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. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoactúoI act
actúasyou act
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) actúahe/she acts, you (formal) act
Nosotros (as)actuamoswe act
Vosotros (as)actuáisyou (plural) Spain act
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)actúanthey 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 teatroWe act as Romeo and Juliet in the play
Ellas actúan todos los fines de semanaThey 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: 

  1. 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. 
  2. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoactuéI acted
actuasteyou acted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) actuóhe/she acted, you (formal) acted
Nosotros (as)actuamoswe acted
Vosotros (as)actuasteisyou (plural) Spain acted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)actuaronthey acted, you (plural) acted

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

Examples: 

La semana pasada actué en una obra de teatroLast 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 bienLast 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. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoactuabaI used to act
actuabasyou used to act
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) actuabahe/she used to act, you (formal) used to act
Nosotros (as)actuábamoswe used to act
Vosotros (as)actuabaisyou (plural) Spain used to act
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)actuabanthey used to act, you (plural) used to act

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

Examples: 

De niña yo actuaba en todas las obras de teatro de mi colegioAs a child I used to act in every play at my school
Normalmente nosotros actuábamos juntos siempreNormally we used to act together all the timed
Ellas siempre actuaban en el grupo de teatro del colegioThey 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: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case actuar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoactuaréI will act
actuarásyou will act
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) actuaráhe/she will act, you (formal) will act
Nosotros (as)actuaremoswe will act
Vosotros (as)actuaréisyou (plural) Spain will act
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)actuaránthey 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 mesThey 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:

  1. 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:

Yovoy
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a actuarI will act
vas a actuaryou will act
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va a actuarhe/she will act, you (formal) will act
Nosotros (as)vamos a actuarwe will act
Vosotros (as)vais a actuaryou (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 hermanaI will act  in the play my sister wrote
Nosotros vamos a actuar en la obra con el papel  de hermanosWe will act in the play as brothers.
Ellas van a actuar en la obra del juevesThey 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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to actuar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (actuar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs  = (actuando)

The present participle of actuar is actuando

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy actuandoI am acting
estás actuandoyou are acting
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está actuandohe/she is acting, you (formal) are acting
Nosotros (as)estamos actuandowe are acting
Vosotros (as)estáis actuandoyou (plural) Spain are acting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están actuandothey are acting, you (plural) are acting

Examples: 

Yo estoy actuando en un teatro lejos de mi casaI am acting in a theater far from home
Nosotros estamos actuando en el teatro todos los jueves a las 8pmWe 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: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case actuar.
  2. 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: 

Yoía
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoactuaríaI would act
actuaríasyou would act
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) actuaríahe/she would act, you (formal) would act
Nosotros (as)actuaríamoswe would act
Vosotros (as)actuaríaisyou (plural) Spain would act
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)actuaríanthey 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 viajeWe would act this Saturday but we are going away 
Ellas actuarían en la obra si les pagaran un mejor sueldoThey 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:

Yohe
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to actuar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (actuar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe actuadoI have acted
has actuadoyou have acted 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha actuadohe/she have acted, you (formal) have acted
Nosotros (as)hemos actuadowe have acted
Vosotros (as)habéis actuadoyou (plural) Spain have acted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han actuadothey 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:

Yohabía
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to actuar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (actuar)
  2.  Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía actuadoI had acted
habías actuadoyou had acted 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había actuadohe/she had acted, you (formal) had acted
Nosotros (as)habíamos actuadowe had acted
Vosotros (as)habíais actuadoyou (plural) Spain had acted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían actuadothey had acted, you (plural) had acted

Examples: 

Yo había actuado la semana pasadaI had acted last week
habías actuado en la obra del sabadoYou had acted in Saturday’s play
Él había actuado un par de veces en este teatroHe 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:

Yohabré
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to actuar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (actuar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré actuadoI will have acted
habrás actuadoyou will have acted 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá actuadohe/she will have acted, you (formal) will have acted
Nosotros (as)habremos actuadowe will have acted
Vosotros (as)habréis actuadoyou (plural) Spain will have acted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán actuadothey will have acted, you (plural) will have acted

Examples: 

Mañana a esta hora ya habré actuado en la obra de teatroTomorrow at this time, I will have acted in the play
Pedro habrá actuado en el teatro el fin de semana pasadoPedro 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:

Yohabría
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to actuar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (actuar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
  3. 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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría actuadoI would have acted
habrías actuadoyou would have acted 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría actuadohe/she would have acted, you (formal) would have acted
Nosotros (as)habríamos actuadowe would have acted
Vosotros (as)habríais actuadoyou (plural) Spain will would acted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían actuadothey 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 dejadoThey 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:

Yoe
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: 

Yoa
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoactúeI may act
actúesyou may act
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) actúehe/she may act, you (formal) may act
Nosotros (as)actuemoswe may act
Vosotros (as)actuéisyou (plural) Spain may act
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)actúenthey 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 hoyIt’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:

Yoara
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

Yoase
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:

Yoiera
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:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. Actuar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: Actuar – actuaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with actu
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb actuar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoactuaraI might acted
actuarasyou might acted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) actuarahe/she might acted, you (formal) might acted
Nosotros (as)actuáramoswe might acted
Vosotros (as)actuaraisyou (plural) Spain might acted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)actuaranthey might acted, you (plural) might acted

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoactuaseI might acted
actuasesyou might acted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) actuasehe/she might acted, you (formal) might acted
Nosotros (as)actuásemoswe might acted
Vosotros (as)actuaseisyou (plural) Spain might acted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)actuasenthey 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 salarioIf 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:

Yoe
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:

Yoiere
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:

Yoiere
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:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoactuareI will act
actuaresyou will act
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) actuarehe/she will act, you (formal) will act
Nosotros (as)actuáremoswe will act
Vosotros (as)actuareisyou (plural) Spain will act
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)actuarenthey will act, you (plural) will act

Example:

El día que actuare en una película de hollywood  me sentiré muy contentaThe 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:

Yohaya
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. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya actuadoI may have acted
hayas actuadoyou may have acted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya actuadohe/she may have acted, you (formal) may have acted
Nosotros (as)hayamos actuadowe may have acted
Vosotros (as)hayáis actuadoyou (plural) Spain may have acted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan actuadothey 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:

Yohubiera
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:

Yohubiese
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to actuar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (actuar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (actu)
  3. 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. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese actuado I might have acted
hubieses actuadoyou might have acted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese actuadohe/she might have acted, you (formal) might have acted
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos actuadowe might have acted
Vosotros (as)hubieseis actuadoyou (plural) Spain might have acted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen actuadothey might have acted, you (plural) might have acted

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera actuadoI might have acted
hubieras actuadoyou might have acted
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera actuadohe/she might have acted, you (formal) might have acted
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos actuadowe might have acted
Vosotros (as)hubierais actuadoyou (plural) Spain might have acted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran actuadothey might have acted, you (plural) might have acted

Example:

Yo te hubiese actuado si no tuviera fiebreI might have acted if I didn’t have a fever.
Desearía que hubiera actuado en esta obra porque me sentía preparadaI 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:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. 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:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (actúas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (actúa)
  3. 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.

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡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:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. 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.

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡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!

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