Alquilar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Alquilar in Spanish

Alquilar means “to rent” or “to hire.” You will learn its regular -AR forms and how context distinguishes renting out from renting for use.

Alquilar conjugation at a glance

Alquilar is a fully regular -AR verb in its stem, endings, gerund, and participle. Verb type: Regular AR. A key usage point is semantic rather than morphological: Spanish alquilar can describe either giving something for temporary paid use or taking something for temporary paid use.

Alquilar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund helps build progressive constructions, and the past participle is used with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. With compound forms built with haber, the participle remains invariant.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	alquilar	to rent / to hire
Gerund	alquilando	renting
Past participle	alquilado	rented in compound use

Alquilar meaning and essential uses

Alquilar — “to rent / to hire” — is transitive. It can mean giving something to another person for temporary paid use: Alquilamos el apartamento a una familia. — “We rent the apartment to a family.”

The same verb can also mean taking something for temporary paid use: Alquilé un coche por tres días. — “I rented a car for three days.” Context and complements identify which side of the rental arrangement is meant.

Alquilar conjugation pattern

The stem alquil- remains stable and takes regular -AR endings throughout the ordinary paradigm. The gerund is alquilando — “renting,” and the participle is alquilado — “rented.”

Alquilar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Alquilar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use the present indicative for current actions, habits, and general statements. This verb uses the regular -AR present pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alquilo	I rent
Tú — you, singular informal	alquilas	you rent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alquila	he / she rents; you rent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alquilamos	we rent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alquiláis	you rent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alquilan	they rent; you rent (plural)

• Alquilo una habitación cerca del trabajo. — I rent a room near work.

Alquilar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events. These forms follow the regular -AR preterite pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alquilé	I rented
Tú — you, singular informal	alquilaste	you rented
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alquiló	he / she rented; you rented (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alquilamos	we rented
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alquilasteis	you rented (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alquilaron	they rented; you rented (plural)

• Ayer alquilamos un coche. — Yesterday we rented a car.

Alquilar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use the imperfect for past habits, descriptions, background situations, or actions viewed as ongoing. The formation is regular for this verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alquilaba	I used to rent
Tú — you, singular informal	alquilabas	you used to rent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alquilaba	he / she used to rent; you used to rent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alquilábamos	we used to rent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alquilabais	you used to rent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alquilaban	they used to rent; you used to rent (plural)

• Antes alquilaba mi apartamento en verano. — I used to rent out my apartment in summer.

Alquilar present progressive

Present progressive (el presente progresivo) — The present progressive is a verbal periphrasis for an action or change in progress. Form it with the present of estar — “to be” — plus alquilando — “renting.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy alquilando	I am renting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás alquilando	you are renting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está alquilando	he / she is renting; you are renting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos alquilando	we are renting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis alquilando	you are renting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están alquilando	they are renting; you are renting (plural)

• Estamos alquilando una casa junto al mar. — We are renting a house by the sea.

Alquilar near future conjugation

Near future (el futuro próximo) — The near future is a verbal periphrasis for an expected or intended future event. Form it with the present of ir — “to go” — plus a + alquilar — “to rent / to hire.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a alquilar	I am going to rent
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a alquilar	you are going to rent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a alquilar	he / she is going to rent; you are going to rent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a alquilar	we are going to rent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a alquilar	you are going to rent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a alquilar	they are going to rent; you are going to rent (plural)

• Voy a alquilar una bicicleta esta tarde. — I am going to rent a bicycle this afternoon.

Alquilar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use the simple future for future reference and, where context supports it, probability. Add the future endings to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alquilaré	I will rent
Tú — you, singular informal	alquilarás	you will rent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alquilará	he / she will rent; you will rent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alquilaremos	we will rent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alquilaréis	you will rent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alquilarán	they will rent; you will rent (plural)

• Alquilaremos un coche en el aeropuerto. — We will rent a car at the airport.

Alquilar conditional conjugation

Simple conditional (el condicional simple) — Use the simple conditional for hypothetical results, polite softening, and other conditional meanings. Add the conditional endings to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alquilaría	I would rent
Tú — you, singular informal	alquilarías	you would rent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alquilaría	he / she would rent; you would rent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alquilaríamos	we would rent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alquilaríais	you would rent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alquilarían	they would rent; you would rent (plural)

• Alquilaría ese piso si fuera más barato. — I would rent that apartment if it were cheaper.

Alquilar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use the present perfect for a past event presented as connected to the present; its distribution varies by region. Form it with the present of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus alquilado — “rented.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he alquilado	I have rented
Tú — you, singular informal	has alquilado	you have rented
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha alquilado	he / she has rented; you have rented (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos alquilado	we have rented
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis alquilado	you have rented (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han alquilado	they have rented; you have rented (plural)

• Ya hemos alquilado el equipo. — We have already rented the equipment.

Alquilar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect / pluperfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use the past perfect for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the imperfect of haber plus alquilado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había alquilado	I had rented
Tú — you, singular informal	habías alquilado	you had rented
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había alquilado	he / she had rented; you had rented (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos alquilado	we had rented
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais alquilado	you had rented (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían alquilado	they had rented; you had rented (plural)

• Ya había alquilado la sala cuando cambió la fecha. — I had already rented the room when the date changed.

Alquilar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro compuesto / antefuturo) — Use the future perfect for something expected to be completed by a future point. Form it with the future of haber plus alquilado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré alquilado	I will have rented
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás alquilado	you will have rented
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá alquilado	he / she will have rented; you will have rented (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos alquilado	we will have rented
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis alquilado	you will have rented (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán alquilado	they will have rented; you will have rented (plural)

• Para mañana habremos alquilado todas las bicicletas. — By tomorrow we will have rented out all the bicycles.

