Educar means to teach, train, or bring up someone, especially in terms of moral, social, or academic development. It is used when referring to the process of imparting knowledge or values.
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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 |
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Yo | educco | Yo educo a mis hijos en valores. I educate my children in values. | |
Tú | educas | Tú educas con paciencia y cariño. You educate with patience and affection. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | educa | Ella educa a los estudiantes bien. She educates the students well. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | educamos | Nosotros educamos en el respeto. We educate in respect. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | educáis | Vosotros educáis con entusiasmo. You all educate with enthusiasm. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | educan | Ellos educan a los niños en la escuela. They educate the children at school. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | educé | Ayer eduqué a mis hijos. Yesterday I educated my children. | |
Tú | educaste | Tú educaste bien a los niños. You educated the children well. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | educó | Ella educó a sus estudiantes con paciencia. She educated her students with patience. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | educamos | Nosotros educamos a los jóvenes en valores. We educated the youth in values. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | educasteis | Vosotros educasteis bien a los niños. You all educated the children well. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | educaron | Ellos educaron a los alumnos con dedicación. They educated the students with dedication. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | educaba | Yo educaba a los niños en la escuela. I used to educate the children at school. | |
Tú | educabas | Tú educabas con paciencia y cariño. You used to educate with patience and affection. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | educaba | Ella educaba a sus hijos con amor. She used to educate her children with love. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | educábamos | Nosotros educábamos a los estudiantes en la escuela. We used to educate the students at school. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | educabais | Vosotros educabais con mucha dedicación. You all used to educate with great dedication. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | educaban | Ellos educaban a los niños en el parque. They used to educate the children in the park. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy educando | Estoy educando a mis hijos ahora mismo. I am educating my children right now. | |
Tú | estás educando | Estás educando a los estudiantes bien. You are educating the students well. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está educando | Ella está educando a los niños en la escuela. She is educating the children at school. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos educando | Estamos educando a los jóvenes en el programa. We are educating the youth in the program. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis educando | Vosotros estáis educando con paciencia. You all are educating with patience. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están educando | Ellos están educando a los niños en la comunidad. They are educating the children in the community. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a educar | Voy a educar a mis hijos mejor. I am going to educate my children better. | |
Tú | vas a educar | Tú vas a educar a los estudiantes mañana. You are going to educate the students tomorrow. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a educar | Ella va a educar a los niños en la escuela. She is going to educate the children at school. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a educar | Nosotros vamos a educar con paciencia. We are going to educate with patience. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a educar | Vosotros vais a educar en el taller. You all are going to educate in the workshop. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a educar | Ellos van a educar a los nuevos empleados. They are going to educate the new employees. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | educaré | Yo educaré a mis hijos con paciencia. I will educate my children with patience. | |
Tú | educarás | Tú educarás a los niños en esa escuela. You will educate the children at that school. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | educará | Ella educará a los estudiantes con dedicación. She will educate the students with dedication. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | educaremos | Nosotros educaremos a las futuras generaciones. We will educate the future generations. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | educaréis | Vosotros educaréis a los niños en el colegio. You all will educate the children at the school. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | educarán | Ellos educarán a los jóvenes en la comunidad. They will educate the youth in the community. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | educaría | Yo educaría a los niños con paciencia. I would educate the children with patience. | |
Tú | educarías | Tú educarías mejor con más experiencia. You would educate better with more experience. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | educaría | Ella educaría a los estudiantes con dedicación. She would educate the students with dedication. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | educaríamos | Nosotros educaríamos a los niños en valores. We would educate the children in values. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | educaríais | Vosotros educaríais mejor con más recursos. You all would educate better with more resources. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | educarían | Ellos educarían a los jóvenes en responsabilidad. They would educate the youth in responsibility. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he educado | Yo he educado a muchos estudiantes. I have educated many students. | |
Tú | has educado | Tú has educado a los niños bien. You have educated the children well. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha educado | Ella ha educado a su hermano pequeño. She has educated her younger brother. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos educado | Nosotros hemos educado a varias generaciones. We have educated several generations. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis educado | Vosotros habéis educado con paciencia. You all have educated with patience. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han educado | Ellos han educado a muchos niños en la comunidad. They have educated many children in the community. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había educado | Yo había educado a mis hijos antes de mudarme. I had educated my children before moving. | |
Tú | habías educado | Tú habías educado bien a tus estudiantes. You had educated your students well. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había educado | Ella había educado a sus sobrinos con cariño. She had educated her nephews with affection. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos educado | Nosotros habíamos educado a los niños en valores. We had educated the children in values. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais educado | Vosotros habíais educado a los jóvenes en la escuela. You all had educated the youth at school. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían educado | Ellos habían educado a sus hijos con paciencia. They had educated their children with patience. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré educado | Para entonces, habré educado a todos los niños. By then, I will have educated all the children. | |
