Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | postular | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | postulando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar postulando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Postular conjugation
postular is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning nominate. In the present tense: yo postulo, tú postulas, él/ella postula, nosotros postulamos, vosotros postuláis, ellos postulan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- postular
- Gerundio
- postulando
- Meaning
- nominate
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Postular across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postulo | Yo postulo a Clara para el puesto.I nominate Clara for the position. |
| tú | postulas | Normalmente, tú postulas a tu amiga para delegada.You usually nominate your friend for class representative. |
| él | postula | Hoy, la presidenta del jurado postula a Lucía para el premio.Today, the head of the jury nominates Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | postulamos | A veces, nosotros postulamos a Marta como portavoz.At times, we nominate Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | postuláis | Ahora, vosotros postuláis a Diego para capitán.Right now, you all nominate Diego for captain. |
| ellos | postulan | Casi siempre, los socios del club postulan a la misma candidata otra vez.Most of the time, the members of the club nominate the same candidate again. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he postulado | Este año, yo he postulado a Clara para el puesto.This year, I have nominated Clara for the position. |
| tú | has postulado | Últimamente, tú has postulado a tu amiga para delegada.Lately, you have nominated your friend for class representative. |
| él | ha postulado | En estos meses, la presidenta del jurado ha postulado a Lucía para el premio.In these months, the head of the jury has nominated Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | hemos postulado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos postulado a Marta como portavoz.So far, we have nominated Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | habéis postulado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis postulado a Diego para capitán.This term, you all have nominated Diego for captain. |
| ellos | han postulado | En este tiempo, los socios del club han postulado a la misma candidata otra vez.During this time, the members of the club have nominated the same candidate again. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postulé | Ayer, yo postulé a Clara para el puesto.Yesterday, I nominated Clara for the position. |
| tú | postulaste | Hace un rato, tú postulaste a tu amiga para delegada.A little while ago, you nominated your friend for class representative. |
| él | postuló | Esta mañana, la presidenta del jurado postuló a Lucía para el premio.This morning, the head of the jury nominated Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | postulamos | Anoche, nosotros postulamos a Marta como portavoz.Last night, we nominated Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | postulasteis | El sábado, vosotros postulasteis a Diego para capitán.On Saturday, you all nominated Diego for captain. |
| ellos | postularon | Hace poco, los socios del club postularon a la misma candidata otra vez.Not long ago, the members of the club nominated the same candidate again. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postulaba | Antes, yo postulaba a Clara para el puesto.Before, I used to nominate Clara for the position. |
| tú | postulabas | Por entonces, tú postulabas a tu amiga para delegada.Back then, you used to nominate your friend for class representative. |
| él | postulaba | En esa época, la presidenta del jurado postulaba a Lucía para el premio.At that time, the head of the jury used to nominate Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | postulábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros postulábamos a Marta como portavoz.When that was normal, we used to nominate Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | postulabais | Hace años, vosotros postulabais a Diego para capitán.Years ago, you all used to nominate Diego for captain. |
| ellos | postulaban | En aquellos días, los socios del club postulaban a la misma candidata otra vez.In those days, the members of the club used to nominate the same candidate again. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había postulado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había postulado a Clara para el puesto.When you arrived, I had already nominated Clara for the position. |
| tú | habías postulado | Para entonces, tú ya habías postulado a tu amiga para delegada.By then, you had already nominated your friend for class representative. |
| él | había postulado | Al volver, la presidenta del jurado ya había postulado a Lucía para el premio.When we came back, the head of the jury had already nominated Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | habíamos postulado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos postulado a Marta como portavoz.Before talking it through, we had already nominated Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | habíais postulado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais postulado a Diego para capitán.When you looked again, you all had already nominated Diego for captain. |
| ellos | habían postulado | Para ese momento, los socios del club ya habían postulado a la misma candidata otra vez.By that moment, the members of the club had already nominated the same candidate again. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube postulado | Apenas yo hube postulado a Clara para el puesto, todo cambió.As soon as I had nominated Clara for the position, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste postulado | En cuanto tú hubiste postulado a tu amiga para delegada, se notó.The moment you had nominated your friend for class representative, it showed. |
| él | hubo postulado | No bien la presidenta del jurado hubo postulado a Lucía para el premio, hubo ruido.As soon as the head of the jury had nominated Lucia for the award, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos postulado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos postulado a Marta como portavoz, seguimos adelante.Once we had nominated Marta as spokesperson, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis postulado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis postulado a Diego para capitán, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had nominated Diego for captain, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron postulado | En cuanto los socios del club hubieron postulado a la misma candidata otra vez, el ambiente cambió.The moment the members of the club had nominated the same candidate again, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postularé | Mañana, yo postularé a Clara para el puesto.Tomorrow, I will nominate Clara for the position. |
