informar Present Conjugation
informar — to inform
Informar is a standard -ar verb in the present: informo, informas, informa, informamos, informáis, informan.
informar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for current habits, facts, or to describe what you are doing right now (e.g., 'I am informing you').
Notes on informar in the Present
This verb is completely regular in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Siempre informo a mis padres de mis planes.
I always inform my parents of my plans.
yo
La radio informa sobre el tráfico cada hora.
The radio reports on traffic every hour.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros informamos a los socios ahora mismo.
We are informing the partners right now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'informar' instead of 'avisar' or 'dar información'.
Correct: informar
Why: Informar is often used with the preposition 'de' or 'sobre' (informar de algo).
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: informé
Informar is regular in the preterite: informé, informaste, informó, informamos, informasteis, informaron.
Imperfect
yo: informaba
Informar is regular in the imperfect: informaba, informabas, informaba, informábamos, informabais, informaban.
Future
yo: informaré
The future of informar uses the infinitive as the stem: informaré, informarás, informará, informaremos, informaréis, informarán.
Conditional
yo: informaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: informaría, informarías, informaría, informaríamos, informaríais, informarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: informe
The present subjunctive of informar changes the 'a' to 'e': informe, informes, informe, informemos, informéis, informen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: informara
The imperfect subjunctive of informar is built from the 'ellos' preterite: informara, informaras, informara, informáramos, informarais, informaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: informa
The affirmative imperative forms are: informa (tú), informe (usted), informemos (nosotros), informad (vosotros), informen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no informes
The negative imperative uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no informes, no informe, no informemos, no informéis, no informen.