Participar conjugation
to participate
Past participleparticipado
Gerundparticipando
Future stemparticipar-
Preterite (yo)participé
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Participar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo participo |
| tú participas |
| él/ella/usted participa |
| nosotros/as participamos |
| vosotros/as participáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes participan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo participé |
| tú participaste |
| él/ella/usted participó |
| nosotros/as participamos |
| vosotros/as participasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes participaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo participaba |
| tú participabas |
| él/ella/usted participaba |
| nosotros/as participábamos |
| vosotros/as participabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes participaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a participar |
| tú vas a participar |
| él/ella/usted va a participar |
| nosotros/as vamos a participar |
| vosotros/as vais a participar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a participar |
Futuro simple future
| yo participaré |
| tú participarás |
| él/ella/usted participará |
| nosotros/as participaremos |
| vosotros/as participaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes participarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo participaría |
| tú participarías |
| él/ella/usted participaría |
| nosotros/as participaríamos |
| vosotros/as participaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes participarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he participado |
| tú has participado |
| él/ella/usted ha participado |
| nosotros/as hemos participado |
| vosotros/as habéis participado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han participado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy participando |
| tú estás participando |
| él/ella/usted está participando |
| nosotros/as estamos participando |
| vosotros/as estáis participando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están participando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) participa |
| (usted) participe |
| (vosotros/as) participad |
| (ustedes) participen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había participado |
| tú habías participado |
| él/ella/usted había participado |
| nosotros/as habíamos participado |
| vosotros/as habíais participado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían participado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo participe |
| tú participes |
| él/ella/usted participe |
| nosotros/as participemos |
| vosotros/as participéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes participen |
Quick questions about participar
Is participar regular or irregular?
Participar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of participar?
In the preterite, yo participé and él/ella/usted participó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of participar?
The past participle of participar is participado, as in yo he participado.
What is the gerund of participar?
The gerund (-ing form) of participar is participando, as in yo estoy participando.
What is the future stem of participar?
The future and conditional stem of participar is participar-: yo participaré, yo participaría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
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