What does controlar mean in English?

Controlar means "to control" in English.

How do you conjugate controlar in Spanish?

Controlar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using controlar?

Controlar is a regular -ar verb

How do you use controlar in a sentence?

Example: "Controlé la situación." which means "I controlled the situation." in English.

What are synonyms for controlar?

Spanish synonyms for controlar include: dominar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Controlar

to control

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

controlar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

controlando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

controlado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	controlo I control	I control
tú	controlas you control	you control
él/ella/usted	controla he/she/you controls	he/she/you controls
nosotros	controlamos we control	we control
vosotros	controláis you all control	you all control
ellos/ustedes	controlan they/you all control	they/you all control

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	controlaba I used to control	I used to control
tú	controlabas you used to control	you used to control
él/ella/usted	controlaba he/she/you used to control	he/she/you used to control
nosotros	controlábamos we used to control	we used to control
vosotros	controlabais you all used to control	you all used to control
ellos/ustedes	controlaban they/you all used to control	they/you all used to control

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	controlé I controled	I controled
tú	controlaste you controled	you controled
él/ella/usted	controló he/she/you controled	he/she/you controled
nosotros	controlamos we controled	we controled
vosotros	controlasteis you all controled	you all controled
ellos/ustedes	controlaron they/you all controled	they/you all controled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	controlaré I will control	I will control
tú	controlarás you will control	you will control
él/ella/usted	controlará he/she/you will control	he/she/you will control
nosotros	controlaremos we will control	we will control
vosotros	controlaréis you all will control	you all will control
ellos/ustedes	controlarán they/you all will control	they/you all will control

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	controlaría I would control	I would control
tú	controlarías you would control	you would control
él/ella/usted	controlaría he/she/you would control	he/she/you would control
nosotros	controlaríamos we would control	we would control
vosotros	controlaríais you all would control	you all would control
ellos/ustedes	controlarían they/you all would control	they/you all would control

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	controle that I control	that I control
tú	controles that you control	that you control
él/ella/usted	controle that he/she/you control	that he/she/you control
nosotros	controlemos that we control	that we control
vosotros	controléis that you all control	that you all control
ellos/ustedes	controlen that they/you all control	that they/you all control

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	controlara or controlase that I controled	that I controled
tú	controlaras or controlases that you controled	that you controled
él/ella/usted	controlara or controlase that he/she/you controled	that he/she/you controled
nosotros	controláramos or controlásemos that we controled	that we controled
vosotros	controlarais or controlaseis that you all controled	that you all controled
ellos/ustedes	controlaran or controlasen that they/you all controled	that they/you all controled

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he controlado I have controled	I have controled
tú	has controlado you have controled	you have controled
él/ella/usted	ha controlado he/she/you have controled	he/she/you have controled
nosotros	hemos controlado we have controled	we have controled
vosotros	habéis controlado you all have controled	you all have controled
ellos/ustedes	han controlado they/you all have controled	they/you all have controled

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había controlado I had controled	I had controled
tú	habías controlado you had controled	you had controled
él/ella/usted	había controlado he/she/you had controled	he/she/you had controled
nosotros	habíamos controlado we had controled	we had controled
vosotros	habíais controlado you all had controled	you all had controled
ellos/ustedes	habían controlado they/you all had controled	they/you all had controled

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube controlado I had controled	I had controled
tú	hubiste controlado you had controled	you had controled
él/ella/usted	hubo controlado he/she/you had controled	he/she/you had controled
nosotros	hubimos controlado we had controled	we had controled
vosotros	hubisteis controlado you all had controled	you all had controled
ellos/ustedes	hubieron controlado they/you all had controled	they/you all had controled

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré controlado I will have controled	I will have controled
tú	habrás controlado you will have controled	you will have controled
él/ella/usted	habrá controlado he/she/you will have controled	he/she/you will have controled
nosotros	habremos controlado we will have controled	we will have controled
vosotros	habréis controlado you all will have controled	you all will have controled
ellos/ustedes	habrán controlado they/you all will have controled	they/you all will have controled

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría controlado I would have controled	I would have controled
tú	habrías controlado you would have controled	you would have controled
él/ella/usted	habría controlado he/she/you would have controled	he/she/you would have controled
nosotros	habríamos controlado we would have controled	we would have controled
vosotros	habríais controlado you all would have controled	you all would have controled
ellos/ustedes	habrían controlado they/you all would have controled	they/you all would have controled

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya controlado that I have controled	that I have controled
tú	hayas controlado that you have controled	that you have controled
él/ella/usted	haya controlado that he/she/you have controled	that he/she/you have controled
nosotros	hayamos controlado that we have controled	that we have controled
vosotros	hayáis controlado that you all have controled	that you all have controled
ellos/ustedes	hayan controlado that they/you all have controled	that they/you all have controled

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera controlado that I had controled	that I had controled
tú	hubieras controlado that you had controled	that you had controled
él/ella/usted	hubiera controlado that he/she/you had controled	that he/she/you had controled
nosotros	hubiéramos controlado that we had controled	that we had controled
vosotros	hubierais controlado that you all had controled	that you all had controled
ellos/ustedes	hubieran controlado that they/you all had controled	that they/you all had controled

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	controla	control! (you)
usted	controle	control! (you formal)
nosotros	controlemos	let's control!
vosotros	controlad	control! (you all)
ustedes	controlen	control! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no controles	don't control! (you)
usted	no controle	don't control! (you formal)
nosotros	no controlemos	let's not control!
vosotros	no controléis	don't control! (you all)
ustedes	no controlen	don't control! (you all)

More About "controlar"

Examples in Context

Controlé la situación.

I controlled the situation.

Preterite

Controlo mis emociones.

I control my emotions.

Present

Han controlado el problema.

They have controlled the problem.

Present Perfect

Controlaré los gastos.

I will control the expenses.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

dominar(to master, to control)

Can also mean to dominate

Usage Notes

•Controlar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to control

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