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A person wearing a shiny gold crown and a velvet cape covered in jewels, standing proudly.

ostentar

to show off

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb ostentar means to show off.

Present tense:

yoostento
ostentas
él/ella/ustedostenta
nosotrosostentamos
vosotrosostentáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesostentan

Complete Conjugation Tables

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesostentaran
yoostentara
ostentaras
vosotrosostentarais
nosotrosostentáramos
él/ella/ustedostentara

The imperfect subjunctive 'ostentara' or 'ostentase' is for past hypothetical situations or wishes.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesostenten
yoostente
ostentes
vosotrosostentéis
nosotrosostentemos
él/ella/ustedostente

Use 'ostente' or 'ostentes' after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.

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imperative

negative

no ostentes
vosotrosno ostentéis
ustedesno ostenten
nosotrosno ostentemos
ustedno ostente

Negative commands use the present subjunctive: 'no ostentes' (don't show off), 'no ostenten' (don't show off).

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affirmative

ostenta
vosotrosostentad
ustedesostenten
nosotrosostentemos
ustedostente

Commands like 'ostenta' (you singular) or 'ostenten' (you plural) are used for direct orders with ostentar.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesostentarían
yoostentaría
ostentarías
vosotrosostentaríais
nosotrosostentaríamos
él/ella/ustedostentaría

The conditional 'ostentaría' expresses hypotheticals ('would show off') or polite requests.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesostentaron
yoostenté
ostentaste
vosotrosostentasteis
nosotrosostentamos
él/ella/ustedostentó

The preterite of 'ostentar' is regular: ostenté, ostentaste, ostentó, ostentamos, ostentasteis, ostentaron.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesostentaban
yoostentaba
ostentabas
vosotrosostentabais
nosotrosostentábamos
él/ella/ustedostentaba

The imperfect 'ostentaba' describes ongoing or habitual past actions of showing off.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesostentan
yoostento
ostentas
vosotrosostentáis
nosotrosostentamos
él/ella/ustedostenta

The present tense 'ostento' describes habitual actions or things happening now.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesostentarán
yoostentaré
ostentarás
vosotrosostentaréis
nosotrosostentaremos
él/ella/ustedostentará

The future tense 'ostentaré' talks about will happen, or expresses probability.

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