What does 'educar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'educar' means to educate. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is educar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Educar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate educar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of educar: yo educo, tú educas, él/ella/usted educa, nosotros educamos, vosotros educáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes educan.

How do you conjugate educar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of educar: yo eduqué, tú educaste, él/ella/usted educó, nosotros educamos, vosotros educasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes educaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of educar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of educar: yo educaba, tú educabas, él/ella/usted educaba, nosotros educábamos, vosotros educabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes educaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of educar?

The past participle of educar is 'educado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he educado' (I have educateed), 'has educado', 'ha educado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of educar?

The gerundio of educar is 'educando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy educando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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educar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning educate. In the present tense: yo educo, tú educas, él/ella educa, nosotros educamos, vosotros educáis, ellos educan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: educar
Gerundio: educando
Meaning: educate
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 1

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Conjugation tables

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Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	educar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	educando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar educando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	educo	Yo educo a mis hijos con paciencia.I educate my children with patience.
tú	educas	Tú educas a tus alumnos con respeto.You educate your students with respect.
él	educa	Él educa a su perro con constancia.He trains his dog consistently.
nosotros	educamos	Nosotros educamos a los jóvenes con el ejemplo.We educate young people by example.
vosotros	educáis	Vosotros educáis a los niños en casa.You educate the children at home.
ellos	educan	Ellos educan a sus hijos con valores claros.They educate their children with clear values.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he educado	Yo he educado a mis hijos con paciencia.I have educated my children with patience.
tú	has educado	Tú has educado a tus alumnos con respeto.You have educated your students with respect.
él	ha educado	Él ha educado a su perro con constancia.He has trained his dog consistently.
nosotros	hemos educado	Nosotros hemos educado a los jóvenes con el ejemplo.We have educated young people by example.
vosotros	habéis educado	Vosotros habéis educado a los niños en casa.You have educated the children at home.
ellos	han educado	Ellos han educado a sus hijos con valores claros.They have educated their children with clear values.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	eduqué	Ayer yo eduqué a mis hijos con paciencia.Yesterday I educated my children with patience.
tú	educaste	Tú educaste a tus alumnos con respeto.You educated your students with respect.
él	educó	Él educó a su perro con constancia.He trained his dog consistently.
nosotros	educamos	Nosotros educamos a los jóvenes con el ejemplo.We educated young people by example.
vosotros	educasteis	Vosotros educasteis a los niños en casa.You educated the children at home.
ellos	educaron	Ellos educaron a sus hijos con valores claros.They educated their children with clear values.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	educaba	Yo educaba a mis hijos con paciencia.I used to educate my children with patience.
tú	educabas	Tú educabas a tus alumnos con respeto.You used to educate your students with respect.
él	educaba	Él educaba a su perro con constancia.He used to train his dog consistently.
nosotros	educábamos	Nosotros educábamos a los jóvenes con el ejemplo.We used to educate young people by example.
vosotros	educabais	Vosotros educabais a los niños en casa.You used to educate the children at home.
ellos	educaban	Ellos educaban a sus hijos con valores claros.They used to educate their children with clear values.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había educado	Yo había educado a mis hijos antes de mudarnos.I had educated my children before we moved.
tú	habías educado	Tú habías educado a tus alumnos ya.You had educated your students already.
él	había educado	Él había educado a su perro previamente.He had trained his dog previously.
nosotros	habíamos educado	Nosotros habíamos educado a los jóvenes antes.We had educated the young people before.
vosotros	habíais educado	Vosotros habíais educado a los niños esa mañana.You had educated the children that morning.
