usar

/uˈsaɾ/

verb #646 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to use

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yousouséusabausaréusaría
usasusasteusabasusarásusarías
él/ella/ud.usausóusabausaráusaría
nos.usamosusamosusábamosusaremosusaríamos
vos.usáisusasteisusabaisusaréisusaríais
ellos/uds.usanusaronusabanusaránusarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
youseusarausase
usesusarasusases
él/ella/ud.useusarausase
nos.usemosusáramosusásemos
vos.uséisusaraisusaseis
ellos/uds.usenusaranusasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
usa
ud.use
nosotrosusemos
vosotrosusad
uds.usen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
usando
Past participle
usado

Examples

¿ ?

Can I use your phone for a moment?

Hay guantes tarea.

You must use gloves for this task.

sociales.

She knows how to use social media very well.

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This word is part of lesson 13.

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