Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | cimentar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | cimentando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar cimentando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Cimentar conjugation
cimentar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning lay foundations / build on. In the present tense: yo cimiento, tú cimientas, él/ella cimienta, nosotros cimentamos, vosotros cimentáis, ellos cimientan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1428-ARIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- cimentar
- Gerundio
- cimentando
- Meaning
- lay foundations / build on
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Cimentar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cimiento | Yo cimiento la pared con mezcla fresca.I lay the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar. |
| tú | cimientas | Normalmente, tú cimientas tu proyecto con calma y orden.You usually lay the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | cimienta | Hoy, la cuadrilla del albañil cimienta la torre sobre roca firme.Today, the mason's crew lays the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | cimentamos | A veces, nosotros cimentamos la casa antes del invierno.At times, we lay the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | cimentáis | Ahora, vosotros cimentáis vuestro plan con datos reales.Right now, you all lay the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | cimientan | Casi siempre, los vecinos del bloque cimientan el futuro del barrio juntos.Most of the time, the neighbors in the building lay the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he cimentado | Este año, yo he cimentado la pared con mezcla fresca.This year, I have laid the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar. |
| tú | has cimentado | Últimamente, tú has cimentado tu proyecto con calma y orden.Lately, you have laid the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | ha cimentado | En estos meses, la cuadrilla del albañil ha cimentado la torre sobre roca firme.In these months, the mason's crew has laid the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | hemos cimentado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos cimentado la casa antes del invierno.So far, we have laid the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | habéis cimentado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis cimentado vuestro plan con datos reales.This term, you all have laid the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | han cimentado | En este tiempo, los vecinos del bloque han cimentado el futuro del barrio juntos.During this time, the neighbors in the building have laid the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cimenté | Ayer, yo cimenté la pared con mezcla fresca.Yesterday, I laid the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar. |
| tú | cimentaste | Hace un rato, tú cimentaste tu proyecto con calma y orden.A little while ago, you laid the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | cimentó | Esta mañana, la cuadrilla del albañil cimentó la torre sobre roca firme.This morning, the mason's crew laid the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | cimentamos | Anoche, nosotros cimentamos la casa antes del invierno.Last night, we laid the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | cimentasteis | El sábado, vosotros cimentasteis vuestro plan con datos reales.On Saturday, you all laid the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | cimentaron | Hace poco, los vecinos del bloque cimentaron el futuro del barrio juntos.Not long ago, the neighbors in the building laid the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cimentaba | Antes, yo cimentaba la pared con mezcla fresca.Before, I used to lay the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar. |
| tú | cimentabas | Por entonces, tú cimentabas tu proyecto con calma y orden.Back then, you used to lay the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | cimentaba | En esa época, la cuadrilla del albañil cimentaba la torre sobre roca firme.At that time, the mason's crew used to lay the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | cimentábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros cimentábamos la casa antes del invierno.When that was normal, we used to lay the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | cimentabais | Hace años, vosotros cimentabais vuestro plan con datos reales.Years ago, you all used to lay the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | cimentaban | En aquellos días, los vecinos del bloque cimentaban el futuro del barrio juntos.In those days, the neighbors in the building used to lay the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había cimentado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había cimentado la pared con mezcla fresca.When you arrived, I had already laid the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar. |
| tú | habías cimentado | Para entonces, tú ya habías cimentado tu proyecto con calma y orden.By then, you had already laid the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | había cimentado | Al volver, la cuadrilla del albañil ya había cimentado la torre sobre roca firme.When we came back, the mason's crew had already laid the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | habíamos cimentado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos cimentado la casa antes del invierno.Before talking it through, we had already laid the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | habíais cimentado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais cimentado vuestro plan con datos reales.When you looked again, you all had already laid the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | habían cimentado | Para ese momento, los vecinos del bloque ya habían cimentado el futuro del barrio juntos.By that moment, the neighbors in the building had already laid the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube cimentado | Apenas yo hube cimentado la pared con mezcla fresca, todo cambió.As soon as I had laid the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste cimentado | En cuanto tú hubiste cimentado tu proyecto con calma y orden, se notó.The moment you had laid the foundation for your project with calm and order, it showed. |
| él | hubo cimentado | No bien la cuadrilla del albañil hubo cimentado la torre sobre roca firme, hubo ruido.As soon as the mason's crew had laid the foundation for the tower on solid rock, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos cimentado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos cimentado la casa antes del invierno, seguimos adelante.Once we had laid the foundation for the house before winter, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis cimentado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis cimentado vuestro plan con datos reales, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had laid the foundation for your plan with real data, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron cimentado | En cuanto los vecinos del bloque hubieron cimentado el futuro del barrio juntos, el ambiente cambió.The moment the neighbors in the building had laid the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cimentaré | Mañana, yo cimentaré la pared con mezcla fresca.Tomorrow, I will lay the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar. |
