Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I fill
- tú you fill
- usted, él, ella he/she fills
- nosotros we fill
- vosotros Spain you all fill
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they fill
SPANISH VERB
llenar
to fill
- #252 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: llenando
- Past participle: llenado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I filled
- tú you filled
- usted, él, ella he/she filled
- nosotros we filled
- vosotros Spain you all filled
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they filled
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to fill
- tú you used to fill
- usted, él, ella he/she used to fill
- nosotros we used to fill
- vosotros Spain you all used to fill
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to fill
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will fill
- tú you will fill
- usted, él, ella he/she will fill
- nosotros we will fill
- vosotros Spain you all will fill
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will fill
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would fill
- tú you would fill
- usted, él, ella he/she would fill
- nosotros we would fill
- vosotros Spain you all would fill
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would fill
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I fill
- tú (that) you fill
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she fill
- nosotros (that) we fill
- vosotros Spain (that) you all fill
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they fill
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I filled
- tú (if) you filled
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she filled
- nosotros (if) we filled
- vosotros Spain (if) you all filled
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they filled
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú fill!
- usted fill! (formal)
- nosotros fill! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain fill! (all of you)
- ustedes fill! (all of you)
How to use llenar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Lleno el tanque cada semana, la gasolina está carísima.
I fill the tank every week, gas is super expensive.
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Past
Llenamos la alberca para la fiesta de los niños.
We filled the pool for the kids' party.
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Imperfect
Mi abuela llenaba la casa de flores en primavera.
My grandmother used to fill the house with flowers in spring.
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Future
Llenaré el formulario y te lo mando hoy.
I'll fill out the form and send it to you today.
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Conditional
Yo llenaría la maleta de recuerdos de Oaxaca.
I'd fill the suitcase with souvenirs from Oaxaca.
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Present subjunctive
Necesito que llenes esta solicitud con pluma negra.
I need you to fill out this application in black pen.
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Past subjunctive
Si llenaras el tanque hoy, no pararíamos mañana.
If you filled the tank today, we wouldn't stop tomorrow.
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Imperative
Llene la botella con agua de la llave, está limpia.
Fill the bottle with tap water, it's clean.
Good to know
- "Llenar un formulario" is to fill out a form; "lleno" is full.
Where you hear llenar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Lleno el tanque de mi camioneta cada semana. I fill the tank of my minibus every week.
- Llenamos el tanque en Mérida. We filled the tank in Merida.
- Vamos a llenar el tanque antes de devolver el carro. We're going to fill the tank before we return the car.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Siempre lleno el expediente en ese momento. I always fill in the file right then.
- Llené el formulario en español. I filled in the form in Spanish.
- Voy a llenar los expedientes después de comer. I'm going to fill in the files after lunch.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.