Opinar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Opinar in Spanish

Opinar means “to give an opinion” or “to think/judge.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the common patterns opinar que, opinar de, and opinar sobre.

Opinar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Opinar keeps the stable stem opin- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund opinando — “giving an opinion” — and participle opinado — “given an opinion” — are regular.

Opinar 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 opinado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	opinar	to give an opinion
Gerund	opinando	giving an opinion
Past participle	opinado	given an opinion

Opinar meaning and essential uses

Opinar can introduce a proposition directly with que: Opino que es una buena idea. — “I think / am of the opinion that it is a good idea.”

It is also intransitive when expressing an opinion about a topic or person. RAE gives patterns with de and sobre: Prefiero no opinar sobre ese asunto. — “I prefer not to comment / give an opinion on that matter.”

Opinar regular conjugation pattern

The stem opin- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as opino — “I give an opinion,” opiné — “I gave an opinion,” and opine — “that I give an opinion” — use ordinary -AR endings.

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

Opinar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Opinar 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	opino	I give an opinion
Tú — you, singular informal	opinas	you give an opinion
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	opina	he / she gives an opinion; you give an opinion (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	opinamos	we give an opinion
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	opináis	you give an opinion (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	opinan	they give an opinion; you give an opinion (plural)

• Opino que necesitamos más tiempo. — I think we need more time.

Opinar 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	opiné	I gave an opinion
Tú — you, singular informal	opinaste	you gave an opinion
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	opinó	he / she gave an opinion; you gave an opinion (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	opinamos	we gave an opinion
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	opinasteis	you gave an opinion (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	opinaron	they gave an opinion; you gave an opinion (plural)

• Ayer opiné sobre la propuesta. — Yesterday I gave my opinion on the proposal.

Opinar 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 opinado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	opinaba	I used to give an opinion / was giving an opinion
Tú — you, singular informal	opinabas	you used to give an opinion / were giving an opinion
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	opinaba	he / she used to give an opinion / was giving an opinion; you used to give an opinion / were giving an opinion (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	opinábamos	we used to give an opinion / were giving an opinion
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	opinabais	you used to give an opinion / were giving an opinion (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	opinaban	they used to give an opinion / were giving an opinion; you used to give an opinion / were giving an opinion (plural)

• Antes opinaba de todos los temas. — I used to give opinions on every topic.

Opinar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus opinando — “giving an opinion.”

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

• Estoy opinando sobre los cambios propuestos. — I am giving my opinion on the proposed changes.

Opinar 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 opinar.

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

• Voy a opinar después de leer el informe. — I am going to give an opinion after reading the report.

Opinar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	opinaré	I will give an opinion
Tú — you, singular informal	opinarás	you will give an opinion
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	opinará	he / she will give an opinion; you will give an opinion (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	opinaremos	we will give an opinion
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	opinaréis	you will give an opinion (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	opinarán	they will give an opinion; you will give an opinion (plural)

• Opinaré cuando tenga más información. — I will give my opinion when I have more information.

Opinar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	opinaría	I would give an opinion
Tú — you, singular informal	opinarías	you would give an opinion
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	opinaría	he / she would give an opinion; you would give an opinion (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	opinaríamos	we would give an opinion
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	opinaríais	you would give an opinion (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	opinarían	they would give an opinion; you would give an opinion (plural)

• Opinaría de otra manera con más datos. — I would give a different opinion with more data.

Opinar 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 opinado.

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

• He opinado varias veces sobre este asunto. — I have given my opinion on this matter several times.

Opinar 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 opinado.

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

• Ya habíamos opinado sobre la primera versión. — We had already given our opinion on the first version.

Opinar 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 opinado.

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

• Para entonces habrán opinado todos. — By then everyone will have given an opinion.

Opinar 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 opinado.

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

• Habría opinado antes si me hubieran preguntado. — I would have given my opinion earlier if they had asked me.

Opinar subjunctive conjugations

Opinar 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	opine	that I give an opinion
Tú — you, singular informal	opines	that you give an opinion
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	opine	that he / she give an opinion; that you give an opinion (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	opinemos	that we give an opinion
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	opinéis	that you give an opinion (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	opinen	that they give an opinion; that you give an opinion (plural)

• Quiero que opines con sinceridad. — I want you to give your opinion honestly.

Opinar 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 opinado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	opinara	that I gave an opinion
Tú — you, singular informal	opinaras	that you gave an opinion
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	opinara	that he / she gave an opinion; that you gave an opinion (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	opináramos	that we gave an opinion
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	opinarais	that you gave an opinion (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	opinaran	that they gave an opinion; that you gave an opinion (plural)

• Preferían que opináramos después de la reunión. — They preferred that we give our opinion after the meeting.
• Era mejor que opinases sobre el texto completo. — It was better for you to give your opinion on the full text.

Opinar 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	opinare	if / when I should give an opinion
Tú — you, singular informal	opinares	if / when you should give an opinion
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	opinare	if / when he / she should give an opinion; if / when you should give an opinion (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	opináremos	if / when we should give an opinion
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	opinareis	if / when you should give an opinion (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	opinaren	if / when they should give an opinion; if / when you should give an opinion (plural)

• Quien opinare sobre el asunto deberá identificarse. — Whoever should give an opinion on the matter must identify themselves.

Opinar 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 opinado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas opinado con claridad. — I am glad that you gave your opinion clearly.

Opinar 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 opinado.

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

• Si hubiéramos opinado antes, quizá habrían cambiado el plan. — If we had given our opinion earlier, perhaps they would have changed the plan.
• Si hubieses opinado sobre el documento, lo habríamos revisado. — If you had commented on the document, we would have reviewed it.

Opinar 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 opinado.

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

• Si hubieren opinado todos, podrá cerrarse la consulta. — If everyone should have given an opinion, the consultation may be closed.

Opinar imperative and commands

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

Opinar 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	opina	give an opinion
Usted — you, singular formal	opine	give an opinion (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	opinemos	let’s give an opinion
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	opinad	give an opinion (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	opinen	give an opinion (plural)

• Opina con respeto. — Give your opinion respectfully.

Opinar 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 opines	do not give an opinion
Usted — you, singular formal	no opine	do not give an opinion (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no opinemos	let’s not give an opinion
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no opinéis	do not give an opinion (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no opinen	do not give an opinion (plural)

• No opines sin conocer los hechos. — Do not give an opinion without knowing the facts.

Common constructions with Opinar

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

• opinar que + clause. — to think / hold the opinion that something is the case.
• opinar de alguien o algo. — to have / express an opinion of someone or something.
• opinar sobre algo. — to give an opinion about something.

Example sentences with Opinar

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

• Opino que el plan puede funcionar. — I think the plan can work.
• ¿Qué opinas de esta idea? — What do you think of this idea?
• No quiero opinar sobre ese asunto. — I do not want to comment on that matter.
• Espero que opines con sinceridad. — I hope you give your opinion honestly.
• Todos han opinado ya. — Everyone has already given an opinion.
• Opina solo después de leer el documento. — Give your opinion only after reading the document.

Regional and usage notes for Opinar

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 opinás de forma muy directa. — You give your opinion very directly. (voseo)
• Opiná con sinceridad. — Give your opinion honestly. (affirmative vos command)

Opinar is fully regular. The main learner choice is the complement: use que for a proposition and de or sobre when specifying the person, thing, or topic being discussed.