What does formar mean in English?

Formar means "to form" in English.

How do you conjugate formar in Spanish?

Formar 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 are common idiomatic expressions with formar?

Common idiomatic expressions using formar include: "formar parte de" (to be part of). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use formar in a sentence?

Example: "Formaron un equipo fuerte." which means "They formed a strong team." in English.

Formar

to form

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

formar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

formando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

formado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	formo I form	I form
tú	formas you form	you form
él/ella/usted	forma he/she/you forms	he/she/you forms
nosotros	formamos we form	we form
vosotros	formáis you all form	you all form
ellos/ustedes	forman they/you all form	they/you all form

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	formaba I used to form	I used to form
tú	formabas you used to form	you used to form
él/ella/usted	formaba he/she/you used to form	he/she/you used to form
nosotros	formábamos we used to form	we used to form
vosotros	formabais you all used to form	you all used to form
ellos/ustedes	formaban they/you all used to form	they/you all used to form

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	formé I formed	I formed
tú	formaste you formed	you formed
él/ella/usted	formó he/she/you formed	he/she/you formed
nosotros	formamos we formed	we formed
vosotros	formasteis you all formed	you all formed
ellos/ustedes	formaron they/you all formed	they/you all formed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	formaré I will form	I will form
tú	formarás you will form	you will form
él/ella/usted	formará he/she/you will form	he/she/you will form
nosotros	formaremos we will form	we will form
vosotros	formaréis you all will form	you all will form
ellos/ustedes	formarán they/you all will form	they/you all will form

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	formaría I would form	I would form
tú	formarías you would form	you would form
él/ella/usted	formaría he/she/you would form	he/she/you would form
nosotros	formaríamos we would form	we would form
vosotros	formaríais you all would form	you all would form
ellos/ustedes	formarían they/you all would form	they/you all would form

💭

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	forme that I form	that I form
tú	formes that you form	that you form
él/ella/usted	forme that he/she/you form	that he/she/you form
nosotros	formemos that we form	that we form
vosotros	forméis that you all form	that you all form
ellos/ustedes	formen that they/you all form	that they/you all form

🌙

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	formara or formase that I formed	that I formed
tú	formaras or formases that you formed	that you formed
él/ella/usted	formara or formase that he/she/you formed	that he/she/you formed
nosotros	formáramos or formásemos that we formed	that we formed
vosotros	formarais or formaseis that you all formed	that you all formed
ellos/ustedes	formaran or formasen that they/you all formed	that they/you all formed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

🔄

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	forma	form! (you)
usted	forme	form! (you formal)
nosotros	formemos	let's form!
vosotros	formad	form! (you all)
ustedes	formen	form! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no formes	don't form! (you)
usted	no forme	don't form! (you formal)
nosotros	no formemos	let's not form!
vosotros	no forméis	don't form! (you all)
ustedes	no formen	don't form! (you all)

More About "formar"

Idiomatic Expressions

formar parte de

to be part of

💡 Being a member or component

Examples in Context

Formaron un equipo fuerte.

They formed a strong team.

Preterite

Formo parte del comité.

I am part of the committee.

Present

Hemos formado una alianza.

We have formed an alliance.

Present Perfect

Formaremos una nueva compañía.

We will form a new company.

Future

Usage Notes

•Formar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to form, to shape, to train
•Common in educational and organizational contexts

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