Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Penetrar in Spanish
penetrar to penetrate, to pierce Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Penetrar (to penetrate, to pierce) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: penetro, penetras, penetra, penetramos, penetráis, penetran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- penetrado penetrated
- Gerund
- penetrando penetrating
- Similar
- adentrarse, calar, agujerear
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Penetrar
- Penetrar in the Indicative Present
- Penetrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Penetrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Penetrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Penetrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Penetrar in the Indicative Future
- Penetrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Penetrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Penetrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Penetrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Penetrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Penetrar
- Imperative tenses of Penetrar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Penetrar
Penetrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of penetrar 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, “penetro”, meaning “I penetrate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | penetro | I penetrate |
| Tú | penetras | you penetrate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | penetra | s/he penetrates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | penetramos | we penetrate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | penetráis | you (plural) penetrate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | penetran | they penetrate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem penetr- plus the -ar endings.
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Penetrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of penetrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “penetré”, meaning “I penetrated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | penetré | I penetrated |
| Tú | penetraste | you penetrated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | penetró | s/he penetrated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | penetramos | we penetrated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | penetrasteis | you (plural) penetrated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | penetraron | they penetrated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem penetr- plus the -ar endings.
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Penetrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of penetrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “penetraba”, meaning “I used to penetrate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | penetraba | I used to penetrate |
| Tú | penetrabas | you used to penetrate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | penetraba | s/he used to penetrate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | penetrábamos | we used to penetrate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | penetrabais | you (plural) used to penetrate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | penetraban | they used to penetrate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem penetr- plus the -ar endings.
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Penetrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of penetrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy penetrando”, meaning “I am penetrating”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy penetrando | I am penetrating |
| Tú | estás penetrando | you are penetrating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está penetrando | s/he is penetrating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos penetrando | we are penetrating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis penetrando | you (plural) are penetrating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están penetrando | they are penetrating |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund penetrando.
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Penetrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of penetrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a penetrar”, meaning “I am going to penetrate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a penetrar | I am going to penetrate |
| Tú | vas a penetrar | you are going to penetrate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a penetrar | s/he is going to penetrate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a penetrar | we are going to penetrate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a penetrar | you (plural) are going to penetrate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a penetrar | they are going to penetrate |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive penetrar.
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Penetrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of penetrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “penetraré”, meaning “I will penetrate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | penetraré | I will penetrate |
| Tú | penetrarás | you will penetrate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | penetrará | s/he will penetrate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | penetraremos | we will penetrate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | penetraréis | you (plural) will penetrate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | penetrarán | they will penetrate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive penetrar plus the future endings.
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Penetrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of penetrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “penetraría”, meaning “I would penetrate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | penetraría | I would penetrate |
| Tú | penetrarías | you would penetrate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | penetraría | s/he would penetrate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | penetraríamos | we would penetrate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | penetraríais | you (plural) would penetrate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | penetrarían | they would penetrate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive penetrar plus the conditional endings.
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Penetrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of penetrar 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 penetrado”, meaning “I have penetrated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he penetrado | I have penetrated |
| Tú | has penetrado | you have penetrated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha penetrado | s/he has penetrated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos penetrado | we have penetrated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis penetrado | you (plural) have penetrated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han penetrado | they have penetrated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle penetrado.
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Penetrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of penetrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había penetrado”, meaning “I had penetrated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había penetrado | I had penetrated |
| Tú | habías penetrado | you had penetrated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había penetrado | s/he had penetrated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos penetrado | we had penetrated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais penetrado | you (plural) had penetrated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían penetrado | they had penetrated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle penetrado.
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Penetrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of penetrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré penetrado”, meaning “I will have penetrated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré penetrado | I will have penetrated |
| Tú | habrás penetrado | you will have penetrated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá penetrado | s/he will have penetrated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos penetrado | we will have penetrated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis penetrado | you (plural) will have penetrated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán penetrado | they will have penetrated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle penetrado.