Tú | habrás educado | Tú habrás educado a los estudiantes correctamente. You will have educated the students properly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá educado | Ella habrá educado a los niños antes del evento. She will have educated the children before the event. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos educado | Nosotros habremos educado a los futuros líderes. We will have educated the future leaders. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis educado | Vosotros habréis educado a los alumnos en la escuela. You all will have educated the students at school. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán educado | Ellos habrán educado a muchas generaciones. They will have educated many generations. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría educado | Yo habría educado mejor si hubiera sabido. I would have educated better if I had known. | |
Tú | habrías educado | Tú habrías educado a los niños diferente. You would have educated the children differently. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría educado | Ella habría educado a los estudiantes con más paciencia. She would have educated the students with more patience. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos educado | Nosotros habríamos educado mejor si tuviéramos más recursos. We would have educated better if we had more resources. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais educado | Vosotros habríais educado diferente si hubierais tenido más experiencia. You all would have educated differently if you had had more experience. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían educado | Ellos habrían educado a los niños con más cariño. They would have educated the children with more affection. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | eduque | Espero que yo eduque bien a mis hijos. I hope that I educate my children well. | |
Tú | eduques | Es importante que tú eduques con paciencia. It's important that you educate with patience. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | eduque | Es necesario que él eduque a los estudiantes correctamente. It's necessary that he educate the students properly. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | eduquemos | Queremos que nosotros eduquemos con respeto. We want us to educate with respect. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | eduquéis | Es bueno que vosotros eduquéis en valores. It's good that you all educate in values. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | eduquen | Dudo que ellos eduquen de manera efectiva. I doubt that they educate effectively. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | educara | Esperaba que yo educara mejor. I hoped that I would educate better. | |
Tú | educaras | No creía que tú educaras así. I didn't believe that you would educate like that. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | educara | Pensaba que él educara con paciencia. I thought that he would educate with patience. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | educáramos | Deseábamos que nosotros educáramos bien. We wished that we would educate well. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | educarais | Esperaban que vosotros educarais con cariño. They hoped that you all would educate with affection. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | educaran | No sabían que ellos educaran así. They didn't know that they would educate like that. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | educare | Si me pagaras, educare a los niños mejor. If you paid me, I would educate the children better. | |
Tú | educares | Cuando llegares, educares a todos. When you arrive, you will educate everyone. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | educare | El profesor educare a los estudiantes mañana. The teacher will educate the students tomorrow. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | educáremos | Nosotros educáremos a los niños en el futuro. We will educate the children in the future. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | educareis | Vosotros educareis a los nuevos alumnos. You all will educate the new students. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | educaren | Ellos educaren en la próxima reunión. They will educate at the next meeting. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya educado | Espero que haya educado bien a los niños. I hope I have educated the children well. | |
Tú | hayas educado | Es posible que hayas educado correctamente. It's possible that you have educated correctly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya educado | Es importante que él haya educado con paciencia. It's important that he has educated with patience. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos educado | Creemos que hayamos educado bien a los estudiantes. We believe that we have educated the students well. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis educado | ¿Habéis educado a los niños en valores? Have you all educated the children in values? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan educado | Es probable que hayan educado con dedicación. It's likely that they have educated with dedication. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera educado | Si hubiera educado mejor a mis hijos, serían diferentes. If I had educated my children better, they would be different. | |
Tú | hubieras educado | Es posible que tú hubieras educado con más paciencia. Maybe you had educated with more patience. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera educado | Ella habría educado a los niños si hubiera tenido tiempo. She would have educated the children if she had had time. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos educado | Nosotros hubiéramos educado mejor si hubiéramos sabido. We would have educated better if we had known. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais educado | Vosotros habríais educado diferente si hubierais tenido la oportunidad. You all would have educated differently if you had had the opportunity. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran educado | Ellos habrían educado a los niños de otra manera. They would have educated the children in another way. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere educado | Para entonces, ya hubiere educado a los niños. By then, I will have already educated the children. | |
Tú | hubieres educado | Cuando llegues, tú hubieres educado a los estudiantes. When you arrive, you will have educated the students. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere educado | Es posible que él hubiere educado a los jóvenes. He may have educated the youth. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos educado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos educado a muchos. By then, we will have educated many. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis educado | Vosotros hubiereis educado a los niños antes de la fiesta. You all will have educated the children before the party. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren educado | Ellos hubieren educado a los estudiantes en ese momento. They will have educated the students at that time. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | educar | No des órdenes en modo imperativo para el yo. Do not give orders in the imperative mood for 'yo'. | |
Tú | educa | ¡Educa a los niños con paciencia! Educate the children with patience! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | educe | Por favor, educe a los estudiantes con respeto. Please, educate the students with respect. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | eduquemos | Eduquemos a los jóvenes en valores. Let's educate the youth in values. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | educad | Educad a los niños en casa. Educate the children at home. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | eduquen | Que eduquen a los alumnos con dedicación. Let them educate the students with dedication. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no eduque | No eduque a los niños de esa manera. Don't educate the children that way. | |
Tú | no eduques | No eduques a tu hermano así. Don't educate your brother like that. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no eduque | Por favor, no eduque a los estudiantes de esa forma. Please, don't educate the students that way. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no eduquemos | No eduquemos a los niños con violencia. Let's not educate the children with violence. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no eduquéis | No eduquéis a los niños así. Don't educate the children like that. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no eduquen | No eduquen a los jóvenes de esa manera. Don't educate the young people that way. |
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