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How to conjugate Negar in Spanish

To deny Irregular Verb

Introduction

Negar is the Spanish verb for "to deny". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to negar include: denegar, desmentir, rehusar.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivenegarto deny
Past participlenegadodenied
Gerundnegandodenying

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Indicative Tenses of Negar

Negar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of negar 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, "niego", meaning "I deny".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoniego I deny
niegas you deny
Ella / Él / Ustedniega s/he denies, you (formal) deny
Nosotras / Nosotrosnegamoswe deny
Vosotras / Vosotrosnegáisyou (plural) deny
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesniegan they deny,

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Negar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of negar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "negué", meaning "I denied".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yonegué I denied
negasteyou denied
Ella / Él / Ustednegós/he denied, you (formal) denied
Nosotras / Nosotrosnegamoswe denied
Vosotras / Vosotrosnegasteisyou (plural) denied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesnegaronthey denied,

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Negar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of negar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "negaba", meaning "I used to deny".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YonegabaI used to deny
negabasyou used to deny
Ella / Él / Ustednegabas/he used to deny, you (formal) used to deny
Nosotras / Nosotrosnegábamoswe used to deny
Vosotras / Vosotrosnegabaisyou (plural) used to deny
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesnegabanthey used to deny,

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Negar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of negar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy negando", meaning "I am denying".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy negandoI am denying
estás negandoyou are denying
Ella / Él / Ustedestá negandos/he is denying, you (formal) are denying
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos negandowe are denying
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis negandoyou (plural) are denying
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán negandothey are denying,

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Negar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of negar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a negar", meaning "I am going to deny".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a negarI am going to deny
vas a negaryou are going to deny
Ella / Él / Ustedva a negars/he is going to deny, you (formal) are going to deny
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a negarwe are going to deny
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a negaryou (plural) are going to deny
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a negarthey are going to deny,

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Negar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of negar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "negaré", meaning "I will deny".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YonegaréI will deny
negarásyou will deny
Ella / Él / Ustednegarás/he will deny, you (formal) will deny
Nosotras / Nosotrosnegaremoswe will deny
Vosotras / Vosotrosnegaréisyou (plural) will deny
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesnegaránthey will deny,

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Negar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of negar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "negaría", meaning "I would deny".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YonegaríaI would deny
negaríasyou would deny
Ella / Él / Ustednegarías/he would deny, you (formal) would deny
Nosotras / Nosotrosnegaríamoswe would deny
Vosotras / Vosotrosnegaríaisyou (plural) would deny
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesnegaríanthey would deny,

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Negar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of negar 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 negado", meaning "I have denied".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe negadoI have denied
has negadoyou have denied
Ella / Él / Ustedha negados/he has denied, you (formal) have denied
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos negadowe have denied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis negadoyou (plural) have denied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan negadothey have denied,

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Negar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of negar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había negado", meaning "I had denied".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía negadoI had denied
habías negadoyou had denied
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía negados/he had denied, you (formal) had denied
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos negadowe had denied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais negadoyou (plural) had denied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían negadothey had denied,

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Negar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of negar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré negado", meaning "I will have denied".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré negadoI will have denied
habrás negadoyou will have denied
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá negados/he will have denied, you (formal) will have denied
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos negadowe will have denied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis negadoyou (plural) will have denied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán negadothey will have denied,

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Negar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of negar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría negado", meaning "I would have denied".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría negadoI would have denied
habrías negadoyou would have denied
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría negados/he would have denied, you (formal) would have denied
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos negadowe would have denied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais negadoyou (plural) would have denied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían negadothey would have denied,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Negar

Negar 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, "niegue", meaning "I deny".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoniegue I deny
niegues you deny
Ella / Él / Ustedniegue s/he denies, you (formal) deny
Nosotras / Nosotrosneguemos we deny
Vosotras / Vosotrosneguéis you (plural) deny
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesnieguen they deny,

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Negar 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, "negara", meaning "I denied".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YonegaraI denied
negarasyou denied
Ella / Él / Ustednegaras/he denied, you (formal) denied
Nosotras / Nosotrosnegáramoswe denied
Vosotras / Vosotrosnegaraisyou (plural) denied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesnegaranthey denied,

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Negar 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, "negare", meaning "I will deny".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YonegareI will deny
negaresyou will deny
Ella / Él / Ustednegares/he will deny, you (formal) will deny
Nosotras / Nosotrosnegáremoswe will deny
Vosotras / Vosotrosnegareisyou (plural) will deny
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesnegarenthey will deny,

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Negar 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 negado", meaning "I have denied".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya negadoI have denied
hayas negadoyou have denied
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya negados/he has denied, you (formal) have denied
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos negadowe have denied
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis negadoyou (plural) have denied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan negadothey have denied,

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Negar 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 negado", meaning "I had denied".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera negadoI had denied
hubieras negadoyou had denied
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera negados/he had denied, you (formal) had denied
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos negadowe had denied
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais negadoyou (plural) had denied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran negadothey had denied,

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Negar 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 negado", meaning "I will have denied".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere negadoI will have denied
hubieres negadoyou will have denied
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere negados/he will have denied, you (formal) will have denied
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos negadowe will have denied
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis negadoyou (plural) will have denied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren negadothey will have denied,

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Imperative Tenses of Negar

Negar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "niegue", meaning "(to you formal) deny!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
niega (to you) deny!
Ella / Él / Ustedniegue (to you formal) deny!
Nosotras / Nosotrosneguemos let's deny!
Vosotras / Vosotrosnegad(to you plural) deny!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesnieguen (to you plural formal) deny!

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Negar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no niegue", meaning "(to you formal) don't deny!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no niegues (to you) don't deny!
Ella / Él / Ustedno niegue (to you formal) don't deny!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno neguemos let's not deny!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno neguéis (to you plural) don't deny!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno nieguen (to you plural formal) don't deny!

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