Compartir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Compartir in Spanish

means “to share.” You will learn its regular -IR conjugation and the common patterns used to share an object, experience, space, or digital content with another person or group.

Compartir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular IR. Linguistically, is a regular -IR verb with the stable stem compart-. Its gerund — “sharing” — and participle — “shared” — are regular, and the finite forms follow standard -IR patterns.

Compartir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

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

FormSpanishNatural English guide
Infinitiveto share
Gerundsharing
Past participleshared

Compartir meaning and essential uses

— “to share” — usually takes the thing being shared as a direct object: el documento. — “I share the document.”

To name the person or group involved, use algo con alguien — “to share something with someone.” It can also describe having something in common, as in oficina. — “We share an office.”

Compartir regular conjugation pattern

is fully regular in its core paradigm. The stem compart- remains stable, and standard -IR endings form the simple indicative and subjunctive systems. The gerund — “sharing” — and participle — “shared” — are also regular.

Compartir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Compartir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current actions, habits, scheduled events, and general statements. The stem compart- remains stable and the verb uses the standard -IR present endings.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II share
Tú — you, singular informalyou share
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she shares; you share (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe share
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou share (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey share; you share (plural)
  • — I share my notes with Ana.

Compartir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. uses the regular -IR preterite pattern.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II shared
Tú — you, singular informalyou shared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she shared; you shared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe shared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou shared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey shared; you shared (plural)
  • — Yesterday they shared the news.

Compartir imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for past habits, background descriptions, or actions viewed as ongoing. uses the regular -IR imperfect pattern in this system.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II used to share / was sharing
Tú — you, singular informalyou used to share / were sharing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she used to share / was sharing; you used to share / were sharing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe used to share / were sharing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou used to share / were sharing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey used to share / were sharing; you used to share / were sharing (plural)
  • — We used to share a car to go to work.

Compartir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis presents the action as genuinely in progress. Form it with a present form of estar — “to be” — plus — “sharing.”

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II am sharing
Tú — you, singular informalyou are sharing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she is sharing; you are sharing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe are sharing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou are sharing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey are sharing; you are sharing (plural)
  • — We are sharing the screen.

Compartir near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses plans or expected future events. Form it with a present form of ir — “to go” — followed by a and — “to share.”

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II am going to share
Tú — you, singular informalyou are going to share
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she is going to share; you are going to share (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe are going to share
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou are going to share (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey are going to share; you are going to share (plural)
  • — I am going to share the file now.

Compartir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, in suitable contexts, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive — “to share”; the target verb uses its full infinitive as the future stem.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II will share
Tú — you, singular informalyou will share
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she will share; you will share (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe will share
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou will share (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey will share; you will share (plural)
  • — I will share the results tomorrow.

Compartir conditional conjugation

Simple conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, polite softening, and other conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive — “to share.”

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II would share
Tú — you, singular informalyou would share
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she would share; you would share (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe would share
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou would share (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey would share; you would share (plural)
  • — I would share the space if it were larger.

Compartir present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to the present; regional distribution varies. Form it with present forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle. Here the target participle is — “shared.”

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II have shared
Tú — you, singular informalyou have shared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she has shared; you have shared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe have shared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou have shared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey have shared; you have shared (plural)
  • — We have already shared all the information.

Compartir past perfect conjugation

Past perfect / pluperfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with imperfect forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle. Here the target participle is — “shared.”

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II had shared
Tú — you, singular informalyou had shared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she had shared; you had shared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe had shared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou had shared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey had shared; you had shared (plural)
  • — They had shared the office for years.

Compartir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for something expected to be completed by a future reference point. Form it with future forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle. Here the target participle is — “shared.”

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II will have shared
Tú — you, singular informalyou will have shared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she will have shared; you will have shared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe will have shared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou will have shared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey will have shared; you will have shared (plural)
  • — By then we will have shared all the documents.

Compartir conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for hypothetical completed results or unreal past outcomes. Form it with conditional forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle. Here the target participle is — “shared.”

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II would have shared
Tú — you, singular informalyou would have shared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she would have shared; you would have shared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe would have shared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou would have shared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey would have shared; you would have shared (plural)
  • — I would have shared the news, but it was confidential.

Compartir subjunctive conjugations

Compartir present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The verb follows the regular -IR present-subjunctive pattern.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I share
Tú — you, singular informalthat you share
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she share; that you share (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we share
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you share (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they share; that you share (plural)
  • — I need you to share the document with me.

Compartir imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate clauses linked to past, hypothetical, or unreal contexts. The main table uses the accepted -ra series. The -se series is also accepted in many contexts, and the second example below demonstrates it without implying mechanical interchangeability in every construction.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I shared / were to share
Tú — you, singular informalthat you shared / were to share
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she shared / were to share; that you shared / were to share (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we shared / were to share
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you shared / were to share (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they shared / were to share; that you shared / were to share (plural)
  • — They wanted us to share the car.
  • — She preferred that you all share the expenses equally.

Compartir future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts and is presented here as a reference system.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Iif / when I should share
Tú — you, singular informalif / when you should share
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalif / when he / she should share; if / when you should share (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — weif / when we should share
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainif / when you should share (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralif / when they should share; if / when you should share (plural)
  • — Whoever should share confidential information must accept responsibility.

Compartir present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with present-subjunctive forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus — “shared.”

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I have shared
Tú — you, singular informalthat you have shared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she has shared; that you have shared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we have shared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you have shared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they have shared; that you have shared (plural)
  • — I am glad that you have shared your ideas.

Compartir past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it for earlier completed situations in unreal, counterfactual, or other subjunctive contexts. The main table uses hubiera plus — “shared”; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I had shared
Tú — you, singular informalthat you had shared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she had shared; that you had shared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we had shared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you had shared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they had shared; that you had shared (plural)
  • — I wish we had shared the information earlier.
  • — If you had shared the file, we would have it already.

Compartir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. This reference form appears mainly in formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts. Form it with future-subjunctive forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus — “shared.”

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Iif / when I should have shared
Tú — you, singular informalif / when you should have shared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalif / when he / she should have shared; if / when you should have shared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — weif / when we should have shared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainif / when you should have shared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralif / when they should have shared; if / when you should have shared (plural)
  • — If they should have shared the data, they must report it.

Compartir 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.

Compartir affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands to tell someone directly to share. The forms follow the standard -IR command pattern.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Tú — you, singular informalshare
Usted — you, singular formalshare (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…let’s share
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainshare (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, pluralshare (plural)
  • — Share the file with the team.

Compartir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Tú — you, singular informaldo not share
Usted — you, singular formaldo not share (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…let’s not share
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spaindo not share (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, pluraldo not share (plural)
  • — Do not share your password.

Example sentences with Compartir

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

  • — I share the report with the team.
  • — Yesterday we shared a table.
  • — As children we used to share a room.
  • — I want you to share the link.
  • — We have already shared the documents.
  • — Share the necessary information.

Regional and usage notes for Compartir

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. In voseo regions, the present indicative and affirmative command can use distinct forms; these regional forms do not replace the core tú paradigm.

  • — You share many files. (voseo)
  • — Share the link with the group. (affirmative vos command)

is fully regular, so once the -IR endings are secure, focus on what is being shared and, when needed, use con to identify the person or group sharing it with you.

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