Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Solicitar in Spanish
solicitar to request, to apply for Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Solicitar (to request, to apply for) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: solicito, solicitas, solicita, solicitamos, solicitáis, solicitan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- solicitado requested
- Gerund
- solicitando requesting
- Similar
- encargar, pedir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Solicitar
- Solicitar in the Indicative Present
- Solicitar in the Indicative Preterite
- Solicitar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Solicitar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Solicitar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Solicitar in the Indicative Future
- Solicitar in the Indicative Conditional
- Solicitar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Solicitar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Solicitar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Solicitar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Solicitar
- Imperative tenses of Solicitar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Solicitar
Solicitar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of solicitar 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, “solicito”, meaning “I request”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | solicito | I request |
| Tú | solicitas | you request |
| Ella / Él / Usted | solicita | s/he requests |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | solicitamos | we request |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | solicitáis | you (plural) request |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | solicitan | they request |
How it’s built: Regular: stem solicit- plus the -ar endings.
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Solicitar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of solicitar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “solicité”, meaning “I requested”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | solicité | I requested |
| Tú | solicitaste | you requested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | solicitó | s/he requested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | solicitamos | we requested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | solicitasteis | you (plural) requested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | solicitaron | they requested |
How it’s built: Regular: stem solicit- plus the -ar endings.
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Solicitar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of solicitar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “solicitaba”, meaning “I used to request”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | solicitaba | I used to request |
| Tú | solicitabas | you used to request |
| Ella / Él / Usted | solicitaba | s/he used to request |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | solicitábamos | we used to request |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | solicitabais | you (plural) used to request |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | solicitaban | they used to request |
How it’s built: Regular: stem solicit- plus the -ar endings.
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Solicitar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of solicitar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy solicitando”, meaning “I am requesting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy solicitando | I am requesting |
| Tú | estás solicitando | you are requesting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está solicitando | s/he is requesting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos solicitando | we are requesting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis solicitando | you (plural) are requesting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están solicitando | they are requesting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund solicitando.
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Solicitar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of solicitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a solicitar”, meaning “I am going to request”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a solicitar | I am going to request |
| Tú | vas a solicitar | you are going to request |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a solicitar | s/he is going to request |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a solicitar | we are going to request |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a solicitar | you (plural) are going to request |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a solicitar | they are going to request |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive solicitar.
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Solicitar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of solicitar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “solicitaré”, meaning “I will request”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | solicitaré | I will request |
| Tú | solicitarás | you will request |
| Ella / Él / Usted | solicitará | s/he will request |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | solicitaremos | we will request |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | solicitaréis | you (plural) will request |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | solicitarán | they will request |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive solicitar plus the future endings.
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Solicitar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of solicitar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “solicitaría”, meaning “I would request”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | solicitaría | I would request |
| Tú | solicitarías | you would request |
| Ella / Él / Usted | solicitaría | s/he would request |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | solicitaríamos | we would request |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | solicitaríais | you (plural) would request |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | solicitarían | they would request |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive solicitar plus the conditional endings.
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Solicitar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of solicitar 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 solicitado”, meaning “I have requested”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he solicitado | I have requested |
| Tú | has solicitado | you have requested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha solicitado | s/he has requested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos solicitado | we have requested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis solicitado | you (plural) have requested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han solicitado | they have requested |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle solicitado.
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Solicitar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of solicitar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había solicitado”, meaning “I had requested”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había solicitado | I had requested |
| Tú | habías solicitado | you had requested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había solicitado | s/he had requested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos solicitado | we had requested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais solicitado | you (plural) had requested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían solicitado | they had requested |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle solicitado.
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Solicitar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of solicitar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré solicitado”, meaning “I will have requested”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré solicitado | I will have requested |
| Tú | habrás solicitado | you will have requested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá solicitado | s/he will have requested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos solicitado | we will have requested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis solicitado | you (plural) will have requested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán solicitado | they will have requested |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle solicitado.
