How to conjugate Actuar in Spanish
Actuar in Spanish means to act, perform, actuate, operate
Actuar is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb Actuar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
Actuar in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb actuar is irregular in the present tense.
The verb actuar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
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Actuar makes conjugation changes in the Present, Present Subjunctive and Imperative tenses by adding an accent to the u making it ú.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar in the indicative present tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | actúo | I act |
Tú | actúas | you act |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | actúa | he/she acts, you (formal) act |
Nosotros (as) | actuamos | we act |
Vosotros (as) | actuáis | you (plural) Spain act |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | actúan | they act, you (plural) act |
Examples:
Yo actúo en la obra de teatro de los sábados. | I act in the play on Saturdays |
Nosotros actuamos como Romeo y Julieta en la obra de teatro | We act as Romeo and Juliet in the play |
Ellas actúan todos los fines de semana | They act every weekend |
Actuar in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar in the preterite tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | actué | I acted |
Tú | actuaste | you acted |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | actuó | he/she acted, you (formal) acted |
Nosotros (as) | actuamos | we acted |
Vosotros (as) | actuasteis | you (plural) Spain acted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | actuaron | they acted, you (plural) acted |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
la semana pasada | last week |
el mes pasado | last month |
el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
el año pasado | last year |
ayer | yesterday |
anteayer | the day before yesterday |
anoche | last night |
Examples:
La semana pasada actué en una obra de teatro | Last week I acted in a play |
El mes pasado nosotros actuamos todos los martes en la noche. | Last month we acted every Tuesday night . |
El mes pasado ellas actuaron muy bien | Last moth they acted very well |
Actuar in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb actuar is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb actuar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar in the imperfect tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | actuaba | I used to act |
Tú | actuabas | you used to act |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | actuaba | he/she used to act, you (formal) used to act |
Nosotros (as) | actuábamos | we used to act |
Vosotros (as) | actuabais | you (plural) Spain used to act |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | actuaban | they used to act, you (plural) used to act |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
a menudo | often |
usualmente | usually |
todos los días | every day |
todos los meses | every month |
todos los años | every year |
casi siempre | almost always |
a veces | sometimes |
de niño/niña | as a child … |
siempre | always |
normalmente | normally |
Examples:
De niña yo actuaba en todas las obras de teatro de mi colegio | As a child I used to act in every play at my school |
Normalmente nosotros actuábamos juntos siempre | Normally we used to act together all the timed |
Ellas siempre actuaban en el grupo de teatro del colegio | They always used to act in the school theater group |
Actuar in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb actuar is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb actuar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb actuar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate actuar in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case actuar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
Yo | é |
Tú | ás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar using the future tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | actuaré | I will act |
Tú | actuarás | you will act |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | actuará | he/she will act, you (formal) will act |
Nosotros (as) | actuaremos | we will act |
Vosotros (as) | actuaréis | you (plural) Spain will act |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | actuarán | they will act, you (plural) will act |
Examples:
Yo actuaré en la obra del colegio el viernes. | I will act in the school plays on Friday |
Nosotros actuaremos el sábado en la noche | We will act on Saturday night |
Ellas actuarán en todas las obras de teatro de este mes | They will act in all the plays this month |
Actuar in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb actuar is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a actuar
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
Yo | voy |
Tú | vas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
Nosotros (as) | vamos |
Vosotros (as) | vais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar using the informal future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | voy a actuar | I will act |
Tú | vas a actuar | you will act |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a actuar | he/she will act, you (formal) will act |
Nosotros (as) | vamos a actuar | we will act |
Vosotros (as) | vais a actuar | you (plural) Spain will act |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a actuar | they will act, you (plural) will act |
Examples:
Yo voy a actuar en la obra que escribió mi hermana | I will act in the play my sister wrote |
Nosotros vamos a actuar en la obra con el papel de hermanos | We will act in the play as brothers. |
Ellas van a actuar en la obra del jueves | They will act in Thursday’s play |
Actuar in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb actuar is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to actuar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (actuar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
- Add -ando for -ar verbs = (actuando)
The present participle of actuar is actuando.
