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SPANISH VERB

plantar

to plant

  • #455 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: plantando
  • Past participle: plantado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use plantar

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

  1. Present

    Cada primavera planto tomates en el patio.

    Every spring I plant tomatoes in the courtyard.

  2. Past

    Mi abuelo plantó este naranjo cuando yo nací.

    My grandad planted this orange tree when I was born.

  3. Imperfect

    En el pueblo plantábamos ajos en noviembre.

    In the village we used to plant garlic in November.

  4. Future

    Plantaremos flores en el balcón este fin de semana.

    We'll plant flowers on the balcony this weekend.

  5. Conditional

    Yo plantaría un limonero, da sombra y fruta.

    I'd plant a lemon tree, it gives shade and fruit.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que plantes las semillas antes de la lluvia.

    I want you to plant the seeds before the rain.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me dijo que plantara la albahaca cerca de la ventana.

    She told me to plant the basil near the window.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Planta un árbol y verás qué alegría!

    Plant a tree and you'll see what a joy it is!

Good to know

  • Plantar a alguien is to stand someone up: me plantó en la primera cita.

Where you hear plantar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Cada año plantamos maíz detrás de la casa. Every year we plant corn behind the house.
  • Paco plantó el jazmín el año que nos casamos. Paco planted the jasmine the year we got married.
  • En primavera vamos a plantar un limonero. In spring we're going to plant a lemon tree.
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