Mandar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Mandar in Spanish

Mandar means “to send,” “to order,” or “to command.” You will learn its regular -AR conjugation and the structures used for sending things, directing people, and ordering actions.

Mandar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Mandar keeps the stable stem mand- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund mandando — “sending / ordering” — and participle mandado — “sent / ordered” — are regular.

Mandar 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 mandado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	mandar	to send / order
Gerund	mandando	sending / ordering
Past participle	mandado	sent / ordered

Mandar meaning and essential uses

Mandar can mean “to send”: Mando un mensaje a Ana. — “I send a message to Ana.” RAE also records sending a person somewhere: Mandaron a Luis a Madrid. — “They sent Luis to Madrid.”

It also means “to order / command”: El jefe mandó cerrar la puerta. — “The boss ordered the door to be closed.” Another common frame is mandar a alguien que + subjunctive — “to order someone to do something.”

Mandar regular conjugation pattern

The stem mand- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as mando — “I send / order,” mandé — “I sent / ordered,” and mande — “that I send / order” — take normal -AR endings.

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

Mandar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Mandar 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	mando	I send / order
Tú — you, singular informal	mandas	you send / order
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	manda	he / she sends / orders; you send / order (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mandamos	we send / order
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mandáis	you send / order (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mandan	they send / order; you send / order (plural)

• Mando un mensaje al equipo cada mañana. — I send a message to the team every morning.

Mandar 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	mandé	I sent / ordered
Tú — you, singular informal	mandaste	you sent / ordered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mandó	he / she sent / ordered; you sent / ordered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mandamos	we sent / ordered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mandasteis	you sent / ordered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mandaron	they sent / ordered; you sent / ordered (plural)

• Ayer mandé los documentos por correo. — Yesterday I sent the documents by mail.

Mandar 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 mandado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	mandaba	I used to send / order / was sending / ordering
Tú — you, singular informal	mandabas	you used to send / order / were sending / ordering
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mandaba	he / she used to send / order / was sending / ordering; you used to send / order / were sending / ordering (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mandábamos	we used to send / order / were sending / ordering
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mandabais	you used to send / order / were sending / ordering (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mandaban	they used to send / order / were sending / ordering; you used to send / order / were sending / ordering (plural)

• Antes mandaba cartas con frecuencia. — I used to send letters frequently.

Mandar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus mandando — “sending / ordering.”

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

• Estoy mandando las invitaciones ahora. — I am sending the invitations now.

Mandar 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 mandar.

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

• Voy a mandar el paquete mañana. — I am going to send the package tomorrow.

Mandar 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	mandaré	I will send / order
Tú — you, singular informal	mandarás	you will send / order
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mandará	he / she will send / order; you will send / order (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mandaremos	we will send / order
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mandaréis	you will send / order (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mandarán	they will send / order; you will send / order (plural)

• Mandaré una copia a cada persona. — I will send a copy to each person.

Mandar 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	mandaría	I would send / order
Tú — you, singular informal	mandarías	you would send / order
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mandaría	he / she would send / order; you would send / order (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mandaríamos	we would send / order
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mandaríais	you would send / order (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mandarían	they would send / order; you would send / order (plural)

• Mandaría el archivo por correo electrónico. — I would send the file by email.

Mandar 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 mandado.

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

• He mandado todos los mensajes. — I have sent all the messages.

Mandar 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 mandado.

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

• Ya habíamos mandado la documentación. — We had already sent the documentation.

Mandar 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 mandado.

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

• Para entonces habrán mandado todas las copias. — By then they will have sent all the copies.

Mandar 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 mandado.

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

• Habría mandado el paquete antes. — I would have sent the package earlier.

Mandar subjunctive conjugations

Mandar 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	mande	that I send / order
Tú — you, singular informal	mandes	that you send / order
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mande	that he / she send / order; that you send / order (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mandemos	that we send / order
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mandéis	that you send / order (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	manden	that they send / order; that you send / order (plural)

• Quiero que mandes una copia hoy. — I want you to send a copy today.

Mandar 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 mandado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	mandara	that I sent / ordered
Tú — you, singular informal	mandaras	that you sent / ordered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mandara	that he / she sent / ordered; that you sent / ordered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mandáramos	that we sent / ordered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mandarais	that you sent / ordered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mandaran	that they sent / ordered; that you sent / ordered (plural)

• Preferían que mandáramos los documentos juntos. — They preferred that we send the documents together.
• Era mejor que mandases el mensaje por escrito. — It was better for you to send the message in writing.

Mandar 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	mandare	if / when I should send / order
Tú — you, singular informal	mandares	if / when you should send / order
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mandare	if / when he / she should send / order; if / when you should send / order (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	mandáremos	if / when we should send / order
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mandareis	if / when you should send / order (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	mandaren	if / when they should send / order; if / when you should send / order (plural)

• Quien mandare mercancías deberá indicar el destinatario. — Whoever should send goods must state the recipient.

Mandar 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 mandado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas mandado la confirmación. — I am glad that you sent the confirmation.

Mandar 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 mandado.

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

• Si hubiéramos mandado el paquete antes, ya habría llegado. — If we had sent the package earlier, it would already have arrived.
• Si hubieses mandado otra copia, la habría recibido. — If you had sent another copy, he / she would have received it.

Mandar 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 mandado.

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

• Si hubieren mandado los documentos, deberán conservar el comprobante. — If they should have sent the documents, they must keep the receipt.

Mandar imperative and commands

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

Mandar 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	manda	send
Usted — you, singular formal	mande	send (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	mandemos	let’s send
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mandad	send (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	manden	send (plural)

• Manda el archivo hoy. — Send the file today.

Mandar 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	no mandes	do not send
Usted — you, singular formal	no mande	do not send (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no mandemos	let’s not send
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no mandéis	do not send (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no manden	do not send (plural)

• No mandes información privada. — Do not send private information.

Common constructions with Mandar

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

• mandar algo a alguien. — to send something to someone.
• mandar a alguien a + place. — to send someone to a place.
• mandar + infinitive. — to order / have something done.
• mandar a alguien que + subjunctive. — to order someone to do something.

Example sentences with Mandar

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

• Te mando la dirección ahora. — I am sending you the address now.
• Mandaron a Carlos a otra oficina. — They sent Carlos to another office.
• El jefe mandó cerrar la puerta. — The boss ordered the door to be closed.
• Espero que mandes el formulario hoy. — I hope you send the form today.
• Ya hemos mandado la confirmación. — We have already sent the confirmation.
• Manda una copia al departamento correspondiente. — Send a copy to the appropriate department.

Regional and usage notes for Mandar

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.

• Vos mandás muchos mensajes durante el día. — You send many messages during the day. (voseo)
• Mandá la confirmación ahora. — Send the confirmation now. (affirmative vos command)

Mandar is morphologically regular but semantically broad. Decide first whether it means sending something or someone, exercising command, or ordering an action; then apply the same regular -AR paradigm.