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
Yo | estoy |
Tú | estás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
Nosotros (as) | estamos |
Vosotros (as) | estáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb actuar is: actuando
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar using the present progressive:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | estoy actuando | I am acting |
Tú | estás actuando | you are acting |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está actuando | he/she is acting, you (formal) are acting |
Nosotros (as) | estamos actuando | we are acting |
Vosotros (as) | estáis actuando | you (plural) Spain are acting |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están actuando | they are acting, you (plural) are acting |
Examples:
Yo estoy actuando en un teatro lejos de mi casa | I am acting in a theater far from home |
Nosotros estamos actuando en el teatro todos los jueves a las 8pm | We are acting at the theater every Thursday at 8pm |
¿Estás actuando en el teatro? | Are you acting at the theater? |
Actuar in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb actuar is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb actuar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate actuar in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case actuar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
Yo | ía |
Tú | ías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
Nosotros (as) | íamos |
Vosotros (as) | íais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb actuar is actuar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar using the conditional tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | actuaría | I would act |
Tú | actuarías | you would act |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | actuaría | he/she would act, you (formal) would act |
Nosotros (as) | actuaríamos | we would act |
Vosotros (as) | actuaríais | you (plural) Spain would act |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | actuarían | they would act, you (plural) would act |
Examples:
Yo actuaría todos los días si tuviera la oportunidad. | I would act every day if I had the chance. |
Nosotros actuaríamos el sábado pero nos vamos de viaje | We would act this Saturday but we are going away |
Ellas actuarían en la obra si les pagaran un mejor sueldo | They would act in the play in they were paid a better salary |
Actuar in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb actuar is regular in the present perfect tense.
To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
Yo | he |
Tú | has |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
Nosotros (as) | hemos |
Vosotros (as) | habéis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to actuar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (actuar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (actuado)
The past participle of the verb actuar is actuado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar in the present perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | he actuado | I have acted |
Tú | has actuado | you have acted |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha actuado | he/she have acted, you (formal) have acted |
Nosotros (as) | hemos actuado | we have acted |
Vosotros (as) | habéis actuado | you (plural) Spain have acted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han actuado | they have acted, you (plural) have acted |
Examples:
Últimamente yo he actuado en muchas obras de teatro | Lately I have acted in many plays |
Nosotros hemos actuado en Broadway | We have acted in Broadway |
Actuar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb actuar is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
Yo | había |
Tú | habías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
Vosotros (as) | habíais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case actuar.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to actuar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (actuar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (actuado)
The past participle of actuar is actuado.
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar in the past perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | había actuado | I had acted |
Tú | habías actuado | you had acted |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había actuado | he/she had acted, you (formal) had acted |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos actuado | we had acted |
Vosotros (as) | habíais actuado | you (plural) Spain had acted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían actuado | they had acted, you (plural) had acted |
Examples:
Yo había actuado la semana pasada | I had acted last week |
Tú habías actuado en la obra del sabado | You had acted in Saturday’s play |
Él había actuado un par de veces en este teatro | He had acted a couple of times in this theater |
Actuar in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb actuar is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
Yo | habré |
Tú | habrás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
Nosotros (as) | habremos |
Vosotros (as) | habréis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case actuar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to actuar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (actuar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (actuado)
The past participle of actuar is actuado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar in the future perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habré actuado | I will have acted |
Tú | habrás actuado | you will have acted |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá actuado | he/she will have acted, you (formal) will have acted |
Nosotros (as) | habremos actuado | we will have acted |
Vosotros (as) | habréis actuado | you (plural) Spain will have acted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán actuado | they will have acted, you (plural) will have acted |
Examples:
Mañana a esta hora ya habré actuado en la obra de teatro | Tomorrow at this time, I will have acted in the play |
Pedro habrá actuado en el teatro el fin de semana pasado | Pedro will have acted in the theater last weekend |
Actuar in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb actuar is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
Yo | habría |
Tú | habrías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
Vosotros (as) | habríais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case actuar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to actuar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (actuar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (actuado)
The past participle of actuar is actuado.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar in the future perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habría actuado | I would have acted |
Tú | habrías actuado | you would have acted |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría actuado | he/she would have acted, you (formal) would have acted |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos actuado | we would have acted |
Vosotros (as) | habríais actuado | you (plural) Spain will would acted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían actuado | they would have acted, you (plural) would have acted |
Examples:
Yo habría actuado hoy si no estuviera enferma. | I would have acted today if I had not been sick. |
Ellos habrían actuado muy bien si los hubieran dejado | They would have acted very well if they had been allowed |
Actuar in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb actuar is irregular in the subjunctive present form.