| tú | cimentarás | Dentro de poco, tú cimentarás tu proyecto con calma y orden.Soon, you will lay the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | cimentará | Esta tarde, la cuadrilla del albañil cimentará la torre sobre roca firme.This afternoon, the mason's crew will lay the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | cimentaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros cimentaremos la casa antes del invierno.Next week, we will lay the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | cimentaréis | Pronto, vosotros cimentaréis vuestro plan con datos reales.Before long, you all will lay the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | cimentarán | Más adelante, los vecinos del bloque cimentarán el futuro del barrio juntos.Later on, the neighbors in the building will lay the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré cimentado | Para entonces, yo ya habré cimentado la pared con mezcla fresca.By then, I will already have laid the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar. |
| tú | habrás cimentado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás cimentado tu proyecto con calma y orden.Before closing time, you will already have laid the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | habrá cimentado | Al final del día, la cuadrilla del albañil ya habrá cimentado la torre sobre roca firme.By the end of the day, the mason's crew will already have laid the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | habremos cimentado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos cimentado la casa antes del invierno.By tomorrow, we will already have laid the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | habréis cimentado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis cimentado vuestro plan con datos reales.Before leaving, you all will already have laid the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | habrán cimentado | Para esa hora, los vecinos del bloque ya habrán cimentado el futuro del barrio juntos.By that hour, the neighbors in the building will already have laid the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cimentaría | En un caso así, yo cimentaría la pared con mezcla fresca.In a case like that, I would lay the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar. |
| tú | cimentarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú cimentarías tu proyecto con calma y orden.With a little more time, you would lay the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | cimentaría | En esa situación, la cuadrilla del albañil cimentaría la torre sobre roca firme.In that situation, the mason's crew would lay the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | cimentaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros cimentaríamos la casa antes del invierno.With that outlook, we would lay the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | cimentaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros cimentaríais vuestro plan con datos reales.If it came to that, you all would lay the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | cimentarían | En un día así, los vecinos del bloque cimentarían el futuro del barrio juntos.On a day like that, the neighbors in the building would lay the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría cimentado | En otro momento, yo habría cimentado la pared con mezcla fresca.At another moment, I would have laid the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar. |
| tú | habrías cimentado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías cimentado tu proyecto con calma y orden.With a little more margin, you would have laid the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | habría cimentado | A esas alturas, la cuadrilla del albañil habría cimentado la torre sobre roca firme.By then, the mason's crew would have laid the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | habríamos cimentado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos cimentado la casa antes del invierno.With that turn, we would have laid the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | habríais cimentado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais cimentado vuestro plan con datos reales.At that point, you all would have laid the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | habrían cimentado | En ese punto, los vecinos del bloque habrían cimentado el futuro del barrio juntos.From there, the neighbors in the building would have laid the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cimiente | Es mejor que yo cimiente la pared con mezcla fresca.It is better that I lay the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar. |
| tú | cimientes | Hace falta que tú cimientes tu proyecto con calma y orden.It is necessary that you lay the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | cimiente | Conviene que la cuadrilla del albañil cimiente la torre sobre roca firme.It is wise that the mason's crew lay the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | cimentemos | Importa que nosotros cimentemos la casa antes del invierno.It matters that we lay the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | cimentéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros cimentéis vuestro plan con datos reales.It may help if you all lay the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | cimienten | Es posible que los vecinos del bloque cimienten el futuro del barrio juntos.It is possible that the neighbors in the building lay the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya cimentado | Ojalá yo haya cimentado la pared con mezcla fresca.Hopefully I have laid the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar. |
| tú | hayas cimentado | Puede que tú ya hayas cimentado tu proyecto con calma y orden.Maybe you already have laid the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | haya cimentado | Tal vez la cuadrilla del albañil haya cimentado la torre sobre roca firme.Perhaps the mason's crew has laid the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | hayamos cimentado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos cimentado la casa antes del invierno.Maybe we already have laid the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | hayáis cimentado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis cimentado vuestro plan con datos reales.It is likely that you all have laid the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | hayan cimentado | Puede ser que los vecinos del bloque ya hayan cimentado el futuro del barrio juntos.It may be that the neighbors in the building already have laid the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cimentara | Si yo cimentara la pared con mezcla fresca, se notaría enseguida.If I laid the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar, it would show right away. |
| tú | cimentaras | Si tú cimentaras tu proyecto con calma y orden, costaría ocultarlo.If you laid the foundation for your project with calm and order, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | cimentara | Si la cuadrilla del albañil cimentara la torre sobre roca firme, daría mucho que hablar.If the mason's crew laid the foundation for the tower on solid rock, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | cimentáramos | Si nosotros cimentáramos la casa antes del invierno, todo iría por otro lado.If we laid the foundation for the house before winter, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | cimentarais | Si vosotros cimentarais vuestro plan con datos reales, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all laid the foundation for your plan with real data, the mood would change. |
