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SPANISH VERB

homologar

to have a qualification officially recognised

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: homologando
  • Past participle: homologado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I have a qualification officially recognised
  2. tú you have a qualification officially recognised
  3. usted, él, ella he/she has a qualification officially recognised
  4. nosotros we have a qualification officially recognised
  5. vosotros Spain you all have a qualification officially recognised
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they have a qualification officially recognised

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

  1. tú have a qualification officially recognised!
  2. usted have a qualification officially recognised! (formal)
  3. nosotros have a qualification officially recognised! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain have a qualification officially recognised! (all of you)
  5. ustedes have a qualification officially recognised! (all of you)

How to use homologar

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

  1. Present

    ¿Dónde homologan los títulos extranjeros aquí en Sevilla?

    Where do they recognise foreign degrees here in Seville?

  2. Past

    Homologué mi título después de dos años de papeleo.

    I got my degree recognised after two years of paperwork.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes homologaban los títulos mucho más rápido que ahora.

    They used to recognise degrees much faster than now.

  4. Future

    ¿Cuándo crees que te homologarán el título de médico?

    When do you think they'll recognise your medical degree?

  5. Conditional

    Sin el sello de la embajada no te lo homologarían.

    Without the embassy stamp they wouldn't recognise it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No puedo trabajar hasta que me homologuen el título.

    I can't work until they recognise my degree.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si lo homologaran este mes, empezaría en el hospital en octubre.

    If they recognised it this month, I'd start at the hospital in October.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Homologa el título cuanto antes, no lo dejes para luego!

    Get your degree recognised as soon as you can, don't put it off!

Good to know

  • A nurse or a doctor from abroad has to "homologar el título" before working in Spain; the paperwork is famous for taking months.

Where you hear homologar

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Aquí se homologan los títulos de fuera. Qualifications from abroad are recognised here.
  • Mi prima homologó su título de Londres en un año. My cousin had her London degree recognised in a year.
  • Primero voy a homologar el título de enfermería. First I'm going to get my nursing degree recognised.

Verbs like this one

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