Spanish verb vigilar conjugation

vigilar
to watch, to monitor, to guard
regular verbPast participle: vigiladoGerund: vigilando

Vigilar means to watch over, monitor, or guard something or someone. It is used when referring to keeping an eye on or supervising.

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Complete conjugation of vigilar

Indicative Present

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovigilo
Yo vigilo la seguridad del edificio.
I monitor the security of the building.
vigilas
Tú vigilas a los niños en el parque.
You watch over the children in the park.
Él / Ella / Ustedvigila
Ella vigila sus pertenencias constantemente.
She constantly watches over her belongings.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvigilamos
Nosotros vigilamos el cumplimiento de las reglas.
We monitor the compliance with the rules.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvigiláis
Vosotros vigiláis la entrada del edificio.
You all monitor the building's entrance.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvigilant
Ellos vigilan las cámaras de seguridad.
They monitor the security cameras.

Indicative Preterite

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovigilé
Yo vigilí la puerta toda la noche.
I watched over the door all night.
vigilaste
Tú vigilaste el almacén ayer.
You watched over the warehouse yesterday.
Él / Ella / Ustedvigiló
Él vigiló a los niños en el parque.
He watched over the children in the park.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvigilamos
Nosotros vigilamos la entrada del edificio.
We watched over the building's entrance.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvigilasteis
Vosotros vigilasteis la tienda toda la tarde.
You all watched over the store all afternoon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvigilaron
Ellos vigilieron la zona durante la noche.
They watched over the area during the night.

Indicative Imperfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovigilaba
Yo vigilaba la casa cada noche.
I used to watch over the house every night.
vigilabas
Tú vigilabas a los niños en el parque.
You used to watch the children in the park.
Él / Ella / Ustedvigilaba
Ella vigilaba la tienda en su turno.
She used to watch the store during her shift.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvigilábamos
Nosotros vigilábamos el perímetro del edificio.
We used to watch over the perimeter of the building.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvigilabais
Vosotros vigilabais la entrada principal.
You all used to watch the main entrance.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvigilaban
Ellos vigilaban la zona durante la noche.
They used to watch the area during the night.

Indicative Present Continuous

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy vigilando
Estoy vigilando la tienda ahora mismo.
I am watching the store right now.
estás vigilando
Estás vigilando a los niños en el parque.
You are watching the children in the park.
Él / Ella / Ustedestá vigilando
Ella está vigilando la entrada del edificio.
She is watching the entrance of the building.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos vigilando
Estamos vigilando la obra en construcción.
We are watching the construction site.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis vigilando
Vosotros estáis vigilando la sala de reuniones.
You all are watching the meeting room.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán vigilando
Ellos están vigilando el perímetro de la finca.
They are watching the perimeter of the estate.

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 vigilar
Voy a vigilar la situación mañana.
I am going to watch the situation tomorrow.
vas a vigilar
Tú vas a vigilar el partido esta noche.
You are going to watch the game tonight.
Él / Ella / Ustedva a vigilar
Él va a vigilar la tienda más tarde.
He is going to watch the store later.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a vigilar
Vamos a vigilar el proyecto mañana.
We are going to watch the project tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a vigilar
Vosotros vais a vigilar la reunión en unos minutos.
You all are going to watch the meeting in a few minutes.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a vigilar
Ellos van a vigilar la competencia esta semana.
They are going to watch the competition this week.

Indicative Future

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovigilaré
Vigilaré la situación cuidadosamente.
I will watch the situation carefully.
vigilarás
Vigilarás los resultados mañana.
You will watch the results tomorrow.
Él / Ella / Ustedvigilará
Ella vigilará a los niños en la fiesta.
She will watch the children at the party.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvigilaremos
Vigilaremos la seguridad del evento.
We will watch the security of the event.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvigilaréis
Vigilaréis el proyecto con atención.
You all will watch the project carefully.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvigilarán
Los guardias vigilarán la entrada.
The guards will watch the entrance.

