What does considerar mean in English?

Considerar means "to consider" in English.

How do you conjugate considerar in Spanish?

Considerar 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 considerar?

Common idiomatic expressions using considerar include: "tener en consideración" (to take into consideration), "considerarse afortunado" (to consider oneself lucky). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using considerar?

Considerar is a regular -ar verb

How do you use considerar in a sentence?

Example: "Considero que tienes razón." which means "I consider that you're right." in English.

What are synonyms for considerar?

Spanish synonyms for considerar include: pensar, estimar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Considerar

to consider

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

considerar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

considerando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

considerado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	considero I consider	I consider
tú	consideras you consider	you consider
él/ella/usted	considera he/she/you considers	he/she/you considers
nosotros	consideramos we consider	we consider
vosotros	consideráis you all consider	you all consider
ellos/ustedes	consideran they/you all consider	they/you all consider

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consideraba I used to consider	I used to consider
tú	considerabas you used to consider	you used to consider
él/ella/usted	consideraba he/she/you used to consider	he/she/you used to consider
nosotros	considerábamos we used to consider	we used to consider
vosotros	considerabais you all used to consider	you all used to consider
ellos/ustedes	consideraban they/you all used to consider	they/you all used to consider

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consideré I considered	I considered
tú	consideraste you considered	you considered
él/ella/usted	consideró he/she/you considered	he/she/you considered
nosotros	consideramos we considered	we considered
vosotros	considerasteis you all considered	you all considered
ellos/ustedes	consideraron they/you all considered	they/you all considered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consideraré I will consider	I will consider
tú	considerarás you will consider	you will consider
él/ella/usted	considerará he/she/you will consider	he/she/you will consider
nosotros	consideraremos we will consider	we will consider
vosotros	consideraréis you all will consider	you all will consider
ellos/ustedes	considerarán they/you all will consider	they/you all will consider

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consideraría I would consider	I would consider
tú	considerarías you would consider	you would consider
él/ella/usted	consideraría he/she/you would consider	he/she/you would consider
nosotros	consideraríamos we would consider	we would consider
vosotros	consideraríais you all would consider	you all would consider
ellos/ustedes	considerarían they/you all would consider	they/you all would consider

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	considere that I consider	that I consider
tú	consideres that you consider	that you consider
él/ella/usted	considere that he/she/you consider	that he/she/you consider
nosotros	consideremos that we consider	that we consider
vosotros	consideréis that you all consider	that you all consider
ellos/ustedes	consideren that they/you all consider	that they/you all consider

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	considerara or considerase that I considered	that I considered
tú	consideraras or considerases that you considered	that you considered
él/ella/usted	considerara or considerase that he/she/you considered	that he/she/you considered
nosotros	consideráramos or considerásemos that we considered	that we considered
vosotros	considerarais or consideraseis that you all considered	that you all considered
ellos/ustedes	consideraran or considerasen that they/you all considered	that they/you all considered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	considera	consider! (you)
usted	considere	consider! (you formal)
nosotros	consideremos	let's consider!
vosotros	considerad	consider! (you all)
ustedes	consideren	consider! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no consideres	don't consider! (you)
usted	no considere	don't consider! (you formal)
nosotros	no consideremos	let's not consider!
vosotros	no consideréis	don't consider! (you all)
ustedes	no consideren	don't consider! (you all)

Más sobre "considerar"

Expresiones idiomáticas

tener en consideración

to take into consideration

💡 Considering something in a decision

considerarse afortunado

to consider oneself lucky

💡 Feeling fortunate

Ejemplos en contexto

Considero que tienes razón.

I consider that you're right.

Present

El juez consideró todas las pruebas.

The judge considered all the evidence.

Preterite

Me considero una persona honesta.

I consider myself an honest person.

Present

Consideraremos tu propuesta.

We will consider your proposal.

Future

Sinónimos y antónimos

Sinónimos:

pensar(to think)

Less formal

estimar(to esteem, consider)

More formal

Notas de uso

•Considerar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to consider, to think about, to regard as
•Often followed by "que" clause: considero que... (I consider that...)
•Reflexive form "considerarse" means "to consider oneself"
•Common in formal or professional contexts

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