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SPANISH VERB

fotografiar

to photograph

  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: fotografiando
  • Past participle: fotografiado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use fotografiar

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

  1. Present

    Mi prima fotografía bodas por toda Andalucía.

    My cousin photographs weddings all over Andalusia.

  2. Past

    Fotografiamos la Plaza de España al atardecer.

    We photographed the Plaza de España at sunset.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi padre fotografiaba cada viaje con una cámara antigua.

    My father photographed every trip with an old camera.

  4. Future

    Mañana fotografiaré los azulejos del Alcázar.

    Tomorrow I'll photograph the tiles of the Alcázar.

  5. Conditional

    Yo fotografiaría la catedral desde el otro lado del río.

    I'd photograph the cathedral from the other side of the river.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quieren que fotografíes el plato antes de servirlo.

    They want you to photograph the dish before serving it.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidieron que fotografiara a todos los invitados.

    They asked me to photograph all the guests.

  8. Imperative

    Fotografía el menú, así no se nos olvida el nombre.

    Photograph the menu, that way we won't forget the name.

Good to know

  • Everyday Spain says "hacer una foto" or "sacar una foto"; "fotografiar" sounds a bit more professional.

Where you hear fotografiar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Primero se fotografía la carta. First the letter is photographed.
  • Hoy he fotografiado diez páginas. Today I've photographed ten pages.
  • Mañana voy a fotografiar el resto. Tomorrow I'm going to photograph the rest.
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It Was Written in Oaxaca

Advanced Level 1 · se fotografía

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