Optar conjugation chart
Optar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I opt | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you opt | |
| vos | you opt | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she opts | |
| nosotros | we opt | |
| vosotros | you all opt | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they opt |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Optar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I opted | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you opted | |
| vos | you opted | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she opted | |
| nosotros | we opted | |
| vosotros | you all opted | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they opted |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Optar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to opt | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to opt | |
| vos | you used to opt | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to opt | |
| nosotros | we used to opt | |
| vosotros | you all used to opt | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to opt |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Optar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will opt | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will opt | |
| vos | you will opt | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will opt | |
| nosotros | we will opt | |
| vosotros | you all will opt | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will opt |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Optar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would opt | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would opt | |
| vos | you would opt | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would opt | |
| nosotros | we would opt | |
| vosotros | you all would opt | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would opt |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Optar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I opt | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you opt | |
| vos | that you opt | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she opt | |
| nosotros | that we opt | |
| vosotros | that you all opt | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they opt |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Optar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I opted | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you opted | |
| vos | if you opted | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she opted | |
| nosotros | if we opted | |
| vosotros | if you all opted | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they opted |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (optase), more common in writing.
Optar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | opt! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | opt! | |
| usted | opt! | |
| nosotros | let's opt! | |
| vosotros | opt! | |
| ustedes | opt! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: opta. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (opte, optemos, opten).
Optar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't opt! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't opt! | |
| usted | don't opt! | |
| nosotros | let's not opt! | |
| vosotros | don't opt! | |
| ustedes | don't opt! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + optes, opte…
Always the verb haber + the past participle optado, which never changes.
Optar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he optado |
|---|---|
| tú | has optado |
| vos | has optado |
| él, ella, usted | ha optado |
| nosotros | hemos optado |
| vosotros | habéis optado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han optado |
Optar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había optado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías optado |
| vos | habías optado |
| él, ella, usted | había optado |
| nosotros | habíamos optado |
| vosotros | habíais optado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían optado |
Optar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré optado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás optado |
| vos | habrás optado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá optado |
| nosotros | habremos optado |
| vosotros | habréis optado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán optado |
Optar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría optado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías optado |
| vos | habrías optado |
| él, ella, usted | habría optado |
| nosotros | habríamos optado |
| vosotros | habríais optado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían optado |
Optar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya optado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas optado |
| vos | hayas optado |
| él, ella, usted | haya optado |
| nosotros | hayamos optado |
| vosotros | hayáis optado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan optado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
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