Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | cautivar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | cautivando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar cautivando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Cautivar conjugation
cautivar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning captivate. In the present tense: yo cautivo, tú cautivas, él/ella cautiva, nosotros cautivamos, vosotros cautiváis, ellos cautivan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1415-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- cautivar
- Gerundio
- cautivando
- Meaning
- captivate
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Cautivar across the MuyVerbs tense system
Study present continuous
Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cautivo | Yo cautivo a mis amigos con esa voz.I captivate my friends with that voice. |
| tú | cautivas | Normalmente, tú cautivas a la mesa con tu historia.You usually captivate the table with your story. |
| él | cautiva | Hoy, la cantante del bar cautiva a toda la sala en segundos.Today, the singer in the bar captivates the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | cautivamos | A veces, nosotros cautivamos al público con un final simple.At times, we captivate the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | cautiváis | Ahora, vosotros cautiváis a los niños con un truco corto.Right now, you all captivate the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | cautivan | Casi siempre, los colores del atardecer cautivan a los turistas en la plaza.Most of the time, the colors of dusk captivate the tourists in the square. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he cautivado | Este año, yo he cautivado a mis amigos con esa voz.This year, I have captivated my friends with that voice. |
| tú | has cautivado | Últimamente, tú has cautivado a la mesa con tu historia.Lately, you have captivated the table with your story. |
| él | ha cautivado | En estos meses, la cantante del bar ha cautivado a toda la sala en segundos.In these months, the singer in the bar has captivated the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | hemos cautivado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos cautivado al público con un final simple.So far, we have captivated the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | habéis cautivado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis cautivado a los niños con un truco corto.This term, you all have captivated the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | han cautivado | En este tiempo, los colores del atardecer han cautivado a los turistas en la plaza.During this time, the colors of dusk have captivated the tourists in the square. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cautivé | Ayer, yo cautivé a mis amigos con esa voz.Yesterday, I captivated my friends with that voice. |
| tú | cautivaste | Hace un rato, tú cautivaste a la mesa con tu historia.A little while ago, you captivated the table with your story. |
| él | cautivó | Esta mañana, la cantante del bar cautivó a toda la sala en segundos.This morning, the singer in the bar captivated the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | cautivamos | Anoche, nosotros cautivamos al público con un final simple.Last night, we captivated the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | cautivasteis | El sábado, vosotros cautivasteis a los niños con un truco corto.On Saturday, you all captivated the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | cautivaron | Hace poco, los colores del atardecer cautivaron a los turistas en la plaza.Not long ago, the colors of dusk captivated the tourists in the square. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cautivaba | Antes, yo cautivaba a mis amigos con esa voz.Before, I used to captivate my friends with that voice. |
| tú | cautivabas | Por entonces, tú cautivabas a la mesa con tu historia.Back then, you used to captivate the table with your story. |
| él | cautivaba | En esa época, la cantante del bar cautivaba a toda la sala en segundos.At that time, the singer in the bar used to captivate the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | cautivábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros cautivábamos al público con un final simple.When that was normal, we used to captivate the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | cautivabais | Hace años, vosotros cautivabais a los niños con un truco corto.Years ago, you all used to captivate the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | cautivaban | En aquellos días, los colores del atardecer cautivaban a los turistas en la plaza.In those days, the colors of dusk used to captivate the tourists in the square. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había cautivado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había cautivado a mis amigos con esa voz.When you arrived, I had already captivated my friends with that voice. |
| tú | habías cautivado | Para entonces, tú ya habías cautivado a la mesa con tu historia.By then, you had already captivated the table with your story. |
| él | había cautivado | Al volver, la cantante del bar ya había cautivado a toda la sala en segundos.When we came back, the singer in the bar had already captivated the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | habíamos cautivado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos cautivado al público con un final simple.Before talking it through, we had already captivated the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | habíais cautivado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais cautivado a los niños con un truco corto.When you looked again, you all had already captivated the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | habían cautivado | Para ese momento, los colores del atardecer ya habían cautivado a los turistas en la plaza.By that moment, the colors of dusk had already captivated the tourists in the square. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube cautivado | Apenas yo hube cautivado a mis amigos con esa voz, todo cambió.As soon as I had captivated my friends with that voice, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste cautivado | En cuanto tú hubiste cautivado a la mesa con tu historia, se notó.The moment you had captivated the table with your story, it showed. |
| él | hubo cautivado | No bien la cantante del bar hubo cautivado a toda la sala en segundos, hubo ruido.As soon as the singer in the bar had captivated the whole hall in seconds, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos cautivado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos cautivado al público con un final simple, seguimos adelante.Once we had captivated the audience with a simple ending, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis cautivado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis cautivado a los niños con un truco corto, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had captivated the children with one short trick, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron cautivado | En cuanto los colores del atardecer hubieron cautivado a los turistas en la plaza, el ambiente cambió.The moment the colors of dusk had captivated the tourists in the square, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cautivaré | Mañana, yo cautivaré a mis amigos con esa voz.Tomorrow, I will captivate my friends with that voice. |
