Consular means to seek advice, information, or guidance from someone or to consult a source for information. It is used when referring to the act of consulting or seeking counsel.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consulo | Yo consulo a mis clientes diariamente. I consult my clients daily.  | |
| Tú | consulas | Tú consulas a los pacientes en la clínica. You consult the patients at the clinic.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consula | Ella consula sobre temas legales. She consults on legal matters.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consulamos | Nosotros consulamos en asuntos internacionales. We consult on international matters.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consuláis | Vosotros consuláis a los clientes en la oficina. You all consult clients at the office.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consulan | Ellos consulan sobre inversiones. They consult about investments.  | 
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consulé | Yo consulé la información ayer. I checked the information yesterday.  | |
| Tú | consulaste | Tú consulaste el documento anoche. You checked the document last night.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consuló | Él consuló los detalles por teléfono. He checked the details over the phone.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consulamos | Nosotros consulamos con el experto ayer. We checked with the expert yesterday.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consulasteis | Vosotros consulasteis los resultados la semana pasada. You all checked the results last week.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consularon | Ellos consularon la información en línea. They checked the information online.  | 
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consulaba | Yo consulaba en ese tiempo. I used to consult at that time.  | |
| Tú | consulabas | Tú consulabas frecuentemente. You used to consult frequently.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consulaba | Ella consulaba con el experto. She used to consult with the expert.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consulábamos | Nosotros consulábamos en la oficina. We used to consult at the office.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consulabais | Vosotros consulabais en la biblioteca. You all used to consult in the library.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consulaban | Ellos consulaban sobre el proyecto. They used to consult about the project.  | 
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy consular | Estoy consular a los clientes ahora mismo. I am consulting the clients right now.  | |
| Tú | estás consular | Estás consular a tu jefe en la oficina. You are consulting your boss in the office.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está consular | Ella está consular a los pacientes en el hospital. She is consulting the patients at the hospital.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos consular | Estamos consular a los clientes en línea. We are consulting the clients online.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis consular | Vosotros estáis consular a los estudiantes ahora. You all are consulting the students now.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están consular | Ellos están consular a los proveedores en la reunión. They are consulting the suppliers in the meeting.  | 
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a consular | Voy a consular a mi amigo mañana. I am going to consult my friend tomorrow.  | |
| Tú | vas a consular | Tú vas a consular al doctor pronto. You are going to consult the doctor soon.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a consular | Ella va a consular a su jefe hoy. She is going to consult her boss today.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a consular | Vamos a consular a los expertos esta tarde. We are going to consult the experts this afternoon.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a consular | Vosotros vais a consular a los abogados mañana. You all are going to consult the lawyers tomorrow.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a consular | Ellos van a consular a los especialistas la próxima semana. They are going to consult the specialists next week.  | 
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consularé | Consularé la información mañana. I will consult the information tomorrow.  | |
| Tú | consularás | Consularás el informe pronto. You will consult the report soon.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consulará | Consulará los documentos hoy. He/She/You will consult the documents today.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consularemos | Consularemos los resultados la próxima semana. We will consult the results next week.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consularéis | Consularéis las opciones disponibles. You all will consult the available options.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consularán | Consularán las leyes nuevas mañana. They/You all will consult the new laws tomorrow.  | 
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consularía | Yo consularía si tuviera tiempo. I would consult if I had time.  | |
| Tú | consularías | Tú consularías en esa situación. You would consult in that situation.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consularía | Él consularía si fuera necesario. He would consult if necessary.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consularíamos | Nosotros consularíamos en ese caso. We would consult in that case.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consularíais | Vosotros consularíais si os lo pidieran. You all would consult if asked.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consularían | Ellos consularían si fuera necesario. They would consult if necessary.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he consulado | Yo he consulado varias veces. I have consulted several times.  | |
| Tú | has consulado | Tú has consulado al experto. You have consulted the expert.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha consulado | Él ha consulado a muchos clientes. He has consulted many clients.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos consulado | Nosotros hemos consulado sobre el tema. We have consulted about the issue.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis consulado | Vosotros habéis consulado con el director. You all have consulted with the director.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han consulado | Ellos han consulado varias veces. They have consulted several times.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había consulado | Yo había consulado antes de viajar. I had consulted before traveling.  | |
| Tú | habías consulado | Tú habías consulado esa información. You had consulted that information.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había consulado | Ella había consulado con el experto. She had consulted with the expert.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos consulado | Nosotros habíamos consulado antes de decidir. We had consulted before deciding.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais consulado | Vosotros habíais consulado esa opción. You all had consulted that option.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían consulado | Ellos habían consulado con el abogado. They had consulted with the lawyer.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré consulado | Para entonces, ya habré consulado la visa. By then, I will have already consulated the visa.  | |
| Tú | habrás consulado | Para mañana, tú habrás consulado el informe. By tomorrow, you will have already consulated the report.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá consulado | Ella habrá consulado la documentación. She will have already consulated the documentation.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos consulado | Nosotros habremos consulado todos los papeles. We will have already consulated all the papers.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis consulado | Vosotros habréis consulado la solicitud. You all will have already consulated the application.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán consulado | Ellos habrán consulado el acuerdo. They will have already consulated the agreement.  | 
