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Liberar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn liberar, meaning to liberate, to release, to free, to set free, to free up, through verified forms and contextual examples.

regular-argerund: liberandoparticiple: liberado

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What does liberar mean?

liberar means to liberate, to release, to free, to set free, to free up in English. It is a regular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to deliver, to rid (someone from/of something); to relieve (e.g., relieve pressure, tension, stress).

Principal forms of liberar

Infinitive: liberar
Gerund: liberando
Past participle: liberado

Liberar 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	libero	liberé	liberaba	liberaré
tú	liberas	liberaste	liberabas	liberarás
él / ella / usted	libera	liberó	liberaba	liberará
nosotros/as	liberamos	liberamos	liberábamos	liberaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	liberan	liberaron	liberaban	liberarán

Pattern notes

Liberar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.

Examples with liberar

Los biólogos liberaron a algunas tortugas en el mar.Biologists released some turtles into the sea.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Tom liberó a los rehenes.Tom freed the hostages.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Lincoln liberó a los esclavos.Lincoln set the slaves free.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate liberar 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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