Visitar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Visitar in Spanish

Visitar means “to visit.” You will learn its fully regular -AR forms and how to use them naturally for visiting people, places, and websites, including the personal a required before a specific person.

Visitar conjugation at a glance

Visitar is the approved infinitive for this lesson. Its primary English meaning is to visit.

• Infinitive: visitar — to visit.
• Verb type: Regular AR.
• Linguistic pattern: Visitar is a fully regular -AR verb. Its stem remains visit-, its gerund is visitando — visiting, and its past participle is visitado — visited. Standard -AR endings apply throughout the simple finite systems.

Visitar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

These non-finite forms build progressive and compound constructions. The infinitive names the verb, the gerund presents an unfolding action or change, and the past participle combines with haber — the perfect auxiliary.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	visitar	to visit
Gerund	visitando	visiting
Past participle	visitado	visited
Compound infinitive	haber visitado	to have visited
Compound gerund	habiendo visitado	having visited

Visitar meaning and essential uses

Visitar most directly means to visit. The examples below show the sentence frames that matter most for using this verb accurately.

• Visita a su madre cada viernes. — He / she visits his / her mother every Friday.
• Los turistas visitaron el castillo por la mañana. — The tourists visited the castle in the morning.
• Muchas personas visitan esta página cada día. — Many people visit this webpage every day.

Visitar conjugation pattern

Visitar is a fully regular -AR verb. Its stem remains visit-, its gerund is visitando — visiting, and its past participle is visitado — visited. Standard -AR endings apply throughout the simple finite systems.

Visitar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Visitar present tense conjugation

Use the present indicative for current situations, routines, repeated actions, and general facts involving this verb. The Spanish term is presente de indicativo — present indicative.

Use the regular visit- stem with the standard -AR present endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	visito	I visit
Tú — you, singular informal	visitas	you visit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	visita	he / she visits; you (formal) visit
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	visitamos	we visit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	visitáis	you (plural, informal) visit
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	visitan	they / you (plural) visit

• Visito a mis abuelos los domingos. — I visit my grandparents on Sundays.

Visitar preterite conjugation

Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events, viewed as finished rather than background or habit. The Spanish term is pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido — preterite.

Use the standard preterite endings for this conjugation class.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	visité	I visited
Tú — you, singular informal	visitaste	you visited
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	visitó	he / she / you (formal) visited
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	visitamos	we visited
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	visitasteis	you (plural, informal) visited
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	visitaron	they / you (plural) visited

• Visitamos Toledo el verano pasado. — We visited Toledo last summer.

Visitar imperfect conjugation

Use the imperfect for habitual, repeated, descriptive, or ongoing past situations without a completed boundary. The Spanish term is pretérito imperfecto — imperfect.

Use the standard imperfect endings for this conjugation class.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	visitaba	I used to visit
Tú — you, singular informal	visitabas	you used to visit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	visitaba	he / she / you (formal) used to visit
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	visitábamos	we used to visit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	visitabais	you (plural, informal) used to visit
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	visitaban	they / you (plural) used to visit

• De niño, visitaba ese museo con mi padre. — As a child, I used to visit that museum with my father.

Visitar present progressive

Use the present progressive for an action or change in progress around the present moment. This is a verbal periphrasis, not a simple tense. The Spanish term is presente progresivo — present progressive.

Build the present progressive with estar — to be as an auxiliary — plus visitando — visiting.

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

• Estamos visitando el centro histórico. — We are visiting the historic center.

Visitar near future conjugation

Use the near future for plans or developments viewed as approaching or already intended. This is a verbal periphrasis, not a simple tense. The Spanish term is futuro próximo — near future.

Build the near future with ir a — to be going to — plus visitar — visit.

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

• Voy a visitar a Ana mañana. — I am going to visit Ana tomorrow.

Visitar future tense conjugation

Use the simple future for future events and, where context supports it, probability or conjecture. The Spanish term is futuro simple — simple future.

Add the future endings directly to visitar — visit.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	visitaré	I will visit
Tú — you, singular informal	visitarás	you will visit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	visitará	he / she / you (formal) will visit
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	visitaremos	we will visit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	visitaréis	you (plural, informal) will visit
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	visitarán	they / you (plural) will visit

• Visitaré el museo el sábado. — I will visit the museum on Saturday.

