Ordenar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Ordenar in Spanish

Ordenar means “to organize,” “to put in order,” “to command,” or “to order.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its organization and command patterns.

Ordenar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives ordeno, ordenas / ordenás, ordena, ordenamos, ordenáis, ordenan, with regular gerund ordenando and participle ordenado.

Ordenar 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 ordenado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	ordenar	to organize / order / command
Gerund	ordenando	organizing / ordering / commanding
Past participle	ordenado	organized / ordered / commanded

Ordenar meaning and essential uses

RAE first defines ordenar as arranging something or someone according to a plan or in a convenient way: Ordena los recibos por fecha.

RAE also records the command sense “to order / command”: Le ordena seguir adelante. This commonly appears as ordenar a alguien + infinitive or ordenar que + subjunctive.

Ordenar regular conjugation pattern

The stem orden- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm: ordeno, ordené, ordenaba, ordenaré, ordene.

There are no stem changes, spelling alternations, irregular tense stems, irregular gerunds, or irregular participles.

Ordenar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Ordenar 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	ordeno	I organize / order / command
Tú — you, singular informal	ordenas	you organize / order / command
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ordena	he / she organizes / orders / commands; you organize / order / command (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ordenamos	we organize / order / command
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ordenáis	you organize / order / command (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ordenan	they organize / order / command; you organize / order / command (plural)

• Ordeno los archivos por fecha. — I organize the files by date.

Ordenar 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	ordené	I organized / ordered / commanded
Tú — you, singular informal	ordenaste	you organized / ordered / commanded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ordenó	he / she organized / ordered / commanded; you organized / ordered / commanded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ordenamos	we organized / ordered / commanded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ordenasteis	you organized / ordered / commanded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ordenaron	they organized / ordered / commanded; you organized / ordered / commanded (plural)

• Ayer ordené mi escritorio. — Yesterday I organized my desk.

Ordenar 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 ordenado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ordenaba	I used to organize / order / command / was organizing / ordering / commanding
Tú — you, singular informal	ordenabas	you used to organize / order / command / were organizing / ordering / commanding
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ordenaba	he / she used to organize / order / command / was organizing / ordering / commanding; you used to organize / order / command / were organizing / ordering / commanding (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ordenábamos	we used to organize / order / command / were organizing / ordering / commanding
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ordenabais	you used to organize / order / command / were organizing / ordering / commanding (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ordenaban	they used to organize / order / command / were organizing / ordering / commanding; you used to organize / order / command / were organizing / ordering / commanding (plural)

• Antes ordenábamos los documentos por nombre. — We used to organize the documents by name.

Ordenar present progressive

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

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

• Estoy ordenando la habitación. — I am tidying the room.

Ordenar near future conjugation

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

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

• Voy a ordenar los recibos. — I am going to organize the receipts.

Ordenar 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 meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ordenaré	I will organize / order / command
Tú — you, singular informal	ordenarás	you will organize / order / command
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ordenará	he / she will organize / order / command; you will organize / order / command (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ordenaremos	we will organize / order / command
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ordenaréis	you will organize / order / command (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ordenarán	they will organize / order / command; you will organize / order / command (plural)

• Ordenaremos los datos por categoría. — We will organize the data by category.

Ordenar 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 meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ordenaría	I would organize / order / command
Tú — you, singular informal	ordenarías	you would organize / order / command
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ordenaría	he / she would organize / order / command; you would organize / order / command (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ordenaríamos	we would organize / order / command
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ordenaríais	you would organize / order / command (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ordenarían	they would organize / order / command; you would organize / order / command (plural)

• Ordenaría primero los documentos más urgentes. — I would organize the most urgent documents first.

Ordenar 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 ordenado.

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

• He ordenado todos los archivos. — I have organized all the files.

Ordenar 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 ordenado.

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

• Ya habíamos ordenado la sala. — We had already put the room in order.

Ordenar 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 ordenado.

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

• Para entonces habrán ordenado todos los registros. — By then they will have organized all the records.

