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Incubar conjugation

incubar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning incubate. In the present tense: yo incubo, tú incubas, él/ella incuba, nosotros incubamos, vosotros incubáis, ellos incuban. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #1852-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
incubar
Gerundio
incubando
Meaning
incubate
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Conjugation tables

Incubar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

Study present continuous
FormSpanishUse
InfinitivoincubarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundioincubandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar incubando.

Presente

Present

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yoincubo
Yo incubo unos huevos de codorniz en casa.I incubate a few quail eggs at home.
incubas
Normalmente, tú incubas una idea de negocio durante meses.You usually incubate a business idea for months.
élincuba
Hoy, la gallina del corral incuba los huevos bajo las alas.Today, the hen in the coop incubates the eggs under her wings.
nosotrosincubamos
A veces, nosotros incubamos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.At times, we incubate a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotrosincubáis
Ahora, vosotros incubáis el cultivo a temperatura baja.Right now, you all incubate the culture at low temperature.
ellosincuban
Casi siempre, los científicos del laboratorio incuban el virus en condiciones seguras.Most of the time, the scientists in the lab incubate the virus under safe conditions.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe incubado
Este año, yo he incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa.This year, I have incubated a few quail eggs at home.
has incubado
Últimamente, tú has incubado una idea de negocio durante meses.Lately, you have incubated a business idea for months.
élha incubado
En estos meses, la gallina del corral ha incubado los huevos bajo las alas.In these months, the hen in the coop has incubated the eggs under her wings.
nosotroshemos incubado
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.So far, we have incubated a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotroshabéis incubado
En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja.This term, you all have incubated the culture at low temperature.
elloshan incubado
En este tiempo, los científicos del laboratorio han incubado el virus en condiciones seguras.During this time, the scientists in the lab have incubated the virus under safe conditions.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yoincubé
Ayer, yo incubé unos huevos de codorniz en casa.Yesterday, I incubated a few quail eggs at home.
incubaste
Hace un rato, tú incubaste una idea de negocio durante meses.A little while ago, you incubated a business idea for months.
élincubó
Esta mañana, la gallina del corral incubó los huevos bajo las alas.This morning, the hen in the coop incubated the eggs under her wings.
nosotrosincubamos
Anoche, nosotros incubamos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Last night, we incubated a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotrosincubasteis
El sábado, vosotros incubasteis el cultivo a temperatura baja.On Saturday, you all incubated the culture at low temperature.
ellosincubaron
Hace poco, los científicos del laboratorio incubaron el virus en condiciones seguras.Not long ago, the scientists in the lab incubated the virus under safe conditions.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yoincubaba
Antes, yo incubaba unos huevos de codorniz en casa.Before, I used to incubate a few quail eggs at home.
incubabas
Por entonces, tú incubabas una idea de negocio durante meses.Back then, you used to incubate a business idea for months.
élincubaba
En esa época, la gallina del corral incubaba los huevos bajo las alas.At that time, the hen in the coop used to incubate the eggs under her wings.
nosotrosincubábamos
Cuando eso era normal, nosotros incubábamos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.When that was normal, we used to incubate a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotrosincubabais
Hace años, vosotros incubabais el cultivo a temperatura baja.Years ago, you all used to incubate the culture at low temperature.
ellosincubaban
En aquellos días, los científicos del laboratorio incubaban el virus en condiciones seguras.In those days, the scientists in the lab used to incubate the virus under safe conditions.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yohabía incubado
Cuando llegaste, yo ya había incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa.When you arrived, I had already incubated a few quail eggs at home.
habías incubado
Para entonces, tú ya habías incubado una idea de negocio durante meses.By then, you had already incubated a business idea for months.
élhabía incubado
Al volver, la gallina del corral ya había incubado los huevos bajo las alas.When we came back, the hen in the coop had already incubated the eggs under her wings.
nosotroshabíamos incubado
Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Before talking it through, we had already incubated a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotroshabíais incubado
Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja.When you looked again, you all had already incubated the culture at low temperature.
elloshabían incubado
Para ese momento, los científicos del laboratorio ya habían incubado el virus en condiciones seguras.By that moment, the scientists in the lab had already incubated the virus under safe conditions.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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PronounFormContext
yohube incubado
Apenas yo hube incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa, todo cambió.As soon as I had incubated a few quail eggs at home, everything changed.
hubiste incubado
En cuanto tú hubiste incubado una idea de negocio durante meses, se notó.The moment you had incubated a business idea for months, it showed.
élhubo incubado
No bien la gallina del corral hubo incubado los huevos bajo las alas, hubo ruido.As soon as the hen in the coop had incubated the eggs under her wings, there was trouble.
nosotroshubimos incubado
Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo, seguimos adelante.Once we had incubated a sample in the incubator at the back, we moved on.
vosotroshubisteis incubado
Apenas vosotros hubisteis incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had incubated the culture at low temperature, you checked the result.
elloshubieron incubado
En cuanto los científicos del laboratorio hubieron incubado el virus en condiciones seguras, el ambiente cambió.The moment the scientists in the lab had incubated the virus under safe conditions, the mood changed.