| ellos | cimentaran | Si los vecinos del bloque cimentaran el futuro del barrio juntos, la escena sería otra.If the neighbors in the building laid the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera cimentado | Si yo hubiera cimentado la pared con mezcla fresca, aún se recordaría.If I had laid the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras cimentado | Si tú hubieras cimentado tu proyecto con calma y orden, eso habría dejado marca.If you had laid the foundation for your project with calm and order, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera cimentado | Si la cuadrilla del albañil hubiera cimentado la torre sobre roca firme, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the mason's crew had laid the foundation for the tower on solid rock, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos cimentado | Si nosotros hubiéramos cimentado la casa antes del invierno, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had laid the foundation for the house before winter, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais cimentado | Si vosotros hubierais cimentado vuestro plan con datos reales, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had laid the foundation for your plan with real data, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran cimentado | Si los vecinos del bloque hubieran cimentado el futuro del barrio juntos, nada habría quedado igual.If the neighbors in the building had laid the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cimentare | Si yo cimentare la pared con mezcla fresca, se notará enseguida.If I lay the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar, it will show right away. |
| tú | cimentares | Si tú cimentares tu proyecto con calma y orden, costará ignorarlo.If you lay the foundation for your project with calm and order, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | cimentare | Si la cuadrilla del albañil cimentare la torre sobre roca firme, dará mucho que hablar.If the mason's crew lays the foundation for the tower on solid rock, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | cimentáremos | Si nosotros cimentáremos la casa antes del invierno, todo irá por otro camino.If we lay the foundation for the house before winter, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | cimentareis | Si vosotros cimentareis vuestro plan con datos reales, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all lay the foundation for your plan with real data, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | cimentaren | Si los vecinos del bloque cimentaren el futuro del barrio juntos, la escena será distinta.If the neighbors in the building lay the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere cimentado | Cuando yo hubiere cimentado la pared con mezcla fresca, ya se notará.When I have laid the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres cimentado | En cuanto tú hubieres cimentado tu proyecto con calma y orden, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have laid the foundation for your project with calm and order, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere cimentado | Cuando la cuadrilla del albañil hubiere cimentado la torre sobre roca firme, se verá de inmediato.When the mason's crew has laid the foundation for the tower on solid rock, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos cimentado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos cimentado la casa antes del invierno, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have laid the foundation for the house before winter, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis cimentado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis cimentado vuestro plan con datos reales, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have laid the foundation for your plan with real data, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren cimentado | En cuanto los vecinos del bloque hubieren cimentado el futuro del barrio juntos, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the neighbors in the building have laid the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | cimienta | cimienta tu proyecto con calma y orden.Lay the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | cimiente | Que la cuadrilla del albañil cimiente la torre sobre roca firme.Let the mason's crew Lay the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | cimentemos | cimentemos la casa antes del invierno.Lay the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | cimentad | cimentad vuestro plan con datos reales.Lay the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | cimienten | Que los vecinos del bloque cimienten el futuro del barrio juntos.Let the neighbors in the building Lay the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no cimientes | No no cimientes tu proyecto con calma y orden.Do not lay the foundation for your project with calm and order. |
| él | no cimiente | Que la cuadrilla del albañil no no cimiente la torre sobre roca firme.Let the mason's crew not lay the foundation for the tower on solid rock. |
| nosotros | no cimentemos | No no cimentemos la casa antes del invierno.Let us not lay the foundation for the house before winter. |
| vosotros | no cimentéis | No no cimentéis vuestro plan con datos reales.Do not lay the foundation for your plan with real data. |
| ellos | no cimienten | Que los vecinos del bloque no no cimienten el futuro del barrio juntos.Let the neighbors in the building not lay the foundation for the future of the neighborhood together. |
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Practice cimentar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la pared con mezcla fresca.
I lay the foundation for the wall with fresh mortar.
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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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about cimentar.
- What does 'cimentar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'cimentar' means to lay foundations / build on. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is cimentar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, cimentar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate cimentar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of cimentar: yo cimiento, tú cimientas, él/ella/usted cimienta, nosotros cimentamos, vosotros cimentáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cimientan.
- How do you conjugate cimentar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of cimentar: yo cimenté, tú cimentaste, él/ella/usted cimentó, nosotros cimentamos, vosotros cimentasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cimentaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of cimentar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of cimentar: yo cimentaba, tú cimentabas, él/ella/usted cimentaba, nosotros cimentábamos, vosotros cimentabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes cimentaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of cimentar?
- The past participle of cimentar is 'cimentado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he cimentado' (I have lay foundations / build oned), 'has cimentado', 'ha cimentado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of cimentar?
- The gerundio of cimentar is 'cimentando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy cimentando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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