Controlar conjugation
to control
Past participlecontrolado
Gerundcontrolando
Future stemcontrolar-
Preterite (yo)controlé
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Controlar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo controlo |
| tú controlas |
| él/ella/usted controla |
| nosotros/as controlamos |
| vosotros/as controláis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes controlan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo controlé |
| tú controlaste |
| él/ella/usted controló |
| nosotros/as controlamos |
| vosotros/as controlasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes controlaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo controlaba |
| tú controlabas |
| él/ella/usted controlaba |
| nosotros/as controlábamos |
| vosotros/as controlabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes controlaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a controlar |
| tú vas a controlar |
| él/ella/usted va a controlar |
| nosotros/as vamos a controlar |
| vosotros/as vais a controlar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a controlar |
Futuro simple future
| yo controlaré |
| tú controlarás |
| él/ella/usted controlará |
| nosotros/as controlaremos |
| vosotros/as controlaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes controlarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo controlaría |
| tú controlarías |
| él/ella/usted controlaría |
| nosotros/as controlaríamos |
| vosotros/as controlaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes controlarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he controlado |
| tú has controlado |
| él/ella/usted ha controlado |
| nosotros/as hemos controlado |
| vosotros/as habéis controlado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han controlado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy controlando |
| tú estás controlando |
| él/ella/usted está controlando |
| nosotros/as estamos controlando |
| vosotros/as estáis controlando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están controlando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) controla |
| (usted) controle |
| (vosotros/as) controlad |
| (ustedes) controlen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había controlado |
| tú habías controlado |
| él/ella/usted había controlado |
| nosotros/as habíamos controlado |
| vosotros/as habíais controlado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían controlado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo controle |
| tú controles |
| él/ella/usted controle |
| nosotros/as controlemos |
| vosotros/as controléis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes controlen |
Quick questions about controlar
Is controlar regular or irregular?
Controlar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of controlar?
In the preterite, yo controlé and él/ella/usted controló. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of controlar?
The past participle of controlar is controlado, as in yo he controlado.
What is the gerund of controlar?
The gerund (-ing form) of controlar is controlando, as in yo estoy controlando.
What is the future stem of controlar?
The future and conditional stem of controlar is controlar-: yo controlaré, yo controlaría.
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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