Completar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Completar in Spanish

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means “to ,” “to finish,” or “to fill in missing parts.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its main task, form, process, quantity, and completion patterns.

Completar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives , / completás, , , , . Ella Verbs also classifies as fully regular.

Completar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms. The participle remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive		to / fill in
Gerund		completing / filling in
Past participle		completed / filled in

Completar meaning and essential uses

RAE records as adding the missing parts of a quantity or whole: el formulario. — “I / fill in the form.”

It also means bringing a thing or process to its conclusion: el proyecto. — “We the project.” This verb is transitive in its core uses.

Completar regular conjugation pattern

The stem complet- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as , , and take ordinary -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Completar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Completar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I		I / fill in
Tú — you, singular informal		you / fill in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal		he / she / fills in; you / fill in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we		we / fill in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain		you / fill in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural		they / fill in; you / fill in (plural)

— I the form online.

Completar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I		I completed / filled in
Tú — you, singular informal		you completed / filled in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal		he / she completed / filled in; you completed / filled in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we		we completed / filled in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain		you completed / filled in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural		they completed / filled in; you completed / filled in (plural)

— Yesterday I completed the first stage.

Completar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I		I used to / fill in / was completing / filling in
Tú — you, singular informal		you used to / fill in / were completing / filling in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal		he / she used to / fill in / was completing / filling in; you used to / fill in / were completing / filling in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we		we used to / fill in / were completing / filling in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain		you used to / fill in / were completing / filling in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural		they used to / fill in / were completing / filling in; you used to / fill in / were completing / filling in (plural)

— We used to the reports by hand.

Completar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus .

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I		I am completing / filling in
Tú — you, singular informal		you are completing / filling in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal		he / she is completing / filling in; you are completing / filling in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we		we are completing / filling in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain		you are completing / filling in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural		they are completing / filling in; you are completing / filling in (plural)

— I am completing the registration.

Completar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + .

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I		I am going to / fill in
Tú — you, singular informal		you are going to / fill in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal		he / she is going to / fill in; you are going to / fill in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we		we are going to / fill in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain		you are going to / fill in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural		they are going to / fill in; you are going to / fill in (plural)

— I am going to the exercise now.

Completar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

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

— We will the project this week.

Completar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

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

— I would the task today if I had time.

Completar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

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

— I have completed all the fields.

Completar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I		I had completed / filled in
Tú — you, singular informal		you had completed / filled in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal		he / she had completed / filled in; you had completed / filled in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we		we had completed / filled in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain		you had completed / filled in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural		they had completed / filled in; you had completed / filled in (plural)

— We had already completed the application.

Completar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I		I will have completed / filled in
Tú — you, singular informal		you will have completed / filled in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal		he / she will have completed / filled in; you will have completed / filled in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we		we will have completed / filled in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain		you will have completed / filled in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural		they will have completed / filled in; you will have completed / filled in (plural)

— By then they will have completed all the phases.

Completar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I		I would have completed / filled in
Tú — you, singular informal		you would have completed / filled in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal		he / she would have completed / filled in; you would have completed / filled in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we		we would have completed / filled in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain		you would have completed / filled in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural		they would have completed / filled in; you would have completed / filled in (plural)

— I would have completed the form earlier.

Completar subjunctive conjugations

Completar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

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

— I want you to this section.

Completar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

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

— They preferred that we the report together.
— It was better for you to the required fields first.

Completar 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. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

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

— Whoever should the form must sign it.

Completar 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 the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

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

— I am glad that you completed the course.

Completar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I		that I had completed / filled in
Tú — you, singular informal		that you had completed / filled in
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal		that he / she had completed / filled in; that you had completed / filled in (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we		that we had completed / filled in
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain		that you had completed / filled in (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural		that they had completed / filled in; that you had completed / filled in (plural)

— If I had completed the registration, I would have received confirmation.
— If you had completed all the questions, the assessment would be valid.

Completar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

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

— If they should have completed additional processes, they must document them.

Completar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Completar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

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

— all the required fields.

Completar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal		do not
Usted — you, singular formal		do not (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…		let’s not
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain		do not (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural		do not (plural)

— Do not the form with incorrect data.

Common constructions with Completar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

algo. — to / finish something.
un formulario / registro / solicitud. — to or fill in a form / registration / application.
una cantidad / conjunto. — to supply the missing part of a quantity or set.

Example sentences with Completar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

— I need to this form.
— They completed the project on time.
— We are going to the final section.
— I hope you all the exercises.
— We have already completed the process.
— the basic information first.

Regional and usage notes for Completar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

— You the form today. (voseo)
— all the fields. (affirmative vos command)

is fully regular. The main learner task is lexical rather than morphological: use it for supplying missing parts, finishing forms or tasks, or bringing a process to completion.