Practicar conjugation
to practise
Past participlepracticado
Gerundpracticando
Future stempracticar-
Preterite (yo)practiqué
60-second drill
Loading the drill…
Practicar in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Presente present
| yo practico |
| tú practicas |
| él/ella/usted practica |
| nosotros/as practicamos |
| vosotros/as practicáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes practican |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo practiqué |
| tú practicaste |
| él/ella/usted practicó |
| nosotros/as practicamos |
| vosotros/as practicasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes practicaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo practicaba |
| tú practicabas |
| él/ella/usted practicaba |
| nosotros/as practicábamos |
| vosotros/as practicabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes practicaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a practicar |
| tú vas a practicar |
| él/ella/usted va a practicar |
| nosotros/as vamos a practicar |
| vosotros/as vais a practicar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a practicar |
Futuro simple future
| yo practicaré |
| tú practicarás |
| él/ella/usted practicará |
| nosotros/as practicaremos |
| vosotros/as practicaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes practicarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo practicaría |
| tú practicarías |
| él/ella/usted practicaría |
| nosotros/as practicaríamos |
| vosotros/as practicaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes practicarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he practicado |
| tú has practicado |
| él/ella/usted ha practicado |
| nosotros/as hemos practicado |
| vosotros/as habéis practicado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han practicado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy practicando |
| tú estás practicando |
| él/ella/usted está practicando |
| nosotros/as estamos practicando |
| vosotros/as estáis practicando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están practicando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) practica |
| (usted) practique |
| (vosotros/as) practicad |
| (ustedes) practiquen |
Also useful at Higher (aim for grades 7 to 9)
Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había practicado |
| tú habías practicado |
| él/ella/usted había practicado |
| nosotros/as habíamos practicado |
| vosotros/as habíais practicado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían practicado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo practique |
| tú practiques |
| él/ella/usted practique |
| nosotros/as practiquemos |
| vosotros/as practiquéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes practiquen |
Quick questions about practicar
Is practicar regular or irregular?
Practicar is a verb with a spelling change. The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
What is the preterite of practicar?
In the preterite, yo practiqué and él/ella/usted practicó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of practicar?
The past participle of practicar is practicado, as in yo he practicado.
What is the gerund of practicar?
The gerund (-ing form) of practicar is practicando, as in yo estoy practicando.
What is the future stem of practicar?
The future and conditional stem of practicar is practicar-: yo practicaré, yo practicaría.
Verbs that follow the same pattern as practicar
- buscar look for, fetch
- sacar take out, get, obtain
- explicar explain
- tocar touch, play (instrument)
- dedicar devote, dedicate
- publicar publish, post (online)
- indicar point (out), indicate
- destacar emphasise, stand out, highlight
- significar mean
- identificar identify
- comunicar communicate
- criticar criticise
- fabricar manufacture, produce
Most common GCSE Spanish verbs
Keep going
Try today's La Palabra del Día puzzle, test yourself with a mixed drill of the top Spanish verbs, or play the vocabulary games.