How to conjugate Variar in Spanish
To vary Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Variar
- Variar in the Indicative Present
- Variar in the Indicative Preterite
- Variar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Variar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Variar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Variar in the Indicative Future
- Variar in the Indicative Conditional
- Variar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Variar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Variar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Variar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Variar
- Imperative tenses of Variar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Variar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Variar is the Spanish verb for "to vary". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | variar | to vary |
| Past participle | variado | varied |
| Gerund | variando | varying |
Indicative Tenses of Variar
Variar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of variar 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, "varío", meaning "I vary".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | varío | I vary |
| Tú | varías | you vary |
| Ella / Él / Usted | varía | s/he varies, you (formal) vary |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | variamos | we vary |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | variáis | you (plural) vary |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | varían | they vary, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Variar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of variar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "varié", meaning "I varied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | varié | I varied |
| Tú | variaste | you varied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | varió | s/he varied, you (formal) varied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | variamos | we varied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | variasteis | you (plural) varied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | variaron | they varied, |
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Variar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of variar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "variaba", meaning "I used to vary".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | variaba | I used to vary |
| Tú | variabas | you used to vary |
| Ella / Él / Usted | variaba | s/he used to vary, you (formal) used to vary |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | variábamos | we used to vary |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | variabais | you (plural) used to vary |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | variaban | they used to vary, |
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Variar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of variar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy variando", meaning "I am varying".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy variando | I am varying |
| Tú | estás variando | you are varying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está variando | s/he is varying, you (formal) are varying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos variando | we are varying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis variando | you (plural) are varying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están variando | they are varying, |
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Variar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of variar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a variar", meaning "I am going to vary".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a variar | I am going to vary |
| Tú | vas a variar | you are going to vary |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a variar | s/he is going to vary, you (formal) are going to vary |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a variar | we are going to vary |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a variar | you (plural) are going to vary |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a variar | they are going to vary, |
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Variar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of variar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "variaré", meaning "I will vary".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | variaré | I will vary |
| Tú | variarás | you will vary |
| Ella / Él / Usted | variará | s/he will vary, you (formal) will vary |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | variaremos | we will vary |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | variaréis | you (plural) will vary |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | variarán | they will vary, |
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Variar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of variar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "variaría", meaning "I would vary".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | variaría | I would vary |
| Tú | variarías | you would vary |
| Ella / Él / Usted | variaría | s/he would vary, you (formal) would vary |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | variaríamos | we would vary |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | variaríais | you (plural) would vary |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | variarían | they would vary, |
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Variar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of variar 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 variado", meaning "I have varied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he variado | I have varied |
| Tú | has variado | you have varied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha variado | s/he has varied, you (formal) have varied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos variado | we have varied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis variado | you (plural) have varied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han variado | they have varied, |
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Variar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of variar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había variado", meaning "I had varied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había variado | I had varied |
| Tú | habías variado | you had varied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había variado | s/he had varied, you (formal) had varied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos variado | we had varied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais variado | you (plural) had varied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían variado | they had varied, |
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Variar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of variar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré variado", meaning "I will have varied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré variado | I will have varied |
| Tú | habrás variado | you will have varied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá variado | s/he will have varied, you (formal) will have varied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos variado | we will have varied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis variado | you (plural) will have varied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán variado | they will have varied, |
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Variar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of variar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría variado", meaning "I would have varied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría variado | I would have varied |
| Tú | habrías variado | you would have varied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría variado | s/he would have varied, you (formal) would have varied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos variado | we would have varied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais variado | you (plural) would have varied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían variado | they would have varied, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Variar
Variar 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, "varíe", meaning "I vary".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | varíe | I vary |
| Tú | varíes | you vary |
| Ella / Él / Usted | varíe | s/he varies, you (formal) vary |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | variemos | we vary |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | variéis | you (plural) vary |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | varíen | they vary, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Variar 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, "variara", meaning "I varied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | variara | I varied |
| Tú | variaras | you varied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | variara | s/he varied, you (formal) varied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | variáramos | we varied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | variarais | you (plural) varied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | variaran | they varied, |
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Variar 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, "variare", meaning "I will vary".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | variare | I will vary |
| Tú | variares | you will vary |
| Ella / Él / Usted | variare | s/he will vary, you (formal) will vary |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | variáremos | we will vary |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | variareis | you (plural) will vary |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | variaren | they will vary, |
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Variar 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 variado", meaning "I have varied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya variado | I have varied |
| Tú | hayas variado | you have varied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya variado | s/he has varied, you (formal) have varied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos variado | we have varied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis variado | you (plural) have varied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan variado | they have varied, |
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Variar 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 variado", meaning "I had varied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera variado | I had varied |
| Tú | hubieras variado | you had varied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera variado | s/he had varied, you (formal) had varied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos variado | we had varied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais variado | you (plural) had varied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran variado | they had varied, |
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Variar 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 variado", meaning "I will have varied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere variado | I will have varied |
| Tú | hubieres variado | you will have varied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere variado | s/he will have varied, you (formal) will have varied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos variado | we will have varied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis variado | you (plural) will have varied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren variado | they will have varied, |
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Imperative Tenses of Variar
Variar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "varíe", meaning "(to you formal) vary!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | varía | (to you) vary! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | varíe | (to you formal) vary! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | variemos | let's vary! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | variad | (to you plural) vary! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | varíen | (to you plural formal) vary! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Variar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no varíe", meaning "(to you formal) don't vary!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no varíes | (to you) don't vary! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no varíe | (to you formal) don't vary! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no variemos | let's not vary! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no variéis | (to you plural) don't vary! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no varíen | (to you plural formal) don't vary! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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