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Multiplicar is a Spanish verb which translates into English as “to multiply, grow in numbers”.
Below are all of the conjugations for multiplicar 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 multiply, grow in numbers |
|---|---|
| Spanish Infinitive | multiplicar |
The gerund (gerundio) is used with the continuous tenses, e.g. present continuous (está multiplicando) and past continuous (estaba multiplicando). The easiest way to think of it is the equivalent of english’s -ing form (e.g. multiplying).
The past participle (participio) is used with perfect tense ‘haber’ verbs, e.g. he multiplicado and hubiera multiplicado. These are the equivalent of English’s ‘have’ (e.g. have multiplied).
| Gerundio / Gerund | multiplicando |
|---|---|
| Participio / Past Participle | multiplicado |
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 multiply” or “they multiply”.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | multiplico |
| Tú | multiplicas |
| Él / Ella / Usted | multiplica |
| Nosotros / as | multiplicamos |
| Vosotros / as | multiplicáis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | multiplican |
| Vos |
Your simple past tense, e.g. “I multiplied” or “she multiplied” 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 | multipliqué | I multiplied |
| Tú | multiplicaste | You multiplied |
| Él / Ella / Usted | multiplicó | He / she / you multiplied |
| Nosotros / as | multiplicamos | We multiplied |
| Vosotros / as | multiplicasteis | You multiplied |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | multiplicaron | They / you multiplied |
| Vos | multiplicaste | You multiplied |
The pretérito imperfecto roughly translates as “I was multiplying” or “she was multiplying” 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 | multiplicaba | I was multiplying |
| Tú | multiplicabas | You were multiplying |
| Él / Ella / Usted | multiplicaba | He was / she was / you were multiplying |
| Nosotros / as | multiplicábamos | We were multiplying |
| Vosotros / as | multiplicabais | You were multiplying |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | multiplicaban | They / you were multiplying |
| Vos | multiplicabas | You were multiplying |
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 multiplied” and “she has multiplied”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he multiplicado | I have multiplied |
| Tú | has multiplicado | You have multiplied |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha multiplicado | He has / she has / you have multiplied |
| Nosotros / as | hemos multiplicado | We have multiplied |
| Vosotros / as | habéis multiplicado | You have multiplied |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han multiplicado | They / you have multiplied |
| Vos | has multiplicado | You have multiplied |
The conditional is used in place of the English modal verb “would”, i.e. “I would multiply” or “she would multiply”. It can be used to talk about hypothetical situations.
| Pronoun | Spanish | Englush |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | multiplicaría | I would multiply |
| Tú | multiplicarías | You would multiply |
| Él / Ella / Usted | multiplicaría | He / she / you would multiply |
| Nosotros / as | multiplicaríamos | We would multiply |
| Vosotros / as | multiplicaríais | You would multiply |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | multiplicarían | They / you would multiply |
| Vos | multiplicarías | You would multiply |
The future tense, simply put, replaces the English modal verb “will” – i.e. “I will multiply” or “they will multiply”.
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 multiplicar” means “They are going to multiply”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | multiplicaré | I will multiply |
| Tú | multiplicarás | You will multiply |
| Él / Ella / Usted | multiplicará | He / she / you will multiply |
| Nosotros / as | multiplicaremos | We will multiply |
| Vosotros / as | multiplicaréis | You will multiply |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | multiplicarán | They / you will multiply |
| Vos | multiplicarás | You will multiply |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | multiplique |
| Tú | multipliques |
| Él / Ella / Usted | multiplique |
| Nosotros / as | multipliquemos |
| Vosotros / as | multipliquéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | multipliquen |
| Vos | multipliques |
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 | multiplicara | multiplicase |
| Tú | multiplicaras | multiplicase |
| Él / Ella / Usted | multiplicara | multiplicase |
| Nosotros / as | multiplicáramos | multiplicásemos |
| Vosotros / as | multiplicarais | multiplicaseis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | multiplicaran | multiplicasen |
| Vos | multiplicaras | multiplicase |
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 | multiplicare |
| Tú | multiplicares |
| Él / Ella / Usted | multiplicare |
| Nosotros / as | multiplicáremos |
| Vosotros / as | multiplicareis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | multiplicaren |
| Vos | multiplicares |
Used for forming positive and negative commands, e.g. “multiply!” and “don’t multiply!”.
| Pronoun | Spanish Affirmative | Spanish Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Tú | multiplica | no multipliques |
| Él / Ella / Usted | multiplique | no multiplique |
| Nosotros / as | multipliquemos | no multipliquemos |
| Vosotros / as | multiplicad | no multipliquéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | multipliquen | no multipliquen |
| Vos | no multipliques |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | haya multiplicado |
| Tú | hayas multiplicado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya multiplicado |
| Nosotros / as | hayamos multiplicado |
| Vosotros / as | hayáis multiplicado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan multiplicado |
| Vos | hayas multiplicado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera multiplicado / hubiese multiplicado |
| Tú | hubieras multiplicado / hubieses multiplicado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera multiplicado / hubiese multiplicado |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéramos multiplicado / hubiésemos multiplicado |
| Vosotros / as | hubierais multiplicado / hubieseis multiplicado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran multiplicado / hubiesen multiplicado |
| Vos | hubieras multiplicado / hubieses multiplicado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere multiplicado |
| Tú | hubieres multiplicado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere multiplicado |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéremos multiplicado |
| Vosotros / as | hubiereis multiplicado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren multiplicado |
| Vos | hubieres multiplicado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | esté multiplicando |
| Tú | estés multiplicando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | esté multiplicando |
| Nosotros / as | estemos multiplicando |
| Vosotros / as | estéis multiplicando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estén multiplicando |
| Vos | estés multiplicando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviera multiplicando / estuviese multiplicando |
| Tú | estuvieras multiplicando / estuvieses multiplicando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviera multiplicando / estuviese multiplicando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéramos multiplicando / estuviésamos multiplicando |
| Vosotros / as | estuvierais multiplicando / estuvieseis multiplicando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviera multiplicando / estuviese multiplicando |
| Vos | estuvieras multiplicando / estuvieses multiplicando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviere multiplicando |
| Tú | estuvieres multiplicando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviere multiplicando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéremos multiplicando |
| Vosotros / as | estuviereis multiplicando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviere multiplicando |
| Vos | estuvieres multiplicando |
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 |
| Simle Past / Preterite Preterite de Indicativo | Vos multiplicaste |
| Imperfect Past Preterite Imperfecto de Indicativo | Vos multiplicabas |
| Conditional Condicional | Vos multiplicarías |
| Future Futuro de Indicativo | Vos multiplicarás |
| Present Subjunctive Presente de Subjunctivo | Vos multipliques |
| Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjunctivo | Vos multiplicaras / Vos multiplicase |
| Affirmative Imperative Imperativo | Vos |
| Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo | Vos no multipliques |