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SPANISH VERB

alquilar

to rent

  • #299 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: alquilando
  • Past participle: alquilado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I rent
  2. tú you rent
  3. usted, él, ella he/she rents
  4. nosotros we rent
  5. vosotros Spain you all rent
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they rent

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I rented
  2. tú you rented
  3. usted, él, ella he/she rented
  4. nosotros we rented
  5. vosotros Spain you all rented
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they rented

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to rent
  2. tú you used to rent
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to rent
  4. nosotros we used to rent
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to rent
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to rent

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will rent
  2. tú you will rent
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will rent
  4. nosotros we will rent
  5. vosotros Spain you all will rent
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will rent

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would rent
  2. tú you would rent
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would rent
  4. nosotros we would rent
  5. vosotros Spain you all would rent
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would rent

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I rent
  2. tú (that) you rent
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she rent
  4. nosotros (that) we rent
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all rent
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they rent

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I rented
  2. tú (if) you rented
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she rented
  4. nosotros (if) we rented
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all rented
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they rented

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú rent!
  2. usted rent! (formal)
  3. nosotros rent! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain rent! (all of you)
  5. ustedes rent! (all of you)

How to use alquilar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Alquilamos un piso pequeño cerca de la Alameda.

    We rent a small flat near the Alameda.

  2. Past

    Alquilé un coche para ir a Ronda el domingo.

    I rented a car to go to Ronda on Sunday.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes alquilábamos una casa en Conil cada agosto.

    We used to rent a house in Conil every August.

  4. Future

    ¿Alquilarás bicis o vamos andando?

    Will you rent bikes or shall we walk?

  5. Conditional

    Yo alquilaría la habitación a una estudiante.

    I'd rent the room to a student.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Busco un piso que alquilen con muebles.

    I'm looking for a flat they rent furnished.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Nos aconsejaron que alquiláramos antes de comprar.

    They advised us to rent before buying.

  8. Imperative

    Alquila un trastero y deja de guardar cajas en el salón.

    Rent a storage unit and stop keeping boxes in the living room.

Good to know

  • "Alquilar" works both ways: the owner "alquila" the flat and the tenant "alquila" it too. "Se alquila" is the sign in the window.

Where you hear alquilar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Muchas turistas alquilan el traje para la Feria. Lots of tourists rent the dress for the Fair.
  • He alquilado un traje amarillo. I've rented a yellow dress.
  • Voy a alquilar un caballo para la Feria. I'm going to rent a horse for the Fair.
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