What does complicar mean?
complicar means to complicate in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to get complicated, to get messy; to make it harder or more difficult for oneself.
Spanish verb guide
Complicar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn complicar, meaning to complicate, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: complicandoparticiple: complicado
Principal forms of complicar
- Infinitive
- complicar
- Gerund
- complicando
- Past participle
- complicado
Complicar 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 | complico | compliqué | complicaba | complicaré |
| tú | complicas | complicaste | complicabas | complicarás |
| él / ella / usted | complica | complicó | complicaba | complicará |
| nosotros/as | complicamos | complicamos | complicábamos | complicaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | complican | complicaron | complicaban | complicarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Examples with complicar
No complique usted la cuestión.Don't complicate the matter.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tu negativa a ayudar complicó las cosas.Your refusal to help complicated matters.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Su mentira complicó la cosa.His lie complicated matters.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate complicar 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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