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Gestionar is a Spanish verb which translates into English as “to negotiate, arrange for”.
Below are all of the conjugations for gestionar in Spanish, in all three moods (indicative/indicativo, subjunctive/subjunctivo and imperative/imperativo) and all of the tenses, for each pronoun.
The vosotros pronoun is mainly used in mainland Spain, and is the informal second-person plural – it could be considered the Spanish version of “y’all”. It is rarely found in Latin America, where ustedes is used instead.
The vos form is used instead of tú in some Spanish speaking countries of South America, especially the Southern Cone (e.g. Argentina and Uruguay) and has a different conjugation.
| English Infinitive | to negotiate, arrange for |
|---|---|
| Spanish Infinitive | gestionar |
The gerund (gerundio) is used with the continuous tenses, e.g. present continuous (está gestionando) and past continuous (estaba gestionando). The easiest way to think of it is the equivalent of english’s -ing form (e.g. negotiated).
The past participle (participio) is used with perfect tense ‘haber’ verbs, e.g. he negotiated and hubiera negotiated. These are the equivalent of English’s ‘have’ (e.g. have negotiating).
| Gerundio / Gerund | gestionando |
|---|---|
| Participio / Past Participle | negotiated |
The basic form of speech, el indicativo is used for making statements, talking about facts, events and things that are certain and objective.
The present tense is as it sounds – it’s for talking about things that are currently going on, which are habitual, or which generally exist. In English, this would be “I negotiate” or “they negotiate”.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | gestiono |
| Tú | gestionas |
| Él / Ella / Usted | gestiona |
| Nosotros / as | gestionamos |
| Vosotros / as | gestionáis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | gestionan |
| Vos | gestionás |
Your simple past tense, e.g. “I negotiate” or “she negotiate” in English.
In Spanish, there are two past tenses where just one is used in English; the pretérite infefinido is typically used to refer to a concrete, specific moment in time.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | gestioné | I negotiate |
| Tú | gestionaste | You negotiate |
| Él / Ella / Usted | gestionó | He / she / you negotiate |
| Nosotros / as | gestionamos | We negotiate |
| Vosotros / as | gestionasteis | You negotiate |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | gestionaron | They / you negotiate |
| Vos | gestionaste | You negotiate |
The pretérito imperfecto roughly translates as “I was negotiated” or “she was negotiated” in English, and is typically used to describe things and set a scene, talk about events without a specific timeframe, or talk about habitual events or states in the past.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | gestionaba | I was negotiated |
| Tú | gestionabas | You were negotiated |
| Él / Ella / Usted | gestionaba | He was / she was / you were negotiated |
| Nosotros / as | gestionábamos | We were negotiated |
| Vosotros / as | gestionabais | You were negotiated |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | gestionaban | They / you were negotiated |
| Vos | gestionabas | You were negotiated |
The perfect tense is for talking about things which happened in the past but are still related to the present or continue into the present.
In English, these use the auxiliary verbs ‘have’ and ‘has’ – i.e. “I have negotiating” and “she has negotiating”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he negotiated | I have negotiating |
| Tú | has negotiated | You have negotiating |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha negotiated | He has / she has / you have negotiating |
| Nosotros / as | hemos negotiated | We have negotiating |
| Vosotros / as | habéis negotiated | You have negotiating |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han negotiated | They / you have negotiating |
| Vos | has negotiated | You have negotiating |
The conditional is used in place of the English modal verb “would”, i.e. “I would negotiate” or “she would negotiate”. It can be used to talk about hypothetical situations.
| Pronoun | Spanish | Englush |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | gestionaría | I would negotiate |
| Tú | gestionarías | You would negotiate |
| Él / Ella / Usted | gestionaría | He / she / you would negotiate |
| Nosotros / as | gestionaríamos | We would negotiate |
| Vosotros / as | gestionaríais | You would negotiate |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | gestionarían | They / you would negotiate |
| Vos | gestionarías | You would negotiate |
The future tense, simply put, replaces the English modal verb “will” – i.e. “I will negotiate” or “they will negotiate”.
It is more commonly used for making a hypothesis about the present. To talk about the future, Spanish speakers frequently use “ir + a + infinivo”, e.g. “van a gestionar” means “They are going to negotiate”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | gestionaré | I will negotiate |
| Tú | gestionarás | You will negotiate |
| Él / Ella / Usted | gestionará | He / she / you will negotiate |
| Nosotros / as | gestionaremos | We will negotiate |
| Vosotros / as | gestionaréis | You will negotiate |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | gestionarán | They / you will negotiate |
| Vos | gestionarás | You will negotiate |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | gestione |
| Tú | gestiones |
| Él / Ella / Usted | gestione |
| Nosotros / as | gestionemos |
| Vosotros / as | gestionéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | gestionen |
| Vos | gestiones |
There are two ways to form the imperfect subjunctive.
