How to conjugate Significar in Spanish
To mean, to signify Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Significar
- Significar in the Indicative Present
- Significar in the Indicative Preterite
- Significar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Significar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Significar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Significar in the Indicative Future
- Significar in the Indicative Conditional
- Significar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Significar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Significar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Significar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Significar
- Imperative tenses of Significar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Significar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Significar is the Spanish verb for "to mean, to signify". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | significar | to mean, to signify |
| Past participle | significado | meant |
| Gerund | significando | meaning |
Indicative Tenses of Significar
Significar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of significar 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, "significo", meaning "I mean".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | significo | I mean |
| Tú | significas | you mean |
| Ella / Él / Usted | significa | s/he means, you (formal) mean |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | significamos | we mean |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | significáis | you (plural) mean |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | significan | they mean, you (plural formal) mean |
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Significar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of significar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "signifiqué", meaning "I meant".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | signifiqué | I meant |
| Tú | significaste | you meant |
| Ella / Él / Usted | significó | s/he meant, you (formal) meant |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | significamos | we meant |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | significasteis | you (plural) meant |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | significaron | they meant, you (plural formal) meant |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Significar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of significar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "significaba", meaning "I used to mean".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | significaba | I used to mean |
| Tú | significabas | you used to mean |
| Ella / Él / Usted | significaba | s/he used to mean, you (formal) used to mean |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | significábamos | we used to mean |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | significabais | you (plural) used to mean |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | significaban | they used to mean, you (plural formal) used to mean |
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Significar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of significar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy significando", meaning "I am meaning".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy significando | I am meaning |
| Tú | estás significando | you are meaning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está significando | s/he is meaning, you (formal) are meaning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos significando | we are meaning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis significando | you (plural) are meaning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están significando | they are meaning, you (plural formal) are meaning |
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Significar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of significar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a significar", meaning "I am going to mean".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a significar | I am going to mean |
| Tú | vas a significar | you are going to mean |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a significar | s/he is going to mean, you (formal) are going to mean |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a significar | we are going to mean |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a significar | you (plural) are going to mean |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a significar | they are going to mean, you (plural formal) are going to mean |
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Significar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of significar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "significaré", meaning "I will mean".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | significaré | I will mean |
| Tú | significarás | you will mean |
| Ella / Él / Usted | significará | s/he will mean, you (formal) will mean |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | significaremos | we will mean |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | significaréis | you (plural) will mean |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | significarán | they will mean, you (plural formal) will mean |
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Significar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of significar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "significaría", meaning "I would mean".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | significaría | I would mean |
| Tú | significarías | you would mean |
| Ella / Él / Usted | significaría | s/he would mean, you (formal) would mean |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | significaríamos | we would mean |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | significaríais | you (plural) would mean |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | significarían | they would mean, you (plural formal) would mean |
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Significar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of significar 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 significado", meaning "I have meant".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he significado | I have meant |
| Tú | has significado | you have meant |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha significado | s/he has meant, you (formal) have meant |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos significado | we have meant |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis significado | you (plural) have meant |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han significado | they have meant, you (plural formal) have meant |
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Significar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of significar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había significado", meaning "I had meant".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había significado | I had meant |
| Tú | habías significado | you had meant |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había significado | s/he had meant, you (formal) had meant |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos significado | we had meant |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais significado | you (plural) had meant |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían significado | they had meant, you (plural formal) had meant |
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Significar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of significar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré significado", meaning "I will have meant".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré significado | I will have meant |
| Tú | habrás significado | you will have meant |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá significado | s/he will have meant, you (formal) will have meant |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos significado | we will have meant |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis significado | you (plural) will have meant |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán significado | they will have meant, you (plural formal) will have meant |
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Significar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of significar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría significado", meaning "I would have meant".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría significado | I would have meant |
| Tú | habrías significado | you would have meant |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría significado | s/he would have meant, you (formal) would have meant |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos significado | we would have meant |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais significado | you (plural) would have meant |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían significado | they would have meant, you (plural formal) would have meant |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Significar
Significar 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, "signifique", meaning "I mean".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | signifique | I mean |
| Tú | signifiques | you mean |
| Ella / Él / Usted | signifique | s/he means, you (formal) mean |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | signifiquemos | we mean |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | signifiquéis | you (plural) mean |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | signifiquen | they mean, you (plural formal) mean |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Significar 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, "significara", meaning "I meant".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | significara | I meant |
| Tú | significaras | you meant |
| Ella / Él / Usted | significara | s/he meant, you (formal) meant |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | significáramos | we meant |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | significarais | you (plural) meant |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | significaran | they meant, you (plural formal) meant |
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Significar 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, "significare", meaning "I will mean".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | significare | I will mean |
| Tú | significares | you will mean |
| Ella / Él / Usted | significare | s/he will mean, you (formal) will mean |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | significáremos | we will mean |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | significareis | you (plural) will mean |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | significaren | they will mean, you (plural formal) will mean |
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Significar 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 significado", meaning "I have meant".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya significado | I have meant |
| Tú | hayas significado | you have meant |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya significado | s/he has meant, you (formal) have meant |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos significado | we have meant |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis significado | you (plural) have meant |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan significado | they have meant, you (plural formal) have meant |
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Significar 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 significado", meaning "I had meant".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera significado | I had meant |
| Tú | hubieras significado | you had meant |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera significado | s/he had meant, you (formal) had meant |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos significado | we had meant |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais significado | you (plural) had meant |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran significado | they had meant, you (plural formal) had meant |
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Significar 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 significado", meaning "I will have meant".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere significado | I will have meant |
| Tú | hubieres significado | you will have meant |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere significado | s/he will have meant, you (formal) will have meant |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos significado | we will have meant |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis significado | you (plural) will have meant |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren significado | they will have meant, you (plural formal) will have meant |
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Imperative Tenses of Significar
Significar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "signifique", meaning "(to you formal) mean!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | significa | (to you) mean! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | signifique | (to you formal) mean! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | signifiquemos | let's mean! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | significad | (to you plural) mean! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | signifiquen | (to you plural formal) mean! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Significar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no signifique", meaning "(to you formal) don't mean!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no signifiques | (to you) don't mean! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no signifique | (to you formal) don't mean! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no signifiquemos | let's not mean! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no signifiquéis | (to you plural) don't mean! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no signifiquen | (to you plural formal) don't mean! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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