How to conjugate Presentar in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Presentar
- Presentar in the Indicative Present
- Presentar in the Indicative Preterite
- Presentar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Presentar in the Indicative Future
- Presentar in the Indicative Conditional
- Presentar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Presentar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Presentar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Presentar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Presentar
- Presentar in the Subjunctive Present
- Presentar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Presentar in the Subjunctive Future
- Presentar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Presentar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Presentar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Presentar
- Presentar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Presentar in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Presentar is the Spanish verb for to present. It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | presentar | to present |
| Past participle | presentado | presented |
| Gerund | presentando | presenting |
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Indicative Tenses of Presentar
Presentar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of presentar 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, "presento", meaning "I present".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presento | I present |
| Tú | presentas | you present |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presenta | s/he present, you (formal) present |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentamos | we present |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentáis | you (plural) present |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presentan | they present, you (plural formal) present |
Presentar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of presentar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "presenté", meaning "I presented".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presenté | I presented |
| Tú | presentaste | you presented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presentó | s/he presented, you (formal) presented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentamos | we presented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentasteis | you (plural) presented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presentaron | they presented, you (plural formal) presented |
Presentar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of presentar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "presentaba", meaning "I used to present".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presentaba | I used to present |
| Tú | presentabas | you used to present |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presentaba | s/he used to present, you (formal) used to present |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentábamos | we used to present |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentabais | you (plural) used to present |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presentaban | they used to present, you (plural formal) used to present |
Presentar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of presentar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "presentaré", meaning "I will present".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presentaré | I will present |
| Tú | presentarás | you will present |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presentará | s/he will present, you (formal) will present |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentaremos | we will present |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentaréis | you (plural) will present |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presentarán | they will present, you (plural formal) will present |
Presentar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of presentar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "presentaría", meaning "I would present".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presentaría | I would present |
| Tú | presentarías | you would present |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presentaría | s/he would present, you (formal) would present |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentaríamos | we would present |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentaríais | you (plural) would present |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presentarían | they would present, you (plural formal) would present |
Presentar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of presentar 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 presentado", meaning "I have presented".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he presentado | I have presented |
| Tú | has presentado | you have presented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha presentado | s/he has presented, you (formal) have presented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos presentado | we have presented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis presentado | you (plural) have presented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han presentado | they have presented, you (plural formal) have presented |
Presentar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of presentar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había presentado", meaning "I had presented".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había presentado | I had presented |
| Tú | habías presentado | you had presented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había presentado | s/he had presented, you (formal) had presented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos presentado | we had presented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais presentado | you (plural) had presented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían presentado | they had presented, you (plural formal) had presented |
Presentar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of presentar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré presentado", meaning "I will have presented".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré presentado | I will have presented |
| Tú | habrás presentado | you will have presented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá presentado | s/he will have presented, you (formal) will have presented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos presentado | we will have presented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis presentado | you (plural) will have presented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán presentado | they will have presented, you (plural formal) will have presented |
Presentar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of presentar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría presentado", meaning "I would have presented".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría presentado | I would have presented |
| Tú | habrías presentado | you would have presented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría presentado | s/he would have presented, you (formal) would have presented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos presentado | we would have presented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais presentado | you (plural) would have presented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían presentado | they would have presented, you (plural formal) would have presented |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Presentar
Presentar 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, "presente", meaning "I present".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presente | I present |
| Tú | presentes | you present |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presente | s/he present, you (formal) present |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentemos | we present |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentéis | you (plural) present |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presenten | they present, you (plural formal) present |
Presentar 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, "presentara", meaning "I presented".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presentara | I presented |
| Tú | presentaras | you presented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presentara | s/he presented, you (formal) presented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentáramos | we presented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentarais | you (plural) presented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presentaran | they presented, you (plural formal) presented |
Presentar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "presentare", meaning "I will present".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presentare | I will present |
| Tú | presentares | you will present |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presentare | s/he will present, you (formal) will present |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentáremos | we will present |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentareis | you (plural) will present |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presentaren | they will present, you (plural formal) will present |
Presentar 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 presentado", meaning "I have presented".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya presentado | I have presented |
| Tú | hayas presentado | you have presented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya presentado | s/he has presented, you (formal) have presented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos presentado | we have presented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis presentado | you (plural) have presented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan presentado | they have presented, you (plural formal) have presented |
Presentar 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 presentado", meaning "I had presented".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera presentado | I had presented |
| Tú | hubieras presentado | you had presented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera presentado | s/he had presented, you (formal) had presented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos presentado | we had presented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais presentado | you (plural) had presented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran presentado | they had presented, you (plural formal) had presented |
Presentar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere presentado", meaning "I will have presented".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere presentado | I will have presented |
| Tú | hubieres presentado | you will have presented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere presentado | s/he will have presented, you (formal) will have presented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos presentado | we will have presented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis presentado | you (plural) will have presented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren presentado | they will have presented, you (plural formal) will have presented |
Imperative Tenses of Presentar
Presentar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "presente", meaning "(to you formal) present!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | presenta | (to you) present! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presente | (to you formal) present! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentemos | (to we) present! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentad | (to you plural) present! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presenten | (to you plural formal) present! |
Presentar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no presente", meaning "(to you formal) don't present!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no presentes | (to you) don't present! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no presente | (to you formal) don't present! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no presentemos | (to we) don't present! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no presentéis | (to you plural) don't present! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no presenten | (to you plural formal) don't present! |
Example sentences and usage
- Ella se presentó a la reunión por petición del presidente. She attended the meeting at the request of the chairman.
- Ella se presentó a la reunión por petición del presidente. She attended the meeting at the request of the chairman.
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