What does felicitar mean?
felicitar means to congratulate in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Felicitar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn felicitar, meaning to congratulate, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: felicitandoparticiple: felicitado
Principal forms of felicitar
- Infinitive
- felicitar
- Gerund
- felicitando
- Past participle
- felicitado
Felicitar 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 | felicito | felicité | felicitaba | felicitaré |
| tú | felicitas | felicitaste | felicitabas | felicitarás |
| él / ella / usted | felicita | felicitó | felicitaba | felicitará |
| nosotros/as | felicitamos | felicitamos | felicitábamos | felicitaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | felicitan | felicitaron | felicitaban | felicitarán |
Pattern notes
- Felicitar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with felicitar
Le felicito por su triunfo.I congratulate you on your success.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Le felicitaron por su boda.They congratulated him on his marriage.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mis amigos me felicitaron por mi triunfo.My friends congratulated me on my success.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate felicitar 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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