique, no multipliquemos, no multipliquéis, no multipliquen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Multiplicar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (multipliqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (multiplique).
In the present tense (presente), multiplicar is conjugated as: yo multiplico, tú multiplicas, él/ella/usted multiplica, nosotros multiplicamos, vosotros multiplicáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes multiplican. 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), multiplicar is conjugated as: yo multipliqué, tú multiplicaste, él/ella/usted multiplicó, nosotros multiplicamos, vosotros multiplicasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes multiplicaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), multiplicar is conjugated as: yo multiplicaba, tú multiplicabas, él/ella/usted multiplicaba, nosotros multiplicábamos, vosotros multiplicabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes multiplicaban. 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), multiplicar is conjugated as: yo multiplicaré, tú multiplicarás, él/ella/usted multiplicará, nosotros multiplicaremos, vosotros multiplicaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes multiplicarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), multiplicar is conjugated as: yo multiplique, tú multipliques, él/ella/usted multiplique, nosotros multipliquemos, vosotros multipliquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes multipliquen. 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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