Juntar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Juntar in Spanish

means “to join,” “to put together,” “to gather,” or “to collect.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its main object, group, accumulation, and pronominal extensions.

Juntar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives , / juntás, , , , , with regular gerund and participle .

Juntar 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.

FormSpanishNatural English guide
Infinitiveto join / put together / gather
Gerundjoining / putting together / gathering
Past participlejoined / put together / gathered

Juntar meaning and essential uses

RAE records for joining things, gathering people or objects in the same place, and accumulating quantities: los documentos. — “I gather the documents.”

The verb also has pronominal meanings such as people gathering or coming close together. Those uses belong to juntarse; this lesson’s conjugation target is the non-pronominal .

Juntar regular conjugation pattern

The stem junt- 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.

Juntar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II join / put together / gather
Tú — you, singular informalyou join / put together / gather
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she joins / puts together / gathers; you join / put together / gather (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe join / put together / gather
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou join / put together / gather (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey join / put together / gather; you join / put together / gather (plural)
  • — I gather the papers before leaving.

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II joined / put together / gathered
Tú — you, singular informalyou joined / put together / gathered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she joined / put together / gathered; you joined / put together / gathered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe joined / put together / gathered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou joined / put together / gathered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey joined / put together / gathered; you joined / put together / gathered (plural)
  • — Yesterday I put all the pieces together.

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II used to join / put together / gather / was joining / putting together / gathering
Tú — you, singular informalyou used to join / put together / gather / were joining / putting together / gathering
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she used to join / put together / gather / was joining / putting together / gathering; you used to join / put together / gather / were joining / putting together / gathering (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe used to join / put together / gather / were joining / putting together / gathering
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou used to join / put together / gather / were joining / putting together / gathering (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey used to join / put together / gather / were joining / putting together / gathering; you used to join / put together / gather / were joining / putting together / gathering (plural)
  • — We used to save up money to travel.

Juntar present progressive

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

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

Juntar near future conjugation

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

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

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II will join / put together / gather
Tú — you, singular informalyou will join / put together / gather
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she will join / put together / gather; you will join / put together / gather (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe will join / put together / gather
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou will join / put together / gather (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey will join / put together / gather; you will join / put together / gather (plural)
  • — We will gather all the information tomorrow.

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II would join / put together / gather
Tú — you, singular informalyou would join / put together / gather
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she would join / put together / gather; you would join / put together / gather (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe would join / put together / gather
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou would join / put together / gather (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey would join / put together / gather; you would join / put together / gather (plural)
  • — I would join those pieces differently.

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II have joined / put together / gathered
Tú — you, singular informalyou have joined / put together / gathered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she has joined / put together / gathered; you have joined / put together / gathered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe have joined / put together / gathered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou have joined / put together / gathered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey have joined / put together / gathered; you have joined / put together / gathered (plural)
  • — I have gathered everything necessary.

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II had joined / put together / gathered
Tú — you, singular informalyou had joined / put together / gathered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she had joined / put together / gathered; you had joined / put together / gathered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe had joined / put together / gathered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou had joined / put together / gathered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey had joined / put together / gathered; you had joined / put together / gathered (plural)
  • — We had already collected the money.

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

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II would have joined / put together / gathered
Tú — you, singular informalyou would have joined / put together / gathered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she would have joined / put together / gathered; you would have joined / put together / gathered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe would have joined / put together / gathered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou would have joined / put together / gathered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey would have joined / put together / gathered; you would have joined / put together / gathered (plural)
  • — I would have gathered more data before deciding.

Juntar subjunctive conjugations

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I join / put together / gather
Tú — you, singular informalthat you join / put together / gather
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she join / put together / gather; that you join / put together / gather (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we join / put together / gather
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you join / put together / gather (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they join / put together / gather; that you join / put together / gather (plural)
  • — I want you to gather the documents.

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I joined / put together / gathered
Tú — you, singular informalthat you joined / put together / gathered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she joined / put together / gathered; that you joined / put together / gathered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we joined / put together / gathered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you joined / put together / gathered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they joined / put together / gathered; that you joined / put together / gathered (plural)
  • — They preferred that we put the tables together.
  • — It was better for you to gather all the evidence first.

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Iif / when I should join / put together / gather
Tú — you, singular informalif / when you should join / put together / gather
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalif / when he / she should join / put together / gather; if / when you should join / put together / gather (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — weif / when we should join / put together / gather
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainif / when you should join / put together / gather (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralif / when they should join / put together / gather; if / when you should join / put together / gather (plural)
  • — Whoever should gather materials from different sources must identify them.

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I have joined / put together / gathered
Tú — you, singular informalthat you have joined / put together / gathered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she has joined / put together / gathered; that you have joined / put together / gathered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we have joined / put together / gathered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you have joined / put together / gathered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they have joined / put together / gathered; that you have joined / put together / gathered (plural)
  • — I am glad that you gathered all the information.

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I had joined / put together / gathered
Tú — you, singular informalthat you had joined / put together / gathered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she had joined / put together / gathered; that you had joined / put together / gathered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we had joined / put together / gathered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you had joined / put together / gathered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they had joined / put together / gathered; that you had joined / put together / gathered (plural)
  • — If I had saved more money, I would have traveled earlier.
  • — If you had joined the pieces correctly, they would fit better.

Juntar 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Iif / when I should have joined / put together / gathered
Tú — you, singular informalif / when you should have joined / put together / gathered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalif / when he / she should have joined / put together / gathered; if / when you should have joined / put together / gathered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — weif / when we should have joined / put together / gathered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainif / when you should have joined / put together / gathered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralif / when they should have joined / put together / gathered; if / when you should have joined / put together / gathered (plural)
  • — If they should have gathered additional documents, they must organize them.

Juntar imperative and commands

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

Juntar affirmative commands

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

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Tú — you, singular informaljoin
Usted — you, singular formaljoin (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…let’s join
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainjoin (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, pluraljoin (plural)
  • — Gather all the papers here.

Juntar negative commands

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

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

Common constructions with Juntar

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

  • cosas. — to join / put things together.
  • personas / documentos / materiales. — to gather people, documents, or materials.
  • dinero. — to collect / save up money.
  • juntarse. — pronominal extension meaning to gather, come together, or associate, depending on context.

Example sentences with Juntar

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

  • — We need to gather all the information.
  • — They put the two tables together.
  • — He / she is saving money for a car.
  • — I hope you gather all the documents.
  • — They have already gathered enough material.
  • — Gather the small pieces first.

Regional and usage notes for Juntar

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

  • — You gather the documents every Friday. (voseo)
  • — Put the two boxes together here. (affirmative vos command)

is fully regular. Focus on whether the verb means joining things, gathering people or objects, or accumulating a quantity; keep pronominal juntarse separate when the participants themselves come together.

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