Ordenar 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 ordenado.

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

• Habría ordenado los datos de otra manera. — I would have organized the data differently.

Ordenar subjunctive conjugations

Ordenar 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	ordene	that I organize / order / command
Tú — you, singular informal	ordenes	that you organize / order / command
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ordene	that he / she organize / order / command; that you organize / order / command (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ordenemos	that we organize / order / command
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ordenéis	that you organize / order / command (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ordenen	that they organize / order / command; that you organize / order / command (plural)

• Quiero que ordenes los documentos. — I want you to organize the documents.

Ordenar 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 ordenado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ordenara	that I organized / ordered / commanded
Tú — you, singular informal	ordenaras	that you organized / ordered / commanded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ordenara	that he / she organized / ordered / commanded; that you organized / ordered / commanded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ordenáramos	that we organized / ordered / commanded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ordenarais	that you organized / ordered / commanded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ordenaran	that they organized / ordered / commanded; that you organized / ordered / commanded (plural)

• Preferían que ordenáramos los archivos por fecha. — They preferred that we organize the files by date.
• Era mejor que ordenases la sala antes de la reunión. — It was better for you to tidy the room before the meeting.

Ordenar 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 meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ordenare	if / when I should organize / order / command
Tú — you, singular informal	ordenares	if / when you should organize / order / command
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ordenare	if / when he / she should organize / order / command; if / when you should organize / order / command (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ordenáremos	if / when we should organize / order / command
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ordenareis	if / when you should organize / order / command (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ordenaren	if / when they should organize / order / command; if / when you should organize / order / command (plural)

• Quien ordenare una actuación deberá asumir la responsabilidad correspondiente. — Whoever should order an action must assume the corresponding responsibility.

Ordenar 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 ordenado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas ordenado el escritorio. — I am glad that you organized the desk.

Ordenar 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 ordenado.

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

• Si hubiera ordenado los datos antes, habría encontrado el error. — If I had organized the data earlier, I would have found the error.
• Si hubieses ordenado los archivos por fecha, sería más fácil encontrarlos. — If you had organized the files by date, they would be easier to find.

Ordenar 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 ordenado.

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

• Si hubieren ordenado actuaciones adicionales, deberán documentarlas. — If they should have ordered additional actions, they must document them.

Ordenar imperative and commands

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

Ordenar 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	ordena	organize
Usted — you, singular formal	ordene	organize (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	ordenemos	let’s organize
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ordenad	organize (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	ordenen	organize (plural)

• Ordena los documentos por fecha. — Organize the documents by date.

Ordenar negative commands

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

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no ordenes	do not organize
Usted — you, singular formal	no ordene	do not organize (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no ordenemos	let’s not organize
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no ordenéis	do not organize (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no ordenen	do not organize (plural)

• No ordenes a nadie actuar sin información suficiente. — Do not order anyone to act without sufficient information.

Common constructions with Ordenar

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

• ordenar algo por + criterion. — to organize / sort something by a criterion.
• ordenar a alguien + infinitive. — to order / command someone to do something.
• ordenar que + subjunctive. — to order that something be done.
• ordenar algo a + purpose. — formal: to direct or orient something toward a purpose.

Example sentences with Ordenar

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

• Ordena los libros por tamaño. — Organize the books by size.
• El director ordenó evacuar el edificio. — The director ordered the building to be evacuated.
• Ordenaron que todos salieran. — They ordered everyone to leave.
• Espero que ordenes los archivos hoy. — I hope you organize the files today.
• Ya han ordenado toda la sala. — They have already tidied the whole room.
• Ordena primero lo más urgente. — Organize the most urgent items first.

Regional and usage notes for Ordenar

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

• Vos ordenás los documentos por fecha. — You organize the documents by date. (voseo)
• Ordená los archivos antes de salir. — Organize the files before leaving. (affirmative vos command)

Ordenar is fully regular. Distinguish the organization sense from the command sense, and learn the common complements por + criterion, a alguien + infinitive, and que + subjunctive.