Estacionar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Estacionar in Spanish

Estacionar means “to park,” “to station,” or “to place in a location.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its main vehicle, placement, and pronominal extensions.

Estacionar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives estaciono, estacionas / estacionás, estaciona, estacionamos, estacionáis, estacionan, with regular gerund estacionando and participle estacionado.

Estacionar 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 estacionado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	estacionar	to park / station
Gerund	estacionando	parking / stationing
Past participle	estacionado	parked / stationed

Estacionar meaning and essential uses

RAE records estacionar for placing something somewhere and, very commonly, leaving a vehicle stopped and usually unoccupied: Estaciono el coche aquí. — “I park the car here.”

RAE also allows pronominal uses and lists aparcar and parquear as related synonyms. This lesson targets the non-pronominal verb and the everyday vehicle-parking meaning.

Estacionar regular conjugation pattern

The stem estacion- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as estaciono, estacioné, and estacione take ordinary -AR endings.

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

Estacionar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Estacionar 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	estaciono	I park / station
Tú — you, singular informal	estacionas	you park / station
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	estaciona	he / she parks / stations; you park / station (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estacionamos	we park / station
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estacionáis	you park / station (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	estacionan	they park / station; you park / station (plural)

• Estaciono el coche cerca de la oficina. — I park the car near the office.

Estacionar 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	estacioné	I parked / stationed
Tú — you, singular informal	estacionaste	you parked / stationed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	estacionó	he / she parked / stationed; you parked / stationed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estacionamos	we parked / stationed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estacionasteis	you parked / stationed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	estacionaron	they parked / stationed; you parked / stationed (plural)

• Ayer estacioné junto al hotel. — Yesterday I parked next to the hotel.

Estacionar 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 estacionado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estacionaba	I used to park / station / was parking / stationing
Tú — you, singular informal	estacionabas	you used to park / station / were parking / stationing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	estacionaba	he / she used to park / station / was parking / stationing; you used to park / station / were parking / stationing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estacionábamos	we used to park / station / were parking / stationing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estacionabais	you used to park / station / were parking / stationing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	estacionaban	they used to park / station / were parking / stationing; you used to park / station / were parking / stationing (plural)

• Antes estacionábamos en esa calle. — We used to park on that street.

Estacionar present progressive

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

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

• Estoy estacionando el coche. — I am parking the car.

Estacionar near future conjugation

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

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

• Voy a estacionar detrás del edificio. — I am going to park behind the building.

Estacionar 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	estacionaré	I will park / station
Tú — you, singular informal	estacionarás	you will park / station
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	estacionará	he / she will park / station; you will park / station (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estacionaremos	we will park / station
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estacionaréis	you will park / station (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	estacionarán	they will park / station; you will park / station (plural)

• Estacionaremos cerca de la estación. — We will park near the station.

Estacionar 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	estacionaría	I would park / station
Tú — you, singular informal	estacionarías	you would park / station
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	estacionaría	he / she would park / station; you would park / station (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estacionaríamos	we would park / station
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estacionaríais	you would park / station (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	estacionarían	they would park / station; you would park / station (plural)

• Estacionaría más lejos si no hubiera espacio. — I would park farther away if there were no space.

Estacionar 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 estacionado.

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

• He estacionado en el aparcamiento correcto. — I have parked in the correct parking lot.

Estacionar 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 estacionado.

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

• Ya habíamos estacionado cuando empezó a llover. — We had already parked when it started to rain.

Estacionar 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 estacionado.

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

• Para entonces habrán estacionado todos los vehículos. — By then all the vehicles will have parked.

Estacionar 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 estacionado.

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

• Habría estacionado allí con más espacio. — I would have parked there with more space.

Estacionar subjunctive conjugations

Estacionar 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	estacione	that I park / station
Tú — you, singular informal	estaciones	that you park / station
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	estacione	that he / she park / station; that you park / station (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estacionemos	that we park / station
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estacionéis	that you park / station (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	estacionen	that they park / station; that you park / station (plural)

• Quiero que estaciones aquí. — I want you to park here.

Estacionar 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 estacionado.

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

• Preferían que estacionáramos detrás del edificio. — They preferred that we park behind the building.
• Era mejor que estacionases más cerca de la entrada. — It was better for you to park closer to the entrance.

Estacionar 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	estacionare	if / when I should park / station
Tú — you, singular informal	estacionares	if / when you should park / station
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	estacionare	if / when he / she should park / station; if / when you should park / station (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estacionáremos	if / when we should park / station
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estacionareis	if / when you should park / station (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	estacionaren	if / when they should park / station; if / when you should park / station (plural)

• Quien estacionare en esta zona deberá mostrar autorización. — Whoever should park in this area must show authorization.

Estacionar 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 estacionado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas estacionado bien. — I am glad that you parked well.

Estacionar 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 estacionado.

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

• Si hubiera estacionado antes, habría encontrado sitio. — If I had parked earlier, I would have found a space.
• Si hubieses estacionado allí, habrías bloqueado la salida. — If you had parked there, you would have blocked the exit.

Estacionar 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 estacionado.

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

• Si hubieren estacionado vehículos adicionales, deberán registrarlos. — If additional vehicles should have parked, they must register them.

Estacionar imperative and commands

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

Estacionar 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	estaciona	park
Usted — you, singular formal	estacione	park (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	estacionemos	let’s park
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estacionad	park (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	estacionen	park (plural)

• Estaciona junto a la acera. — Park next to the curb.

Estacionar 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 estaciones	do not park
Usted — you, singular formal	no estacione	do not park (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no estacionemos	let’s not park
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no estacionéis	do not park (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no estacionen	do not park (plural)

• No estaciones delante de la salida. — Do not park in front of the exit.

Common constructions with Estacionar

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

• estacionar un vehículo. — to park a vehicle.
• estacionar en / junto a / detrás de + place. — to park in / next to / behind a place.
• estacionarse. — pronominal extension meaning to station oneself, park, or remain stationary in some contexts.

Example sentences with Estacionar

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

• ¿Dónde podemos estacionar? — Where can we park?
• Estacionaron el coche en la calle. — They parked the car on the street.
• Voy a estacionar más cerca. — I am going to park closer.
• Espero que estaciones en una zona permitida. — I hope you park in an authorized area.
• Ya han estacionado todos. — Everyone has already parked.
• Estaciona solo donde esté permitido. — Park only where it is allowed.

Regional and usage notes for Estacionar

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

• Vos estacionás aquí todos los días. — You park here every day. (voseo)
• Estacioná junto a la entrada. — Park next to the entrance. (affirmative vos command)

Estacionar is fully regular. The main learner task is usage: use it for parking vehicles or placing something in a location, and recognize aparcar and parquear as alternative vocabulary.