controlar Present Conjugation
controlar — control
The present tense of controlar is regular: controlo, controlas, controla, controlamos, controláis, controlan.
controlar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about things you currently manage or oversee, like a project at work or the temperature in a room. It is also perfect for describing habitual actions, such as how a system controls traffic every day.
Notes on controlar in the Present
Controlar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense; it follows the standard pattern without any stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo controlo los gastos de la casa.
I control the household expenses.
yo
Mi hermano controla muy bien sus emociones.
My brother controls his emotions very well.
él/ella/usted
¿Ustedes controlan el acceso al edificio?
Do you all control access to the building?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'controllo' with a double L.
Correct: controlo
Why: English speakers often double the 'l' because of the English spelling, but Spanish uses a single 'l' for this verb.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: controlé
Controlar is regular in the preterite: controlé, controlaste, controló, controlamos, controlasteis, controlaron.
Imperfect
yo: controlaba
The imperfect of controlar uses standard -aba endings: controlaba, controlabas, controlaba, controlábamos, controlabais, controlaban.
Future
yo: controlaré
The future of controlar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: analizaré, analizarás, analizará...
Conditional
yo: controlaría
The conditional of controlar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: controlaría, controlarías, controlaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: controle
The present subjunctive of controlar uses -e endings: controle, controles, controle, controlemos, controléis, controlen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: controlara
The imperfect subjunctive of controlar is built from 'controlaron': controlara, controlaras, controlara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: controla
The imperative of controlar gives direct orders: controla (tú), controlad (vosotros), or controle (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no controles
The negative imperative of controlar uses the present subjunctive: no controles, no controle, no controléis...