| tú | cautivarás | Dentro de poco, tú cautivarás a la mesa con tu historia.Soon, you will captivate the table with your story. |
| él | cautivará | Esta tarde, la cantante del bar cautivará a toda la sala en segundos.This afternoon, the singer in the bar will captivate the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | cautivaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros cautivaremos al público con un final simple.Next week, we will captivate the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | cautivaréis | Pronto, vosotros cautivaréis a los niños con un truco corto.Before long, you all will captivate the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | cautivarán | Más adelante, los colores del atardecer cautivarán a los turistas en la plaza.Later on, the colors of dusk will captivate the tourists in the square. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré cautivado | Para entonces, yo ya habré cautivado a mis amigos con esa voz.By then, I will already have captivated my friends with that voice. |
| tú | habrás cautivado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás cautivado a la mesa con tu historia.Before closing time, you will already have captivated the table with your story. |
| él | habrá cautivado | Al final del día, la cantante del bar ya habrá cautivado a toda la sala en segundos.By the end of the day, the singer in the bar will already have captivated the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | habremos cautivado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos cautivado al público con un final simple.By tomorrow, we will already have captivated the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | habréis cautivado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis cautivado a los niños con un truco corto.Before leaving, you all will already have captivated the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | habrán cautivado | Para esa hora, los colores del atardecer ya habrán cautivado a los turistas en la plaza.By that hour, the colors of dusk will already have captivated the tourists in the square. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cautivaría | En un caso así, yo cautivaría a mis amigos con esa voz.In a case like that, I would captivate my friends with that voice. |
| tú | cautivarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú cautivarías a la mesa con tu historia.With a little more time, you would captivate the table with your story. |
| él | cautivaría | En esa situación, la cantante del bar cautivaría a toda la sala en segundos.In that situation, the singer in the bar would captivate the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | cautivaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros cautivaríamos al público con un final simple.With that outlook, we would captivate the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | cautivaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros cautivaríais a los niños con un truco corto.If it came to that, you all would captivate the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | cautivarían | En un día así, los colores del atardecer cautivarían a los turistas en la plaza.On a day like that, the colors of dusk would captivate the tourists in the square. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría cautivado | En otro momento, yo habría cautivado a mis amigos con esa voz.At another moment, I would have captivated my friends with that voice. |
| tú | habrías cautivado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías cautivado a la mesa con tu historia.With a little more margin, you would have captivated the table with your story. |
| él | habría cautivado | A esas alturas, la cantante del bar habría cautivado a toda la sala en segundos.By then, the singer in the bar would have captivated the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | habríamos cautivado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos cautivado al público con un final simple.With that turn, we would have captivated the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | habríais cautivado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais cautivado a los niños con un truco corto.At that point, you all would have captivated the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | habrían cautivado | En ese punto, los colores del atardecer habrían cautivado a los turistas en la plaza.From there, the colors of dusk would have captivated the tourists in the square. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cautive | Es mejor que yo cautive a mis amigos con esa voz.It is better that I captivate my friends with that voice. |
| tú | cautives | Hace falta que tú cautives a la mesa con tu historia.It is necessary that you captivate the table with your story. |
| él | cautive | Conviene que la cantante del bar cautive a toda la sala en segundos.It is wise that the singer in the bar captivate the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | cautivemos | Importa que nosotros cautivemos al público con un final simple.It matters that we captivate the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | cautivéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros cautivéis a los niños con un truco corto.It may help if you all captivate the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | cautiven | Es posible que los colores del atardecer cautiven a los turistas en la plaza.It is possible that the colors of dusk captivate the tourists in the square. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya cautivado | Ojalá yo haya cautivado a mis amigos con esa voz.Hopefully I have captivated my friends with that voice. |
| tú | hayas cautivado | Puede que tú ya hayas cautivado a la mesa con tu historia.Maybe you already have captivated the table with your story. |
| él | haya cautivado | Tal vez la cantante del bar haya cautivado a toda la sala en segundos.Perhaps the singer in the bar has captivated the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | hayamos cautivado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos cautivado al público con un final simple.Maybe we already have captivated the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | hayáis cautivado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis cautivado a los niños con un truco corto.It is likely that you all have captivated the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | hayan cautivado | Puede ser que los colores del atardecer ya hayan cautivado a los turistas en la plaza.It may be that the colors of dusk already have captivated the tourists in the square. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cautivara | Si yo cautivara a mis amigos con esa voz, se notaría enseguida.If I captivated my friends with that voice, it would show right away. |
| tú | cautivaras | Si tú cautivaras a la mesa con tu historia, costaría ocultarlo.If you captivated the table with your story, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | cautivara | Si la cantante del bar cautivara a toda la sala en segundos, daría mucho que hablar.If the singer in the bar captivated the whole hall in seconds, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | cautiváramos | Si nosotros cautiváramos al público con un final simple, todo iría por otro lado.If we captivated the audience with a simple ending, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | cautivarais | Si vosotros cautivarais a los niños con un truco corto, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all captivated the children with one short trick, the mood would change. |
