Solicitar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Solicitar in Spanish

Solicitar means “to request,” “to apply for,” or “to formally ask for.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the main patterns used with applications, documents, information, and services.

Solicitar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Solicitar keeps the stable stem solicit- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund solicitando — “requesting / applying for” — and participle solicitado — “requested / applied for” — are regular.

Solicitar 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 solicitado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	solicitar	to request / apply for
Gerund	solicitando	requesting / applying for
Past participle	solicitado	requested / applied for

Solicitar meaning and essential uses

Solicitar is transitive and commonly means formally requesting something: Solicito información. — “I request information.” RAE also defines it as asking respectfully or by completing an application or official request.

In administrative contexts, solicitar + noun often corresponds to English “apply for”: Solicité una beca. — “I applied for a scholarship.” A recipient or institution can be introduced with a: Solicité ayuda al ayuntamiento. — “I requested help from the city council.”

Solicitar regular conjugation pattern

The stem solicit- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as solicito — “I request,” solicité — “I requested,” and solicite — “that I request” — use ordinary -AR endings.

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

Solicitar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Solicitar 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	solicito	I request / apply for
Tú — you, singular informal	solicitas	you request / apply for
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	solicita	he / she requests / applies for; you request / apply for (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	solicitamos	we request / apply for
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	solicitáis	you request / apply for (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	solicitan	they request / apply for; you request / apply for (plural)

• Solicito información sobre el programa. — I request information about the program.

Solicitar 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	solicité	I requested / applied for
Tú — you, singular informal	solicitaste	you requested / applied for
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	solicitó	he / she requested / applied for; you requested / applied for (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	solicitamos	we requested / applied for
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	solicitasteis	you requested / applied for (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	solicitaron	they requested / applied for; you requested / applied for (plural)

• Ayer solicité una beca. — Yesterday I applied for a scholarship.

Solicitar 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 solicitado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	solicitaba	I used to request / apply for / was requesting / applying for
Tú — you, singular informal	solicitabas	you used to request / apply for / were requesting / applying for
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	solicitaba	he / she used to request / apply for / was requesting / applying for; you used to request / apply for / were requesting / applying for (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	solicitábamos	we used to request / apply for / were requesting / applying for
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	solicitabais	you used to request / apply for / were requesting / applying for (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	solicitaban	they used to request / apply for / were requesting / applying for; you used to request / apply for / were requesting / applying for (plural)

• Antes solicitaba los documentos por correo. — I used to request the documents by mail.

Solicitar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus solicitando — “requesting / applying for.”

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

• Estoy solicitando una copia del contrato. — I am requesting a copy of the contract.

Solicitar 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 solicitar.

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

• Voy a solicitar una cita. — I am going to request an appointment.

Solicitar 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	solicitaré	I will request / apply for
Tú — you, singular informal	solicitarás	you will request / apply for
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	solicitará	he / she will request / apply for; you will request / apply for (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	solicitaremos	we will request / apply for
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	solicitaréis	you will request / apply for (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	solicitarán	they will request / apply for; you will request / apply for (plural)

• Solicitaremos más información mañana. — We will request more information tomorrow.

Solicitar 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	solicitaría	I would request / apply for
Tú — you, singular informal	solicitarías	you would request / apply for
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	solicitaría	he / she would request / apply for; you would request / apply for (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	solicitaríamos	we would request / apply for
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	solicitaríais	you would request / apply for (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	solicitarían	they would request / apply for; you would request / apply for (plural)

• Solicitaría otra fecha si fuera posible. — I would request another date if possible.

Solicitar 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 solicitado.

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

• He solicitado una plaza en el curso. — I have applied for a place in the course.

Solicitar 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 solicitado.

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

• Ya habíamos solicitado autorización. — We had already requested authorization.

Solicitar 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 solicitado.

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

• Para entonces habrán solicitado todos los permisos. — By then they will have requested all the permits.

Solicitar 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 solicitado.

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

• Habría solicitado ayuda antes. — I would have requested help earlier.

Solicitar subjunctive conjugations

Solicitar 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	solicite	that I request / apply for
Tú — you, singular informal	solicites	that you request / apply for
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	solicite	that he / she request / apply for; that you request / apply for (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	solicitemos	that we request / apply for
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	solicitéis	that you request / apply for (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	soliciten	that they request / apply for; that you request / apply for (plural)

• Quiero que solicites una copia. — I want you to request a copy.

Solicitar 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 solicitado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	solicitara	that I requested / applied for
Tú — you, singular informal	solicitaras	that you requested / applied for
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	solicitara	that he / she requested / applied for; that you requested / applied for (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	solicitáramos	that we requested / applied for
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	solicitarais	that you requested / applied for (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	solicitaran	that they requested / applied for; that you requested / applied for (plural)

• Preferían que solicitáramos el permiso por escrito. — They preferred that we request the permit in writing.
• Era mejor que solicitases una cita primero. — It was better for you to request an appointment first.

Solicitar 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	solicitare	if / when I should request / apply for
Tú — you, singular informal	solicitares	if / when you should request / apply for
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	solicitare	if / when he / she should request / apply for; if / when you should request / apply for (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	solicitáremos	if / when we should request / apply for
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	solicitareis	if / when you should request / apply for (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	solicitaren	if / when they should request / apply for; if / when you should request / apply for (plural)

• Quien solicitare una ayuda deberá presentar la documentación requerida. — Whoever should apply for assistance must submit the required documentation.

Solicitar 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 solicitado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas solicitado la beca. — I am glad that you applied for the scholarship.

Solicitar 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 solicitado.

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

• Si hubiera solicitado antes, habría recibido respuesta antes. — If I had applied earlier, I would have received an answer earlier.
• Si hubieses solicitado otra fecha, podrían haberla aceptado. — If you had requested another date, they might have accepted it.

Solicitar 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 solicitado.

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

• Si hubieren solicitado permisos adicionales, deberán conservar las copias. — If they should have requested additional permits, they must keep the copies.

Solicitar imperative and commands

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

Solicitar 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	solicita	request
Usted — you, singular formal	solicite	request (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	solicitemos	let’s request
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	solicitad	request (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	soliciten	request (plural)

• Solicita una copia del documento. — Request a copy of the document.

Solicitar 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 solicites	do not request
Usted — you, singular formal	no solicite	do not request (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no solicitemos	let’s not request
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no solicitéis	do not request (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no soliciten	do not request (plural)

• No solicites información que no necesitas. — Do not request information you do not need.

Common constructions with Solicitar

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

• solicitar algo. — to request / apply for something.
• solicitar algo a alguien o a una institución. — to request something from someone or an institution.
• solicitar información / ayuda / permiso / una beca. — to request information / help / permission / apply for a scholarship.

Example sentences with Solicitar

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

• Voy a solicitar un permiso. — I am going to apply for a permit.
• ¿Has solicitado ya la beca? — Have you applied for the scholarship yet?
• Solicitamos más información por escrito. — We request more information in writing.
• Espero que solicites una cita hoy. — I hope you request an appointment today.
• Han solicitado ayuda al ayuntamiento. — They have requested help from the city council.
• Solicita primero los documentos necesarios. — Request the necessary documents first.

Regional and usage notes for Solicitar

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 solicitás información por correo. — You request information by mail. (voseo)
• Solicitá una copia del documento. — Request a copy of the document. (affirmative vos command)

Solicitar is fully regular. The main learner issue is lexical: in formal and administrative contexts, the same verb can translate naturally as “request” or “apply for,” depending on the object being sought.