Futuro

Future

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yoincubaré
Mañana, yo incubaré unos huevos de codorniz en casa.Tomorrow, I will incubate a few quail eggs at home.
incubarás
Dentro de poco, tú incubarás una idea de negocio durante meses.Soon, you will incubate a business idea for months.
élincubará
Esta tarde, la gallina del corral incubará los huevos bajo las alas.This afternoon, the hen in the coop will incubate the eggs under her wings.
nosotrosincubaremos
La semana que viene, nosotros incubaremos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Next week, we will incubate a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotrosincubaréis
Pronto, vosotros incubaréis el cultivo a temperatura baja.Before long, you all will incubate the culture at low temperature.
ellosincubarán
Más adelante, los científicos del laboratorio incubarán el virus en condiciones seguras.Later on, the scientists in the lab will incubate the virus under safe conditions.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yohabré incubado
Para entonces, yo ya habré incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa.By then, I will already have incubated a few quail eggs at home.
habrás incubado
Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás incubado una idea de negocio durante meses.Before closing time, you will already have incubated a business idea for months.
élhabrá incubado
Al final del día, la gallina del corral ya habrá incubado los huevos bajo las alas.By the end of the day, the hen in the coop will already have incubated the eggs under her wings.
nosotroshabremos incubado
Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.By tomorrow, we will already have incubated a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotroshabréis incubado
Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja.Before leaving, you all will already have incubated the culture at low temperature.
elloshabrán incubado
Para esa hora, los científicos del laboratorio ya habrán incubado el virus en condiciones seguras.By that hour, the scientists in the lab will already have incubated the virus under safe conditions.