Indicative Conditional

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovigilaría
Yo vigilaría esa zona por la noche.
I would watch over that area at night.
vigilarías
Tú vigilarías el proyecto si te lo pidieran.
You would supervise the project if they asked you.
Él / Ella / Ustedvigilaría
Ella vigilaría a los niños en la fiesta.
She would watch over the children at the party.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvigilaríamos
Nosotros vigilaríamos la entrada del edificio.
We would monitor the building's entrance.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvigilaríais
Vosotros vigilaríais el inventario mañana.
You all would check the inventory tomorrow.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvigilarían
Ellos vigilarían la situación si supieran.
They would monitor the situation if they knew.

Indicative Present Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe vigilado
Yo he vigilado la puerta toda la noche.
I have watched the door all night.
has vigilado
Tú has vigilado a los niños en la escuela.
You have watched the children at school.
Él / Ella / Ustedha vigilado
Ella ha vigilado el perímetro del jardín.
She has watched the perimeter of the garden.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos vigilado
Nosotros hemos vigilado la entrada del edificio.
We have watched the building's entrance.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis vigilado
Vosotros habéis vigilado la zona toda la tarde.
You all have watched the area all afternoon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan vigilado
Ellos han vigilado la seguridad del evento.
They have watched the security of the event.

Indicative Past Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía vigilado
Yo había vigilado la casa antes de salir.
I had watched over the house before leaving.
habías vigilado
Tú habías vigilado a los niños toda la tarde.
You had watched over the children all afternoon.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía vigilado
Él había vigilado el perímetro antes de que llegaran.
He had watched over the perimeter before they arrived.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos vigilado
Nosotros habíamos vigilado la zona toda la noche.
We had watched over the area all night.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais vigilado
Vosotros habíais vigilado el almacén ayer.
You all had watched over the warehouse yesterday.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían vigilado
Ellos habían vigilado la entrada antes del evento.
They had watched over the entrance before the event.

Indicative Future Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré vigilado
Para entonces, habré vigilado la zona.
By then, I will have watched the area.
habrás vigilado
Tú habrás vigilado el edificio.
You will have watched the building.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá vigilado
Él habrá vigilado la puerta.
He will have watched the door.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos vigilado
Nosotros habremos vigilado todo el día.
We will have watched all day.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis vigilado
Vosotros habréis vigilado la entrada.
You all will have watched the entrance.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán vigilado
Ellos habrán vigilado la zona restringida.
They will have watched the restricted area.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría vigilado
Yo habría vigilado la casa si hubiera llegado temprano.
I would have watched the house if I had arrived early.
habrías vigilado
Tú habrías vigilado la tienda si hubieras estado aquí.
You would have watched the store if you had been here.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría vigilado
Él habría vigilado a los niños si hubiera estado en casa.
He would have watched the children if he had been home.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos vigilado
Nosotros habríamos vigilado el evento si nos lo hubieran pedido.
We would have watched the event if they had asked us.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais vigilado
Vosotros habríais vigilado la zona si hubierais llegado antes.
You all would have watched the area if you had arrived earlier.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían vigilado
Ellos habrían vigilado la puerta si hubieran sabido.
They would have watched the door if they had known.

Subjunctive Present

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovigile
Es importante que vigile la seguridad.
It's important that I watch the security.
vigiles
Es necesario que vigiles la puerta.
It's necessary that you watch the door.
Él / Ella / Ustedvigile
Espero que él vigile el proyecto.
I hope that he watches over the project.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvigilemos
Queremos que vigilemos el proceso.
We want us to monitor the process.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvigiléis
Es importante que vigiléis las instrucciones.
It's important that you all watch the instructions.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvigilen
Dudan que ellas vigilen la zona.
They doubt that they watch the area.

