What does participar mean?
participar means to participate, to take part, to partake in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Participar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn participar, meaning to participate, to take part, to partake, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: participandoparticiple: participado
Principal forms of participar
- Infinitive
- participar
- Gerund
- participando
- Past participle
- participado
Participar 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 | participo | participé | participaba | participaré |
| tú | participas | participaste | participabas | participarás |
| él / ella / usted | participa | participó | participaba | participará |
| nosotros/as | participamos | participamos | participábamos | participaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | participan | participaron | participaban | participarán |
Pattern notes
- Participar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with participar
Ella participó en el concurso.She took part in the contest.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él participó en las olimpiadas.He took part in the Olympic Games.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
No participé en la conversación.I didn't participate in the conversation.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate participar 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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