Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I am on record
- tú you are on record
- usted, él, ella he/she is on record
- nosotros we are on record
- vosotros Spain you all are on record
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they are on record
SPANISH VERB
constar
to be on record
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: constando
- Past participle: constado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I was on record
- tú you were on record
- usted, él, ella he/she was on record
- nosotros we were on record
- vosotros Spain you all were on record
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they were on record
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to be on record
- tú you used to be on record
- usted, él, ella he/she used to be on record
- nosotros we used to be on record
- vosotros Spain you all used to be on record
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be on record
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will be on record
- tú you will be on record
- usted, él, ella he/she will be on record
- nosotros we will be on record
- vosotros Spain you all will be on record
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be on record
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would be on record
- tú you would be on record
- usted, él, ella he/she would be on record
- nosotros we would be on record
- vosotros Spain you all would be on record
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be on record
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I be on record
- tú (that) you be on record
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she be on record
- nosotros (that) we be on record
- vosotros Spain (that) you all be on record
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be on record
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I were on record
- tú (if) you were on record
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she were on record
- nosotros (if) we were on record
- vosotros Spain (if) you all were on record
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were on record
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú be on record!
- usted be on record! (formal)
- nosotros be on record! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain be on record! (all of you)
- ustedes be on record! (all of you)
How to use constar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Me consta que Marta llegó la primera.
I know for a fact that Marta arrived first.
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Past
Su nombre no constó en la lista de invitados.
His name wasn't on the guest list.
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Imperfect
En el contrato no constaba el precio de la luz.
The price of electricity wasn't in the contract.
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Future
Tu queja constará en el informe oficial.
Your complaint will be on the official record.
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Conditional
Sin la firma, el acuerdo no constaría en ningún sitio.
Without the signature, the agreement wouldn't be on record anywhere.
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Present subjunctive
¡Que conste que yo avisé a tiempo!
For the record, I warned you in time!
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Past subjunctive
Pidió que constara su voto en contra.
He asked for his vote against to be recorded.
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Imperative
Conste en acta que el vecino no vino.
Let the minutes record that the neighbour didn't come.
Good to know
- "Que conste que..." is "for the record..."; "me consta" is "I know for a fact".
Where you hear constar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Mi nombre consta en la reserva. My name is on the booking.
- La fecha constaba en el documento. The date was recorded in the document.
- Los nombres de los dos van a constar en el contrato. Both our names will be on the contract.
Spanish · Fluency Level 1
- En el registro consta el nombre de la monja. The nun's name is on record in the register.
- Su certificado de notas no constaba en el expediente. Your transcript wasn't in the file.
- El intercambio constará en tu expediente. The exchange will be on your record.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.