Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I use
- tú you use
- usted, él, ella he/she uses
- nosotros we use
- vosotros Spain you all use
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they use
SPANISH VERB
usar
to use, to wear
- #86 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: usando
- Past participle: usado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I used
- tú you used
- usted, él, ella he/she used
- nosotros we used
- vosotros Spain you all used
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to use
- tú you used to use
- usted, él, ella he/she used to use
- nosotros we used to use
- vosotros Spain you all used to use
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to use
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will use
- tú you will use
- usted, él, ella he/she will use
- nosotros we will use
- vosotros Spain you all will use
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will use
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would use
- tú you would use
- usted, él, ella he/she would use
- nosotros we would use
- vosotros Spain you all would use
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would use
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I use
- tú (that) you use
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she use
- nosotros (that) we use
- vosotros Spain (that) you all use
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they use
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I used
- tú (if) you used
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she used
- nosotros (if) we used
- vosotros Spain (if) you all used
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they used
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú use!
- usted use! (formal)
- nosotros use! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain use! (all of you)
- ustedes use! (all of you)
How to use usar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mi hermana usa lentes desde los diez años.
My sister has worn glasses since she was ten.
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Past
Usé tu computadora un ratito, espero que no te moleste.
I used your computer for a bit, I hope you don't mind.
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Imperfect
De niño yo usaba la bici de mi primo.
As a kid I used my cousin's bike.
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Future
¿Usarás vestido o pantalón para la boda?
Will you wear a dress or pants to the wedding?
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Conditional
Yo usaría menos el celular en la mesa.
I would use my phone less at the table.
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Present subjunctive
Es mejor que uses bloqueador en la playa.
It's better that you use sunscreen at the beach.
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Past subjunctive
Si usaras casco, estarías más seguro en la moto.
If you wore a helmet, you'd be safer on the motorcycle.
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Imperative
Usen la escalera, el elevador no sirve.
Use the stairs, the elevator isn't working.
Good to know
- "Usar" is also to wear: "Mi hermana usa lentes."
Where you hear usar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Uso bloqueador todos los días. I use sunscreen every day.
- Usé el ventilador toda la noche. I used the fan all night.
- Voy a usar la gorra todos los días. I'm going to wear the cap every day.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Aquí usamos guantes siempre. Here we always wear gloves.
- Hoy usé muchos guantes. I used a lot of gloves today.
- Mañana voy a usar el uniforme nuevo. Tomorrow I'm going to wear the new uniform.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.