festejar Present Conjugation
festejar — to celebrate
Festejo (yo), festejas (tú), festeja (él/ella/usted), festejamos (nosotros), festejáis (vosotros), festejan (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
festejar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for celebrations happening right now, habitual celebrations, or general truths about celebrating.
Notes on festejar in the Present
Festejar is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative. All forms follow the standard conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Ahora festejamos el Año Nuevo.
Now we are celebrating New Year's.
nosotros
Mi familia siempre festeja la Navidad con muchos regalos.
My family always celebrates Christmas with many gifts.
él/ella/usted
¿Tú festejas tu santo?
Do you celebrate your name day?
tú
Ellos festejan cada logro importante.
They celebrate every important achievement.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'estar festejando' when a simple present is sufficient for habitual actions.
Correct: Use 'Mi familia festeja' for habitual celebrations.
Why: The simple present can indicate ongoing actions in Spanish, not just immediate ones.
Mistake: Incorrect ending for 'vosotros'.
Correct: The correct form is 'festejáis', not 'festejas'.
Why: The vosotros form in the present indicative ends in -áis for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: festejé
Festejé (yo), festejaste (tú), festejó (él/ella/usted), festejamos (nosotros), festejasteis (vosotros), festejaron (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect
yo: festejaba
Festejaba (yo/él/ella/usted), festejabas (tú), festejábamos (nosotros), festejabais (vosotros), festejaban (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Future
yo: festejaré
Festejaré (yo), festejarás (tú), festejará (él/ella/usted), festejaremos (nosotros), festejaréis (vosotros), festejarán (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Conditional
yo: festejaría
Festejaría (yo/él/ella/usted), festejarías (tú), festejaríamos (nosotros), festejaríais (vosotros), festejarían (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Present Subjunctive
yo: festeje
Festeje (yo/él/ella/usted), festejes (tú), festejemos (nosotros), festejen (ellos/ellas/ustedes/vosotros).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: festejara
The imperfect subjunctive of festejar has two forms: festejara/festejaras/festejara/festejáramos/festejarais/festejaran and festejase/festejases/festejase/festejásemos/festejaseis/festejasen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: festeja
Festeja (tú), festeje (usted), festejemos (nosotros), festejen (ustedes), festejad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no festejes
No festejes (tú), no festeje (usted), no festejemos (nosotros), no festejen (ustedes), no festejéis (vosotros).