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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
usar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
usando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
usado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | uso I use |
tú | usas you use |
él/ella/usted | usa he/she/you uses |
nosotros | usamos we use |
vosotros | usáis you all use |
ellos/ustedes | usan they/you all use |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | usaba I used to use |
tú | usabas you used to use |
él/ella/usted | usaba he/she/you used to use |
nosotros | usábamos we used to use |
vosotros | usabais you all used to use |
ellos/ustedes | usaban they/you all used to use |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | usé I used |
tú | usaste you used |
él/ella/usted | usó he/she/you used |
nosotros | usamos we used |
vosotros | usasteis you all used |
ellos/ustedes | usaron they/you all used |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | usaré I will use |
tú | usarás you will use |
él/ella/usted | usará he/she/you will use |
nosotros | usaremos we will use |
vosotros | usaréis you all will use |
ellos/ustedes | usarán they/you all will use |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | usaría I would use |
tú | usarías you would use |
él/ella/usted | usaría he/she/you would use |
nosotros | usaríamos we would use |
vosotros | usaríais you all would use |
ellos/ustedes | usarían they/you all would use |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | use that I use |
tú | uses that you use |
él/ella/usted | use that he/she/you use |
nosotros | usemos that we use |
vosotros | uséis that you all use |
ellos/ustedes | usen that they/you all use |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | usara or usase that I used |
tú | usaras or usases that you used |
él/ella/usted | usara or usase that he/she/you used |
nosotros | usáramos or usásemos that we used |
vosotros | usarais or usaseis that you all used |
ellos/ustedes | usaran or usasen that they/you all used |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he usado I have used |
tú | has usado you have used |
él/ella/usted | ha usado he/she/you have used |
nosotros | hemos usado we have used |
vosotros | habéis usado you all have used |
ellos/ustedes | han usado they/you all have used |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había usado I had used |
tú | habías usado you had used |
él/ella/usted | había usado he/she/you had used |
nosotros | habíamos usado we had used |
vosotros | habíais usado you all had used |
ellos/ustedes | habían usado they/you all had used |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube usado I had used |
tú | hubiste usado you had used |
él/ella/usted | hubo usado he/she/you had used |
nosotros | hubimos usado we had used |
vosotros | hubisteis usado you all had used |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron usado they/you all had used |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré usado I will have used |
tú | habrás usado you will have used |
él/ella/usted | habrá usado he/she/you will have used |
nosotros | habremos usado we will have used |
vosotros | habréis usado you all will have used |
ellos/ustedes | habrán usado they/you all will have used |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría usado I would have used |
tú | habrías usado you would have used |
él/ella/usted | habría usado he/she/you would have used |
nosotros | habríamos usado we would have used |
vosotros | habríais usado you all would have used |
ellos/ustedes | habrían usado they/you all would have used |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya usado that I have used |
tú | hayas usado that you have used |
él/ella/usted | haya usado that he/she/you have used |
nosotros | hayamos usado that we have used |
vosotros | hayáis usado that you all have used |
ellos/ustedes | hayan usado that they/you all have used |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera usado that I had used |
tú | hubieras usado that you had used |
él/ella/usted | hubiera usado that he/she/you had used |
nosotros | hubiéramos usado that we had used |
vosotros | hubierais usado that you all had used |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran usado that they/you all had used |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | usa | use! (you) |
usted | use | use! (you formal) |
nosotros | usemos | let's use! |
vosotros | usad | use! (you all) |
ustedes | usen | use! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no uses | don't use! (you) |
usted | no use | don't use! (you formal) |
nosotros | no usemos | let's not use! |
vosotros | no uséis | don't use! (you all) |
ustedes | no usen | don't use! (you all) |
More About "usar"
Examples in Context
Usé tu teléfono.
I used your phone.
Preterite
Uso gafas para leer.
I use glasses to read.
Present
He usado este método antes.
I have used this method before.
Present Perfect
Usaremos la tecnología nueva.
We will use the new technology.
Future
Usage Notes
- •Usar is a regular -ar verb
- •Main meaning: to use
- •More common than "utilizar" in everyday speech
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