Lograr Conjugation | How to Conjugate Lograr in Spanish
means “to achieve,” “to accomplish,” or “to manage to.” You will learn its regular -AR conjugation and the central patterns algo and + infinitive.
Lograr conjugation at a glance
Verb type: Regular AR. keeps the stable stem logr- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund — “achieving / managing” — and participle — “achieved / managed” — are regular.
Lograr gerund, past participle, and infinitive
The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle remains invariant in those compounds.
| Form | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | to achieve / manage | |
| Gerund | achieving / managing | |
| Past participle | achieved / managed |
Lograr meaning and essential uses
— “to achieve / attain” — is transitive: el objetivo. — “We achieve the goal.” RAE defines its core meaning as obtaining or reaching what one attempts or desires.
Before another action, use + infinitive — “to manage to do something”: terminar a tiempo. — “I managed to finish on time.” No preposition is required before the infinitive.
Lograr regular conjugation pattern
The stem logr- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as — “I achieve / manage,” — “I achieved / managed,” and — “that I achieve / manage” — take normal -AR endings.
There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.
Lograr indicative and periphrastic conjugations
Lograr 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 achieve / manage | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you achieve / manage | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she achieves / manages; you achieve / manage (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we achieve / manage | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you achieve / manage (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they achieve / manage; you achieve / manage (plural) |
- — I achieve my goals with a clear plan.
Lograr 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 achieved / managed | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you achieved / managed | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she achieved / managed; you achieved / managed (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we achieved / managed | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you achieved / managed (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they achieved / managed; you achieved / managed (plural) |
- — Yesterday I managed to finish the report.
Lograr imperfect conjugation
Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I used to achieve / manage / was achieving / managing | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you used to achieve / manage / were achieving / managing | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she used to achieve / manage / was achieving / managing; you used to achieve / manage / were achieving / managing (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we used to achieve / manage / were achieving / managing | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you used to achieve / manage / were achieving / managing (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they used to achieve / manage / were achieving / managing; you used to achieve / manage / were achieving / managing (plural) |
- — I used to manage to concentrate better in the morning.
Lograr present progressive
Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus — “achieving / managing.”
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I am achieving / managing | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you are achieving / managing | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she is achieving / managing; you are achieving / managing (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we are achieving / managing | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you are achieving / managing (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they are achieving / managing; you are achieving / managing (plural) |
- — We are achieving good results.
Lograr near future conjugation
Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I am going to achieve / manage | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you are going to achieve / manage | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she is going to achieve / manage; you are going to achieve / manage (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we are going to achieve / manage | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you are going to achieve / manage (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they are going to achieve / manage; you are going to achieve / manage (plural) |
- — I am going to manage to finish it today.
Lograr future tense conjugation
Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I will achieve / manage | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you will achieve / manage | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she will achieve / manage; you will achieve / manage (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we will achieve / manage | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you will achieve / manage (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they will achieve / manage; you will achieve / manage (plural) |
- — We will achieve the goal this month.
Lograr conditional conjugation
Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I would achieve / manage | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you would achieve / manage | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she would achieve / manage; you would achieve / manage (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we would achieve / manage | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you would achieve / manage (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they would achieve / manage; you would achieve / manage (plural) |
- — I would achieve more with better organization.
Lograr 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I have achieved / managed | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you have achieved / managed | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she has achieved / managed; you have achieved / managed (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we have achieved / managed | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you have achieved / managed (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they have achieved / managed; you have achieved / managed (plural) |
- — I have managed to solve the problem.
Lograr 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I had achieved / managed | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you had achieved / managed | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she had achieved / managed; you had achieved / managed (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we had achieved / managed | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you had achieved / managed (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they had achieved / managed; you had achieved / managed (plural) |
- — We had already achieved several goals.
Lograr 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I will have achieved / managed | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you will have achieved / managed | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she will have achieved / managed; you will have achieved / managed (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we will have achieved / managed | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you will have achieved / managed (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they will have achieved / managed; you will have achieved / managed (plural) |
- — By then they will have managed to complete the project.
