What does celebrar mean?
celebrar means to celebrate in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to hold, to organize (a formal event, conference, meeting etc.); to welcome, to accept.
Spanish verb guide
Celebrar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn celebrar, meaning to celebrate, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: celebrandoparticiple: celebrado
Principal forms of celebrar
- Infinitive
- celebrar
- Gerund
- celebrando
- Past participle
- celebrado
Celebrar 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 | celebro | celebré | celebraba | celebraré |
| tú | celebras | celebraste | celebrabas | celebrarás |
| él / ella / usted | celebra | celebró | celebraba | celebrará |
| nosotros/as | celebramos | celebramos | celebrábamos | celebraremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | celebran | celebraron | celebraban | celebrarán |
Pattern notes
- Celebrar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with celebrar
¿Cuándo se celebró la boda?When did the wedding take place?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Su boda se celebrará mañana.Their wedding will be tomorrow.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Cuándo se celebrará la fiesta?When will the party take place?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate celebrar 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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