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How to conjugate Usar in Spanish

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Introduction

Usar is the Spanish verb for "to use". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to usar include: emplear, utilizar.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveusarto use
Past participleusadoused
Gerundusandousing

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Indicative Tenses of Usar

Usar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of usar 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, "uso", meaning "I use".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YousoI use
usasyou use
Ella / Él / Ustedusas/he uses, you (formal) use
Nosotras / Nosotrosusamoswe use
Vosotras / Vosotrosusáisyou (plural) use
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesusanthey use, you (plural formal) use

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Usar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of usar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "usé", meaning "I used".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YouséI used
usasteyou used
Ella / Él / Ustedusós/he used, you (formal) used
Nosotras / Nosotrosusamoswe used
Vosotras / Vosotrosusasteisyou (plural) used
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesusaronthey used, you (plural formal) used

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Usar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of usar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "usaba", meaning "I used to use".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YousabaI used to use
usabasyou used to use
Ella / Él / Ustedusabas/he used to use, you (formal) used to use
Nosotras / Nosotrosusábamoswe used to use
Vosotras / Vosotrosusabaisyou (plural) used to use
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesusabanthey used to use, you (plural formal) used to use

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Usar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of usar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy usando", meaning "I am using".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy usandoI am using
estás usandoyou are using
Ella / Él / Ustedestá usandos/he is using, you (formal) are using
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos usandowe are using
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis usandoyou (plural) are using
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán usandothey are using, you (plural formal) are using

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Usar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of usar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a usar", meaning "I am going to use".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a usarI am going to use
vas a usaryou are going to use
Ella / Él / Ustedva a usars/he is going to use, you (formal) are going to use
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a usarwe are going to use
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a usaryou (plural) are going to use
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a usarthey are going to use, you (plural formal) are going to use

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Usar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of usar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "usaré", meaning "I will use".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YousaréI will use
usarásyou will use
Ella / Él / Ustedusarás/he will use, you (formal) will use
Nosotras / Nosotrosusaremoswe will use
Vosotras / Vosotrosusaréisyou (plural) will use
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesusaránthey will use, you (plural formal) will use

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Usar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of usar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "usaría", meaning "I would use".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YousaríaI would use
usaríasyou would use
Ella / Él / Ustedusarías/he would use, you (formal) would use
Nosotras / Nosotrosusaríamoswe would use
Vosotras / Vosotrosusaríaisyou (plural) would use
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesusaríanthey would use, you (plural formal) would use

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Usar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of usar 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 usado", meaning "I have used".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe usadoI have used
has usadoyou have used
Ella / Él / Ustedha usados/he has used, you (formal) have used
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos usadowe have used
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis usadoyou (plural) have used
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan usadothey have used, you (plural formal) have used

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Usar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of usar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había usado", meaning "I had used".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía usadoI had used
habías usadoyou had used
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía usados/he had used, you (formal) had used
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos usadowe had used
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais usadoyou (plural) had used
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían usadothey had used, you (plural formal) had used

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Usar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of usar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré usado", meaning "I will have used".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré usadoI will have used
habrás usadoyou will have used
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá usados/he will have used, you (formal) will have used
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos usadowe will have used
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis usadoyou (plural) will have used
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán usadothey will have used, you (plural formal) will have used

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Usar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of usar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría usado", meaning "I would have used".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría usadoI would have used
habrías usadoyou would have used
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría usados/he would have used, you (formal) would have used
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos usadowe would have used
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais usadoyou (plural) would have used
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían usadothey would have used, you (plural formal) would have used

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Subjunctive Tenses of Usar

Usar 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, "use", meaning "I use".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YouseI use
usesyou use
Ella / Él / Usteduses/he uses, you (formal) use
Nosotras / Nosotrosusemoswe use
Vosotras / Vosotrosuséisyou (plural) use
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesusenthey use, you (plural formal) use

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Usar 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, "usara", meaning "I used".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YousaraI used
usarasyou used
Ella / Él / Ustedusaras/he used, you (formal) used
Nosotras / Nosotrosusáramoswe used
Vosotras / Vosotrosusaraisyou (plural) used
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesusaranthey used, you (plural formal) used

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Usar 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, "usare", meaning "I will use".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YousareI will use
usaresyou will use
Ella / Él / Ustedusares/he will use, you (formal) will use
Nosotras / Nosotrosusáremoswe will use
Vosotras / Vosotrosusareisyou (plural) will use
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesusarenthey will use, you (plural formal) will use

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Usar 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 usado", meaning "I have used".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya usadoI have used
hayas usadoyou have used
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya usados/he has used, you (formal) have used
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos usadowe have used
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis usadoyou (plural) have used
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan usadothey have used, you (plural formal) have used

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Usar 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 usado", meaning "I had used".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera usadoI had used
hubieras usadoyou had used
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera usados/he had used, you (formal) had used
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos usadowe had used
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais usadoyou (plural) had used
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran usadothey had used, you (plural formal) had used

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Usar 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 usado", meaning "I will have used".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere usadoI will have used
hubieres usadoyou will have used
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere usados/he will have used, you (formal) will have used
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos usadowe will have used
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis usadoyou (plural) will have used
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren usadothey will have used, you (plural formal) will have used

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Imperative Tenses of Usar

Usar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "use", meaning "(to you formal) use!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
usa(to you) use!
Ella / Él / Usteduse(to you formal) use!
Nosotras / Nosotrosusemoslet's use!
Vosotras / Vosotrosusad(to you plural) use!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesusen(to you plural formal) use!

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Usar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no use", meaning "(to you formal) don't use!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no uses(to you) don't use!
Ella / Él / Ustedno use(to you formal) don't use!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno usemoslet's not use!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno uséis(to you plural) don't use!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno usen(to you plural formal) don't use!

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