Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Votar in Spanish
To vote Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Votar
- Votar in the Indicative Present
- Votar in the Indicative Preterite
- Votar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Votar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Votar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Votar in the Indicative Future
- Votar in the Indicative Conditional
- Votar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Votar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Votar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Votar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Votar
- Imperative tenses of Votar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Votar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Votar is the Spanish verb for "to vote". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | votar | to vote |
| Past participle | votado | voted |
| Gerund | votando | voting |
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Indicative Tenses of Votar
Votar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of votar 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, "voto", meaning "I vote".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voto | I vote |
| Tú | votas | you vote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vota | s/he votes, you (formal) votes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | votamos | we vote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | votáis | you (plural) vote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | votan | they vote, you (plural formal) vote |
Votar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of votar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "voté", meaning "I voted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voté | I voted |
| Tú | votaste | you voted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | votó | s/he voted, you (formal) voted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | votamos | we voted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | votasteis | you (plural) voted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | votaron | they voted, you (plural formal) voted |
Votar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of votar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "votaba", meaning "I used to vote".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | votaba | I used to vote |
| Tú | votabas | you used to vote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | votaba | s/he used to vote, you (formal) used to vote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | votábamos | we used to vote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | votabais | you (plural) used to vote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | votaban | they used to vote, you (plural formal) used to vote |
Votar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of votar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy votando", meaning "I am voting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy votando | I am voting |
| Tú | estás votando | you are voting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está votando | s/he is voting, you (formal) are voting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos votando | we are voting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis votando | you (plural) are voting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están votando | they are voting, you (plural formal) are voting |
Votar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of votar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a votar", meaning "I am going to vote".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a votar | I am going to vote |
| Tú | vas a votar | you are going to vote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a votar | s/he is going to vote, you (formal) are going to vote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a votar | we are going to vote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a votar | you (plural) are going to vote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a votar | they are going to vote, you (plural formal) are going to vote |
Votar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of votar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "votaré", meaning "I will vote".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | votaré | I will vote |
| Tú | votarás | you will vote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | votará | s/he will vote, you (formal) will vote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | votaremos | we will vote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | votaréis | you (plural) will vote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | votarán | they will vote, you (plural formal) will vote |
Votar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of votar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "votaría", meaning "I would vote".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | votaría | I would vote |
| Tú | votarías | you would vote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | votaría | s/he would vote, you (formal) would vote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | votaríamos | we would vote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | votaríais | you (plural) would vote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | votarían | they would vote, you (plural formal) would vote |
Votar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of votar 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 votado", meaning "I have voted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he votado | I have voted |
| Tú | has votado | you have voted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha votado | s/he has voted, you (formal) have voted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos votado | we have voted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis votado | you (plural) have voted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han votado | they have voted, you (plural formal) have voted |
Votar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of votar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había votado", meaning "I had voted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había votado | I had voted |
| Tú | habías votado | you had voted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había votado | s/he had voted, you (formal) had voted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos votado | we had voted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais votado | you (plural) had voted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían votado | they had voted, you (plural formal) had voted |
Votar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of votar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré votado", meaning "I will have voted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré votado | I will have voted |
| Tú | habrás votado | you will have voted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá votado | s/he will have voted, you (formal) will have voted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos votado | we will have voted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis votado | you (plural) will have voted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán votado | they will have voted, you (plural formal) will have voted |
Votar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of votar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría votado", meaning "I would have voted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría votado | I would have voted |
| Tú | habrías votado | you would have voted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría votado | s/he would have voted, you (formal) would have voted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos votado | we would have voted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais votado | you (plural) would have voted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían votado | they would have voted, you (plural formal) would have voted |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Votar
Votar 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, "vote", meaning "I vote".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vote | I vote |
| Tú | votes | you vote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vote | s/he votes, you (formal) votes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | votemos | we vote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | votéis | you (plural) vote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | voten | they vote, you (plural formal) vote |
Votar 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, "votara", meaning "I voted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | votara | I voted |
| Tú | votaras | you voted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | votara | s/he voted, you (formal) voted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | votáramos | we voted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | votarais | you (plural) voted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | votaran | they voted, you (plural formal) voted |
Votar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "votare", meaning "I will vote".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | votare | I will vote |
| Tú | votares | you will vote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | votare | s/he will vote, you (formal) will vote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | votáremos | we will vote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | votareis | you (plural) will vote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | votaren | they will vote, you (plural formal) will vote |
Votar 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 votado", meaning "I have voted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya votado | I have voted |
| Tú | hayas votado | you have voted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya votado | s/he has voted, you (formal) have voted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos votado | we have voted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis votado | you (plural) have voted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan votado | they have voted, you (plural formal) have voted |
Votar 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 votado", meaning "I had voted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera votado | I had voted |
| Tú | hubieras votado | you had voted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera votado | s/he had voted, you (formal) had voted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos votado | we had voted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais votado | you (plural) had voted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran votado | they had voted, you (plural formal) had voted |
Votar 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. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "hubiere votado", meaning "I will have voted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere votado | I will have voted |
| Tú | hubieres votado | you will have voted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere votado | s/he will have voted, you (formal) will have voted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos votado | we will have voted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis votado | you (plural) will have voted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren votado | they will have voted, you (plural formal) will have voted |
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Imperative Tenses of Votar
Votar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "vote", meaning "(to you formal) vote!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | vota | (to you) vote! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vote | (to you formal) vote! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | votemos | let's vote! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | votad | (to you plural) vote! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | voten | (to you plural formal) vote! |
Votar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no vote", meaning "(to you formal) don't vote!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no votes | (to you) don't vote! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no vote | (to you formal) don't vote! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no votemos | let's not vote! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no votéis | (to you plural) don't vote! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no voten | (to you plural formal) don't vote! |
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