ellos	habían educado	Ellos habían educado a sus hijos con firmeza.They had educated their children firmly.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube educado	Cuando yo hube educado a mis hijos, me senté a descansar.When I had educated my children, I sat down to rest.
tú	hubiste educado	En cuanto tú hubiste educado a tus alumnos, empezó la actividad.As soon as you had educated your students, the activity began.
él	hubo educado	Después de que él hubo educado a su perro, salió al parque.After he had trained his dog, he went to the park.
nosotros	hubimos educado	Apenas nosotros hubimos educado a los jóvenes, cambiaron muchas cosas.As soon as we had educated the young people, many things changed.
vosotros	hubisteis educado	Una vez que vosotros hubisteis educado a los niños, se calmó la clase.Once you had educated the children, the class calmed down.
ellos	hubieron educado	Cuando ellos hubieron educado a sus hijos, se sintieron orgullosos.When they had educated their children, they felt proud.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	educaré	Yo educaré a mis hijos con paciencia.I will educate my children with patience.
tú	educarás	Tú educarás a tus alumnos con respeto.You will educate your students with respect.
él	educará	Él educará a su perro mejor.He will train his dog better.
nosotros	educaremos	Nosotros educaremos a los jóvenes con el ejemplo.We will educate young people by example.
vosotros	educaréis	Vosotros educaréis a los niños en casa.You will educate the children at home.
ellos	educarán	Ellos educarán a sus hijos con calma.They will educate their children calmly.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré educado	Para entonces yo habré educado a mis hijos bien.By then I will have educated my children well.
tú	habrás educado	Tú habrás educado a tus alumnos ya.You will have educated your students already.
él	habrá educado	Él habrá educado a su perro para esa hora.He will have trained his dog by that time.
nosotros	habremos educado	Nosotros habremos educado a los jóvenes antes.We will have educated the young people beforehand.
vosotros	habréis educado	Vosotros habréis educado a los niños ya.You will have educated the children already.
ellos	habrán educado	Ellos habrán educado a sus hijos para entonces.They will have educated their children by then.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	educaría	Yo educaría a mis hijos de otra manera.I would educate my children in another way.
tú	educarías	Tú educarías a tus alumnos con más calma.You would educate your students more calmly.
él	educaría	Él educaría a su perro mejor con ayuda.He would train his dog better with help.
nosotros	educaríamos	Nosotros educaríamos a los jóvenes con más tiempo.We would educate the young people with more time.
vosotros	educaríais	Vosotros educaríais a los niños con paciencia.You would educate the children with patience.
ellos	educarían	Ellos educarían a sus hijos sin tanta presión.They would educate their children without so much pressure.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría educado	Yo habría educado a mis hijos de otra manera.I would have educated my children in another way.
tú	habrías educado	Tú habrías educado a tus alumnos con más calma.You would have educated your students more calmly.
él	habría educado	Él habría educado a su perro mejor con ayuda.He would have trained his dog better with help.
nosotros	habríamos educado	Nosotros habríamos educado a los jóvenes con más tiempo.We would have educated the young people with more time.
vosotros	habríais educado	Vosotros habríais educado a los niños con paciencia.You would have educated the children with patience.
ellos	habrían educado	Ellos habrían educado a sus hijos sin tanta presión.They would have educated their children without so much pressure.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	eduque	Es bueno que yo eduque a mis hijos con paciencia.It is good that I educate my children with patience.
tú	eduques	Quiero que tú eduques a tus alumnos con respeto.I want you to educate your students with respect.
él	eduque	Es importante que él eduque a su perro bien.It is important that he train his dog well.
nosotros	eduquemos	Deseo que nosotros eduquemos a los jóvenes con el ejemplo.I wish that we educate young people by example.
vosotros	eduquéis	Es mejor que vosotros eduquéis a los niños con calma.It is better that you educate the children calmly.
ellos	eduquen	Temo que ellos no eduquen a sus hijos bien.I fear that they may not educate their children well.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya educado	Dudo que yo haya educado a mis hijos perfectamente.I doubt that I have educated my children perfectly.
tú	hayas educado	No creo que tú hayas educado a tus alumnos todavía.I do not think that you have educated your students yet.
él	haya educado	Es posible que él haya educado a su perro ya.It is possible that he has trained his dog already.
nosotros	hayamos educado	Es probable que nosotros hayamos educado a los jóvenes.It is likely that we have educated the young people.
vosotros	hayáis educado	No parece que vosotros hayáis educado a los niños aún.It does not seem that you have educated the children yet.
