Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Propiciar in Spanish
propiciar to promote, to cause Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Propiciar (to promote, to cause) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: propicio, propicias, propicia, propiciamos, propiciáis, propician. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- propiciado promoted
- Gerund
- propiciando promoting
- Similar
- causar, fomentar, potenciar, promocionar, promover
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Propiciar
- Propiciar in the Indicative Present
- Propiciar in the Indicative Preterite
- Propiciar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Propiciar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Propiciar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Propiciar in the Indicative Future
- Propiciar in the Indicative Conditional
- Propiciar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Propiciar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Propiciar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Propiciar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Propiciar
- Imperative tenses of Propiciar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Propiciar
Propiciar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of propiciar 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, “propicio”, meaning “I promote”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propicio | I promote |
| Tú | propicias | you promote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propicia | s/he promotes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propiciamos | we promote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propiciáis | you (plural) promote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propician | they promote |
How it’s built: Regular: stem propici- plus the -ar endings.
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Propiciar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of propiciar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “propicié”, meaning “I promoted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propicié | I promoted |
| Tú | propiciaste | you promoted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propició | s/he promoted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propiciamos | we promoted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propiciasteis | you (plural) promoted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propiciaron | they promoted |
How it’s built: Regular: stem propici- plus the -ar endings.
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Propiciar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of propiciar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “propiciaba”, meaning “I used to promote”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propiciaba | I used to promote |
| Tú | propiciabas | you used to promote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propiciaba | s/he used to promote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propiciábamos | we used to promote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propiciabais | you (plural) used to promote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propiciaban | they used to promote |
How it’s built: Regular: stem propici- plus the -ar endings.
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Propiciar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of propiciar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy propiciando”, meaning “I am promoting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy propiciando | I am promoting |
| Tú | estás propiciando | you are promoting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está propiciando | s/he is promoting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos propiciando | we are promoting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis propiciando | you (plural) are promoting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están propiciando | they are promoting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund propiciando.
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Propiciar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of propiciar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a propiciar”, meaning “I am going to promote”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a propiciar | I am going to promote |
| Tú | vas a propiciar | you are going to promote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a propiciar | s/he is going to promote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a propiciar | we are going to promote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a propiciar | you (plural) are going to promote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a propiciar | they are going to promote |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive propiciar.
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Propiciar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of propiciar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “propiciaré”, meaning “I will promote”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propiciaré | I will promote |
| Tú | propiciarás | you will promote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propiciará | s/he will promote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propiciaremos | we will promote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propiciaréis | you (plural) will promote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propiciarán | they will promote |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive propiciar plus the future endings.
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Propiciar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of propiciar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “propiciaría”, meaning “I would promote”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propiciaría | I would promote |
| Tú | propiciarías | you would promote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propiciaría | s/he would promote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propiciaríamos | we would promote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propiciaríais | you (plural) would promote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propiciarían | they would promote |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive propiciar plus the conditional endings.
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Propiciar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of propiciar 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 propiciado”, meaning “I have promoted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he propiciado | I have promoted |
| Tú | has propiciado | you have promoted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha propiciado | s/he has promoted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos propiciado | we have promoted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis propiciado | you (plural) have promoted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han propiciado | they have promoted |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle propiciado.
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Propiciar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of propiciar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había propiciado”, meaning “I had promoted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había propiciado | I had promoted |
| Tú | habías propiciado | you had promoted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había propiciado | s/he had promoted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos propiciado | we had promoted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais propiciado | you (plural) had promoted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían propiciado | they had promoted |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle propiciado.
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Propiciar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of propiciar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré propiciado”, meaning “I will have promoted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré propiciado | I will have promoted |
| Tú | habrás propiciado | you will have promoted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá propiciado | s/he will have promoted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos propiciado | we will have promoted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis propiciado | you (plural) will have promoted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán propiciado | they will have promoted |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle propiciado.
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Propiciar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of propiciar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría propiciado”, meaning “I would have promoted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría propiciado | I would have promoted |
| Tú | habrías propiciado | you would have promoted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría propiciado | s/he would have promoted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos propiciado | we would have promoted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais propiciado | you (plural) would have promoted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían propiciado | they would have promoted |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle propiciado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Propiciar
Propiciar 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, “propicie”, meaning “I promote”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propicie | I promote |
| Tú | propicies | you promote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propicie | s/he promotes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propiciemos | we promote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propiciéis | you (plural) promote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propicien | they promote |
How it’s built: Regular: stem propici- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Propiciar 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, “propiciara”, meaning “I promoted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propiciara | I promoted |
| Tú | propiciaras | you promoted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propiciara | s/he promoted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propiciáramos | we promoted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propiciarais | you (plural) promoted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propiciaran | they promoted |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, propiciaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (propiciáramos).
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Propiciar 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, “propiciare”, meaning “I will promote”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propiciare | I will promote |
| Tú | propiciares | you will promote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propiciare | s/he will promote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propiciáremos | we will promote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propiciareis | you (plural) will promote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propiciaren | they will promote |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, propiciaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (propiciáremos).
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Propiciar 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 propiciado”, meaning “I have promoted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya propiciado | I have promoted |
| Tú | hayas propiciado | you have promoted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya propiciado | s/he has promoted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos propiciado | we have promoted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis propiciado | you (plural) have promoted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan propiciado | they have promoted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle propiciado.
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Propiciar 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 propiciado”, meaning “I had promoted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera propiciado | I had promoted |
| Tú | hubieras propiciado | you had promoted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera propiciado | s/he had promoted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos propiciado | we had promoted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais propiciado | you (plural) had promoted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran propiciado | they had promoted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle propiciado.
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Propiciar 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 propiciado”, meaning “I will have promoted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere propiciado | I will have promoted |
| Tú | hubieres propiciado | you will have promoted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere propiciado | s/he will have promoted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos propiciado | we will have promoted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis propiciado | you (plural) will have promoted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren propiciado | they will have promoted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle propiciado.
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Imperative tenses of Propiciar
Propiciar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “propicie”, meaning “(to you formal) promote!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | propicia | (to you) promote! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propicie | (to you formal) promote! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propiciemos | let's promote! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propiciad | (to you plural) promote! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propicien | (to you plural formal) promote! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (propicia); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (propicie, propiciemos, propicien); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (propiciad).
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Propiciar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no propicie”, meaning “(to you formal) don't promote!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no propicies | (to you) don't promote! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no propicie | (to you formal) don't promote! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no propiciemos | let's not promote! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no propiciéis | (to you plural) don't promote! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no propicien | (to you plural formal) don't promote! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no propicies, no propicie, no propiciemos, no propiciéis, no propicien.
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Frequently asked questions about Propiciar
Is propiciar a regular or irregular verb?
Propiciar 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 propiciar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), propiciar is conjugated as: yo propicio, tú propicias, él/ella/usted propicia, nosotros propiciamos, vosotros propiciáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes propician. 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 propiciar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), propiciar is conjugated as: yo propicié, tú propiciaste, él/ella/usted propició, nosotros propiciamos, vosotros propiciasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes propiciaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate propiciar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), propiciar is conjugated as: yo propiciaba, tú propiciabas, él/ella/usted propiciaba, nosotros propiciábamos, vosotros propiciabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes propiciaban. 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 propiciar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), propiciar is conjugated as: yo propiciaré, tú propiciarás, él/ella/usted propiciará, nosotros propiciaremos, vosotros propiciaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes propiciarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate propiciar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), propiciar is conjugated as: yo propicie, tú propicies, él/ella/usted propicie, nosotros propiciemos, vosotros propiciéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes propicien. 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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