Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Nombrar in Spanish
nombrar to name Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Nombrar (to name) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: nombro, nombras, nombra, nombramos, nombráis, nombran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- nombrado named
- Gerund
- nombrando naming
- Similar
- apellidar, denominar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Nombrar
- Nombrar in the Indicative Present
- Nombrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Nombrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Nombrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Nombrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Nombrar in the Indicative Future
- Nombrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Nombrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Nombrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Nombrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Nombrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Nombrar
- Imperative tenses of Nombrar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Nombrar
Nombrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of nombrar 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, “nombro”, meaning “I name”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | nombro | I name |
| Tú | nombras | you name |
| Ella / Él / Usted | nombra | s/he names |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nombramos | we name |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | nombráis | you (plural) name |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | nombran | they name |
How it’s built: Regular: stem nombr- plus the -ar endings.
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Nombrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of nombrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “nombré”, meaning “I named”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | nombré | I named |
| Tú | nombraste | you named |
| Ella / Él / Usted | nombró | s/he named |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nombramos | we named |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | nombrasteis | you (plural) named |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | nombraron | they named |
How it’s built: Regular: stem nombr- plus the -ar endings.
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Nombrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of nombrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “nombraba”, meaning “I used to name”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | nombraba | I used to name |
| Tú | nombrabas | you used to name |
| Ella / Él / Usted | nombraba | s/he used to name |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nombrábamos | we used to name |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | nombrabais | you (plural) used to name |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | nombraban | they used to name |
How it’s built: Regular: stem nombr- plus the -ar endings.
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Nombrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of nombrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy nombrando”, meaning “I am naming”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy nombrando | I am naming |
| Tú | estás nombrando | you are naming |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está nombrando | s/he is naming |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos nombrando | we are naming |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis nombrando | you (plural) are naming |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están nombrando | they are naming |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund nombrando.
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Nombrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of nombrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a nombrar”, meaning “I am going to name”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a nombrar | I am going to name |
| Tú | vas a nombrar | you are going to name |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a nombrar | s/he is going to name |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a nombrar | we are going to name |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a nombrar | you (plural) are going to name |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a nombrar | they are going to name |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive nombrar.
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Nombrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of nombrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “nombraré”, meaning “I will name”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | nombraré | I will name |
| Tú | nombrarás | you will name |
| Ella / Él / Usted | nombrará | s/he will name |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nombraremos | we will name |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | nombraréis | you (plural) will name |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | nombrarán | they will name |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive nombrar plus the future endings.
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Nombrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of nombrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “nombraría”, meaning “I would name”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | nombraría | I would name |
| Tú | nombrarías | you would name |
| Ella / Él / Usted | nombraría | s/he would name |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nombraríamos | we would name |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | nombraríais | you (plural) would name |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | nombrarían | they would name |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive nombrar plus the conditional endings.
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Nombrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of nombrar 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 nombrado”, meaning “I have named”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he nombrado | I have named |
| Tú | has nombrado | you have named |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha nombrado | s/he has named |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos nombrado | we have named |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis nombrado | you (plural) have named |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han nombrado | they have named |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle nombrado.
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Nombrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of nombrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había nombrado”, meaning “I had named”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había nombrado | I had named |
| Tú | habías nombrado | you had named |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había nombrado | s/he had named |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos nombrado | we had named |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais nombrado | you (plural) had named |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían nombrado | they had named |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle nombrado.
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Nombrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of nombrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré nombrado”, meaning “I will have named”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré nombrado | I will have named |
| Tú | habrás nombrado | you will have named |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá nombrado | s/he will have named |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos nombrado | we will have named |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis nombrado | you (plural) will have named |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán nombrado | they will have named |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle nombrado.
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Nombrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of nombrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría nombrado”, meaning “I would have named”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría nombrado | I would have named |
| Tú | habrías nombrado | you would have named |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría nombrado | s/he would have named |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos nombrado | we would have named |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais nombrado | you (plural) would have named |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían nombrado | they would have named |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle nombrado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Nombrar
Nombrar 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, “nombre”, meaning “I name”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | nombre | I name |
| Tú | nombres | you name |
| Ella / Él / Usted | nombre | s/he names |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nombremos | we name |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | nombréis | you (plural) name |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | nombren | they name |
How it’s built: Regular: stem nombr- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Nombrar 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, “nombrara”, meaning “I named”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | nombrara | I named |
| Tú | nombraras | you named |
| Ella / Él / Usted | nombrara | s/he named |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nombráramos | we named |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | nombrarais | you (plural) named |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | nombraran | they named |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, nombraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (nombráramos).
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Nombrar 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, “nombrare”, meaning “I will name”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | nombrare | I will name |
| Tú | nombrares | you will name |
| Ella / Él / Usted | nombrare | s/he will name |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nombráremos | we will name |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | nombrareis | you (plural) will name |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | nombraren | they will name |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, nombraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (nombráremos).
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Nombrar 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 nombrado”, meaning “I have named”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya nombrado | I have named |
| Tú | hayas nombrado | you have named |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya nombrado | s/he has named |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos nombrado | we have named |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis nombrado | you (plural) have named |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan nombrado | they have named |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle nombrado.
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Nombrar 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 nombrado”, meaning “I had named”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera nombrado | I had named |
| Tú | hubieras nombrado | you had named |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera nombrado | s/he had named |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos nombrado | we had named |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais nombrado | you (plural) had named |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran nombrado | they had named |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle nombrado.
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Nombrar 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 nombrado”, meaning “I will have named”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere nombrado | I will have named |
| Tú | hubieres nombrado | you will have named |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere nombrado | s/he will have named |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos nombrado | we will have named |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis nombrado | you (plural) will have named |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren nombrado | they will have named |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle nombrado.
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Imperative tenses of Nombrar
Nombrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “nombre”, meaning “(to you formal) name!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | nombra | (to you) name! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | nombre | (to you formal) name! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nombremos | let's name! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | nombrad | (to you plural) name! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | nombren | (to you plural formal) name! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (nombra); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (nombre, nombremos, nombren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (nombrad).
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Nombrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no nombre”, meaning “(to you formal) don't name!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no nombres | (to you) don't name! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no nombre | (to you formal) don't name! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nombremos | let's not name! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no nombréis | (to you plural) don't name! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no nombren | (to you plural formal) don't name! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no nombres, no nombre, no nombremos, no nombréis, no nombren.
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Frequently asked questions about Nombrar
Is nombrar a regular or irregular verb?
Nombrar 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 nombrar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), nombrar is conjugated as: yo nombro, tú nombras, él/ella/usted nombra, nosotros nombramos, vosotros nombráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes nombran. 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 nombrar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), nombrar is conjugated as: yo nombré, tú nombraste, él/ella/usted nombró, nosotros nombramos, vosotros nombrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes nombraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate nombrar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), nombrar is conjugated as: yo nombraba, tú nombrabas, él/ella/usted nombraba, nosotros nombrábamos, vosotros nombrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes nombraban. 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 nombrar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), nombrar is conjugated as: yo nombraré, tú nombrarás, él/ella/usted nombrará, nosotros nombraremos, vosotros nombraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes nombrarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate nombrar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), nombrar is conjugated as: yo nombre, tú nombres, él/ella/usted nombre, nosotros nombremos, vosotros nombréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes nombren. 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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