Spanish verb pontificar conjugation

pontificar
to pontificate
regular verbPast participle: pontificadoGerund: pontificando

Pontificar means to speak or act in a pompous or dogmatic manner, often with the implication of giving authoritative or moral advice. It can also refer to the act of delivering a formal speech or sermon, especially in a religious context.

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Complete conjugation of pontificar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopontifico
Yo pontifico sobre temas religiosos.
I pontificate on religious topics.
pontificas
Tú pontificas demasiado a veces.
You pontificate too much sometimes.
Él / Ella / Ustedpontifica
Ella pontifica en las reuniones.
She pontificates at meetings.
Nosotros / Nosotraspontificamos
Nosotros pontificamos en la conferencia.
We pontificate at the conference.
Vosotros / Vosotraspontificáis
Vosotros pontificáis en público.
You all pontificate in public.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespontifican
Ellos pontifican sobre política.
They pontificate about politics.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopontifiqué
Yo pontifiqué en la conferencia ayer.
I pontificated at the conference yesterday.
pontificaste
Tú pontificaste demasiado en la reunión.
You pontificated too much at the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedpontificó
Él pontificó sobre el tema difícil.
He pontificated about the difficult topic.
Nosotros / Nosotraspontificamos
Nosotros pontificamos en la charla.
We pontificated during the talk.
Vosotros / Vosotraspontificasteis
Vosotros pontificasteis en la discusión.
You all pontificated in the discussion.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespontificaron
Ellos pontificaron en la conferencia.
They pontificated at the conference.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopontificaba
El sacerdote pontificaba en la iglesia.
The priest was pontificating in the church.
pontificabas
Tú pontificabas mucho en las reuniones.
You used to pontificate a lot in meetings.
Él / Ella / Ustedpontificaba
Él pontificaba sobre la moral.
He used to pontificate about morality.
Nosotros / Nosotraspontificábamos
Nosotros pontificábamos en la plaza.
We used to pontificate in the square.
Vosotros / Vosotraspontificabais
Vosotros pontificabais sin parar.
You all used to pontificate nonstop.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespontificaban
Ellos pontificaban en la conferencia.
They used to pontificate at the conference.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy pontificando
Estoy pontificando en la conferencia ahora mismo.
I am pontificating at the conference right now.
estás pontificando
¿Estás pontificando en la reunión?
Are you pontificating in the meeting?
Él / Ella / Ustedestá pontificando
Ella está pontificando sobre el tema.
She is pontificating about the topic.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos pontificando
Estamos pontificando en la charla.
We are pontificating in the talk.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis pontificando
Vosotros estáis pontificando demasiado.
You all are pontificating too much.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán pontificando
Los profesores están pontificando en clase.
The teachers are pontificating in class.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovoy a pontificar
Voy a pontificar en la conferencia mañana.
I am going to pontificate at the conference tomorrow.
vas a pontificar
Tú vas a pontificar en la reunión.
You are going to pontificate at the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedva a pontificar
Ella va a pontificar en el evento.
She is going to pontificate at the event.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a pontificar
Nosotros vamos a pontificar en la charla.
We are going to pontificate at the talk.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a pontificar
Vosotros vais a pontificar en la reunión.
You all are going to pontificate at the meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a pontificar
Ellos van a pontificar en la conferencia.
They are going to pontificate at the conference.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopontificaré
El Papa pontificará en la misa mañana.
The Pope will pontificate at the mass tomorrow.
pontificarás
Tú pontificarás en la conferencia la próxima semana.
You will pontificate at the conference next week.
Él / Ella / Ustedpontificará
El obispo pontificará en la ceremonia.
The bishop will pontificate at the ceremony.
Nosotros / Nosotraspontificaremos
Nosotros pontificaremos en la reunión importante.
We will pontificate at the important meeting.
Vosotros / Vosotraspontificaréis
Vosotros pontificaréis en la misa del domingo.
You all will pontificate at the Sunday mass.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespontificarán
Ellos pontificarán en la conferencia internacional.
They will pontificate at the international conference.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopontificaría
Yo pontificaría en esa conferencia si me invitaran.