Lograr conditional perfect conjugation
Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | I would have achieved / managed | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | you would have achieved / managed | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | he / she would have achieved / managed; you would have achieved / managed (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | we would have achieved / managed | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | you would have achieved / managed (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | they would have achieved / managed; you would have achieved / managed (plural) |
- — I would have achieved more with more time.
Lograr subjunctive conjugations
Lograr 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 achieve / manage | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | that you achieve / manage | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | that he / she achieve / manage; that you achieve / manage (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | that we achieve / manage | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | that you achieve / manage (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | that they achieve / manage; that you achieve / manage (plural) |
- — I hope you manage to finish today.
Lograr 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | that I achieved / managed | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | that you achieved / managed | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | that he / she achieved / managed; that you achieved / managed (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | that we achieved / managed | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | that you achieved / managed (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | that they achieved / managed; that you achieved / managed (plural) |
- — They wanted us to reach an agreement.
- — They preferred that you manage to do it without help.
Lograr 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 share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | if / when I should achieve / manage | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | if / when you should achieve / manage | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | if / when he / she should achieve / manage; if / when you should achieve / manage (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | if / when we should achieve / manage | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | if / when you should achieve / manage (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | if / when they should achieve / manage; if / when you should achieve / manage (plural) |
- — Whoever should achieve the goal will receive recognition.
Lograr 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | that I have achieved / managed | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | that you have achieved / managed | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | that he / she has achieved / managed; that you have achieved / managed (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | that we have achieved / managed | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | that you have achieved / managed (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | that they have achieved / managed; that you have achieved / managed (plural) |
- — I am glad that you managed to solve it.
Lograr 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | that I had achieved / managed | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | that you had achieved / managed | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | that he / she had achieved / managed; that you had achieved / managed (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | that we had achieved / managed | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | that you had achieved / managed (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | that they had achieved / managed; that you had achieved / managed (plural) |
- — If we had reached the agreement earlier, we would have progressed further.
- — If you had managed to finish, we could send it today.
Lograr 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle .
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | if / when I should have achieved / managed | |
| Tú — you, singular informal | if / when you should have achieved / managed | |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal | if / when he / she should have achieved / managed; if / when you should have achieved / managed (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we | if / when we should have achieved / managed | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | if / when you should have achieved / managed (plural) | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural | if / when they should have achieved / managed; if / when you should have achieved / managed (plural) |
- — If they should have achieved the objectives, they must document the results.
Lograr imperative and commands
Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.
Lograr 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 | achieve | |
| Usted — you, singular formal | achieve (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s… | let’s achieve | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | achieve (plural, mainly Spain) | |
| Ustedes — you, plural | achieve (plural) |
- — Achieve a stable result first.
Lograr negative commands
Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.
| Pronoun and English meaning | Spanish | Natural English guide |
|---|---|---|
| Tú — you, singular informal | do not achieve | |
| Usted — you, singular formal | do not achieve (formal) | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s… | let’s not achieve | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain | do not achieve (plural, mainly Spain) | |
| Ustedes — you, plural | do not achieve (plural) |
- — Do not achieve the goal at the expense of quality.
Common constructions with Lograr
These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.
- algo. — to achieve / attain something.
- + infinitive. — to manage to do something.
- un objetivo / acuerdo / resultado. — to achieve a goal / reach an agreement / obtain a result.
Example sentences with Lograr
These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.
- — We managed to finish before five.
- — She achieved her goal.
- — We are making important progress.
- — I hope you manage to solve it.
- — They have achieved a good result.
- — Achieve a solution that works in the long term.
Regional and usage notes for Lograr
The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.
- — You achieve good results with practice. (voseo)
- — Manage to finish this part today. (affirmative vos command)
is morphologically regular. The most useful learner distinction is between + noun for achieving a result and + infinitive for managing to perform an action.