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participarConjugation

participar means participate.

regular-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Indicative

Present

yoparticipo
participas
él/ella/ustedparticipa
nosotrosparticipamos
vosotrosparticipáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesparticipan

The present tense of participar (participo, participas, etc.) is used for current, habitual, or general actions.

Future

yoparticiparé
participarás
él/ella/ustedparticipará
nosotrosparticiparemos
vosotrosparticiparéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesparticiparán

The future tense of participar (participaré, participarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen.

Imperfect

yoparticipaba
participabas
él/ella/ustedparticipaba
nosotrosparticipábamos
vosotrosparticipabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesparticipaban

The imperfect tense of participar (participaba, participabas, etc.) describes past habits or ongoing actions.

Conditional

yoparticiparía
participarías
él/ella/ustedparticiparía
nosotrosparticiparíamos
vosotrosparticiparíais
ellos/ellas/ustedesparticiparían

The conditional of participar (participaría, participarías, etc.) expresses 'would' actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.

Preterite

yoparticipé
participaste
él/ella/ustedparticipó
nosotrosparticipamos
vosotrosparticipasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesparticiparon

The preterite of participar (participé, participaste, etc.) describes completed past actions.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no participes
ustedno participe
nosotrosno participemos
vosotrosno participéis
ustedesno participen

Negative commands for 'participar' use the present subjunctive: no participes, no participe, no participemos, no participéis, no participen.

Imperative

participa
ustedparticipe
nosotrosparticipemos
vosotrosparticipad
ustedesparticipen

Use the imperative of participar for direct commands: participa, participe, participemos, participad, participen.

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yoparticipe
participes
él/ella/ustedparticipe
nosotrosparticipemos
vosotrosparticipéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesparticipen

The present subjunctive of participar (participe, participes, participe, participemos, participéis, participen) expresses wishes, doubts, and emotions.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoparticipara
participaras
él/ella/ustedparticipara
nosotrosparticipáramos
vosotrosparticiparais
ellos/ellas/ustedesparticiparan

The imperfect subjunctive of participar (participara/participase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does participar mean in Spanish?

participar means "participate".

Is participar a regular or irregular verb?

participar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate participar in the present tense?

The present tense of participar is: yo participo, tú participas, él/ella/usted participa, nosotros participamos, vosotros participáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes participan.

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

The preterite of participar is: yo participé, tú participaste, él/ella/usted participó, nosotros participamos, vosotros participasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes participaron.

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