Condicional

Conditional

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yoincubaría
En un caso así, yo incubaría unos huevos de codorniz en casa.In a case like that, I would incubate a few quail eggs at home.
incubarías
Con un poco más de tiempo, tú incubarías una idea de negocio durante meses.With a little more time, you would incubate a business idea for months.
élincubaría
En esa situación, la gallina del corral incubaría los huevos bajo las alas.In that situation, the hen in the coop would incubate the eggs under her wings.
nosotrosincubaríamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros incubaríamos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.With that outlook, we would incubate a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotrosincubaríais
Llegado el caso, vosotros incubaríais el cultivo a temperatura baja.If it came to that, you all would incubate the culture at low temperature.
ellosincubarían
En un día así, los científicos del laboratorio incubarían el virus en condiciones seguras.On a day like that, the scientists in the lab would incubate the virus under safe conditions.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yohabría incubado
En otro momento, yo habría incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa.At another moment, I would have incubated a few quail eggs at home.
habrías incubado
Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías incubado una idea de negocio durante meses.With a little more margin, you would have incubated a business idea for months.
élhabría incubado
A esas alturas, la gallina del corral habría incubado los huevos bajo las alas.By then, the hen in the coop would have incubated the eggs under her wings.
nosotroshabríamos incubado
Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.With that turn, we would have incubated a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotroshabríais incubado
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja.At that point, you all would have incubated the culture at low temperature.
elloshabrían incubado
En ese punto, los científicos del laboratorio habrían incubado el virus en condiciones seguras.From there, the scientists in the lab would have incubated the virus under safe conditions.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yoincube
Es mejor que yo incube unos huevos de codorniz en casa.It is better that I incubate a few quail eggs at home.
incubes
Hace falta que tú incubes una idea de negocio durante meses.It is necessary that you incubate a business idea for months.
élincube
Conviene que la gallina del corral incube los huevos bajo las alas.It is wise that the hen in the coop incubate the eggs under her wings.
nosotrosincubemos
Importa que nosotros incubemos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.It matters that we incubate a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotrosincubéis
Puede ser útil que vosotros incubéis el cultivo a temperatura baja.It may help if you all incubate the culture at low temperature.
ellosincuben
Es posible que los científicos del laboratorio incuben el virus en condiciones seguras.It is possible that the scientists in the lab incubate the virus under safe conditions.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yohaya incubado
Ojalá yo haya incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa.Hopefully I have incubated a few quail eggs at home.
hayas incubado
Puede que tú ya hayas incubado una idea de negocio durante meses.Maybe you already have incubated a business idea for months.
élhaya incubado
Tal vez la gallina del corral haya incubado los huevos bajo las alas.Perhaps the hen in the coop has incubated the eggs under her wings.
nosotroshayamos incubado
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Maybe we already have incubated a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotroshayáis incubado
Es probable que vosotros hayáis incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja.It is likely that you all have incubated the culture at low temperature.
elloshayan incubado
Puede ser que los científicos del laboratorio ya hayan incubado el virus en condiciones seguras.It may be that the scientists in the lab already have incubated the virus under safe conditions.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yoincubara
Si yo incubara unos huevos de codorniz en casa, se notaría enseguida.If I incubated a few quail eggs at home, it would show right away.
incubaras
Si tú incubaras una idea de negocio durante meses, costaría ocultarlo.If you incubated a business idea for months, it would be hard to hide.
élincubara
Si la gallina del corral incubara los huevos bajo las alas, daría mucho que hablar.If the hen in the coop incubated the eggs under her wings, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosincubáramos
Si nosotros incubáramos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo, todo iría por otro lado.If we incubated a sample in the incubator at the back, everything would go another way.
vosotrosincubarais
Si vosotros incubarais el cultivo a temperatura baja, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all incubated the culture at low temperature, the mood would change.
ellosincubaran
Si los científicos del laboratorio incubaran el virus en condiciones seguras, la escena sería otra.If the scientists in the lab incubated the virus under safe conditions, the whole scene would be different.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yohubiera incubado
Si yo hubiera incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa, aún se recordaría.If I had incubated a few quail eggs at home, it would still be remembered.
hubieras incubado
Si tú hubieras incubado una idea de negocio durante meses, eso habría dejado marca.If you had incubated a business idea for months, that would have left a mark.
élhubiera incubado
Si la gallina del corral hubiera incubado los huevos bajo las alas, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the hen in the coop had incubated the eggs under her wings, people would still be talking about it.
nosotroshubiéramos incubado
Si nosotros hubiéramos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had incubated a sample in the incubator at the back, the day would have gone another way.
