What does generar mean?
generar means to generate, to create, to produce, to cause in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to engender, to breed.
Spanish verb guide
Generar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn generar, meaning to generate, to create, to produce, to cause, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: generandoparticiple: generado
Principal forms of generar
- Infinitive
- generar
- Gerund
- generando
- Past participle
- generado
Generar 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 | genero | generé | generaba | generaré |
| tú | generas | generaste | generabas | generarás |
| él / ella / usted | genera | generó | generaba | generará |
| nosotros/as | generamos | generamos | generábamos | generaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | generan | generaron | generaban | generarán |
Pattern notes
- Generar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with generar
¿Genera inflación la depreciación del yen?Does depreciation of the yen give rise to inflation?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Las placas solares generan corriente continua.Solar panels generate a continuous current.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Malos pensamientos generan malas acciones.Bad thoughts lead to bad actions.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate generar 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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