Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Situar in Spanish
To place, to position Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Situar
- Situar in the Indicative Present
- Situar in the Indicative Preterite
- Situar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Situar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Situar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Situar in the Indicative Future
- Situar in the Indicative Conditional
- Situar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Situar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Situar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Situar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Situar
- Imperative tenses of Situar
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- Practice Situar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Situar is the Spanish verb for "to place, to position". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to situar include: colocar, meter, poner, posar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | situar | to place, to position |
| Past participle | situado | placed |
| Gerund | situando | placing |
Indicative Tenses of Situar
Situar in the Indicative Present
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, you (formal) place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situamos | we place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situáis | you (plural) place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sitúan | they place, you (plural formal) place |
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Situar in the Indicative Preterite
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, you (formal) placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situamos | we placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situasteis | you (plural) placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | situaron | they placed, you (plural formal) placed |
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Situar in the Indicative Imperfect
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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) used to place |
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Situar in the Indicative Present Continuous
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, you (formal) are placing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos situando | we are placing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis situando | you (plural) are placing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están situando | they are placing, you (plural formal) are placing |
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Situar in the Indicative Informal Future
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, you (formal) are 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, you (plural formal) are going to place |
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Situar in the Indicative Future
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, you (formal) will place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situaremos | we will place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situaréis | you (plural) will place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | situarán | they will place, you (plural formal) will place |
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Situar in the Indicative Conditional
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, you (formal) would place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situaríamos | we would place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situaríais | you (plural) would place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | situarían | they would place, you (plural formal) would place |
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Situar in the Indicative Present Perfect
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, you (formal) have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos situado | we have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis situado | you (plural) have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han situado | they have placed, you (plural formal) have placed |
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Situar in the Indicative Past Perfect
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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) had placed |
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Situar in the Indicative Future Perfect
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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) will have placed |
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Situar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) would have placed |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Situar
Situar 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, "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, you (formal) place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situemos | we place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situéis | you (plural) place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sitúen | they place, you (plural formal) place |
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Situar 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, "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, you (formal) placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situáramos | we placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situarais | you (plural) placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | situaran | they placed, you (plural formal) placed |
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Situar 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, "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, you (formal) will place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situáremos | we will place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situareis | you (plural) will place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | situaren | they will place, you (plural formal) will place |
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Situar 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 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, you (formal) have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos situado | we have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis situado | you (plural) have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan situado | they have placed, you (plural formal) have placed |
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Situar 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 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) had placed |
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Situar 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 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) will have placed |
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Imperative Tenses of Situar
Situar in the Imperative Affirmative
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! |
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Situar in the Imperative Negative
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! |
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