Consultar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Consultar in Spanish

Consultar means “to consult,” “to check,” “to look up,” or “to ask for advice.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its main information, document, and person patterns.

Consultar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives consulto, consultas / consultás, consulta, consultamos, consultáis, consultan, with regular gerund consultando and participle consultado.

Consultar 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 consultado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	consultar	to consult / check
Gerund	consultando	consulting / checking
Past participle	consultado	consulted / checked

Consultar meaning and essential uses

RAE records consultar for examining or discussing a matter, looking up documentation or data, and asking someone for advice or an opinion. The verb is transitive in these core uses.

Typical learner patterns are consultar algo — “check / consult something” — and consultar a alguien — “consult someone.” With a specific person, Spanish uses personal a.

Consultar regular conjugation pattern

The stem consult- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as consulto, consulté, and consulte take ordinary -AR endings.

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

Consultar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Consultar 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 regular paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	consulto	I consult / check
Tú — you, singular informal	consultas	you consult / check
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	consulta	he / she consults / checks; you consult / check (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	consultamos	we consult / check
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	consultáis	you consult / check (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	consultan	they consult / check; you consult / check (plural)

• Consulto el calendario cada mañana. — I check the calendar every morning.

Consultar preterite conjugation

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

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	consulté	I consulted / checked
Tú — you, singular informal	consultaste	you consulted / checked
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	consultó	he / she consulted / checked; you consulted / checked (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	consultamos	we consulted / checked
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	consultasteis	you consulted / checked (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	consultaron	they consulted / checked; you consulted / checked (plural)

• Ayer consulté a un abogado. — Yesterday I consulted a lawyer.

Consultar 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 consultado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	consultaba	I used to consult / check / was consulting / checking
Tú — you, singular informal	consultabas	you used to consult / check / were consulting / checking
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	consultaba	he / she used to consult / check / was consulting / checking; you used to consult / check / were consulting / checking (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	consultábamos	we used to consult / check / were consulting / checking
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	consultabais	you used to consult / check / were consulting / checking (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	consultaban	they used to consult / check / were consulting / checking; you used to consult / check / were consulting / checking (plural)

• Antes consultábamos el manual impreso. — We used to consult the printed manual.

Consultar present progressive

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

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

• Estoy consultando varias fuentes. — I am consulting several sources.

Consultar near future conjugation

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

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

• Voy a consultar el horario. — I am going to check the schedule.

Consultar future tense conjugation

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

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	consultaré	I will consult / check
Tú — you, singular informal	consultarás	you will consult / check
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	consultará	he / she will consult / check; you will consult / check (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	consultaremos	we will consult / check
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	consultaréis	you will consult / check (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	consultarán	they will consult / check; you will consult / check (plural)

• Consultaremos a un especialista mañana. — We will consult a specialist tomorrow.

Consultar conditional conjugation

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

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

• Consultaría otra fuente antes de decidir. — I would consult another source before deciding.

Consultar 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 consultado.

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

• He consultado el documento completo. — I have checked the complete document.

Consultar 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 consultado.

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

• Ya habíamos consultado a Marta. — We had already consulted Marta.

Consultar 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 consultado.

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

• Para entonces habrán consultado todos los registros. — By then they will have checked all the records.

Consultar 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 consultado.

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

• Habría consultado con el equipo antes. — I would have consulted with the team earlier.

Consultar subjunctive conjugations

Consultar 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 regular paradigm.

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

• Quiero que consultes el manual. — I want you to check the manual.

Consultar 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 consultado.

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

• Preferían que consultáramos a un experto. — They preferred that we consult an expert.
• Era mejor que consultases otra fuente. — It was better for you to consult another source.

Consultar 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	consultare	if / when I should consult / check
Tú — you, singular informal	consultares	if / when you should consult / check
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	consultare	if / when he / she should consult / check; if / when you should consult / check (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	consultáremos	if / when we should consult / check
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	consultareis	if / when you should consult / check (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	consultaren	if / when they should consult / check; if / when you should consult / check (plural)

• Quien consultare datos restringidos deberá identificarse. — Whoever should consult restricted data must identify themselves.

Consultar 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 consultado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas consultado a un especialista. — I am glad that you consulted a specialist.

Consultar 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 consultado.

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

• Si hubiera consultado el horario, no habría llegado tarde. — If I had checked the schedule, I would not have arrived late.
• Si hubieses consultado al médico, habrías tenido más información. — If you had consulted the doctor, you would have had more information.

Consultar 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 consultado.

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

• Si hubieren consultado documentos adicionales, deberán registrarlo. — If they should have consulted additional documents, they must record it.

Consultar imperative and commands

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

Consultar affirmative commands

Use the regular 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	consulta	consult
Usted — you, singular formal	consulte	consult (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	consultemos	let’s consult
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	consultad	consult (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	consulten	consult (plural)

• Consulta el manual primero. — Check the manual first.

Consultar 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	no consultes	do not consult
Usted — you, singular formal	no consulte	do not consult (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no consultemos	let’s not consult
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no consultéis	do not consult (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no consulten	do not consult (plural)

• No consultes fuentes poco fiables. — Do not consult unreliable sources.

Common constructions with Consultar

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

• consultar algo / una fuente / un documento. — to consult or check something, a source, or a document.
• consultar a alguien. — to consult / ask someone for advice.
• consultar con alguien. — to consult with someone, especially in collaborative discussion.

Example sentences with Consultar

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

• Consulta el horario antes de salir. — Check the schedule before leaving.
• Consulté a una especialista. — I consulted a specialist.
• Voy a consultar el manual. — I am going to check the manual.
• Espero que consultes una fuente fiable. — I hope you consult a reliable source.
• Ya hemos consultado todos los documentos. — We have already checked all the documents.
• Consulta primero con el responsable. — Consult the person in charge first.

Regional and usage notes for Consultar

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

• Vos consultás el horario en línea. — You check the schedule online. (voseo)
• Consultá el manual antes de llamar. — Check the manual before calling. (affirmative vos command)

Consultar is fully regular. Focus on the object pattern: consult information or a source directly, use personal a with a person, and use con when emphasizing consultation together with someone.