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SPANISH VERB

cultivar

to grow

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cultivando
  • Past participle: cultivado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use cultivar

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

  1. Present

    Mi suegro cultiva tomates y pimientos en el huerto.

    My father-in-law grows tomatoes and peppers in the vegetable garden.

  2. Past

    Este año cultivamos fresas por primera vez.

    This year we grew strawberries for the first time.

  3. Imperfect

    Mis abuelos cultivaban olivos cerca de Jaén.

    My grandparents grew olive trees near Jaén.

  4. Future

    ¿Cultivarás algo en la terraza del piso nuevo?

    Will you grow anything on the new flat's terrace?

  5. Conditional

    Con más sol, cultivaría naranjos en el jardín.

    With more sun, I'd grow orange trees in the garden.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es bonito que los niños cultiven sus propias plantas.

    It's lovely that the children grow their own plants.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me aconsejaron que cultivara hierbas en la cocina.

    They advised me to grow herbs in the kitchen.

  8. Imperative

    Cultiva albahaca en una maceta, es facilísimo.

    Grow basil in a pot, it's really easy.

Where you hear cultivar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Todo lo que se cultiva aquí es barato. Everything that's grown here is cheap.
  • Mi abuelo cultivaba naranjas. My grandfather grew oranges.
  • Voy a cultivar chiles en el balcón. I'm going to grow chillies on the balcony.
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Peaches, Not Peaches

Advanced Level 1 · se cultiva

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Verbs like this one

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