What does agitar mean?
agitar means to shake, to agitate, to churn, to churn up in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to wave, to flail; to wag.
Spanish verb guide
Agitar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn agitar, meaning to shake, to agitate, to churn, to churn up, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: agitandoparticiple: agitado
Principal forms of agitar
- Infinitive
- agitar
- Gerund
- agitando
- Past participle
- agitado
Agitar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | agito | agité | agitaba | agitaré |
| tú | agitas | agitaste | agitabas | agitarás |
| él / ella / usted | agita | agitó | agitaba | agitará |
| nosotros/as | agitamos | agitamos | agitábamos | agitaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | agitan | agitaron | agitaban | agitarán |
Pattern notes
- Agitar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with agitar
El político agitó a los trabajadores.The politician stirred up the workers.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Agita esta botella antes de que la abras.Shake this bottle before you open it.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Aquí la cola agita al perro.Here the tail wags the dog.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate agitar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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