Alquilar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto / antepospretérito) — Use the conditional perfect for a hypothetical completed result or unreal past outcome. Form it with the conditional of haber plus alquilado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría alquilado	I would have rented
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías alquilado	you would have rented
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría alquilado	he / she would have rented; you would have rented (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos alquilado	we would have rented
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais alquilado	you would have rented (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían alquilado	they would have rented; you would have rented (plural)

• Habría alquilado el coche por más días. — I would have rented the car for more days.

Alquilar subjunctive conjugations

Alquilar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use the present subjunctive after environments such as wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, or necessity. The forms follow the regular present-subjunctive pattern for this -AR verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alquile	that I rent
Tú — you, singular informal	alquiles	that you rent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alquile	that he / she rent; that you rent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alquilemos	that we rent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alquiléis	that you rent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alquilen	that they rent; that you rent (plural)

• Quiero que alquiles un apartamento seguro. — I want you to rent a safe apartment.

Alquilar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the imperfect subjunctive in subordinate clauses linked to past, hypothetical, or unreal contexts. The main table uses the accepted -ra series; the corresponding -se series is also standard in many contexts but is not mechanically interchangeable in every construction.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alquilara	that I rented / were to rent
Tú — you, singular informal	alquilaras	that you rented / were to rent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alquilara	that he / she rented / were to rent; that you rented (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alquiláramos	that we rented / were to rent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alquilarais	that you rented / were to rent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alquilaran	that they rented / were to rent; that you rented (plural)

• Era mejor que alquiláramos un coche pequeño. — It was better for us to rent a small car.
• Querían que alquilaseis la casa por un mes. — They wanted you all to rent the house for one month.

Alquilar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. The future subjunctive survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	alquilare	if / when I should rent
Tú — you, singular informal	alquilares	if / when you should rent
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	alquilare	if / when he / she should rent; if / when you should rent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	alquiláremos	if / when we should rent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alquilareis	if / when you should rent (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	alquilaren	if / when they should rent; if / when you should rent (plural)

• Quien alquilare el local deberá presentar identificación. — Whoever should rent the premises must present identification.

Alquilar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the present perfect subjunctive when a completed event is viewed through a subjunctive environment connected to the present or a future reference point. Form it with present-subjunctive haber plus alquilado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya alquilado	that I have rented
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas alquilado	that you have rented
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya alquilado	that he / she has rented; that you have rented (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos alquilado	that we have rented
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis alquilado	that you have rented (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan alquilado	that they have rented; that you have rented (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas alquilado un lugar tranquilo. — I am glad that you have rented a quiet place.

Alquilar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the past perfect subjunctive for completed events in unreal, hypothetical, evaluative, or other subjunctive past contexts. The main table uses hubiera + alquilado; hubiese + alquilado is also an accepted alternative in many contexts.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera alquilado	that I had rented
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras alquilado	that you had rented
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera alquilado	that he / she had rented; that you had rented (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos alquilado	that we had rented
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais alquilado	that you had rented (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran alquilado	that they had rented; that you had rented (plural)

• Ojalá hubiéramos alquilado el coche antes. — I wish we had rented the car earlier.
• Si hubieses alquilado la sala, ya tendríamos la reserva. — If you had rented the room, we would already have the reservation.

Alquilar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. This reference form survives mainly in formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts and uses future-subjunctive haber plus alquilado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere alquilado	if / when I should have rented
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres alquilado	if / when you should have rented
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere alquilado	if / when he / she should have rented; if / when you should have rented (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos alquilado	if / when we should have rented
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis alquilado	if / when you should have rented (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren alquilado	if / when they should have rented; if / when you should have rented (plural)

• Si el arrendatario hubiere alquilado el bien a un tercero, deberá comunicarlo. — If the tenant should have rented the property to a third party, they must report it.

Alquilar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources across persons and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Alquilar affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands to tell someone to perform the action.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	alquila	Rent!
Usted — you, singular formal	alquile	Rent! (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	alquilemos	let’s rent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alquilad	Rent! (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	alquilen	Rent! (plural)

• Alquila el coche con antelación. — Rent the car in advance.

Alquilar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no alquiles	do not rent
Usted — you, singular formal	no alquile	do not rent (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no alquilemos	let’s not rent
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no alquiléis	do not rent (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no alquilen	do not rent (plural)

• No alquiles ese apartamento sin verlo. — Do not rent that apartment without seeing it.

Common constructions with Alquilar

These patterns show common ways the target verb combines with its complements or develops its core meaning. Each example remains focused on this verb.

• Alquilar un apartamento. — To rent an apartment.
• Alquilamos la casa a estudiantes. — We rent the house to students.
• Voy a alquilar un coche por una semana. — I am going to rent a car for one week.

Example sentences with Alquilar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already explained in the lesson.

• Alquilo una habitación cerca del centro. — I rent a room near the city center.
• Ayer alquilamos bicicletas durante dos horas. — Yesterday we rented bicycles for two hours.
• Antes alquilaba mi apartamento durante el verano. — I used to rent out my apartment during the summer.
• Espero que alquiles un lugar tranquilo. — I hope you rent a quiet place.
• Ya hemos alquilado el equipo necesario. — We have already rented the necessary equipment.
• Alquila el coche con tiempo. — Rent the car in advance.

Regional and usage notes for Alquilar

The core tables keep tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Where voseo is used, the present and affirmative command can have distinct forms; the examples below show those forms without replacing the core paradigm.

• Vos alquilás un coche cuando viajás. — You rent a car when you travel. (voseo)
• Alquilá el coche por dos días. — Rent the car for two days. (affirmative vos command)

With alquilar, the forms are fully regular; accuracy comes from using context and complements to show whether something is being rented out or rented for use.