Subjunctive Imperfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovigilara
Esperaba que él vigilara la puerta.
I hoped that he would watch the door.
vigilaras
Querías que tú vigilaras el área.
You wanted you to watch the area.
Él / Ella / Ustedvigilara
Dudaba que ella vigilara la tienda.
I doubted that she watched the store.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvigiláramos
Era importante que nosotros vigiláramos el proyecto.
It was important that we watched the project.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvigilárais
No creía que vosotros vigilárais la situación.
I didn't believe that you all watched the situation.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvigilaran
Pensaba que ellos vigilaran la entrada.
I thought that they watched the entrance.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situaciones y acciones/eventos que pueden ocurrir en el futuro

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovigiare
Si vigiare la zona, evitaré problemas.
If I watch the area, I will avoid problems.
vigiares
Cuando vigiares la tienda, estate atento.
When you watch the store, be attentive.
Él / Ella / Ustedvigiare
Es probable que vigiare la situación mañana.
He/She/You will probably watch the situation tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvigiaremos
Vigiaremos la obra durante la noche.
We will watch the work during the night.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvigiareis
Vigiareis el evento si llega a ocurrir.
You all will watch the event if it happens.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvigiare
Ellos vigiare en la puerta si es necesario.
They will watch at the door if necessary.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya vigilado
Espero que haya vigilado la seguridad.
I hope I have watched over the security.
hayas vigilado
Es importante que hayas vigilado el proceso.
It's important that you have monitored the process.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya vigilado
Es posible que él haya vigilado la zona.
It's possible that he has watched over the area.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos vigilado
Esperamos que hayamos vigilado bien.
We hope that we have monitored well.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis vigilado
¿Crees que hayáis vigilado suficiente?
Do you think that you all have monitored enough?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan vigilado
Es probable que hayan vigilado la situación.
It's likely that they have watched over the situation.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera vigilado
Si hubiera vigilado mejor, habría evitado el problema.
If I had watched more carefully, I would have avoided the problem.
hubieras vigilado
Si hubieras vigilado, no habría ocurrido eso.
If you had watched, that wouldn't have happened.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera vigilado
Ella habría vigilado si hubiera sabido.
She would have watched if she had known.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos vigilado
Nosotros hubiéramos vigilado si hubiéramos tenido tiempo.
We would have watched if we had had time.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais vigilado
Vosotros hubierais vigilado si hubierais estado allí.
You all would have watched if you had been there.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran vigilado
Ellos habrían vigilado si hubieran sabido.
They would have watched if they had known.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere vigilado
Para entonces, ya hubiere vigilado la zona.
By then, I will have already monitored the area.
hubieres vigilado
Es posible que tú hubieres vigilado la puerta.
It is possible that you will have monitored the door.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere vigilado
Quizá él hubiere vigilado la entrada.
Maybe he will have monitored the entrance.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos vigilado
Para mañana, nosotros hubiéremos vigilado todo.
By tomorrow, we will have monitored everything.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis vigilado
Es probable que vosotros hubiereis vigilado la zona.
It is likely that you all will have monitored the area.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren vigilado
Cuando lleguen, ellos hubieren vigilado el lugar.
When they arrive, they will have monitored the place.

Imperative Affirmative

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovigilo
No des órdenes en voz alta, vigilo la situación.
Don't give orders aloud, I monitor the situation.
vigila
¡Vigila la puerta cuando entres!
Watch the door when you enter!
Él / Ella / Ustedvigil
Vigil, por favor, mantén la vigilancia en la entrada.
Vigil, please, keep watch at the entrance.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvigilad
Vigilad la zona durante la noche.
Monitor the area during the night.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvigilad
Vigilad que no falte nada.
Make sure nothing is missing.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvigilad
Vigilad la seguridad del edificio.
Monitor the building's security.

Imperative Negative

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

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono vigile
No vigile esa área solo.
Don't watch that area alone.
no vigiles
No vigiles la puerta sin permiso.
Don't watch the door without permission.
Él / Ella / Ustedno vigile
Por favor, no vigile la zona peligrosa.
Please, don't watch the dangerous area.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno vigilemos
No vigilemos esa calle por la noche.
Let's not watch that street at night.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno vigiléis
No vigiléis la tienda sin autorización.
Don't watch the store without authorization.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno vigilen
No vigilen esa zona en silencio.
Don't watch that area silently.

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