The first option sees verbs ending in -era (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ara (for -ar verbs), while the second sees verbs ending in -ese (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ase (for -ar verbs).
There is no difference between these two forms, and Spanish speakers use them interchangeably.
| Pronoun | Spanish era/ara | Spanish ese/ase |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | gestionara | gestionase |
| Tú | gestionaras | gestionase |
| Él / Ella / Usted | gestionara | gestionase |
| Nosotros / as | gestionáramos | gestionásemos |
| Vosotros / as | gestionarais | gestionaseis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | gestionaran | gestionasen |
| Vos | gestionaras | gestionase |
The future subjunctive is no longer used in modern-day Spanish, apart from in literary and legal contexts, and there is no need to learn it.
It is formed the same as the past/imperfect subjunctive, but with -e endings instead of -a endings.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | gestionare |
| Tú | gestionares |
| Él / Ella / Usted | gestionare |
| Nosotros / as | gestionáremos |
| Vosotros / as | gestionareis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | gestionaren |
| Vos | gestionares |
Used for forming positive and negative commands, e.g. “negotiate!” and “don’t negotiate!”.
| Pronoun | Spanish Affirmative | Spanish Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Tú | gestiona | no gestiones |
| Él / Ella / Usted | gestione | no gestione |
| Nosotros / as | gestionemos | no gestionemos |
| Vosotros / as | gestionad | no gestionéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | gestionen | no gestionen |
| Vos | gestioná | no gestiones |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | haya negotiated |
| Tú | hayas negotiated |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya negotiated |
| Nosotros / as | hayamos negotiated |
| Vosotros / as | hayáis negotiated |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan negotiated |
| Vos | hayas negotiated |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera negotiated / hubiese negotiated |
| Tú | hubieras negotiated / hubieses negotiated |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera negotiated / hubiese negotiated |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéramos negotiated / hubiésemos negotiated |
| Vosotros / as | hubierais negotiated / hubieseis negotiated |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran negotiated / hubiesen negotiated |
| Vos | hubieras negotiated / hubieses negotiated |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere negotiated |
| Tú | hubieres negotiated |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere negotiated |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéremos negotiated |
| Vosotros / as | hubiereis negotiated |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren negotiated |
| Vos | hubieres negotiated |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | esté gestionando |
| Tú | estés gestionando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | esté gestionando |
| Nosotros / as | estemos gestionando |
| Vosotros / as | estéis gestionando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estén gestionando |
| Vos | estés gestionando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviera gestionando / estuviese gestionando |
| Tú | estuvieras gestionando / estuvieses gestionando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviera gestionando / estuviese gestionando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéramos gestionando / estuviésamos gestionando |
| Vosotros / as | estuvierais gestionando / estuvieseis gestionando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviera gestionando / estuviese gestionando |
| Vos | estuvieras gestionando / estuvieses gestionando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviere gestionando |
| Tú | estuvieres gestionando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviere gestionando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéremos gestionando |
| Vosotros / as | estuviereis gestionando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviere gestionando |
| Vos | estuvieres gestionando |
Voseo is the practice of using ‘vos’ instead of ‘tú’ as the second-person singular pronoun, and is common throughout much of South America.
There are various versions of ‘voseo’ used throughout the Spanish-speaking world. The conjugations for the most common type – used throughout Argentina, parts of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguya and Uruguay are below.
The present indicative (presente de indicativo) and affirmative imperative (imperativo) have different conjugations from the tú form, while all other tenses generally use the tú form.
| Tense | Vos Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Present Indicative Presente de Indicativo | Vos gestionás |
| Simle Past / Preterite Preterite de Indicativo | Vos gestionaste |
| Imperfect Past Preterite Imperfecto de Indicativo | Vos gestionabas |
| Conditional Condicional | Vos gestionarías |
| Future Futuro de Indicativo | Vos gestionarás |
| Present Subjunctive Presente de Subjunctivo | Vos gestiones |
| Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjunctivo | Vos gestionaras / Vos gestionase |
| Affirmative Imperative Imperativo | Vos gestioná |
| Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo | Vos no gestiones |