Significar conjugation
to mean
Past participlesignificado
Gerundsignificando
Future stemsignificar-
Preterite (yo)signifiqué
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Significar in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Presente present
| yo significo |
| tú significas |
| él/ella/usted significa |
| nosotros/as significamos |
| vosotros/as significáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes significan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo signifiqué |
| tú significaste |
| él/ella/usted significó |
| nosotros/as significamos |
| vosotros/as significasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes significaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo significaba |
| tú significabas |
| él/ella/usted significaba |
| nosotros/as significábamos |
| vosotros/as significabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes significaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a significar |
| tú vas a significar |
| él/ella/usted va a significar |
| nosotros/as vamos a significar |
| vosotros/as vais a significar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a significar |
Futuro simple future
| yo significaré |
| tú significarás |
| él/ella/usted significará |
| nosotros/as significaremos |
| vosotros/as significaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes significarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo significaría |
| tú significarías |
| él/ella/usted significaría |
| nosotros/as significaríamos |
| vosotros/as significaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes significarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he significado |
| tú has significado |
| él/ella/usted ha significado |
| nosotros/as hemos significado |
| vosotros/as habéis significado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han significado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy significando |
| tú estás significando |
| él/ella/usted está significando |
| nosotros/as estamos significando |
| vosotros/as estáis significando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están significando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) significa |
| (usted) signifique |
| (vosotros/as) significad |
| (ustedes) signifiquen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había significado |
| tú habías significado |
| él/ella/usted había significado |
| nosotros/as habíamos significado |
| vosotros/as habíais significado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían significado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo signifique |
| tú signifiques |
| él/ella/usted signifique |
| nosotros/as signifiquemos |
| vosotros/as signifiquéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes signifiquen |
Quick questions about significar
Is significar regular or irregular?
Significar is a verb with a spelling change. The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
What is the preterite of significar?
In the preterite, yo signifiqué and él/ella/usted significó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of significar?
The past participle of significar is significado, as in yo he significado.
What is the gerund of significar?
The gerund (-ing form) of significar is significando, as in yo estoy significando.
What is the future stem of significar?
The future and conditional stem of significar is significar-: yo significaré, yo significaría.
Verbs that follow the same pattern as significar
- buscar look for, fetch
- sacar take out, get, obtain
- explicar explain
- tocar touch, play (instrument)
- dedicar devote, dedicate
- publicar publish, post (online)
- indicar point (out), indicate
- destacar emphasise, stand out, highlight
- identificar identify
- comunicar communicate
- practicar practise
- criticar criticise
- fabricar manufacture, produce
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