Conjugation of usar

The Spanish verb usar means "to use". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.

Meaning: to use
Type: Regular -ar verb
Gerund: usando
Past participle: usado

Quick answer

The present tense of usar is yo uso, tú usas, él/ella/usted usa, nosotros usamos, vosotros usáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes usan. It is a regular -ar verb, so every tense takes the standard -ar endings. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.

Present tense of usar

Present Presente
yo	uso
tú	usas
él/ella/usted	usa
nosotros	usamos
vosotros	usáis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	usan

More tenses of usar

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
yo	usé
tú	usaste
él/ella/usted	usó
nosotros	usamos
vosotros	usasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	usaron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
yo	usaba
tú	usabas
él/ella/usted	usaba
nosotros	usábamos
vosotros	usabais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	usaban

Future Futuro simple
yo	usaré
tú	usarás
él/ella/usted	usará
nosotros	usaremos
vosotros	usaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	usarán

Conditional Condicional simple
yo	usaría
tú	usarías
él/ella/usted	usaría
nosotros	usaríamos
vosotros	usaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	usarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
yo	use
tú	uses
él/ella/usted	use
nosotros	usemos
vosotros	uséis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	usen

Imperative Imperativo afirmativo
tú	usa
usted	use
nosotros	usemos
vosotros	usad
ustedes	usen

Present perfect Pretérito perfecto compuesto
yo	he usado
tú	has usado
él/ella/usted	ha usado
nosotros	hemos usado
vosotros	habéis usado
ellos/ellas/ustedes	han usado

Notes on usar

Usar is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar model, with forms such as uso, usaba, usaré, and usado.

Meet usar in real Spanish books

Lingo7 is an app for reading books in Spanish with a translation under every sentence and audio, so the forms in these tables come back in context.

Download on App Store

Get it on Google Play

Example sentences with usar

Uso esta aplicación todos los días. I use this application every day.
Ayer usamos el mapa del teléfono. Yesterday we used the phone map.
Antes usaba bicicleta para ir al trabajo. I used to ride a bicycle to work.
Mañana usaré una camisa azul. Tomorrow I will wear a blue shirt.

hablar to speak trabajar to work necesitar to need

Conjugate any other Spanish verb in the conjugator →

All 150 common Spanish verbs →

Put it into practice

See usar in context, not only in a table. Lingo7 lets you read real books in Spanish with sentence-aligned translation and narrated audio, so you meet each form of usar in the sentence it belongs to. Tap any word to see what it means there. Free to start.

App Store Google Play

★ 4.6 of 5 on the App Store and Google Play

Loading…

More free Spanish tools

Spanish CEFR level test Common Spanish idioms Spanish false friends Spanish starter flashcards How long to learn Spanish Spanish IPA translator Spanish books by level Spanish travel phrases Spanish vocabulary size test

Frequently asked questions

Is usar a regular Spanish verb?

Yes, usar is regular. Every form follows the regular -ar model.

What are the present tense forms of usar?

The present forms are uso, usas, usa, usamos, usáis, and usan.

What is the past participle and present perfect of usar?

The past participle is usado. The present perfect uses haber plus usado, such as he usado and han usado.