Ella Verbssituar to place, to position Irregular Verb
At a glance: Situar (to place, to position) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: sitúo, sitúas, sitúa, situamos, situáis, sitúan. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (sitúo, sitúas, sitúa, sitúan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (sitúe).

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The Indicative Present of situar 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, “sitúo”, meaning “I place”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sitúo | I place |
| Tú | sitúas | you place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sitúa | s/he places |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situamos | we place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situáis | you (plural) place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sitúan | they place |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (sitúo, sitúas, sitúa, sitúan); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of situar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “situé”, meaning “I placed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | situé | I placed |
| Tú | situaste | you placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | situó | s/he placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situamos | we placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situasteis | you (plural) placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | situaron | they placed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem situ- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Imperfect of situar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “situaba”, meaning “I used to place”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | situaba | I used to place |
| Tú | situabas | you used to place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | situaba | s/he used to place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situábamos | we used to place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situabais | you (plural) used to place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | situaban | they used to place |
How it’s built: Regular: stem situ- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of situar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy situando”, meaning “I am placing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy situando | I am placing |
| Tú | estás situando | you are placing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está situando | s/he is placing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos situando | we are placing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis situando | you (plural) are placing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están situando | they are placing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund situando.
The Indicative Informal Future of situar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a situar”, meaning “I am going to place”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a situar | I am going to place |
| Tú | vas a situar | you are going to place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a situar | s/he is going to place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a situar | we are going to place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a situar | you (plural) are going to place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a situar | they are going to place |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive situar.
The Indicative Future of situar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “situaré”, meaning “I will place”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | situaré | I will place |
| Tú | situarás | you will place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | situará | s/he will place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situaremos | we will place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situaréis | you (plural) will place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | situarán | they will place |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive situar plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of situar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “situaría”, meaning “I would place”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | situaría | I would place |
| Tú | situarías | you would place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | situaría | s/he would place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situaríamos | we would place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situaríais | you (plural) would place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | situarían | they would place |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive situar plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of situar 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 situado”, meaning “I have placed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he situado | I have placed |
| Tú | has situado | you have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha situado | s/he has placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos situado | we have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis situado | you (plural) have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han situado | they have placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle situado.
The Indicative Past Perfect of situar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había situado”, meaning “I had placed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había situado | I had placed |
| Tú | habías situado | you had placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había situado | s/he had placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos situado | we had placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais situado | you (plural) had placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían situado | they had placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle situado.
The Indicative Future Perfect of situar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré situado”, meaning “I will have placed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré situado | I will have placed |
| Tú | habrás situado | you will have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá situado | s/he will have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos situado | we will have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis situado | you (plural) will have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán situado | they will have placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle situado.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of situar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría situado”, meaning “I would have placed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría situado | I would have placed |
| Tú | habrías situado | you would have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría situado | s/he would have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos situado | we would have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais situado | you (plural) would have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían situado | they would have placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle situado.
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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, “sitúe”, meaning “I place”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sitúe | I place |
| Tú | sitúes | you place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sitúe | s/he places |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situemos | we place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situéis | you (plural) place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sitúen | they place |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, sitúo (sitúe, sitúes, sitúe, sitúen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “situara”, meaning “I placed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | situara | I placed |
| Tú | situaras | you placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | situara | s/he placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situáramos | we placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situarais | you (plural) placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | situaran | they placed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, situaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (situáramos).
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “situare”, meaning “I will place”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | situare | I will place |
| Tú | situares | you will place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | situare | s/he will place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situáremos | we will place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situareis | you (plural) will place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | situaren | they will place |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, situaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (situáremos).
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 situado”, meaning “I have placed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya situado | I have placed |
| Tú | hayas situado | you have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya situado | s/he has placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos situado | we have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis situado | you (plural) have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan situado | they have placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle situado.
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 situado”, meaning “I had placed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera situado | I had placed |
| Tú | hubieras situado | you had placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera situado | s/he had placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos situado | we had placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais situado | you (plural) had placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran situado | they had placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle situado.
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 situado”, meaning “I will have placed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere situado | I will have placed |
| Tú | hubieres situado | you will have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere situado | s/he will have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos situado | we will have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis situado | you (plural) will have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren situado | they will have placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle situado.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “sitúe”, meaning “(to you formal) place!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | sitúa | (to you) place! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sitúe | (to you formal) place! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situemos | let's place! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situad | (to you plural) place! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sitúen | (to you plural formal) place! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (sitúa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (sitúe, situemos, sitúen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (situad).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no sitúe”, meaning “(to you formal) don't place!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no sitúes | (to you) don't place! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no sitúe | (to you formal) don't place! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no situemos | let's not place! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no situéis | (to you plural) don't place! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no sitúen | (to you plural formal) don't place! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no sitúes, no sitúe, no situemos, no situéis, no sitúen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Situar is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (sitúo, sitúas, sitúa, sitúan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (sitúe).
In the present tense (presente), situar is conjugated as: yo sitúo, tú sitúas, él/ella/usted sitúa, nosotros situamos, vosotros situáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sitúan. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), situar is conjugated as: yo situé, tú situaste, él/ella/usted situó, nosotros situamos, vosotros situasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes situaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), situar is conjugated as: yo situaba, tú situabas, él/ella/usted situaba, nosotros situábamos, vosotros situabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes situaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), situar is conjugated as: yo situaré, tú situarás, él/ella/usted situará, nosotros situaremos, vosotros situaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes situarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), situar is conjugated as: yo sitúe, tú sitúes, él/ella/usted sitúe, nosotros situemos, vosotros situéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sitúen. 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.
Situar means ‘to place, to position’ and situarse means ‘to position (oneself)’. Situarse is the reflexive form of situar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo sitúo becomes me sitúo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so sitúa becomes sitúate.
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