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -ar:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs:
Yo | a |
Tú | as |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
Nosotros (as) | amos |
Vosotros (as) | áis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Keep in mind that actuar makes conjugation changes in the Present, Present Subjunctive and Imperative tenses by adding an accent to the u.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar in the subjunctive present:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | actúe | I may act |
Tú | actúes | you may act |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | actúe | he/she may act, you (formal) may act |
Nosotros (as) | actuemos | we may act |
Vosotros (as) | actuéis | you (plural) Spain may act |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | actúen | they may act, you (plural) may act |
Examples:
Quizás actúe el sábado en el teatro. | I may have act in the theater on Saturday |
Es posible que ellos actúen en la obra de hoy | It’s possible they may act in today’s play |
Actuar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb actuar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like actuar the endings are:
Yo | ara |
Tú | aras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
Nosotros (as) | áramos |
Vosotros (as) | arais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
Yo | ase |
Tú | ases |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
Vosotros (as) | aseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:
Yo | iera |
Tú | ieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
Vosotros (as) | ierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
Yo | iese |
Tú | ieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- Actuar
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: Actuar – actuaron
- Now remove -aron and you are left with actu
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar in the subjunctive imperfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | actuara | I might acted |
Tú | actuaras | you might acted |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | actuara | he/she might acted, you (formal) might acted |
Nosotros (as) | actuáramos | we might acted |
Vosotros (as) | actuarais | you (plural) Spain might acted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | actuaran | they might acted, you (plural) might acted |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | actuase | I might acted |
Tú | actuases | you might acted |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | actuase | he/she might acted, you (formal) might acted |
Nosotros (as) | actuásemos | we might acted |
Vosotros (as) | actuaseis | you (plural) Spain might acted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | actuasen | they might acted, you (plural) might acted |
Examples:
Si yo actuase en una película me gustaría ser el superhéroe | If I might acted in a movie I would like to be the superhero |
Si tu actuaras todos los días podrías tener mejor salario | If you might acted every day you could get better incoming |
Actuar in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb actuar is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like actuar the endings are:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
Vosotros (as) | eis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar in the subjunctive future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | actuare | I will act |
Tú | actuares | you will act |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | actuare | he/she will act, you (formal) will act |
Nosotros (as) | actuáremos | we will act |
Vosotros (as) | actuareis | you (plural) Spain will act |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | actuaren | they will act, you (plural) will act |
Example:
El día que actuare en una película de hollywood me sentiré muy contenta | The day I will act in a Hollywood movie I will feel very happy |
Actuar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb actuar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
Yo | haya |
Tú | hayas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb actuar is: actuado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb actuar in the subjunctive present perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | haya actuado | I may have acted |
Tú | hayas actuado | you may have acted |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya actuado | he/she may have acted, you (formal) may have acted |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos actuado | we may have acted |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis actuado | you (plural) Spain may have acted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan actuado | they may have acted, you (plural) may have acted |
Example:
Dudo que alguna vez él haya actuado en Broadway. | I doubt that he may have acted in Broadway |
Es posible que hayas actuado en muchos lugares del mundo. | It’s possible you may have acted in many places in the world. |
Actuar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
Yo | hubiera |
Tú | hubieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
Yo | hubiese |
Tú | hubieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to actuar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (actuar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (actuado)
The past participle of the verb actuar is actuado.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb actuar in the subjunctive past perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiese actuado | I might have acted |
Tú | hubieses actuado | you might have acted |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese actuado | he/she might have acted, you (formal) might have acted |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos actuado | we might have acted |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis actuado | you (plural) Spain might have acted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen actuado | they might have acted, you (plural) might have acted |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiera actuado | I might have acted |
Tú | hubieras actuado | you might have acted |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera actuado | he/she might have acted, you (formal) might have acted |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos actuado | we might have acted |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais actuado | you (plural) Spain might have acted |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran actuado | they might have acted, you (plural) might have acted |
Example:
Yo te hubiese actuado si no tuviera fiebre | I might have acted if I didn’t have a fever. |
Desearía que hubiera actuado en esta obra porque me sentía preparada | I wish I might have acted in this play because I feel I was well prepared |
Actuar as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Actuar is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb actuar would be actúa.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (actúas)
- Take off the “s”. (actúa)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (actúa)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Actuar makes conjugation changes in the Present, Present Subjunctive and Imperative tenses by adding an accent to the u.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡actúa! | act! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡actúe! | act! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡actuemos! | act! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡actuad! | act! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡actúen! | act! |
Examples:
¡Actuemos hoy ! | Let’s act today! |
¡Actuemos en la obra! | Let’s act in the play! |
Actuar as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Actuar is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Actuar makes conjugation changes in the Present, Present Subjunctive and Imperative tenses by adding an accent to the u.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡No actúes! | Don’t act! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡No actúe! | Don’t act! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡No actuemos! | Don’t act! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡no actuéis! | Don’t act! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡No actúen! | Don’t act! |
Examples
¡No actúes ! | Don’t act! |