SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

experimentar

to experiment

-ar verbRegular in these six tenses

Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

experimentar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yoexperimento
túexperimentas
él / ella / ustedexperimenta
nosotros / nosotrasexperimentamos
vosotros / vosotrasexperimentáis
ellos / ellas / ustedesexperimentan

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

experimentar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yoexperimenté
túexperimentaste
él / ella / ustedexperimentó
nosotros / nosotrasexperimentamos
vosotros / vosotrasexperimentasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedesexperimentaron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

experimentar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yoexperimentaba
túexperimentabas
él / ella / ustedexperimentaba
nosotros / nosotrasexperimentábamos
vosotros / vosotrasexperimentabais
ellos / ellas / ustedesexperimentaban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

experimentar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yoexperimentaré
túexperimentarás
él / ella / ustedexperimentará
nosotros / nosotrasexperimentaremos
vosotros / vosotrasexperimentaréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesexperimentarán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

experimentar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yoexperimentaría
túexperimentarías
él / ella / ustedexperimentaría
nosotros / nosotrasexperimentaríamos
vosotros / vosotrasexperimentaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedesexperimentarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

experimentar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yoexperimente
túexperimentes
él / ella / ustedexperimente
nosotros / nosotrasexperimentemos
vosotros / vosotrasexperimentéis
ellos / ellas / ustedesexperimenten

Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.

Meaning & usage

  • to experiment
  • to experience
  • to feel

English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗

Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations

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