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Solicitar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of solicitar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría solicitado”, meaning “I would have requested”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría solicitado | I would have requested |
| Tú | habrías solicitado | you would have requested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría solicitado | s/he would have requested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos solicitado | we would have requested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais solicitado | you (plural) would have requested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían solicitado | they would have requested |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle solicitado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Solicitar
Solicitar 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, “solicite”, meaning “I request”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | solicite | I request |
| Tú | solicites | you request |
| Ella / Él / Usted | solicite | s/he requests |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | solicitemos | we request |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | solicitéis | you (plural) request |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | soliciten | they request |
How it’s built: Regular: stem solicit- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Solicitar 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, “solicitara”, meaning “I requested”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | solicitara | I requested |
| Tú | solicitaras | you requested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | solicitara | s/he requested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | solicitáramos | we requested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | solicitarais | you (plural) requested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | solicitaran | they requested |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, solicitaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (solicitáramos).
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Solicitar 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, “solicitare”, meaning “I will request”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | solicitare | I will request |
| Tú | solicitares | you will request |
| Ella / Él / Usted | solicitare | s/he will request |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | solicitáremos | we will request |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | solicitareis | you (plural) will request |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | solicitaren | they will request |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, solicitaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (solicitáremos).
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Solicitar 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 solicitado”, meaning “I have requested”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya solicitado | I have requested |
| Tú | hayas solicitado | you have requested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya solicitado | s/he has requested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos solicitado | we have requested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis solicitado | you (plural) have requested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan solicitado | they have requested |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle solicitado.
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Solicitar 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 solicitado”, meaning “I had requested”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera solicitado | I had requested |
| Tú | hubieras solicitado | you had requested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera solicitado | s/he had requested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos solicitado | we had requested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais solicitado | you (plural) had requested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran solicitado | they had requested |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle solicitado.
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Solicitar 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 solicitado”, meaning “I will have requested”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere solicitado | I will have requested |
| Tú | hubieres solicitado | you will have requested |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere solicitado | s/he will have requested |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos solicitado | we will have requested |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis solicitado | you (plural) will have requested |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren solicitado | they will have requested |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle solicitado.
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Imperative tenses of Solicitar
Solicitar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “solicite”, meaning “(to you formal) request!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | solicita | (to you) request! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | solicite | (to you formal) request! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | solicitemos | let's request! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | solicitad | (to you plural) request! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | soliciten | (to you plural formal) request! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (solicita); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (solicite, solicitemos, soliciten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (solicitad).
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Solicitar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no solicite”, meaning “(to you formal) don't request!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no solicites | (to you) don't request! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no solicite | (to you formal) don't request! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no solicitemos | let's not request! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no solicitéis | (to you plural) don't request! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no soliciten | (to you plural formal) don't request! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no solicites, no solicite, no solicitemos, no solicitéis, no soliciten.
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Frequently asked questions about Solicitar
Is solicitar a regular or irregular verb?
Solicitar 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 solicitar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), solicitar is conjugated as: yo solicito, tú solicitas, él/ella/usted solicita, nosotros solicitamos, vosotros solicitáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes solicitan. 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 solicitar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), solicitar is conjugated as: yo solicité, tú solicitaste, él/ella/usted solicitó, nosotros solicitamos, vosotros solicitasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes solicitaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate solicitar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), solicitar is conjugated as: yo solicitaba, tú solicitabas, él/ella/usted solicitaba, nosotros solicitábamos, vosotros solicitabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes solicitaban. 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 solicitar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), solicitar is conjugated as: yo solicitaré, tú solicitarás, él/ella/usted solicitará, nosotros solicitaremos, vosotros solicitaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes solicitarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate solicitar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), solicitar is conjugated as: yo solicite, tú solicites, él/ella/usted solicite, nosotros solicitemos, vosotros solicitéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes soliciten. 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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