ellos	hayan educado	Puede que ellos hayan educado a sus hijos bien.They may have educated their children well.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	educara	Si yo educara a mis hijos así, serían más seguros.If I educated my children like that, they would be more confident.
tú	educaras	Si tú educaras a tus alumnos mejor, aprenderían más.If you educated your students better, they would learn more.
él	educara	Si él educara a su perro con calma, obedecería más.If he trained his dog calmly, it would obey more.
nosotros	educáramos	Si nosotros educáramos a los jóvenes con paciencia, confiarían más.If we educated the young people with patience, they would trust more.
vosotros	educarais	Si vosotros educarais a los niños así, habría menos tensión.If you educated the children like that, there would be less tension.
ellos	educaran	Si ellos educaran a sus hijos mejor, todo sería distinto.If they educated their children better, everything would be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera educado	Si yo hubiera educado a mis hijos así, habrían sido más seguros.If I had educated my children like that, they would have been more confident.
tú	hubieras educado	Si tú hubieras educado a tus alumnos mejor, habrían aprendido más.If you had educated your students better, they would have learned more.
él	hubiera educado	Si él hubiera educado a su perro con calma, habría obedecido más.If he had trained his dog calmly, it would have obeyed more.
nosotros	hubiéramos educado	Si nosotros hubiéramos educado a los jóvenes con paciencia, habrían confiado más.If we had educated the young people with patience, they would have trusted more.
vosotros	hubierais educado	Si vosotros hubierais educado a los niños así, habría habido menos tensión.If you had educated the children like that, there would have been less tension.
ellos	hubieran educado	Si ellos hubieran educado a sus hijos mejor, todo habría sido distinto.If they had educated their children better, everything would have been different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	educare	Si algún día yo educare a mis hijos solo, lo haré bien.If someday I should educate my children alone, I will do it well.
tú	educares	Si tú educares a tus alumnos con respeto, te escucharán.If you should educate your students with respect, they will listen to you.
él	educare	Si él educare a su perro mejor, vivirá más tranquilo.If he should train his dog better, he will live more calmly.
nosotros	educáremos	Si nosotros educáremos a los jóvenes así, crecerán mejor.If we should educate the young people like that, they will grow better.
vosotros	educareis	Si vosotros educareis a los niños con cariño, confiarán más.If you should educate the children with affection, they will trust more.
ellos	educaren	Si ellos educaren a sus hijos bien, estarán orgullosos.If they should educate their children well, they will be proud.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere educado	Cuando yo hubiere educado a mis hijos, descansaré.When I shall have educated my children, I will rest.
tú	hubieres educado	Cuando tú hubieres educado a tus alumnos, lo notarás.When you shall have educated your students, you will notice it.
él	hubiere educado	Cuando él hubiere educado a su perro, saldrá sin miedo.When he shall have trained his dog, he will go out without fear.
nosotros	hubiéremos educado	Cuando nosotros hubiéremos educado a los jóvenes, cambiaremos muchas cosas.When we shall have educated the young people, we will change many things.
vosotros	hubiereis educado	Cuando vosotros hubiereis educado a los niños, habrá más calma.When you shall have educated the children, there will be more calm.
ellos	hubieren educado	Cuando ellos hubieren educado a sus hijos, sonreirán tranquilos.When they shall have educated their children, they will smile peacefully.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	—
tú	educa	Tú, educa a tus hijos con paciencia.You, educate your children with patience.
él	eduque	Que él eduque a su perro bien.Let him train his dog well.
nosotros	eduquemos	eduquemos a los jóvenes con el ejemplo.Let us educate the young people by example.
vosotros	educad	Vosotros, educad a los niños con respeto.You, educate the children with respect.
ellos	eduquen	Que ellos eduquen a sus hijos con calma.Let them educate their children calmly.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	—
tú	no eduques	No no eduques a tus hijos con miedo.Do not educate your children through fear.
él	no eduque	Que él no no eduque a su perro con gritos.Let him not train his dog by shouting.
nosotros	no eduquemos	No no eduquemos a los jóvenes con violencia.Let us not educate young people with violence.
vosotros	no eduquéis	No no eduquéis a los niños con prisas.Do not educate the children in haste.
ellos	no eduquen	Que ellos no no eduquen a sus hijos con dureza.Let them not educate their children harshly.

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Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

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Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

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Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

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Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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