I would pontificate at that conference if I were invited.
pontificarías
Tú pontificarías sobre historia si te lo pidieran.
You would pontificate about history if they asked you.
Él / Ella / Ustedpontificaría
Él pontificaría en la reunión si tuviera la oportunidad.
He would pontificate at the meeting if he had the chance.
Nosotros / Nosotraspontificaríamos
Nosotros pontificaríamos en el debate si participáramos.
We would pontificate in the debate if we participated.
Vosotros / Vosotraspontificaríais
Vosotros pontificaríais en la conferencia si os invitaran.
You all would pontificate at the conference if you were invited.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespontificarían
Ellos pontificarían sobre política si estuvieran aquí.
They would pontificate about politics if they were here.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe pontificado
He pontificado sobre ese tema hoy.
I have pontificated on that topic today.
has pontificado
Tú has pontificado demasiado en la reunión.
You have pontificated too much in the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedha pontificado
Ella ha pontificado en varias conferencias.
She has pontificated at several conferences.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos pontificado
Nosotros hemos pontificado sobre la filosofía moderna.
We have pontificated about modern philosophy.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis pontificado
Vosotros habéis pontificado en muchas ocasiones.
You all have pontificated many times.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan pontificado
Ellos han pontificado en el debate reciente.
They have pontificated in the recent debate.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía pontificado
Yo había pontificado antes de que llegara el Papa.
I had pontificated before the Pope arrived.
habías pontificado
Tú habías pontificado en esa conferencia.
You had pontificated at that conference.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía pontificado
Él había pontificado sobre la religión.
He had pontificated about religion.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos pontificado
Nosotros habíamos pontificado en la reunión.
We had pontificated in the meeting.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais pontificado
Vosotros habíais pontificado demasiado.
You all had pontificated too much.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían pontificado
Ellos habían pontificado sobre el tema.
They had pontificated about the topic.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré pontificado
Para entonces, ya habré pontificado en la conferencia.
By then, I will have already pontificated at the conference.
habrás pontificado
Para mañana, tú habrás pontificado en la reunión.
By tomorrow, you will have pontificated at the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá pontificado
El orador habrá pontificado antes de la cena.
The speaker will have pontificated before dinner.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos pontificado
Nosotros habremos pontificado en varias ocasiones.
We will have pontificated on several occasions.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis pontificado
Vosotros habréis pontificado en el evento.
You all will have pontificated at the event.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán pontificado
Ellos habrán pontificado antes de que termine la semana.
They will have pontificated before the week ends.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría pontificado
Yo habría pontificado en la conferencia.
I would have pontificated at the conference.
habrías pontificado
Tú habrías pontificado si hubieras estado allí.
You would have pontificated if you had been there.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría pontificado
Él habría pontificado en la reunión.
He would have pontificated at the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos pontificado
Nosotros habríamos pontificado juntos.
We would have pontificated together.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais pontificado
Vosotros habríais pontificado en la charla.
You all would have pontificated in the talk.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían pontificado
Ellos habrían pontificado en la ceremonia.
They would have pontificated at the ceremony.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopontifique
Es importante que pontifique en la reunión.
It is important that I speak at the meeting.
pontifiques
Espero que tú pontifiques en la conferencia.
I hope that you speak at the conference.
Él / Ella / Ustedpontifique
Es posible que él pontifique mañana.
It is possible that he speaks tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotraspontifiquemos
Queremos que nosotros pontifiquemos en la ceremonia.
We want us to speak at the ceremony.
Vosotros / Vosotraspontifiquéis
Dudo que vosotros pontifiquéis en la reunión.
I doubt that you all speak at the meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespontifiquen
Es necesario que ellos pontifiquen en el acto.
It is necessary that they speak at the event.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopontificara
Esperaba que él pontificara en la reunión.
I hoped that he would pontificate at the meeting.
pontificaras
Dudaba que tú pontificaras en público.
I doubted that you would pontificate in public.
Él / Ella / Ustedpontificara
Quería que ella pontificara sobre el tema.
I wanted her to pontificate on the topic.
