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SPANISH VERB

declarar

to declare

  • #390 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: declarando
  • Past participle: declarado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use declarar

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

  1. Present

    Declaro que no traigo nada del extranjero, agente.

    I declare I'm not bringing anything from abroad, officer.

  2. Past

    El alcalde declaró el día festivo en toda la ciudad.

    The mayor declared the day a holiday across the city.

  3. Imperfect

    Cada año declarábamos los ingresos en abril.

    Every year we declared our income in April.

  4. Future

    Mañana el jurado declarará al ganador del concurso.

    Tomorrow the jury will declare the winner of the contest.

  5. Conditional

    Yo declararía ese dinero, no vayas a tener problemas.

    I'd declare that money, so you don't get into trouble.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es obligatorio que declares lo que traes del extranjero.

    It's compulsory to declare what you bring from abroad.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El juez pidió que el testigo declarara otra vez.

    The judge asked the witness to testify again.

  8. Imperative

    Declare todo lo que compró en el viaje, por favor.

    Declare everything you bought on the trip, please.

Where you hear declarar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Los declaro marido y mujer. I declare you husband and wife.
  • Declaré el aceite en la aduana. I declared the oil at customs.
  • Voy a declarar la sartén, por si acaso. I'm going to declare the frying pan, just in case.
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