How to conjugate Participar in Spanish
To participate Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Participar
- Participar in the Indicative Present
- Participar in the Indicative Preterite
- Participar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Participar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Participar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Participar in the Indicative Future
- Participar in the Indicative Conditional
- Participar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Participar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Participar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Participar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Participar
- Imperative tenses of Participar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Participar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Participar is the Spanish verb for "to participate". 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 | participar | to participate |
| Past participle | participado | participated |
| Gerund | participando | participating |
Indicative Tenses of Participar
Participar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of participar 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, "participo", meaning "I participate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | participo | I participate |
| Tú | participas | you participate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | participa | s/he participates, you (formal) participate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | participamos | we participate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | participáis | you (plural) participate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | participan | they participate, |
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Participar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of participar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "participé", meaning "I participated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | participé | I participated |
| Tú | participaste | you participated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | participó | s/he participated, you (formal) participated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | participamos | we participated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | participasteis | you (plural) participated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | participaron | they participated, |
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Participar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of participar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "participaba", meaning "I used to participate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | participaba | I used to participate |
| Tú | participabas | you used to participate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | participaba | s/he used to participate, you (formal) used to participate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | participábamos | we used to participate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | participabais | you (plural) used to participate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | participaban | they used to participate, |
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Participar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of participar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy participando", meaning "I am participating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy participando | I am participating |
| Tú | estás participando | you are participating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está participando | s/he is participating, you (formal) are participating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos participando | we are participating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis participando | you (plural) are participating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están participando | they are participating, |
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Participar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of participar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a participar", meaning "I am going to participate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a participar | I am going to participate |
| Tú | vas a participar | you are going to participate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a participar | s/he is going to participate, you (formal) are going to participate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a participar | we are going to participate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a participar | you (plural) are going to participate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a participar | they are going to participate, |
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Participar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of participar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "participaré", meaning "I will participate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | participaré | I will participate |
| Tú | participarás | you will participate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | participará | s/he will participate, you (formal) will participate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | participaremos | we will participate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | participaréis | you (plural) will participate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | participarán | they will participate, |
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Participar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of participar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "participaría", meaning "I would participate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | participaría | I would participate |
| Tú | participarías | you would participate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | participaría | s/he would participate, you (formal) would participate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | participaríamos | we would participate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | participaríais | you (plural) would participate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | participarían | they would participate, |
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Participar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of participar 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 participado", meaning "I have participated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he participado | I have participated |
| Tú | has participado | you have participated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha participado | s/he has participated, you (formal) have participated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos participado | we have participated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis participado | you (plural) have participated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han participado | they have participated, |
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Participar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of participar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había participado", meaning "I had participated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había participado | I had participated |
| Tú | habías participado | you had participated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había participado | s/he had participated, you (formal) had participated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos participado | we had participated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais participado | you (plural) had participated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían participado | they had participated, |
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Participar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of participar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré participado", meaning "I will have participated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré participado | I will have participated |
| Tú | habrás participado | you will have participated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá participado | s/he will have participated, you (formal) will have participated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos participado | we will have participated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis participado | you (plural) will have participated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán participado | they will have participated, |
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Participar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of participar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría participado", meaning "I would have participated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría participado | I would have participated |
| Tú | habrías participado | you would have participated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría participado | s/he would have participated, you (formal) would have participated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos participado | we would have participated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais participado | you (plural) would have participated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían participado | they would have participated, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Participar
Participar 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, "participe", meaning "I participate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | participe | I participate |
| Tú | participes | you participate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | participe | s/he participates, you (formal) participate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | participemos | we participate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | participéis | you (plural) participate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | participen | they participate, |
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Participar 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, "participara", meaning "I participated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | participara | I participated |
| Tú | participaras | you participated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | participara | s/he participated, you (formal) participated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | participáramos | we participated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | participarais | you (plural) participated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | participaran | they participated, |
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Participar 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, "participare", meaning "I will participate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | participare | I will participate |
| Tú | participares | you will participate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | participare | s/he will participate, you (formal) will participate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | participáremos | we will participate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | participareis | you (plural) will participate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | participaren | they will participate, |
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Participar 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 participado", meaning "I have participated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya participado | I have participated |
| Tú | hayas participado | you have participated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya participado | s/he has participated, you (formal) have participated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos participado | we have participated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis participado | you (plural) have participated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan participado | they have participated, |
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Participar 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 participado", meaning "I had participated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera participado | I had participated |
| Tú | hubieras participado | you had participated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera participado | s/he had participated, you (formal) had participated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos participado | we had participated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais participado | you (plural) had participated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran participado | they had participated, |
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Participar 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 participado", meaning "I will have participated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere participado | I will have participated |
| Tú | hubieres participado | you will have participated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere participado | s/he will have participated, you (formal) will have participated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos participado | we will have participated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis participado | you (plural) will have participated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren participado | they will have participated, |
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Imperative Tenses of Participar
Participar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "participe", meaning "(to you formal) participate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | participa | (to you) participate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | participe | (to you formal) participate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | participemos | let's participate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | participad | (to you plural) participate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | participen | (to you plural formal) participate! |
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Participar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no participe", meaning "(to you formal) don't participate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no participes | (to you) don't participate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no participe | (to you formal) don't participate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no participemos | let's not participate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no participéis | (to you plural) don't participate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no participen | (to you plural formal) don't participate! |
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