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SPANISH VERB

representar

to represent

  • #151 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: representando
  • Past participle: representado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use representar

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

  1. Present

    Mi hermana representa a la empresa en Europa.

    My sister represents the company in Europe.

  2. Past

    Ana representó a su escuela en el torneo.

    Ana represented her school in the tournament.

  3. Imperfect

    Este anillo representaba mucho para mi madre.

    This ring meant a lot to my mother.

  4. Future

    ¿Quién nos representará en la reunión de vecinos?

    Who will represent us at the neighbors' meeting?

  5. Conditional

    Ese viaje representaría un gasto enorme para nosotros.

    That trip would be a huge expense for us.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesitamos un abogado que nos represente.

    We need a lawyer to represent us.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me eligieron para que representara a la clase.

    They chose me to represent the class.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Represéntanos bien en el concurso, confiamos en ti!

    Represent us well at the contest, we trust you!

Good to know

  • "Representar" is also to perform a play, and to mean: "eso representa un problema".

Verbs like this one

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