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.

FormSpanishNatural English guide
Infinitiveto achieve / manage
Gerundachieving / managing
Past participleachieved / 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II achieve / manage
Tú — you, singular informalyou achieve / manage
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she achieves / manages; you achieve / manage (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe achieve / manage
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou achieve / manage (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II achieved / managed
Tú — you, singular informalyou achieved / managed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she achieved / managed; you achieved / managed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe achieved / managed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou achieved / managed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II used to achieve / manage / was achieving / managing
Tú — you, singular informalyou used to achieve / manage / were achieving / managing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she used to achieve / manage / was achieving / managing; you used to achieve / manage / were achieving / managing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe used to achieve / manage / were achieving / managing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou used to achieve / manage / were achieving / managing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II am achieving / managing
Tú — you, singular informalyou are achieving / managing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she is achieving / managing; you are achieving / managing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe are achieving / managing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou are achieving / managing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II am going to achieve / manage
Tú — you, singular informalyou are going to achieve / manage
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she is going to achieve / manage; you are going to achieve / manage (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe are going to achieve / manage
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou are going to achieve / manage (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II will achieve / manage
Tú — you, singular informalyou will achieve / manage
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she will achieve / manage; you will achieve / manage (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe will achieve / manage
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou will achieve / manage (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II would achieve / manage
Tú — you, singular informalyou would achieve / manage
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she would achieve / manage; you would achieve / manage (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe would achieve / manage
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou would achieve / manage (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II have achieved / managed
Tú — you, singular informalyou have achieved / managed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she has achieved / managed; you have achieved / managed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe have achieved / managed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou have achieved / managed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II had achieved / managed
Tú — you, singular informalyou had achieved / managed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she had achieved / managed; you had achieved / managed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe had achieved / managed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou had achieved / managed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II will have achieved / managed
Tú — you, singular informalyou will have achieved / managed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she will have achieved / managed; you will have achieved / managed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe will have achieved / managed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou will have achieved / managed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II would have achieved / managed
Tú — you, singular informalyou would have achieved / managed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she would have achieved / managed; you would have achieved / managed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe would have achieved / managed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou would have achieved / managed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I achieve / manage
Tú — you, singular informalthat you achieve / manage
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she achieve / manage; that you achieve / manage (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we achieve / manage
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you achieve / manage (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I achieved / managed
Tú — you, singular informalthat you achieved / managed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she achieved / managed; that you achieved / managed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we achieved / managed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you achieved / managed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Iif / when I should achieve / manage
Tú — you, singular informalif / when you should achieve / manage
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalif / when he / she should achieve / manage; if / when you should achieve / manage (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — weif / when we should achieve / manage
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainif / when you should achieve / manage (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralif / 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I have achieved / managed
Tú — you, singular informalthat you have achieved / managed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she has achieved / managed; that you have achieved / managed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we have achieved / managed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you have achieved / managed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I had achieved / managed
Tú — you, singular informalthat you had achieved / managed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she had achieved / managed; that you had achieved / managed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we had achieved / managed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you had achieved / managed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Iif / when I should have achieved / managed
Tú — you, singular informalif / when you should have achieved / managed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalif / when he / she should have achieved / managed; if / when you should have achieved / managed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — weif / when we should have achieved / managed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainif / when you should have achieved / managed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralif / 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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Tú — you, singular informalachieve
Usted — you, singular formalachieve (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…let’s achieve
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainachieve (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, pluralachieve (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 meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Tú — you, singular informaldo not achieve
Usted — you, singular formaldo not achieve (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…let’s not achieve
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spaindo not achieve (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, pluraldo 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.

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