What does indicar mean?
indicar means to indicate, signal, designate in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to prescribe.
Spanish verb guide
Indicar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn indicar, meaning to indicate, signal, designate, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: indicandoparticiple: indicado
Principal forms of indicar
- Infinitive
- indicar
- Gerund
- indicando
- Past participle
- indicado
Indicar 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 | indico | indiqué | indicaba | indicaré |
| tú | indicas | indicaste | indicabas | indicarás |
| él / ella / usted | indica | indicó | indicaba | indicará |
| nosotros/as | indicamos | indicamos | indicábamos | indicaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | indican | indicaron | indicaban | indicarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Examples with indicar
Por favor, indique su edad en el formulario.Please put your age on the form.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él le indicó el camino.He showed her the way.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yo le indiqué el camino.I showed him the way.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate indicar 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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