Causar conjugation
to cause
Past participlecausado
Gerundcausando
Future stemcausar-
Preterite (yo)causé
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Causar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo causo |
| tú causas |
| él/ella/usted causa |
| nosotros/as causamos |
| vosotros/as causáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes causan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo causé |
| tú causaste |
| él/ella/usted causó |
| nosotros/as causamos |
| vosotros/as causasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes causaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo causaba |
| tú causabas |
| él/ella/usted causaba |
| nosotros/as causábamos |
| vosotros/as causabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes causaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a causar |
| tú vas a causar |
| él/ella/usted va a causar |
| nosotros/as vamos a causar |
| vosotros/as vais a causar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a causar |
Futuro simple future
| yo causaré |
| tú causarás |
| él/ella/usted causará |
| nosotros/as causaremos |
| vosotros/as causaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes causarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo causaría |
| tú causarías |
| él/ella/usted causaría |
| nosotros/as causaríamos |
| vosotros/as causaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes causarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he causado |
| tú has causado |
| él/ella/usted ha causado |
| nosotros/as hemos causado |
| vosotros/as habéis causado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han causado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy causando |
| tú estás causando |
| él/ella/usted está causando |
| nosotros/as estamos causando |
| vosotros/as estáis causando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están causando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) causa |
| (usted) cause |
| (vosotros/as) causad |
| (ustedes) causen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había causado |
| tú habías causado |
| él/ella/usted había causado |
| nosotros/as habíamos causado |
| vosotros/as habíais causado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían causado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo cause |
| tú causes |
| él/ella/usted cause |
| nosotros/as causemos |
| vosotros/as causéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes causen |
Quick questions about causar
Is causar regular or irregular?
Causar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of causar?
In the preterite, yo causé and él/ella/usted causó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of causar?
The past participle of causar is causado, as in yo he causado.
What is the gerund of causar?
The gerund (-ing form) of causar is causando, as in yo estoy causando.
What is the future stem of causar?
The future and conditional stem of causar is causar-: yo causaré, yo causaría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
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