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How to conjugate controlar in Spanish

controlar in Spanish means to control, 

controlar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb controlar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

controlar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb controlar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb controlar 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: 

ar, How to Conjugate ar verbs in Spanish

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

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb controlar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocontroloI control
controlasyou control
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)controlahe/she controles, you (formal) controles
Nosotros (as)controlamoswe control
Vosotros (as)controlaísyou (plural) Spain control
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)controlanthey control, you (plural) control

controlar 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.

The verb controlar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb controlar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocontroléI controlled
controlasteyou controlled
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)controlóhe/she controlled, you (formal) controlled
Nosotros (as)controlamoswe controlled
Vosotros (as)controlasteisyou (plural) Spain controlled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)controlaronthey controlled, you (plural) controlled

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

controlar 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 controlar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb controlar 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 controlar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocontrolabaI used to control
controlabasyou used to control
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)controlabahe/she used to control, you (formal) used to control
Nosotros (as)controlábamoswe used to control
Vosotros (as)controlabaisyou (plural) Spain used to control
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)controlabanthey used to control, you (plural) used to control

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

controlar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb controlar 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 controlar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb controlar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate controlar 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 controlar.
  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 controlar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocontrolaréI will control
controlarásyou will control
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)controlaráhe/she will control, you (formal) will control
Nosotros (as)controlaremoswe will control
Vosotros (as)controlaréisyou (plural) Spain will control
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)controlaránthey will control, you (plural) will control

controlar 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 controlar 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 controlar 

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 controlar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a controlarI will control
vas a controlaryou will control
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a controlarhe/she will control, you (formal) will control
Nosotros (as)vamos a controlarwe will control
Vosotros (as)vais a controlaryou (plural) Spain will control
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a controlarthey will control, you (plural) will control

controlar 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 controlar 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

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 controlar is: controlando

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 controlar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy controlandoI am controlling
estás controlandoyou are controlling
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está controlandohe/she is controlling, you (formal) are controlling
Nosotros (as)estamos controlandowe are controlling
Vosotros (as)estáis controlandoyou (plural) Spain are controlling
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están controlandothey are controlling, you (plural) are controlling

controlar 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 controlar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb controlar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate controlar 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 controlar.
  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 controlar is controlar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb controlar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocontrolaríaI would control
controlaríasyou would control
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)controlaríahe/she would control, you (formal) would control
Nosotros (as)controlaríamoswe would control
Vosotros (as)controlaríasyou (plural) Spain would control
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)controlaríanthey would control, you (plural)would control

controlar 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 controlar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, 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

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb controlar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe controladoI have controlled
has controladoyou have controlled
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha controladohe/she have controlled, you (formal) have controlled
Nosotros (as)hemos controladowe have controlled
Vosotros (as)habéis controladoyou (plural) Spain have controlled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han controladothey have controlled, you (plural) have controlled

controlar 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 controlar 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 controlar

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

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb controlar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía controladoI had controlled
habías controladoyou had controlled
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había controladohe/she had controlled, you (formal) had controlled
Nosotros (as)habíamos controladowe had controlled
Vosotros (as)habíais controladoyou (plural) Spain had controlled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain controladothey had controlled, you (plural) had controlled

controlar 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 controlar 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 controlar. 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

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb controlar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré controladoI will have controlled
habrás controladoyou will have controlled
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá controladohe/she will have controlled, you (formal) will have controlled
Nosotros (as)habremos controladowe will have controlled
Vosotros (as)habréis controladoyou (plural) Spain will have controlled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán controladothey will have controlled, you (plural) will have controlled

controlar 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 controlar 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 controlar. 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

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb controlar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría controladoI would have controlled
habrías controladoyou would have controlled
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría controladohe/she would have controlled, you (formal) would have controlled
Nosotros (as)habríamos controladowe would have controlled
Vosotros (as)habríais controladoyou (plural) Spain will would controlled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían controladothey would have controlled, you (plural) would have controlled

controlar 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 controlar is Regular 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

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb controlar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocontroleI may control
controlesyou may control
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)controlehe/she may control, you (formal) may control
Nosotros (as)controlemoswe may control
Vosotros (as)controléisyou (plural) Spain may control
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)controlenthey may control, you (plural) may control

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocontrolaraI might control
controlarasyou might control
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)controlarahe/she might control, you (formal) might control
Nosotros (as)controláramoswe might control
Vosotros (as)controlaraisyou (plural) Spain might control
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)controlaranthey might control, you (plural) might control

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocontrolaseI might control
controlasesyou might control
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)controlasehe/she might control, you (formal) might control
Nosotros (as)controlásamoswe might control
Vosotros (as)controlasaisyou (plural) Spain might control
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)controlasanthey might control, you (plural) might control

controlar 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 controlar 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 controlar 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 controlar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocontrolaraI will control
controlarasyou will control
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)controlarahe/she will control, you (formal) will control
Nosotros (as)controláramoswe will control
Vosotros (as)controlaraisyou (plural) Spain will control
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)controlaranthey will control, you (plural) will control

controlar 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 controlar 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 controlar is: controlado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb controlar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya controladoI may have controlled
hayas controladoyou may have controlled
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya controladohe/she may have controlled, you (formal) may have controlled
Nosotros (as)hayamos controladowe may have controlled
Vosotros (as)hayáis controladoyou (plural) Spain may have controlled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan controladothey may have controlled, you (plural) may have controlled

controlar 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. 

The verb controlar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

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 controlar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (controlar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (control)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (controlado)

The past participle of the verb controlar is controlado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb controlar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese controladoI might have controlled
hubieses controladoyou might have controlled
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese controladohe/she might have controlled, you (formal) might have controlled
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos controladowe might have controlled
Vosotros (as)hubieseis controladoyou (plural) Spain might have controlled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen controladothey might have controlled, you (plural) might have controlled

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera controladoI might have controlled
hubieras controladoyou might have controlled
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera controladohe/she might have controlled, you (formal) might have controlled
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos controladowe might have controlled
Vosotros (as)hubierais controladoyou (plural) Spain might have controlled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran controladothey might have controlled, you (plural) might have controlled

controlar 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.

controlar is Regular 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 controlar  would be controla

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (controlas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (controla)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (controla)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡controla!control!
Usted (Ud.)¡controle!control!
Nosotros (as)¡controlemos!control!
Vosotros (as)¡controlad!control!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡controlen!control!

controlar 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.

controlar is Regular 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 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no controles!Don’t control!
Usted (Ud.)¡no controle!Don’t control!
Nosotros (as)¡no controlemos!Don’t control!
Vosotros (as)¡no controléis!Don’t control!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no controlen!Don’t control!