vosotroshubierais incubado
Si vosotros hubierais incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had incubated the culture at low temperature, the change would have shown earlier.
elloshubieran incubado
Si los científicos del laboratorio hubieran incubado el virus en condiciones seguras, nada habría quedado igual.If the scientists in the lab had incubated the virus under safe conditions, nothing would have stayed the same.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yoincubare
Si yo incubare unos huevos de codorniz en casa, se notará enseguida.If I incubate a few quail eggs at home, it will show right away.
incubares
Si tú incubares una idea de negocio durante meses, costará ignorarlo.If you incubate a business idea for months, it will be hard to ignore.
élincubare
Si la gallina del corral incubare los huevos bajo las alas, dará mucho que hablar.If the hen in the coop incubates the eggs under her wings, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosincubáremos
Si nosotros incubáremos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo, todo irá por otro camino.If we incubate a sample in the incubator at the back, everything will go another way.
vosotrosincubareis
Si vosotros incubareis el cultivo a temperatura baja, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all incubate the culture at low temperature, the mood will change fast.
ellosincubaren
Si los científicos del laboratorio incubaren el virus en condiciones seguras, la escena será distinta.If the scientists in the lab incubate the virus under safe conditions, the whole scene will be different.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yohubiere incubado
Cuando yo hubiere incubado unos huevos de codorniz en casa, ya se notará.When I have incubated a few quail eggs at home, it will already show.
hubieres incubado
En cuanto tú hubieres incubado una idea de negocio durante meses, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have incubated a business idea for months, it will be hard not to see.
élhubiere incubado
Cuando la gallina del corral hubiere incubado los huevos bajo las alas, se verá de inmediato.When the hen in the coop has incubated the eggs under her wings, it will show at once.
nosotroshubiéremos incubado
Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos incubado una muestra en la incubadora del fondo, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have incubated a sample in the incubator at the back, everything will move differently.
vosotroshubiereis incubado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis incubado el cultivo a temperatura baja, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have incubated the culture at low temperature, the mood will sound different.
elloshubieren incubado
En cuanto los científicos del laboratorio hubieren incubado el virus en condiciones seguras, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the scientists in the lab have incubated the virus under safe conditions, the change will be clear.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yo-
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incuba
incuba una idea de negocio durante meses.Incubate a business idea for months.
élincube
Que la gallina del corral incube los huevos bajo las alas.Let the hen in the coop incubate the eggs under her wings.
nosotrosincubemos
incubemos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Incubate a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotrosincubad
incubad el cultivo a temperatura baja.Incubate the culture at low temperature.
ellosincuben
Que los científicos del laboratorio incuben el virus en condiciones seguras.Let the scientists in the lab incubate the virus under safe conditions.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yo-
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no incubes
No no incubes una idea de negocio durante meses.Do not incubate a business idea for months.
élno incube
Que la gallina del corral no no incube los huevos bajo las alas.Let the hen in the coop not incubate the eggs under her wings.
nosotrosno incubemos
No no incubemos una muestra en la incubadora del fondo.Let us not incubate a sample in the incubator at the back.
vosotrosno incubéis
No no incubéis el cultivo a temperatura baja.Do not incubate the culture at low temperature.
ellosno incuben
Que los científicos del laboratorio no no incuben el virus en condiciones seguras.Let the scientists in the lab not incubate the virus under safe conditions.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ unos huevos de codorniz en casa.

I incubate a few quail eggs at home.

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Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 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 'incubar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'incubar' means to incubate. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is incubar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Incubar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate incubar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of incubar: yo incubo, tú incubas, él/ella/usted incuba, nosotros incubamos, vosotros incubáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes incuban.
How do you conjugate incubar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of incubar: yo incubé, tú incubaste, él/ella/usted incubó, nosotros incubamos, vosotros incubasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes incubaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of incubar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of incubar: yo incubaba, tú incubabas, él/ella/usted incubaba, nosotros incubábamos, vosotros incubabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes incubaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of incubar?
The past participle of incubar is 'incubado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he incubado' (I have incubateed), 'has incubado', 'ha incubado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of incubar?
The gerundio of incubar is 'incubando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy incubando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.