| tú | postularás | Dentro de poco, tú postularás a tu amiga para delegada.Soon, you will nominate your friend for class representative. |
| él | postulará | Esta tarde, la presidenta del jurado postulará a Lucía para el premio.This afternoon, the head of the jury will nominate Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | postularemos | La semana que viene, nosotros postularemos a Marta como portavoz.Next week, we will nominate Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | postularéis | Pronto, vosotros postularéis a Diego para capitán.Before long, you all will nominate Diego for captain. |
| ellos | postularán | Más adelante, los socios del club postularán a la misma candidata otra vez.Later on, the members of the club will nominate the same candidate again. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré postulado | Para entonces, yo ya habré postulado a Clara para el puesto.By then, I will already have nominated Clara for the position. |
| tú | habrás postulado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás postulado a tu amiga para delegada.Before closing time, you will already have nominated your friend for class representative. |
| él | habrá postulado | Al final del día, la presidenta del jurado ya habrá postulado a Lucía para el premio.By the end of the day, the head of the jury will already have nominated Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | habremos postulado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos postulado a Marta como portavoz.By tomorrow, we will already have nominated Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | habréis postulado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis postulado a Diego para capitán.Before leaving, you all will already have nominated Diego for captain. |
| ellos | habrán postulado | Para esa hora, los socios del club ya habrán postulado a la misma candidata otra vez.By that hour, the members of the club will already have nominated the same candidate again. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postularía | En un caso así, yo postularía a Clara para el puesto.In a case like that, I would nominate Clara for the position. |
| tú | postularías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú postularías a tu amiga para delegada.With a little more time, you would nominate your friend for class representative. |
| él | postularía | En esa situación, la presidenta del jurado postularía a Lucía para el premio.In that situation, the head of the jury would nominate Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | postularíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros postularíamos a Marta como portavoz.With that outlook, we would nominate Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | postularíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros postularíais a Diego para capitán.If it came to that, you all would nominate Diego for captain. |
| ellos | postularían | En un día así, los socios del club postularían a la misma candidata otra vez.On a day like that, the members of the club would nominate the same candidate again. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría postulado | En otro momento, yo habría postulado a Clara para el puesto.At another moment, I would have nominated Clara for the position. |
| tú | habrías postulado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías postulado a tu amiga para delegada.With a little more margin, you would have nominated your friend for class representative. |
| él | habría postulado | A esas alturas, la presidenta del jurado habría postulado a Lucía para el premio.By then, the head of the jury would have nominated Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | habríamos postulado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos postulado a Marta como portavoz.With that turn, we would have nominated Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | habríais postulado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais postulado a Diego para capitán.At that point, you all would have nominated Diego for captain. |
| ellos | habrían postulado | En ese punto, los socios del club habrían postulado a la misma candidata otra vez.From there, the members of the club would have nominated the same candidate again. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postule | Es mejor que yo postule a Clara para el puesto.It is better that I nominate Clara for the position. |
| tú | postules | Hace falta que tú postules a tu amiga para delegada.It is necessary that you nominate your friend for class representative. |
| él | postule | Conviene que la presidenta del jurado postule a Lucía para el premio.It is wise that the head of the jury nominate Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | postulemos | Importa que nosotros postulemos a Marta como portavoz.It matters that we nominate Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | postuléis | Puede ser útil que vosotros postuléis a Diego para capitán.It may help if you all nominate Diego for captain. |
| ellos | postulen | Es posible que los socios del club postulen a la misma candidata otra vez.It is possible that the members of the club nominate the same candidate again. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya postulado | Ojalá yo haya postulado a Clara para el puesto.Hopefully I have nominated Clara for the position. |
| tú | hayas postulado | Puede que tú ya hayas postulado a tu amiga para delegada.Maybe you already have nominated your friend for class representative. |
| él | haya postulado | Tal vez la presidenta del jurado haya postulado a Lucía para el premio.Perhaps the head of the jury has nominated Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | hayamos postulado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos postulado a Marta como portavoz.Maybe we already have nominated Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | hayáis postulado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis postulado a Diego para capitán.It is likely that you all have nominated Diego for captain. |
| ellos | hayan postulado | Puede ser que los socios del club ya hayan postulado a la misma candidata otra vez.It may be that the members of the club already have nominated the same candidate again. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postulara | Si yo postulara a Clara para el puesto, se notaría enseguida.If I nominated Clara for the position, it would show right away. |
| tú | postularas | Si tú postularas a tu amiga para delegada, costaría ocultarlo.If you nominated your friend for class representative, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | postulara | Si la presidenta del jurado postulara a Lucía para el premio, daría mucho que hablar.If the head of the jury nominated Lucia for the award, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | postuláramos | Si nosotros postuláramos a Marta como portavoz, todo iría por otro lado.If we nominated Marta as spokesperson, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | postularais | Si vosotros postularais a Diego para capitán, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all nominated Diego for captain, the mood would change. |