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría consulado | Yo habría consulado si tuviera tiempo. I would have consulted if I had time.  | |
| Tú | habrías consulado | Tú habrías consulado si hubieras sabido. You would have consulted if you had known.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría consulado | Él habría consulado para obtener información. He would have consulted to get information.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos consulado | Nosotros habríamos consulado si hubiéramos podido. We would have consulted if we could have.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais consulado | Vosotros habríais consulado si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have consulted if you had had time.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían consulado | Ellos habrían consulado para resolver dudas. They would have consulted to resolve doubts.  | 
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consule | Es importante que yo consule con el experto. It is important that I consult with the expert.  | |
| Tú | consules | Espero que tú consules a tiempo. I hope that you consult on time.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consule | Es necesario que él consule antes de decidir. It is necessary that he consults before deciding.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consulemos | Queremos que nosotros consulemos con el abogado. We want us to consult with the lawyer.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consuléis | Es posible que vosotros consuléis con el director. It is possible that you all consult with the director.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consulen | Dudan que ellos consulen con el especialista. They doubt that they consult with the specialist.  | 
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consulara | Esperaba que consulara la información. I hoped that I inquired about the information.  | |
| Tú | consularas | Pensé que consularas el documento. I thought that you inquired about the document.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consulara | Dudaba que consulara la carta. I doubted that he inquired about the letter.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consularamos | Queríamos que consularamos los datos. We wanted that we inquired about the data.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consularais | Era posible que consularais el informe. It was possible that you all inquired about the report.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consularan | No creía que consularan la verdad. I didn't believe that they inquired about the truth.  | 
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consulare | Si tuviera que viajar, consulare mañana. If I had to travel, I would consult tomorrow.  | |
| Tú | consulares | ¿Consulares en caso de emergencia? Will you consult in case of emergency?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consulare | El abogado consulare con el cliente pronto. The lawyer will consult with the client soon.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consularemos | Nosotros consulare en la reunión futura. We will consult in the future meeting.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consulareis | Vosotros consulareis con el experto mañana. You all will consult with the expert tomorrow.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consularen | Ellos consularen si hay cambios en el plan. They will consult if there are changes in the plan.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya consulado | Espero que haya consulado con éxito. I hope I have consulted successfully.  | |
| Tú | hayas consulado | Es posible que hayas consulado antes. It's possible that you have consulted before.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya consulado | Es importante que él haya consulado hoy. It's important that he has consulted today.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos consulado | Esperamos que hayamos consulado correctamente. We hope that we have consulted correctly.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis consulado | ¿Habéis consulado con el experto? Have you all consulted with the expert?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan consulado | Es probable que hayan consulado ya. It's likely that they have consulted already.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera consultado | Si hubiera consultado al experto, habría sabido. If I had consulted the expert, I would have known.  | |
| Tú | hubieras consultado | Si hubieras consultado antes, no habría ocurrido. If you had consulted earlier, it wouldn't have happened.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera consultado | Ella habría consultado si hubiera tenido tiempo. She would have consulted if she had had time.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos consultado | Nosotros habríamos consultado si supiéramos. We would have consulted if we knew.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais consultado | Vosotros habríais consultado si hubierais tenido dudas. You all would have consulted if you had had doubts.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran consultado | Ellos habrían consultado si hubieran sabido. They would have consulted if they had known.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya consulado | Es posible que haya consulado antes de la reunión. It is possible that I will have consulted before the meeting.  | |
| Tú | hayas consulado | Espero que hayas consulado la información. I hope that you will have consulted the information.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya consulado | Es probable que él haya consulado ya. It is likely that he will have consulted already.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos consulado | Quizá hayamos consulado los detalles. Maybe we will have consulted the details.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis consulado | ¿Crees que hayáis consulado la fuente? Do you think you will have consulted the source?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan consulado | Es posible que hayan consulado toda la información. It is possible that they will have consulted all the information.  | 
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consula | Consula a tu médico si tienes síntomas. Consult your doctor if you have symptoms.  | |
| Tú | consulta | Consulta el manual antes de usarlo. Consult the manual before using it.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consula | Consula con el experto sobre esto. Consult with the expert about this.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consulamos | Consulamos las opciones disponibles. Let's consult the available options.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consulad | Consulad al especialista si es necesario. Consult the specialist if necessary.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consulan | Consulan con el abogado antes de firmar. They consult with the lawyer before signing.  | 
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no consules | No consules esa información. Don't consult that information.  | |
| Tú | no consules | No consules a nadie sin permiso. Don't consult anyone without permission.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no consule | No consule esa fuente, es falsa. Don't consult that source, it's false.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no consulemos | No consulemos esas páginas web. Let's not consult those web pages.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no consuleis | No consuleis esa información sin verificar. Don't consult that information without verifying.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no consuelen | No consuelen esa fuente dudosa. Don't consult that doubtful source.  | 
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