Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I put in order
- tú you put in order
- usted, él, ella he/she puts in order
- nosotros we put in order
- vosotros Spain you all put in order
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they put in order
SPANISH VERB
ordenar
to put in order
- #340 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: ordenando
- Past participle: ordenado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I put in order
- tú you put in order
- usted, él, ella he/she put in order
- nosotros we put in order
- vosotros Spain you all put in order
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they put in order
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to put in order
- tú you used to put in order
- usted, él, ella he/she used to put in order
- nosotros we used to put in order
- vosotros Spain you all used to put in order
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to put in order
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will put in order
- tú you will put in order
- usted, él, ella he/she will put in order
- nosotros we will put in order
- vosotros Spain you all will put in order
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will put in order
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would put in order
- tú you would put in order
- usted, él, ella he/she would put in order
- nosotros we would put in order
- vosotros Spain you all would put in order
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would put in order
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I put in order
- tú (that) you put in order
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she put in order
- nosotros (that) we put in order
- vosotros Spain (that) you all put in order
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they put in order
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I put in order
- tú (if) you put in order
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she put in order
- nosotros (if) we put in order
- vosotros Spain (if) you all put in order
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they put in order
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú put in order!
- usted put in order! (formal)
- nosotros put in order! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain put in order! (all of you)
- ustedes put in order! (all of you)
How to use ordenar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Los domingos ordeno los armarios de toda la casa.
On Sundays I tidy the wardrobes of the whole house.
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Past
Ordené los papeles por fecha y los guardé.
I put the papers in order by date and filed them.
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Imperfect
De niña ordenaba mis libros por colores.
As a girl I used to arrange my books by colour.
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Future
Ordenaremos el garaje cuando pase el calor.
We'll tidy the garage when the heat passes.
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Conditional
Yo ordenaría primero la cocina y luego el salón.
I'd tidy the kitchen first and then the living room.
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Present subjunctive
Mamá quiere que ordenéis vuestro cuarto antes de salir.
Mum wants you to tidy your room before you go out.
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Past subjunctive
Me pidió que ordenara las fotos por años.
She asked me to sort the photos by year.
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Imperative
¡Ordena tu mesa, que no se ve el ordenador!
Tidy your desk, I can't see the computer!
Good to know
- In Spain "ordenar" is to tidy up: ordenar la habitación. For giving orders, the everyday word is "mandar".
Where you hear ordenar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Ordenamos los testamentos por notario y por año. We put the wills in order by notary and by year.
- Esta mañana he ordenado todos mis papeles. This morning I put all my papers in order.
- Mañana voy a ordenar la habitación. Tomorrow I'm going to tidy the room.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Ordeno las especias por orden alfabético. I put the spices in alphabetical order.
- Anoche ordené toda la cocina. Last night I tidied the whole kitchen.
- Mañana voy a ordenar la lista. Tomorrow I'm going to put the list in order.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.