What does explotar mean?
explotar means to exploit in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to explode.
Spanish verb guide
Explotar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn explotar, meaning to exploit, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: explotandoparticiple: explotado
Principal forms of explotar
- Infinitive
- explotar
- Gerund
- explotando
- Past participle
- explotado
Explotar 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 | exploto | exploté | explotaba | explotaré |
| tú | explotas | explotaste | explotabas | explotarás |
| él / ella / usted | explota | explotó | explotaba | explotará |
| nosotros/as | explotamos | explotamos | explotábamos | explotaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | explotan | explotaron | explotaban | explotarán |
Pattern notes
- Explotar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with explotar
La guerra explotó en 1939.War broke out in 1939.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La pompa de jabón explotó.The soap bubble burst.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La granada explotó en el agua.The grenade exploded in the water.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate explotar 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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