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SPANISH VERB

señalar

to point out

  • #138 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: señalando
  • Past participle: señalado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use señalar

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

  1. Present

    La flecha señala el camino a la playa.

    The arrow points the way to the beach.

  2. Past

    El niño señaló el helado que quería.

    The boy pointed at the ice cream he wanted.

  3. Imperfect

    El guía señalaba cada edificio con el paraguas.

    The guide pointed out each building with his umbrella.

  4. Future

    El informe señalará los errores más graves.

    The report will point out the most serious mistakes.

  5. Conditional

    Yo señalaría el problema antes de que crezca.

    I'd point out the problem before it grows.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No hace falta que señales con el dedo.

    There's no need to point with your finger.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que me señalara el error en el mapa.

    I asked him to point out the mistake on the map.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Señala en la carta lo que quieres pedir!

    Point on the menu to what you want to order!

Good to know

  • "Señalar con el dedo" is to point with your finger; in many places pointing at people is rude.

Verbs like this one

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