educarConjugation
educar means to educate.
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of educar is formed regularly from the preterite: educara, educaras, educara, educáramos, educarais, educaran.
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of educar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: eduque, eduques, eduque, eduquemos, eduquéis, eduquen.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of educar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no eduques, no eduque, no eduquemos, no eduquéis, no eduquen.
Imperative
The affirmative imperative of educar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands: educa, eduque, eduquemos, educad, eduquen.
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of educar is regular: educaría, educarías, educaría, educaríamos, educaríais, educarían.
Preterite
The preterite of educar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: eduqué, educaste, educó, educamos, educasteis, educaron.
Imperfect
The imperfect of educar is regular: educaba, educabas, educaba, educábamos, educabais, educaban.
Present
The present tense of educar is completely regular: educo, educas, educa, educamos, educáis, educan.
Future
The future tense of educar is regular: educaré, educarás, educará, educaremos, educaréis, educarán.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does educar mean in Spanish?
educar means "to educate".
Is educar a regular or irregular verb?
educar is a spelling-change -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate educar in the present tense?
The present tense of educar is: yo educo, tú educas, él/ella/usted educa, nosotros educamos, vosotros educáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes educan.
How do you conjugate educar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of educar is: yo eduqué, tú educaste, él/ella/usted educó, nosotros educamos, vosotros educasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes educaron.
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