Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Orientar in Spanish
To orientate Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Orientar (to orientate) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: oriento, orientas, orienta, orientamos, orientáis, orientan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Orientar
- Orientar in the Indicative Present
- Orientar in the Indicative Preterite
- Orientar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Orientar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Orientar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Orientar in the Indicative Future
- Orientar in the Indicative Conditional
- Orientar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Orientar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Orientar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Orientar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Orientar
- Imperative tenses of Orientar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Orientar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Orientar is the Spanish verb for "to orientate". 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 | orientar | to orientate |
| Past participle | orientado | orientated |
| Gerund | orientando | orientating |
Indicative Tenses of Orientar
Orientar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of orientar 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, "oriento", meaning "I orientate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | oriento | I orientate |
| Tú | orientas | you orientate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | orienta | s/he orientates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | orientamos | we orientate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | orientáis | you (plural) orientate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | orientan | they orientate |
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Orientar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of orientar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "orienté", meaning "I orientated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | orienté | I orientated |
| Tú | orientaste | you orientated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | orientó | s/he orientated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | orientamos | we orientated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | orientasteis | you (plural) orientated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | orientaron | they orientated |
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Orientar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of orientar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "orientaba", meaning "I used to orientate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | orientaba | I used to orientate |
| Tú | orientabas | you used to orientate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | orientaba | s/he used to orientate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | orientábamos | we used to orientate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | orientabais | you (plural) used to orientate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | orientaban | they used to orientate |
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Orientar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of orientar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy orientando", meaning "I am orientating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy orientando | I am orientating |
| Tú | estás orientando | you are orientating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está orientando | s/he is orientating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos orientando | we are orientating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis orientando | you (plural) are orientating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están orientando | they are orientating |
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Orientar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of orientar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a orientar", meaning "I am going to orientate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a orientar | I am going to orientate |
| Tú | vas a orientar | you are going to orientate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a orientar | s/he is going to orientate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a orientar | we are going to orientate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a orientar | you (plural) are going to orientate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a orientar | they are going to orientate |
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Orientar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of orientar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "orientaré", meaning "I will orientate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | orientaré | I will orientate |
| Tú | orientarás | you will orientate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | orientará | s/he will orientate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | orientaremos | we will orientate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | orientaréis | you (plural) will orientate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | orientarán | they will orientate |
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Orientar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of orientar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "orientaría", meaning "I would orientate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | orientaría | I would orientate |
| Tú | orientarías | you would orientate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | orientaría | s/he would orientate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | orientaríamos | we would orientate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | orientaríais | you (plural) would orientate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | orientarían | they would orientate |
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Orientar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of orientar 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 orientado", meaning "I have orientated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he orientado | I have orientated |
| Tú | has orientado | you have orientated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha orientado | s/he has orientated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos orientado | we have orientated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis orientado | you (plural) have orientated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han orientado | they have orientated |
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Orientar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of orientar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había orientado", meaning "I had orientated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había orientado | I had orientated |
| Tú | habías orientado | you had orientated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había orientado | s/he had orientated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos orientado | we had orientated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais orientado | you (plural) had orientated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían orientado | they had orientated |
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Orientar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of orientar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré orientado", meaning "I will have orientated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré orientado | I will have orientated |
| Tú | habrás orientado | you will have orientated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá orientado | s/he will have orientated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos orientado | we will have orientated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis orientado | you (plural) will have orientated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán orientado | they will have orientated |
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Orientar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of orientar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría orientado", meaning "I would have orientated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría orientado | I would have orientated |
| Tú | habrías orientado | you would have orientated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría orientado | s/he would have orientated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos orientado | we would have orientated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais orientado | you (plural) would have orientated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían orientado | they would have orientated |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Orientar
Orientar 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, "oriente", meaning "I orientate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | oriente | I orientate |
| Tú | orientes | you orientate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | oriente | s/he orientates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | orientemos | we orientate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | orientéis | you (plural) orientate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | orienten | they orientate |
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Orientar 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, "orientara", meaning "I orientated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | orientara | I orientated |
| Tú | orientaras | you orientated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | orientara | s/he orientated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | orientáramos | we orientated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | orientarais | you (plural) orientated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | orientaran | they orientated |
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Orientar 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, "orientare", meaning "I will orientate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | orientare | I will orientate |
| Tú | orientares | you will orientate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | orientare | s/he will orientate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | orientáremos | we will orientate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | orientareis | you (plural) will orientate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | orientaren | they will orientate |
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Orientar 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 orientado", meaning "I have orientated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya orientado | I have orientated |
| Tú | hayas orientado | you have orientated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya orientado | s/he has orientated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos orientado | we have orientated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis orientado | you (plural) have orientated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan orientado | they have orientated |
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Orientar 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 orientado", meaning "I had orientated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera orientado | I had orientated |
| Tú | hubieras orientado | you had orientated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera orientado | s/he had orientated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos orientado | we had orientated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais orientado | you (plural) had orientated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran orientado | they had orientated |
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Orientar 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 orientado", meaning "I will have orientated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere orientado | I will have orientated |
| Tú | hubieres orientado | you will have orientated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere orientado | s/he will have orientated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos orientado | we will have orientated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis orientado | you (plural) will have orientated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren orientado | they will have orientated |
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Imperative Tenses of Orientar
Orientar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "oriente", meaning "(to you formal) orientate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | orienta | (to you) orientate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | oriente | (to you formal) orientate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | orientemos | let's orientate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | orientad | (to you plural) orientate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | orienten | (to you plural formal) orientate! |
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Orientar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no oriente", meaning "(to you formal) don't orientate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no orientes | (to you) don't orientate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no oriente | (to you formal) don't orientate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no orientemos | let's not orientate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no orientéis | (to you plural) don't orientate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no orienten | (to you plural formal) don't orientate! |
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Frequently asked questions about Orientar
Is orientar a regular or irregular verb?
Orientar 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 orientar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), orientar is conjugated as: yo oriento, tú orientas, él/ella/usted orienta, nosotros orientamos, vosotros orientáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes orientan. 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 orientar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), orientar is conjugated as: yo orienté, tú orientaste, él/ella/usted orientó, nosotros orientamos, vosotros orientasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes orientaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate orientar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), orientar is conjugated as: yo orientaba, tú orientabas, él/ella/usted orientaba, nosotros orientábamos, vosotros orientabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes orientaban. 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 orientar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), orientar is conjugated as: yo orientaré, tú orientarás, él/ella/usted orientará, nosotros orientaremos, vosotros orientaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes orientarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate orientar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), orientar is conjugated as: yo oriente, tú orientes, él/ella/usted oriente, nosotros orientemos, vosotros orientéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes orienten. 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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