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consultar

to check

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb consultar means to check.

Present tense:

yoconsulto
consultas
él/ella/ustedconsulta
nosotrosconsultamos
vosotrosconsultáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesconsultan

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subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsultaran
yoconsultara
consultaras
vosotrosconsultarais
nosotrosconsultáramos
él/ella/ustedconsultara

The imperfect subjunctive of 'consultar' (consultara/consultase) is for past hypothetical or uncertain situations.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsulten
yoconsulte
consultes
vosotrosconsultéis
nosotrosconsultemos
él/ella/ustedconsulte

The present subjunctive of 'consultar' (consulte, consultes, consultemos, consulten, consultéis) is used for wishes, doubts, and uncertainty.

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imperative

negative

no consultes
vosotrosno consultéis
ustedesno consulten
nosotrosno consultemos
ustedno consulte

Negative commands for 'consultar' use 'no consultes', 'no consulte', 'no consultemos', 'no consulten', and 'no consultéis'.

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affirmative

consulta
vosotrosconsultad
ustedesconsulten
nosotrosconsultemos
ustedconsulte

The imperative of 'consultar' uses 'consulta', 'consulte', 'consultemos', 'consulten', and 'consultad' for direct commands.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsultarían
yoconsultaría
consultarías
vosotrosconsultaríais
nosotrosconsultaríamos
él/ella/ustedconsultaría

The conditional of 'consultar' (consultaría, consultarías, consultaría, consultaríamos, consultaríais, consultarían) is for hypotheticals and polite requests.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsultaron
yoconsulté
consultaste
vosotrosconsultasteis
nosotrosconsultamos
él/ella/ustedconsultó

The preterite of 'consultar' is regular: consulté, consultaste, consultó, consultamos, consultasteis, consultaron.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsultaban
yoconsultaba
consultabas
vosotrosconsultabais
nosotrosconsultábamos
él/ella/ustedconsultaba

The imperfect of 'consultar' (consultaba, consultabas, consultaba, consultábamos, consultabais, consultaban) describes past ongoing or habitual actions.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsultan
yoconsulto
consultas
vosotrosconsultáis
nosotrosconsultamos
él/ella/ustedconsulta

The present tense of 'consultar' (consulto, consultas, consulta, consultamos, consultáis, consultan) describes current or habitual actions.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsultarán
yoconsultaré
consultarás
vosotrosconsultaréis
nosotrosconsultaremos
él/ella/ustedconsultará

The future tense of 'consultar' (consultaré, consultarás, consultará, consultaremos, consultaréis, consultarán) indicates actions that will happen.

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