Visitar conditional conjugation

Use the conditional for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or future-in-the-past meanings. The Spanish term is condicional simple — simple conditional.

Add the conditional endings directly to visitar — visit.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	visitaría	I would visit
Tú — you, singular informal	visitarías	you would visit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	visitaría	he / she / you (formal) would visit
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	visitaríamos	we would visit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	visitaríais	you (plural, informal) would visit
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	visitarían	they / you (plural) would visit

• Visitaría la ciudad en primavera. — I would visit the city in spring.

Visitar present perfect conjugation

Use the present perfect for past actions connected to the present. Its distribution varies across Spanish-speaking regions. The Spanish term is pretérito perfecto compuesto — present perfect.

Combine the present forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with visitado — visited. The participle remains invariant with haber.

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

• He visitado este lugar varias veces. — I have visited this place several times.

Visitar past perfect conjugation

Use the past perfect for an action completed before another past reference point. The Spanish term is pretérito pluscuamperfecto — past perfect / pluperfect.

Combine the imperfect forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with visitado — visited. The participle remains invariant with haber.

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

• Ya habíamos visitado el castillo antes. — We had already visited the castle before.

Visitar future perfect conjugation

Use the future perfect for an action expected to be completed before a future reference point. The Spanish term is futuro perfecto — future perfect.

Combine the future forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with visitado — visited. The participle remains invariant with haber.

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

• Para el domingo, habremos visitado los tres museos. — By Sunday, we will have visited all three museums.

Visitar conditional perfect conjugation

Use the conditional perfect for a hypothetical past result or an outcome that would have occurred under different circumstances. The Spanish term is condicional perfecto — conditional perfect.

Combine the conditional forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with visitado — visited. The participle remains invariant with haber.

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

• Habría visitado el parque con más tiempo. — I would have visited the park with more time.

Visitar subjunctive conjugations

Visitar present subjunctive conjugation

Use the present subjunctive in subordinate clauses triggered by wishes, influence, emotion, evaluation, doubt, necessity, possibility, or similar environments. The Spanish term is presente de subjuntivo — present subjunctive.

Use the regular present subjunctive endings for a standard -AR verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	visite	that I visit
Tú — you, singular informal	visites	that you visit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	visite	that he / she / you (formal) visit
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	visitemos	that we visit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	visitéis	that you (plural, informal) visit
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	visiten	that they / you (plural) visit

• Quiero que visites a tu abuela. — I want you to visit your grandmother.

Visitar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the imperfect subjunctive in past or hypothetical subordinate contexts, including reported wishes, requests, evaluations, and conditions. The Spanish term is imperfecto de subjuntivo — imperfect subjunctive.

The main table uses the accepted -ra series, built from the third-person plural preterite stem. The accepted -se series is shown after the main examples.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	visitara	that I visited / were to visit
Tú — you, singular informal	visitaras	that you visited / were to visit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	visitara	that he / she / you (formal) visited / were to visit
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	visitáramos	that we visited / were to visit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	visitarais	that you (plural, informal) visited / were to visit
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	visitaran	that they / you (plural) visited / were to visit

• Me pidió que visitara el archivo. — He / she asked me to visit the archive.

The -se series is also accepted in many contexts; do not substitute it mechanically where a construction has a documented preference or restriction.

• visitase — that I visited / were to visit
• visitases — that you visited / were to visit
• visitase — that he / she / you (formal) visited / were to visit
• visitásemos — that we visited / were to visit
• visitaseis — that you (plural, informal) visited / were to visit
• visitasen — that they / you (plural) visited / were to visit

Visitar future subjunctive conjugation

Use the future subjunctive only as a reference form for rare modern uses, especially formal, legal, literary, proverbial, or historical language. The Spanish term is futuro de subjuntivo — future subjunctive.

Rare in modern everyday Spanish.

This reference paradigm comes from the same past-stem family used by the imperfect subjunctive. It is rare in modern everyday Spanish and survives mainly in formal, legal, literary, proverbial, or historical contexts.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	visitare	that I should visit (rare/formal)
Tú — you, singular informal	visitares	that you should visit (rare/formal)
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	visitare	that he / she / you (formal) should visit (rare/formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	visitáremos	that we should visit (rare/formal)
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	visitareis	that you (plural, informal) should visit (rare/formal)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	visitaren	that they / you (plural) should visit (rare/formal)

• Si el inspector visitare la instalación, deberá identificarse. — If the inspector should visit the facility, they must identify themselves.

