Meaning and behavior
What does captar mean?
Captar means to capture, perceive, register, understand. VerbyGo classifies it as a regular -AR verb. It is non-reflexive.
Build from reliable parts
Principal forms
- Infinitive
- captar
- Gerund
- captando
- Past participle
- captado
Regular -AR pattern
How this verb behaves
Captar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of captar for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Captar |
|---|---|
| yo | capto |
| tú | captas |
| él / ella / usted | capta |
| nosotros / nosotras | captamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | captáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | captan |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of captar is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Captar |
|---|---|
| yo | capté |
| tú | captaste |
| él / ella / usted | captó |
| nosotros / nosotras | captamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | captasteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | captaron |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of captar, or for background information.
| Subject | Captar |
|---|---|
| yo | captaba |
| tú | captabas |
| él / ella / usted | captaba |
| nosotros / nosotras | captábamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | captabais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | captaban |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of captar for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Captar |
|---|---|
| yo | captaré |
| tú | captarás |
| él / ella / usted | captará |
| nosotros / nosotras | captaremos |
| vosotros / vosotras | captaréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | captarán |
Verified context
Examples with captar
No capto el sentido de todo esto.
I don't get the meaning of all of this.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FREl panel solar capta energía solar.
The solar panel captures solar energy.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRSe supone que los encabezados capten el interés del lector.
Headlines are supposed to grab the reader's interest.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Captar FAQ
What does captar mean?
Captar means to capture, perceive, register, understand.
Is captar regular or irregular?
Captar is a regular -AR verb.
What is the gerund of captar?
The gerund of captar is captando.
What is the past participle of captar?
The past participle of captar is captado.
How is captar conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is capto, captas, capta, captamos, captan.
How is captar conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is capté, captaste, captó, captamos, captaron.
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