Dibujar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Dibujar in Spanish

Dibujar means “to draw,” “to sketch,” or figuratively “to describe/outline.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the main image, plan, shape, and descriptive patterns.

Dibujar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives dibujo, dibujas / dibujás, dibuja, dibujamos, dibujáis, dibujan, with regular gerund dibujando and participle dibujado.

Dibujar 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 dibujado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	dibujar	to draw / sketch
Gerund	dibujando	drawing / sketching
Past participle	dibujado	drawn / sketched

Dibujar meaning and essential uses

RAE’s primary sense is tracing the image of something on a surface: Dibujo una casa. — “I draw a house.”

It also records a figurative transitive sense meaning describing something with words, plus pronominal uses for something appearing, becoming visible, or beginning to reveal itself.

Dibujar regular conjugation pattern

The stem dibuj- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as dibujo, dibujé, and dibuje take ordinary -AR endings.

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

Dibujar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Dibujar 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	dibujo	I draw / sketch
Tú — you, singular informal	dibujas	you draw / sketch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dibuja	he / she draws / sketches; you draw / sketch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dibujamos	we draw / sketch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dibujáis	you draw / sketch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dibujan	they draw / sketch; you draw / sketch (plural)

• Dibujo una casa en el cuaderno. — I draw a house in the notebook.

Dibujar 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	dibujé	I drew / sketched
Tú — you, singular informal	dibujaste	you drew / sketched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dibujó	he / she drew / sketched; you drew / sketched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dibujamos	we drew / sketched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dibujasteis	you drew / sketched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dibujaron	they drew / sketched; you drew / sketched (plural)

• Ayer dibujé un mapa sencillo. — Yesterday I drew a simple map.

Dibujar 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 dibujado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	dibujaba	I used to draw / sketch / was drawing / sketching
Tú — you, singular informal	dibujabas	you used to draw / sketch / were drawing / sketching
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dibujaba	he / she used to draw / sketch / was drawing / sketching; you used to draw / sketch / were drawing / sketching (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dibujábamos	we used to draw / sketch / were drawing / sketching
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dibujabais	you used to draw / sketch / were drawing / sketching (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dibujaban	they used to draw / sketch / were drawing / sketching; you used to draw / sketch / were drawing / sketching (plural)

• De niño dibujaba animales. — As a child, I used to draw animals.

Dibujar present progressive

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

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

• Estoy dibujando un retrato. — I am drawing a portrait.

Dibujar near future conjugation

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

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

• Voy a dibujar el plano. — I am going to draw the plan.

Dibujar 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	dibujaré	I will draw / sketch
Tú — you, singular informal	dibujarás	you will draw / sketch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dibujará	he / she will draw / sketch; you will draw / sketch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dibujaremos	we will draw / sketch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dibujaréis	you will draw / sketch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dibujarán	they will draw / sketch; you will draw / sketch (plural)

• Dibujaremos un esquema mañana. — We will draw a diagram tomorrow.

Dibujar 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	dibujaría	I would draw / sketch
Tú — you, singular informal	dibujarías	you would draw / sketch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dibujaría	he / she would draw / sketch; you would draw / sketch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dibujaríamos	we would draw / sketch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dibujaríais	you would draw / sketch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dibujarían	they would draw / sketch; you would draw / sketch (plural)

• Dibujaría una línea más clara. — I would draw a clearer line.

Dibujar 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 dibujado.

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

• He dibujado tres versiones. — I have drawn three versions.

Dibujar 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 dibujado.

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

• Ya habíamos dibujado el contorno. — We had already drawn the outline.

Dibujar 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 dibujado.

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

• Para entonces habrán dibujado todas las figuras. — By then they will have drawn all the figures.

Dibujar 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 dibujado.

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

• Habría dibujado el mapa más grande. — I would have drawn the map larger.

Dibujar subjunctive conjugations

Dibujar 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	dibuje	that I draw / sketch
Tú — you, singular informal	dibujes	that you draw / sketch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dibuje	that he / she draw / sketch; that you draw / sketch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dibujemos	that we draw / sketch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dibujéis	that you draw / sketch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dibujen	that they draw / sketch; that you draw / sketch (plural)

• Quiero que dibujes una línea aquí. — I want you to draw a line here.

Dibujar 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 dibujado.

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

• Preferían que dibujáramos el plano completo. — They preferred that we draw the complete plan.
• Era mejor que dibujases primero el contorno. — It was better for you to draw the outline first.

Dibujar 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	dibujare	if / when I should draw / sketch
Tú — you, singular informal	dibujares	if / when you should draw / sketch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dibujare	if / when he / she should draw / sketch; if / when you should draw / sketch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dibujáremos	if / when we should draw / sketch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dibujareis	if / when you should draw / sketch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dibujaren	if / when they should draw / sketch; if / when you should draw / sketch (plural)

• Quien dibujare sobre el documento original deberá conservar una copia. — Whoever should draw on the original document must keep a copy.

Dibujar 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 dibujado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas dibujado el esquema. — I am glad that you drew the diagram.

Dibujar 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 dibujado.

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

• Si hubiera dibujado el plano antes, habríamos visto el problema. — If I had drawn the plan earlier, we would have seen the problem.
• Si hubieses dibujado una escala, sería más fácil medir. — If you had drawn a scale, it would be easier to measure.

Dibujar 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 dibujado.

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

• Si hubieren dibujado elementos adicionales, deberán etiquetarlos. — If they should have drawn additional elements, they must label them.

Dibujar imperative and commands

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

Dibujar 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	dibuja	draw
Usted — you, singular formal	dibuje	draw (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	dibujemos	let’s draw
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dibujad	draw (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	dibujen	draw (plural)

• Dibuja un círculo en el centro. — Draw a circle in the center.

Dibujar 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 dibujes	do not draw
Usted — you, singular formal	no dibuje	do not draw (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no dibujemos	let’s not draw
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no dibujéis	do not draw (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no dibujen	do not draw (plural)

• No dibujes fuera del margen. — Do not draw outside the margin.

Common constructions with Dibujar

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

• dibujar algo. — to draw / sketch something.
• dibujar un plano / mapa / esquema / figura. — to draw a plan, map, diagram, or figure.
• dibujar algo con palabras. — figuratively, to describe or portray something in words.

Example sentences with Dibujar

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

• ¿Puedes dibujar un mapa? — Can you draw a map?
• El niño dibuja muy bien. — The child draws very well.
• Voy a dibujar una versión más simple. — I am going to draw a simpler version.
• Espero que dibujes las proporciones correctamente. — I hope you draw the proportions correctly.
• Ya hemos dibujado el plano. — We have already drawn the plan.
• Dibuja primero las formas básicas. — Draw the basic shapes first.

Regional and usage notes for Dibujar

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

• Vos dibujás muy bien. — You draw very well. (voseo)
• Dibujá una línea aquí. — Draw a line here. (affirmative vos command)

Dibujar is fully regular. Once the -AR endings are secure, focus on its direct objects: images, maps, plans, outlines, and figures, plus the figurative use “to portray or describe.”