Nosotros / Nosotraspontificáramos
Era importante que nosotros pontificáramos en la conferencia.
It was important that we pontificated at the conference.
Vosotros / Vosotraspontificarais
No creía que vosotros pontificarais sin permiso.
I didn't believe that you all would pontificate without permission.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespontificaran
Esperaban que ellos pontificaran en la ceremonia.
They hoped that they would pontificate at the ceremony.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopontificare
Si tuviera poder, pontificare en la plaza.
If I had power, I would pontificate in the square.
pontificares
Quizás tú pontificares en la reunión.
Maybe you will pontificate at the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedpontificare
El sacerdote pontificare en la ceremonia.
The priest will pontificate at the ceremony.
Nosotros / Nosotraspontificáremos
Nosotros pontificáremos sobre el tema mañana.
We will pontificate on the topic tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotraspontificareis
Vosotros pontificareis en la conferencia.
You all will pontificate at the conference.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespontificaren
Ellos pontificaren en el debate final.
They will pontificate in the final debate.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya pontificado
Es posible que haya pontificado en esa ceremonia.
It is possible that he has pontificated at that ceremony.
hayas pontificado
No creo que hayas pontificado demasiado.
I don't think you have pontificated too much.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya pontificado
Es importante que haya pontificado con respeto.
It is important that he has pontificated with respect.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos pontificado
Esperamos que hayamos pontificado con sabiduría.
We hope that we have pontificated wisely.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis pontificado
¿Habéis pontificado en esa reunión?
Have you all pontificated in that meeting?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan pontificado
Es probable que hayan pontificado en la conferencia.
They probably have pontificated at the conference.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera pontificado
Si hubiera pontificado, habría sido interesante.
If I had pontificated, it would have been interesting.
hubieras pontificado
Es posible que hubieras pontificado en esa reunión.
You might have pontificated at that meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera pontificado
Ella habría pontificado si hubiera tenido la oportunidad.
She would have pontificated if she had had the chance.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos pontificado
Nosotros habríamos pontificado en la conferencia.
We would have pontificated at the conference.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais pontificado
Vosotros habríais pontificado si hubierais estado allí.
You all would have pontificated if you had been there.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran pontificado
Ellos habrían pontificado en la ceremonia.
They would have pontificated at the ceremony.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere pontificado
Cuando llegue, ya hubiere pontificado.
When I arrive, I will have already pontificated.
hubieres pontificado
Para entonces, tú hubieres pontificado.
By then, you will have already pontificated.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere pontificado
Es posible que él hubiere pontificado antes.
It is possible that he will have already pontificated.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos pontificado
Quizá nosotros hubiéremos pontificado ya.
Perhaps we will have already pontificated.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis pontificado
Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis pontificado.
By then, you all will have pontificated.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren pontificado
Es probable que ellos hubieren pontificado.
It is likely that they will have pontificated.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yopontifico
No pongas reglas sin consultar.
Don't set rules without consulting.
pontifica
¡Pontifica con respeto en la reunión!
Speak authoritatively with respect in the meeting!
Él / Ella / Ustedpontifique
El director pontifique sobre el tema.
The director speaks authoritatively on the topic.
Nosotros / Nosotraspontifiquemos
Pontifiquemos con sabiduría en la conferencia.
Let's speak authoritatively with wisdom at the conference.
Vosotros / Vosotraspontificad
¡Pontificad con confianza en la presentación!
Speak confidently in the presentation!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespontifiquen
Que los expertos pontifiquen en la mesa redonda.
Let the experts speak authoritatively at the round table.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono pontifique
No pontifique en público.
Don't pontificate in public.
no pontifiques
No pontifiques sin pensar.
Don't pontificate without thinking.
Él / Ella / Ustedno pontifique
Por favor, no pontifique en la reunión.
Please, don't pontificate in the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno pontifiquemos
No pontifiquemos durante la discusión.
Let's not pontificate during the discussion.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno pontifiquéis
No pontifiquéis en clase.
Don't pontificate in class.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno pontifiquen
No pontifiquen en la conferencia.
Don't pontificate at the conference.

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