otorgar Present Conjugation
otorgar — to grant
The present tense of otorgar is regular: otorgo, otorgas, otorga, otorgamos, otorgáis, otorgan.
otorgar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about official acts happening now, habitual granting of permissions, or general facts about who bestows honors or rights.
Notes on otorgar in the Present
Otorgar is completely regular in the present indicative. The spelling changes found in other tenses do not apply here.
Example Sentences
El director otorga los diplomas cada año.
The director grants the diplomas every year.
él/ella/usted
Te otorgo el permiso para salir temprano.
I grant you permission to leave early.
yo
Las leyes otorgan derechos a todos los ciudadanos.
The laws grant rights to all citizens.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'otorguo' for the first person.
Correct: The correct form is 'otorgo'.
Why: Learners sometimes over-apply the 'u' spelling change from the preterite to the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: otorgué
The preterite of otorgar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (otorgué), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: otorgaba
The imperfect of otorgar is completely regular: otorgaba, otorgabas, otorgaba, otorgábamos, otorgabais, otorgaban.
Future
yo: otorgaré
The future tense of otorgar is regular: otorgaré, otorgarás, otorgará, otorgaremos, otorgaréis, otorgarán.
Conditional
yo: otorgaría
The conditional of otorgar is regular: otorgaría, otorgarías, otorgaría, otorgaríamos, otorgaríais, otorgarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: otorgue
The present subjunctive of otorgar requires a 'gu' spelling change in all forms: otorgue, otorgues, otorgue, otorguemos, otorguéis, otorguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: otorgara
The imperfect subjunctive of otorgar is regular (based on the preterite): otorgara, otorgaras, otorgara, otorgáramos, otorgarais, otorgaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: otorga
The imperative of otorgar uses the regular 'tú' form (otorga) and subjunctive-based forms for others (otorgue, otorguen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no otorgues
The negative imperative of otorgar always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no otorgues, no otorgue, no otorguemos, no otorguéis, no otorguen.