What does utilizar mean in English?

Utilizar means "to use" in English.

How do you conjugate utilizar in Spanish?

Utilizar 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 utilizar?

Utilizar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change

How do you use utilizar in a sentence?

Example: "Utilicé todas las herramientas." which means "I used all the tools." in English.

What are synonyms for utilizar?

Spanish synonyms for utilizar include: usar, emplear. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Utilizar

to use

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

utilizar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

utilizando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

utilizado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	utilizo I use	I use
tú	utilizas you use	you use
él/ella/usted	utiliza he/she/you uses	he/she/you uses
nosotros	utilizamos we use	we use
vosotros	utilizáis you all use	you all use
ellos/ustedes	utilizan they/you all use	they/you all use

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	utilizaba I used to use	I used to use
tú	utilizabas you used to use	you used to use
él/ella/usted	utilizaba he/she/you used to use	he/she/you used to use
nosotros	utilizábamos we used to use	we used to use
vosotros	utilizabais you all used to use	you all used to use
ellos/ustedes	utilizaban they/you all used to use	they/you all used to use

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	utilizé I used	I used
tú	utilizaste you used	you used
él/ella/usted	utilizó he/she/you used	he/she/you used
nosotros	utilizamos we used	we used
vosotros	utilizasteis you all used	you all used
ellos/ustedes	utilizaron they/you all used	they/you all used

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	utilizaré I will use	I will use
tú	utilizarás you will use	you will use
él/ella/usted	utilizará he/she/you will use	he/she/you will use
nosotros	utilizaremos we will use	we will use
vosotros	utilizaréis you all will use	you all will use
ellos/ustedes	utilizarán they/you all will use	they/you all will use

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	utilizaría I would use	I would use
tú	utilizarías you would use	you would use
él/ella/usted	utilizaría he/she/you would use	he/she/you would use
nosotros	utilizaríamos we would use	we would use
vosotros	utilizaríais you all would use	you all would use
ellos/ustedes	utilizarían they/you all would use	they/you all would use

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	utilize that I use	that I use
tú	utilizes that you use	that you use
él/ella/usted	utilize that he/she/you use	that he/she/you use
nosotros	utilizemos that we use	that we use
vosotros	utilizéis that you all use	that you all use
ellos/ustedes	utilizen that they/you all use	that they/you all use

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	utilizara or utilizase that I used	that I used
tú	utilizaras or utilizases that you used	that you used
él/ella/usted	utilizara or utilizase that he/she/you used	that he/she/you used
nosotros	utilizáramos or utilizásemos that we used	that we used
vosotros	utilizarais or utilizaseis that you all used	that you all used
ellos/ustedes	utilizaran or utilizasen that they/you all used	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	English
yo	he utilizado I have used	I have used
tú	has utilizado you have used	you have used
él/ella/usted	ha utilizado he/she/you have used	he/she/you have used
nosotros	hemos utilizado we have used	we have used
vosotros	habéis utilizado you all have used	you all have used
ellos/ustedes	han utilizado they/you all have used	they/you all have used

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré utilizado I will have used	I will have used
tú	habrás utilizado you will have used	you will have used
él/ella/usted	habrá utilizado he/she/you will have used	he/she/you will have used
nosotros	habremos utilizado we will have used	we will have used
vosotros	habréis utilizado you all will have used	you all will have used
ellos/ustedes	habrán utilizado they/you all will have used	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	English
yo	habría utilizado I would have used	I would have used
tú	habrías utilizado you would have used	you would have used
él/ella/usted	habría utilizado he/she/you would have used	he/she/you would have used
nosotros	habríamos utilizado we would have used	we would have used
vosotros	habríais utilizado you all would have used	you all would have used
ellos/ustedes	habrían utilizado they/you all would have used	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	English
yo	haya utilizado that I have used	that I have used
tú	hayas utilizado that you have used	that you have used
él/ella/usted	haya utilizado that he/she/you have used	that he/she/you have used
nosotros	hayamos utilizado that we have used	that we have used
vosotros	hayáis utilizado that you all have used	that you all have used
ellos/ustedes	hayan utilizado that they/you all have used	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	English
yo	hubiera utilizado that I had used	that I had used
tú	hubieras utilizado that you had used	that you had used
él/ella/usted	hubiera utilizado that he/she/you had used	that he/she/you had used
nosotros	hubiéramos utilizado that we had used	that we had used
vosotros	hubierais utilizado that you all had used	that you all had used
ellos/ustedes	hubieran utilizado that they/you all had used	that they/you all had used

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	utiliza	use! (you)
usted	utilize	use! (you formal)
nosotros	utilizemos	let's use!
vosotros	utilizad	use! (you all)
ustedes	utilizen	use! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no utilizes	don't use! (you)
usted	no utilize	don't use! (you formal)
nosotros	no utilizemos	let's not use!
vosotros	no utilizéis	don't use! (you all)
ustedes	no utilizen	don't use! (you all)

More About "utilizar"

Examples in Context

Utilicé todas las herramientas.

I used all the tools.

Preterite

Utilizamos tecnología avanzada.

We use advanced technology.

Present

He utilizado este método antes.

I have used this method before.

Present Perfect

Utilizaremos los recursos disponibles.

We will use the available resources.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

usar(to use)

More common, less formal

emplear(to employ, use)

Formal

Usage Notes

•Utilizar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change
•Spelling change: z→c before e (utilicé, utilice)
•Main meaning: to use, to utilize
•More formal than "usar"

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