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formarConjugation

formar means to form.

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Indicative

Present

yoformo
túformas
él/ella/ustedforma
nosotrosformamos
vosotrosformáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesforman

The present of formar is regular: formo, formas, forma, formamos, formáis, forman.

Future

yoformaré
túformarás
él/ella/ustedformará
nosotrosformaremos
vosotrosformaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesformarán

The future of formar is regular: formaré, formarás, formará, formaremos, formaréis, formarán.

Imperfect

yoformaba
túformabas
él/ella/ustedformaba
nosotrosformábamos
vosotrosformabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesformaban

The imperfect of formar is regular: formaba, formabas, formaba, formábamos, formabais, formaban.

Conditional

yoformaría
túformarías
él/ella/ustedformaría
nosotrosformaríamos
vosotrosformaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesformarían

The conditional of formar is regular: formaría, formarías, formaría, formaríamos, formaríais, formarían.

Preterite

yoformé
túformaste
él/ella/ustedformó
nosotrosformamos
vosotrosformasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesformaron

The preterite of formar is regular: formé, formaste, formó, formamos, formasteis, formaron.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

túno formes
ustedno forme
nosotrosno formemos
vosotrosno forméis
ustedesno formen

The negative imperative of formar uses present subjunctive forms: no formes, no forme, no formemos, no forméis, no formen.

Imperative

túforma
ustedforme
nosotrosformemos
vosotrosformad
ustedesformen

The affirmative imperative of formar is: forma (tú), forme (usted), formemos (nosotros), formad (vosotros), formen (ustedes).

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yoforme
túformes
él/ella/ustedforme
nosotrosformemos
vosotrosforméis
ellos/ellas/ustedesformen

The present subjunctive of formar is regular: forme, formes, forme, formemos, forméis, formen.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoformara/formase
túformaras/formases
él/ella/ustedformara/formase
nosotrosformáramos/formásemos
vosotrosformarais/formaseis
ellos/ellas/ustedesformaran/formasen

The imperfect subjunctive of formar is regular: formara, formaras, formara, formáramos, formarais, formaran.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does formar mean in Spanish?

formar means "to form".

Is formar a regular or irregular verb?

formar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate formar in the present tense?

The present tense of formar is: yo formo, tú formas, él/ella/usted forma, nosotros formamos, vosotros formáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes forman.

How do you conjugate formar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of formar is: yo formé, tú formaste, él/ella/usted formó, nosotros formamos, vosotros formasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes formaron.

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