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SPANISH VERB

conectar

to connect

  • #315 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: conectando
  • Past participle: conectado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use conectar

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

  1. Present

    El tren conecta las dos ciudades en una hora.

    The train connects the two cities in an hour.

  2. Past

    ¿Conectaste la impresora al ordenador nuevo?

    Did you connect the printer to the new computer?

  3. Imperfect

    Antes nos conectábamos a internet con el teléfono de casa.

    We used to connect to the internet with the home phone.

  4. Future

    Esta carretera conectará el pueblo con la costa.

    This road will connect the town to the coast.

  5. Conditional

    Yo conectaría la tele al wifi para ver películas.

    I'd connect the TV to the wifi to watch movies.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es necesario que conectes el cable antes de encenderlo.

    You need to connect the cable before turning it on.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me dijeron que conectara el cargador toda la noche.

    They told me to plug in the charger all night.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Conecta el teléfono, que casi no tiene batería!

    Plug in the phone, it's almost out of battery!

Good to know

  • "Conectarse a" is to connect to a network: me conecto al wifi.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.