| ellos | postularan | Si los socios del club postularan a la misma candidata otra vez, la escena sería otra.If the members of the club nominated the same candidate again, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera postulado | Si yo hubiera postulado a Clara para el puesto, aún se recordaría.If I had nominated Clara for the position, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras postulado | Si tú hubieras postulado a tu amiga para delegada, eso habría dejado marca.If you had nominated your friend for class representative, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera postulado | Si la presidenta del jurado hubiera postulado a Lucía para el premio, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the head of the jury had nominated Lucia for the award, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos postulado | Si nosotros hubiéramos postulado a Marta como portavoz, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had nominated Marta as spokesperson, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais postulado | Si vosotros hubierais postulado a Diego para capitán, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had nominated Diego for captain, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran postulado | Si los socios del club hubieran postulado a la misma candidata otra vez, nada habría quedado igual.If the members of the club had nominated the same candidate again, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | postulare | Si yo postulare a Clara para el puesto, se notará enseguida.If I nominate Clara for the position, it will show right away. |
| tú | postulares | Si tú postulares a tu amiga para delegada, costará ignorarlo.If you nominate your friend for class representative, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | postulare | Si la presidenta del jurado postulare a Lucía para el premio, dará mucho que hablar.If the head of the jury nominates Lucia for the award, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | postuláremos | Si nosotros postuláremos a Marta como portavoz, todo irá por otro camino.If we nominate Marta as spokesperson, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | postulareis | Si vosotros postulareis a Diego para capitán, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all nominate Diego for captain, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | postularen | Si los socios del club postularen a la misma candidata otra vez, la escena será distinta.If the members of the club nominate the same candidate again, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere postulado | Cuando yo hubiere postulado a Clara para el puesto, ya se notará.When I have nominated Clara for the position, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres postulado | En cuanto tú hubieres postulado a tu amiga para delegada, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have nominated your friend for class representative, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere postulado | Cuando la presidenta del jurado hubiere postulado a Lucía para el premio, se verá de inmediato.When the head of the jury has nominated Lucia for the award, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos postulado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos postulado a Marta como portavoz, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have nominated Marta as spokesperson, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis postulado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis postulado a Diego para capitán, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have nominated Diego for captain, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren postulado | En cuanto los socios del club hubieren postulado a la misma candidata otra vez, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the members of the club have nominated the same candidate again, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | postula | postula a tu amiga para delegada.Nominate your friend for class representative. |
| él | postule | Que la presidenta del jurado postule a Lucía para el premio.Let the head of the jury nominate Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | postulemos | postulemos a Marta como portavoz.Nominate Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | postulad | postulad a Diego para capitán.Nominate Diego for captain. |
| ellos | postulen | Que los socios del club postulen a la misma candidata otra vez.Let the members of the club nominate the same candidate again. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no postules | No no postules a tu amiga para delegada.Do not nominate your friend for class representative. |
| él | no postule | Que la presidenta del jurado no no postule a Lucía para el premio.Let the head of the jury not nominate Lucia for the award. |
| nosotros | no postulemos | No no postulemos a Marta como portavoz.Let us not nominate Marta as spokesperson. |
| vosotros | no postuléis | No no postuléis a Diego para capitán.Do not nominate Diego for captain. |
| ellos | no postulen | Que los socios del club no no postulen a la misma candidata otra vez.Let the members of the club not nominate the same candidate again. |
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Practice postular
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a Clara para el puesto.
I nominate Clara for the position.
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 'postular' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'postular' means to nominate. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is postular an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Postular is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate postular in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of postular: yo postulo, tú postulas, él/ella/usted postula, nosotros postulamos, vosotros postuláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes postulan.
- How do you conjugate postular in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of postular: yo postulé, tú postulaste, él/ella/usted postuló, nosotros postulamos, vosotros postulasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes postularon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of postular?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of postular: yo postulaba, tú postulabas, él/ella/usted postulaba, nosotros postulábamos, vosotros postulabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes postulaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of postular?
- The past participle of postular is 'postulado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he postulado' (I have nominateed), 'has postulado', 'ha postulado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of postular?
- The gerundio of postular is 'postulando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy postulando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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