Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Observar in Spanish
To observe Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Observar
- Observar in the Indicative Present
- Observar in the Indicative Preterite
- Observar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Observar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Observar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Observar in the Indicative Future
- Observar in the Indicative Conditional
- Observar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Observar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Observar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Observar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Observar
- Imperative tenses of Observar
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Introduction
Observar is the Spanish verb for "to observe". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | observar | to observe |
| Past participle | observado | observed |
| Gerund | observando | observing |
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Indicative Tenses of Observar
Observar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of observar 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, "observo", meaning "I observe".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | observo | I observe |
| Tú | observas | you observe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | observa | s/he observes, you (formal) observes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | observamos | we observe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | observáis | you (plural) observe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | observan | they observe, you (plural formal) observe |
Observar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of observar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "observé", meaning "I observed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | observé | I observed |
| Tú | observaste | you observed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | observó | s/he observed, you (formal) observed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | observamos | we observed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | observasteis | you (plural) observed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | observaron | they observed, you (plural formal) observed |
Observar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of observar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "observaba", meaning "I used to observe".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | observaba | I used to observe |
| Tú | observabas | you used to observe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | observaba | s/he used to observe, you (formal) used to observe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | observábamos | we used to observe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | observabais | you (plural) used to observe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | observaban | they used to observe, you (plural formal) used to observe |
Observar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of observar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy observando", meaning "I am observing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy observando | I am observing |
| Tú | estás observando | you are observing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está observando | s/he is observing, you (formal) are observing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos observando | we are observing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis observando | you (plural) are observing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están observando | they are observing, you (plural formal) are observing |
Observar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of observar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a observar", meaning "I am going to observe".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a observar | I am going to observe |
| Tú | vas a observar | you are going to observe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a observar | s/he is going to observe, you (formal) are going to observe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a observar | we are going to observe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a observar | you (plural) are going to observe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a observar | they are going to observe, you (plural formal) are going to observe |
Observar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of observar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "observaré", meaning "I will observe".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | observaré | I will observe |
| Tú | observarás | you will observe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | observará | s/he will observe, you (formal) will observe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | observaremos | we will observe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | observaréis | you (plural) will observe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | observarán | they will observe, you (plural formal) will observe |
Observar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of observar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "observaría", meaning "I would observe".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | observaría | I would observe |
| Tú | observarías | you would observe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | observaría | s/he would observe, you (formal) would observe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | observaríamos | we would observe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | observaríais | you (plural) would observe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | observarían | they would observe, you (plural formal) would observe |
Observar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of observar 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 observado", meaning "I have observed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he observado | I have observed |
| Tú | has observado | you have observed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha observado | s/he has observed, you (formal) have observed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos observado | we have observed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis observado | you (plural) have observed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han observado | they have observed, you (plural formal) have observed |
Observar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of observar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había observado", meaning "I had observed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había observado | I had observed |
| Tú | habías observado | you had observed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había observado | s/he had observed, you (formal) had observed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos observado | we had observed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais observado | you (plural) had observed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían observado | they had observed, you (plural formal) had observed |
Observar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of observar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré observado", meaning "I will have observed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré observado | I will have observed |
| Tú | habrás observado | you will have observed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá observado | s/he will have observed, you (formal) will have observed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos observado | we will have observed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis observado | you (plural) will have observed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán observado | they will have observed, you (plural formal) will have observed |
Observar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of observar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría observado", meaning "I would have observed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría observado | I would have observed |
| Tú | habrías observado | you would have observed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría observado | s/he would have observed, you (formal) would have observed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos observado | we would have observed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais observado | you (plural) would have observed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían observado | they would have observed, you (plural formal) would have observed |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Observar
Observar 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, "observe", meaning "I observe".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | observe | I observe |
| Tú | observes | you observe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | observe | s/he observes, you (formal) observes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | observemos | we observe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | observéis | you (plural) observe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | observen | they observe, you (plural formal) observe |
Observar 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, "observara", meaning "I observed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | observara | I observed |
| Tú | observaras | you observed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | observara | s/he observed, you (formal) observed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | observáramos | we observed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | observarais | you (plural) observed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | observaran | they observed, you (plural formal) observed |
Observar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "observare", meaning "I will observe".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | observare | I will observe |
| Tú | observares | you will observe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | observare | s/he will observe, you (formal) will observe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | observáremos | we will observe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | observareis | you (plural) will observe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | observaren | they will observe, you (plural formal) will observe |
Observar 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 observado", meaning "I have observed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya observado | I have observed |
| Tú | hayas observado | you have observed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya observado | s/he has observed, you (formal) have observed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos observado | we have observed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis observado | you (plural) have observed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan observado | they have observed, you (plural formal) have observed |
Observar 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 observado", meaning "I had observed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera observado | I had observed |
| Tú | hubieras observado | you had observed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera observado | s/he had observed, you (formal) had observed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos observado | we had observed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais observado | you (plural) had observed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran observado | they had observed, you (plural formal) had observed |
Observar 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. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "hubiere observado", meaning "I will have observed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere observado | I will have observed |
| Tú | hubieres observado | you will have observed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere observado | s/he will have observed, you (formal) will have observed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos observado | we will have observed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis observado | you (plural) will have observed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren observado | they will have observed, you (plural formal) will have observed |
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Imperative Tenses of Observar
Observar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "observe", meaning "(to you formal) observe!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | observa | (to you) observe! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | observe | (to you formal) observe! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | observemos | let's observe! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | observad | (to you plural) observe! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | observen | (to you plural formal) observe! |
Observar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no observe", meaning "(to you formal) don't observe!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no observes | (to you) don't observe! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no observe | (to you formal) don't observe! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no observemos | let's not observe! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no observéis | (to you plural) don't observe! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no observen | (to you plural formal) don't observe! |
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