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Computar is a Spanish verb which translates into English as “to compute, calculate”.
Below are all of the conjugations for computar 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 compute, calculate |
|---|---|
| Spanish Infinitive | computar |
The gerund (gerundio) is used with the continuous tenses, e.g. present continuous (está computando) and past continuous (estaba computando). The easiest way to think of it is the equivalent of english’s -ing form (e.g. computing).
The past participle (participio) is used with perfect tense ‘haber’ verbs, e.g. he computado and hubiera computado. These are the equivalent of English’s ‘have’ (e.g. have computed).
| Gerundio / Gerund | computando |
|---|---|
| Participio / Past Participle | computado |
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 compute” or “they compute”.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | computo |
| Tú | computas |
| Él / Ella / Usted | computa |
| Nosotros / as | computamos |
| Vosotros / as | computáis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | computan |
| Vos | computás |
Your simple past tense, e.g. “I computed” or “she computed” 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 | computé | I computed |
| Tú | computaste | You computed |
| Él / Ella / Usted | computó | He / she / you computed |
| Nosotros / as | computamos | We computed |
| Vosotros / as | computasteis | You computed |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | computaron | They / you computed |
| Vos | computaste | You computed |
The pretérito imperfecto roughly translates as “I was computing” or “she was computing” 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 | computaba | I was computing |
| Tú | computabas | You were computing |
| Él / Ella / Usted | computaba | He was / she was / you were computing |
| Nosotros / as | computábamos | We were computing |
| Vosotros / as | computabais | You were computing |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | computaban | They / you were computing |
| Vos | computabas | You were computing |
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 computed” and “she has computed”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he computado | I have computed |
| Tú | has computado | You have computed |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha computado | He has / she has / you have computed |
| Nosotros / as | hemos computado | We have computed |
| Vosotros / as | habéis computado | You have computed |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han computado | They / you have computed |
| Vos | has computado | You have computed |
The conditional is used in place of the English modal verb “would”, i.e. “I would compute” or “she would compute”. It can be used to talk about hypothetical situations.
| Pronoun | Spanish | Englush |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | computaría | I would compute |
| Tú | computarías | You would compute |
| Él / Ella / Usted | computaría | He / she / you would compute |
| Nosotros / as | computaríamos | We would compute |
| Vosotros / as | computaríais | You would compute |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | computarían | They / you would compute |
| Vos | computarías | You would compute |
The future tense, simply put, replaces the English modal verb “will” – i.e. “I will compute” or “they will compute”.
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 computar” means “They are going to compute”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | computaré | I will compute |
| Tú | computarás | You will compute |
| Él / Ella / Usted | computará | He / she / you will compute |
| Nosotros / as | computaremos | We will compute |
| Vosotros / as | computaréis | You will compute |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | computarán | They / you will compute |
| Vos | computarás | You will compute |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | compute |
| Tú | computes |
| Él / Ella / Usted | compute |
| Nosotros / as | computemos |
| Vosotros / as | computéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | computen |
| Vos | computes |
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 | computara | computase |
| Tú | computaras | computase |
| Él / Ella / Usted | computara | computase |
| Nosotros / as | computáramos | computásemos |
| Vosotros / as | computarais | computaseis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | computaran | computasen |
| Vos | computaras | computase |
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 | computare |
| Tú | computares |
| Él / Ella / Usted | computare |
| Nosotros / as | computáremos |
| Vosotros / as | computareis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | computaren |
| Vos | computares |
Used for forming positive and negative commands, e.g. “compute!” and “don’t compute!”.
| Pronoun | Spanish Affirmative | Spanish Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Tú | computa | no computes |
| Él / Ella / Usted | compute | no compute |
| Nosotros / as | computemos | no computemos |
| Vosotros / as | computad | no computéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | computen | no computen |
| Vos | computá | no computes |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | haya computado |
| Tú | hayas computado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya computado |
| Nosotros / as | hayamos computado |
| Vosotros / as | hayáis computado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan computado |
| Vos | hayas computado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera computado / hubiese computado |
| Tú | hubieras computado / hubieses computado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera computado / hubiese computado |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéramos computado / hubiésemos computado |
| Vosotros / as | hubierais computado / hubieseis computado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran computado / hubiesen computado |
| Vos | hubieras computado / hubieses computado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere computado |
| Tú | hubieres computado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere computado |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéremos computado |
| Vosotros / as | hubiereis computado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren computado |
| Vos | hubieres computado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | esté computando |
| Tú | estés computando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | esté computando |
| Nosotros / as | estemos computando |
| Vosotros / as | estéis computando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estén computando |
| Vos | estés computando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviera computando / estuviese computando |
| Tú | estuvieras computando / estuvieses computando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviera computando / estuviese computando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéramos computando / estuviésamos computando |
| Vosotros / as | estuvierais computando / estuvieseis computando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviera computando / estuviese computando |
| Vos | estuvieras computando / estuvieses computando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviere computando |
| Tú | estuvieres computando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviere computando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéremos computando |
| Vosotros / as | estuviereis computando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviere computando |
| Vos | estuvieres computando |
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 computás |
| Simle Past / Preterite Preterite de Indicativo | Vos computaste |
| Imperfect Past Preterite Imperfecto de Indicativo | Vos computabas |
| Conditional Condicional | Vos computarías |
| Future Futuro de Indicativo | Vos computarás |
| Present Subjunctive Presente de Subjunctivo | Vos computes |
| Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjunctivo | Vos computaras / Vos computase |
| Affirmative Imperative Imperativo | Vos computá |
| Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo | Vos no computes |