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Penetrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of penetrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría penetrado”, meaning “I would have penetrated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría penetrado | I would have penetrated |
| Tú | habrías penetrado | you would have penetrated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría penetrado | s/he would have penetrated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos penetrado | we would have penetrated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais penetrado | you (plural) would have penetrated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían penetrado | they would have penetrated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle penetrado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Penetrar
Penetrar 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, “penetre”, meaning “I penetrate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | penetre | I penetrate |
| Tú | penetres | you penetrate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | penetre | s/he penetrates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | penetremos | we penetrate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | penetréis | you (plural) penetrate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | penetren | they penetrate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem penetr- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Penetrar 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, “penetrara”, meaning “I penetrated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | penetrara | I penetrated |
| Tú | penetraras | you penetrated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | penetrara | s/he penetrated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | penetráramos | we penetrated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | penetrarais | you (plural) penetrated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | penetraran | they penetrated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, penetraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (penetráramos).
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Penetrar 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, “penetrare”, meaning “I will penetrate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | penetrare | I will penetrate |
| Tú | penetrares | you will penetrate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | penetrare | s/he will penetrate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | penetráremos | we will penetrate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | penetrareis | you (plural) will penetrate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | penetraren | they will penetrate |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, penetraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (penetráremos).
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Penetrar 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 penetrado”, meaning “I have penetrated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya penetrado | I have penetrated |
| Tú | hayas penetrado | you have penetrated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya penetrado | s/he has penetrated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos penetrado | we have penetrated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis penetrado | you (plural) have penetrated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan penetrado | they have penetrated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle penetrado.
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Penetrar 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 penetrado”, meaning “I had penetrated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera penetrado | I had penetrated |
| Tú | hubieras penetrado | you had penetrated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera penetrado | s/he had penetrated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos penetrado | we had penetrated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais penetrado | you (plural) had penetrated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran penetrado | they had penetrated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle penetrado.
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Penetrar 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 penetrado”, meaning “I will have penetrated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere penetrado | I will have penetrated |
| Tú | hubieres penetrado | you will have penetrated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere penetrado | s/he will have penetrated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos penetrado | we will have penetrated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis penetrado | you (plural) will have penetrated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren penetrado | they will have penetrated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle penetrado.
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Imperative tenses of Penetrar
Penetrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “penetre”, meaning “(to you formal) penetrate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | penetra | (to you) penetrate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | penetre | (to you formal) penetrate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | penetremos | let's penetrate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | penetrad | (to you plural) penetrate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | penetren | (to you plural formal) penetrate! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (penetra); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (penetre, penetremos, penetren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (penetrad).
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Penetrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no penetre”, meaning “(to you formal) don't penetrate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no penetres | (to you) don't penetrate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no penetre | (to you formal) don't penetrate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no penetremos | let's not penetrate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no penetréis | (to you plural) don't penetrate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no penetren | (to you plural formal) don't penetrate! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no penetres, no penetre, no penetremos, no penetréis, no penetren.
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Frequently asked questions about Penetrar
Is penetrar a regular or irregular verb?
Penetrar 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 penetrar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), penetrar is conjugated as: yo penetro, tú penetras, él/ella/usted penetra, nosotros penetramos, vosotros penetráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes penetran. 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 penetrar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), penetrar is conjugated as: yo penetré, tú penetraste, él/ella/usted penetró, nosotros penetramos, vosotros penetrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes penetraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate penetrar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), penetrar is conjugated as: yo penetraba, tú penetrabas, él/ella/usted penetraba, nosotros penetrábamos, vosotros penetrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes penetraban. 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 penetrar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), penetrar is conjugated as: yo penetraré, tú penetrarás, él/ella/usted penetrará, nosotros penetraremos, vosotros penetraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes penetrarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate penetrar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), penetrar is conjugated as: yo penetre, tú penetres, él/ella/usted penetre, nosotros penetremos, vosotros penetréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes penetren. 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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