| ellos | cautivaran | Si los colores del atardecer cautivaran a los turistas en la plaza, la escena sería otra.If the colors of dusk captivated the tourists in the square, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera cautivado | Si yo hubiera cautivado a mis amigos con esa voz, aún se recordaría.If I had captivated my friends with that voice, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras cautivado | Si tú hubieras cautivado a la mesa con tu historia, eso habría dejado marca.If you had captivated the table with your story, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera cautivado | Si la cantante del bar hubiera cautivado a toda la sala en segundos, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the singer in the bar had captivated the whole hall in seconds, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos cautivado | Si nosotros hubiéramos cautivado al público con un final simple, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had captivated the audience with a simple ending, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais cautivado | Si vosotros hubierais cautivado a los niños con un truco corto, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had captivated the children with one short trick, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran cautivado | Si los colores del atardecer hubieran cautivado a los turistas en la plaza, nada habría quedado igual.If the colors of dusk had captivated the tourists in the square, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cautivare | Si yo cautivare a mis amigos con esa voz, se notará enseguida.If I captivate my friends with that voice, it will show right away. |
| tú | cautivares | Si tú cautivares a la mesa con tu historia, costará ignorarlo.If you captivate the table with your story, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | cautivare | Si la cantante del bar cautivare a toda la sala en segundos, dará mucho que hablar.If the singer in the bar captivates the whole hall in seconds, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | cautiváremos | Si nosotros cautiváremos al público con un final simple, todo irá por otro camino.If we captivate the audience with a simple ending, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | cautivareis | Si vosotros cautivareis a los niños con un truco corto, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all captivate the children with one short trick, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | cautivaren | Si los colores del atardecer cautivaren a los turistas en la plaza, la escena será distinta.If the colors of dusk captivate the tourists in the square, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere cautivado | Cuando yo hubiere cautivado a mis amigos con esa voz, ya se notará.When I have captivated my friends with that voice, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres cautivado | En cuanto tú hubieres cautivado a la mesa con tu historia, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have captivated the table with your story, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere cautivado | Cuando la cantante del bar hubiere cautivado a toda la sala en segundos, se verá de inmediato.When the singer in the bar has captivated the whole hall in seconds, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos cautivado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos cautivado al público con un final simple, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have captivated the audience with a simple ending, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis cautivado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis cautivado a los niños con un truco corto, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have captivated the children with one short trick, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren cautivado | En cuanto los colores del atardecer hubieren cautivado a los turistas en la plaza, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the colors of dusk have captivated the tourists in the square, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | cautiva | cautiva a la mesa con tu historia.Captivate the table with your story. |
| él | cautive | Que la cantante del bar cautive a toda la sala en segundos.Let the singer in the bar Captivate the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | cautivemos | cautivemos al público con un final simple.Captivate the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | cautivad | cautivad a los niños con un truco corto.Captivate the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | cautiven | Que los colores del atardecer cautiven a los turistas en la plaza.Let the colors of dusk Captivate the tourists in the square. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no cautives | No no cautives a la mesa con tu historia.Do not captivate the table with your story. |
| él | no cautive | Que la cantante del bar no no cautive a toda la sala en segundos.Let the singer in the bar not captivate the whole hall in seconds. |
| nosotros | no cautivemos | No no cautivemos al público con un final simple.Let us not captivate the audience with a simple ending. |
| vosotros | no cautivéis | No no cautivéis a los niños con un truco corto.Do not captivate the children with one short trick. |
| ellos | no cautiven | Que los colores del atardecer no no cautiven a los turistas en la plaza.Let the colors of dusk not captivate the tourists in the square. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a mis amigos con esa voz.
I captivate my friends with that voice.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'cautivar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'cautivar' means to captivate. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is cautivar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Cautivar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate cautivar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of cautivar: yo cautivo, tú cautivas, él/ella/usted cautiva, nosotros cautivamos, vosotros cautiváis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cautivan.
- How do you conjugate cautivar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of cautivar: yo cautivé, tú cautivaste, él/ella/usted cautivó, nosotros cautivamos, vosotros cautivasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cautivaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of cautivar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of cautivar: yo cautivaba, tú cautivabas, él/ella/usted cautivaba, nosotros cautivábamos, vosotros cautivabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes cautivaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of cautivar?
- The past participle of cautivar is 'cautivado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he cautivado' (I have captivateed), 'has cautivado', 'ha cautivado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of cautivar?
- The gerundio of cautivar is 'cautivando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy cautivando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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