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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
participar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
participando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
participado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | participo I participate |
tú | participas you participate |
él/ella/usted | participa he/she/you participates |
nosotros | participamos we participate |
vosotros | participáis you all participate |
ellos/ustedes | participan they/you all participate |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | participaba I used to participate |
tú | participabas you used to participate |
él/ella/usted | participaba he/she/you used to participate |
nosotros | participábamos we used to participate |
vosotros | participabais you all used to participate |
ellos/ustedes | participaban they/you all used to participate |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | participé I participated |
tú | participaste you participated |
él/ella/usted | participó he/she/you participated |
nosotros | participamos we participated |
vosotros | participasteis you all participated |
ellos/ustedes | participaron they/you all participated |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | participaré I will participate |
tú | participarás you will participate |
él/ella/usted | participará he/she/you will participate |
nosotros | participaremos we will participate |
vosotros | participaréis you all will participate |
ellos/ustedes | participarán they/you all will participate |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | participaría I would participate |
tú | participarías you would participate |
él/ella/usted | participaría he/she/you would participate |
nosotros | participaríamos we would participate |
vosotros | participaríais you all would participate |
ellos/ustedes | participarían they/you all would participate |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | participe that I participate |
tú | participes that you participate |
él/ella/usted | participe that he/she/you participate |
nosotros | participemos that we participate |
vosotros | participéis that you all participate |
ellos/ustedes | participen that they/you all participate |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | participara or participase that I participated |
tú | participaras or participases that you participated |
él/ella/usted | participara or participase that he/she/you participated |
nosotros | participáramos or participásemos that we participated |
vosotros | participarais or participaseis that you all participated |
ellos/ustedes | participaran or participasen that they/you all participated |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he participado I have participated |
tú | has participado you have participated |
él/ella/usted | ha participado he/she/you have participated |
nosotros | hemos participado we have participated |
vosotros | habéis participado you all have participated |
ellos/ustedes | han participado they/you all have participated |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había participado I had participated |
tú | habías participado you had participated |
él/ella/usted | había participado he/she/you had participated |
nosotros | habíamos participado we had participated |
vosotros | habíais participado you all had participated |
ellos/ustedes | habían participado they/you all had participated |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube participado I had participated |
tú | hubiste participado you had participated |
él/ella/usted | hubo participado he/she/you had participated |
nosotros | hubimos participado we had participated |
vosotros | hubisteis participado you all had participated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron participado they/you all had participated |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré participado I will have participated |
tú | habrás participado you will have participated |
él/ella/usted | habrá participado he/she/you will have participated |
nosotros | habremos participado we will have participated |
vosotros | habréis participado you all will have participated |
ellos/ustedes | habrán participado they/you all will have participated |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría participado I would have participated |
tú | habrías participado you would have participated |
él/ella/usted | habría participado he/she/you would have participated |
nosotros | habríamos participado we would have participated |
vosotros | habríais participado you all would have participated |
ellos/ustedes | habrían participado they/you all would have participated |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya participado that I have participated |
tú | hayas participado that you have participated |
él/ella/usted | haya participado that he/she/you have participated |
nosotros | hayamos participado that we have participated |
vosotros | hayáis participado that you all have participated |
ellos/ustedes | hayan participado that they/you all have participated |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera participado that I had participated |
tú | hubieras participado that you had participated |
él/ella/usted | hubiera participado that he/she/you had participated |
nosotros | hubiéramos participado that we had participated |
vosotros | hubierais participado that you all had participated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran participado that they/you all had participated |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | participa | participate! (you) |
usted | participe | participate! (you formal) |
nosotros | participemos | let's participate! |
vosotros | participad | participate! (you all) |
ustedes | participen | participate! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no participes | don't participate! (you) |
usted | no participe | don't participate! (you formal) |
nosotros | no participemos | let's not participate! |
vosotros | no participéis | don't participate! (you all) |
ustedes | no participen | don't participate! (you all) |
More About "participar"
Idiomatic Expressions
participar en
to participate in / to take part in
💡 Always used with "en"
Examples in Context
Participé en el concurso.
I participated in the contest.
Preterite
Participo en el proyecto.
I participate in the project.
Present
Han participado en la reunión.
They have participated in the meeting.
Present Perfect
Participaré en el evento.
I will participate in the event.
Future
Usage Notes
- •Participar is a regular -ar verb
- •Main meaning: to participate, to take part
- •Usually used with preposition "en"
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