Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I introduce
- tú you introduce
- usted, él, ella he/she introduces
- nosotros we introduce
- vosotros Spain you all introduce
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they introduce
SPANISH VERB
presentar
to introduce
- #113 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: presentando
- Past participle: presentado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I introduced
- tú you introduced
- usted, él, ella he/she introduced
- nosotros we introduced
- vosotros Spain you all introduced
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they introduced
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to introduce
- tú you used to introduce
- usted, él, ella he/she used to introduce
- nosotros we used to introduce
- vosotros Spain you all used to introduce
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to introduce
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will introduce
- tú you will introduce
- usted, él, ella he/she will introduce
- nosotros we will introduce
- vosotros Spain you all will introduce
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will introduce
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would introduce
- tú you would introduce
- usted, él, ella he/she would introduce
- nosotros we would introduce
- vosotros Spain you all would introduce
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would introduce
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I introduce
- tú (that) you introduce
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she introduce
- nosotros (that) we introduce
- vosotros Spain (that) you all introduce
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they introduce
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I introduced
- tú (if) you introduced
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she introduced
- nosotros (if) we introduced
- vosotros Spain (if) you all introduced
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they introduced
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú introduce!
- usted introduce! (formal)
- nosotros introduce! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain introduce! (all of you)
- ustedes introduce! (all of you)
How to use presentar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Te presento a mi novia, Fernanda.
Let me introduce you to my girlfriend, Fernanda.
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Past
Mi prima me presentó a su jefe en la fiesta.
My cousin introduced me to her boss at the party.
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Imperfect
El maestro presentaba un tema nuevo cada lunes.
The teacher introduced a new topic every Monday.
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Future
Mañana presentaré el proyecto ante los clientes.
Tomorrow I'll present the project to the clients.
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Conditional
¿Me presentarías a tu hermana algún día?
Would you introduce me to your sister someday?
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Present subjunctive
Quiero que me presentes a tus amigos.
I want you to introduce me to your friends.
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Past subjunctive
Si presentaras el examen hoy, saldrías de dudas.
If you took the test today, you'd stop wondering.
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Imperative
¡Preséntame a tu vecino, se ve simpático!
Introduce me to your neighbor, he looks nice!
Good to know
- "Te presento a Ana" is "this is Ana"; in Mexico "presentar un examen" is to take a test.
Where you hear presentar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Les presento a mi hermana Emily. Let me introduce my sister Emily.
- Te presenté a Lupita ayer. I introduced you to Lupita yesterday.
- Te voy a presentar a mis amigos. I'm going to introduce you to my friends.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Te presento a mi amiga. Let me introduce you to my friend.
- Les presenté a mis amigos. I introduced my friends to them.
- Voy a presentar a todos. I'm going to introduce everyone.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.