Meaning and behavior
What does educar mean?
Educar means to educate, instruct. VerbyGo classifies it as an irregular -AR verb. It is non-reflexive.
Build from reliable parts
Principal forms
- Infinitive
- educar
- Gerund
- educando
- Past participle
- educado
Verified irregular pattern
How this verb behaves
Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of educar for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Educar |
|---|---|
| yo | educo |
| tú | educas |
| él / ella / usted | educa |
| nosotros / nosotras | educamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | educáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | educan |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of educar is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Educar |
|---|---|
| yo | eduqué |
| tú | educaste |
| él / ella / usted | educó |
| nosotros / nosotras | educamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | educasteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | educaron |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of educar, or for background information.
| Subject | Educar |
|---|---|
| yo | educaba |
| tú | educabas |
| él / ella / usted | educaba |
| nosotros / nosotras | educábamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | educabais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | educaban |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of educar for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Educar |
|---|---|
| yo | educaré |
| tú | educarás |
| él / ella / usted | educará |
| nosotros / nosotras | educaremos |
| vosotros / vosotras | educaréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | educarán |
Verified context
Examples with educar
Ella se educó en los Estados Unidos.
She was educated in the United States.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR¿Cómo educa a sus hijos?
How does he bring up his children?
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Educar FAQ
What does educar mean?
Educar means to educate, instruct.
Is educar regular or irregular?
Educar is a irregular -AR verb.
What is the gerund of educar?
The gerund of educar is educando.
What is the past participle of educar?
The past participle of educar is educado.
How is educar conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is educo, educas, educa, educamos, educan.
How is educar conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is eduqué, educaste, educó, educamos, educaron.
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