What does representar mean in English?

Representar means "to represent" in English.

How do you conjugate representar in Spanish?

Representar 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 representar?

Representar is a regular -ar verb

How do you use representar in a sentence?

Example: "Representé a mi país." which means "I represented my country." in English.

What are synonyms for representar?

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

Representar

to represent

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

representar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

representando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

representado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	represento I represent	I represent
tú	representas you represent	you represent
él/ella/usted	representa he/she/you represents	he/she/you represents
nosotros	representamos we represent	we represent
vosotros	representáis you all represent	you all represent
ellos/ustedes	representan they/you all represent	they/you all represent

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	representaba I used to represent	I used to represent
tú	representabas you used to represent	you used to represent
él/ella/usted	representaba he/she/you used to represent	he/she/you used to represent
nosotros	representábamos we used to represent	we used to represent
vosotros	representabais you all used to represent	you all used to represent
ellos/ustedes	representaban they/you all used to represent	they/you all used to represent

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	representé I represented	I represented
tú	representaste you represented	you represented
él/ella/usted	representó he/she/you represented	he/she/you represented
nosotros	representamos we represented	we represented
vosotros	representasteis you all represented	you all represented
ellos/ustedes	representaron they/you all represented	they/you all represented

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	representaré I will represent	I will represent
tú	representarás you will represent	you will represent
él/ella/usted	representará he/she/you will represent	he/she/you will represent
nosotros	representaremos we will represent	we will represent
vosotros	representaréis you all will represent	you all will represent
ellos/ustedes	representarán they/you all will represent	they/you all will represent

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	representaría I would represent	I would represent
tú	representarías you would represent	you would represent
él/ella/usted	representaría he/she/you would represent	he/she/you would represent
nosotros	representaríamos we would represent	we would represent
vosotros	representaríais you all would represent	you all would represent
ellos/ustedes	representarían they/you all would represent	they/you all would represent

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	represente that I represent	that I represent
tú	representes that you represent	that you represent
él/ella/usted	represente that he/she/you represent	that he/she/you represent
nosotros	representemos that we represent	that we represent
vosotros	representéis that you all represent	that you all represent
ellos/ustedes	representen that they/you all represent	that they/you all represent

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	representara or representase that I represented	that I represented
tú	representaras or representases that you represented	that you represented
él/ella/usted	representara or representase that he/she/you represented	that he/she/you represented
nosotros	representáramos or representásemos that we represented	that we represented
vosotros	representarais or representaseis that you all represented	that you all represented
ellos/ustedes	representaran or representasen that they/you all represented	that they/you all represented

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	representa	represent! (you)
usted	represente	represent! (you formal)
nosotros	representemos	let's represent!
vosotros	representad	represent! (you all)
ustedes	representen	represent! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no representes	don't represent! (you)
usted	no represente	don't represent! (you formal)
nosotros	no representemos	let's not represent!
vosotros	no representéis	don't represent! (you all)
ustedes	no representen	don't represent! (you all)

More About "representar"

Examples in Context

Representé a mi país.

I represented my country.

Preterite

Represento a la empresa.

I represent the company.

Present

Han representado la obra.

They have performed the play.

Present Perfect

Representaré el papel principal.

I will play the main role.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

simbolizar(to symbolize)

More about abstract representation

Usage Notes

•Representar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to represent, to perform (a play), to depict
•Can mean to act in theater (representar una obra)

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