Visitar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the present perfect subjunctive for a completed action viewed through a present subjunctive trigger. The Spanish term is pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo — present perfect subjunctive.

Combine the present subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with visitado — visited.

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

• Me alegra que hayas visitado la exposición. — I am glad that you have visited the exhibition.

Visitar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the past perfect subjunctive for an action completed before another past or hypothetical reference point in a subjunctive context. The Spanish term is pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo — past perfect subjunctive.

Combine the -ra imperfect subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with visitado — visited. The hubiese series is also accepted and is shown below.

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

• Ojalá hubiéramos visitado el museo antes. — I wish we had visited the museum earlier.

The hubiese series is an accepted alternative in many contexts.

• hubiese visitado — that I had visited
• hubieses visitado — that you had visited
• hubiese visitado — that he / she / you (formal) had visited
• hubiésemos visitado — that we had visited
• hubieseis visitado — that you (plural, informal) had visited
• hubiesen visitado — that they / you (plural) had visited

Visitar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Use the future perfect subjunctive as a rare reference form for an action completed before another future point in formal or historical-style contexts. The Spanish term is futuro perfecto de subjuntivo — future perfect subjunctive.

Rare in modern everyday Spanish.

Combine the future subjunctive forms of haber — the perfect auxiliary — with visitado — visited. This system is rare in modern everyday Spanish.

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

• Si el inspector hubiere visitado la instalación, deberá dejar constancia. — If the inspector should have visited the facility, they must leave a record.

Visitar imperative and commands

Commands address other people directly. Spanish uses imperative forms and present-subjunctive forms according to person and polarity; there is no ordinary yo — I command row.

Visitar affirmative commands

The informal singular command uses the ordinary present-style form, while formal and plural command forms use present-subjunctive morphology where applicable.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	visita	visit
Usted — you, singular formal	visite	visit (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; exhortative “let’s…”	visitemos	let’s visit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	visitad	visit (plural informal, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	visiten	visit (plural)

• Visita el museo por la mañana. — Visit the museum in the morning.

Visitar negative commands

Negative commands use present-subjunctive-based forms and have no ordinary yo — I command row.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no visites	do not visit
Usted — you, singular formal	no visite	do not visit (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; exhortative “let’s…”	no visitemos	let’s not visit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no visitéis	do not visit (plural informal, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no visiten	do not visit (plural)

• No visites la zona sin guía. — Do not visit the area without a guide.

Common constructions with Visitar

Use the personal a — personal “a” before a specific person who is visited. Places and websites normally function as direct objects without that personal marker.

• visitar a alguien — to visit someone
• Visito a mi tía cada semana. — I visit my aunt every week.
• Visitamos el museo por la mañana. — We visit the museum in the morning.
• Visita nuestra página web para consultar el horario. — Visit our website to check the schedule.

Example sentences with Visitar

These examples reinforce the target verb across several useful systems and contexts.

• Mi hermana visita a su médico una vez al año. — My sister visits her doctor once a year.
• El sábado pasado visité una exposición nueva. — Last Saturday I visited a new exhibition.
• Durante aquel verano, visitábamos a unos amigos cada semana. — During that summer, we used to visit some friends every week.
• Esta semana estamos visitando varios pueblos. — This week we are visiting several towns.
• El próximo mes voy a visitar Lisboa. — Next month I am going to visit Lisbon.
• Puede que visiten el laboratorio mañana. — They may visit the laboratory tomorrow.
• Nunca había visitado una fábrica tan grande. — I had never visited such a large factory.
• No visitéis el edificio después del cierre. — Do not visit the building after closing time.

Rare and reference forms of Visitar

The future subjunctive and future perfect subjunctive above are already marked as rare in modern everyday Spanish. The preterite anterior is another formal or literary reference form and is uncommon in present-day conversation.

• Apenas hube visitado el museo, regresé al hotel. — As soon as I had visited the museum, I returned to the hotel.

Use Visitar by choosing the time frame first and then applying its verified stem, stress, participle, or pronoun pattern. Keep rare reference systems distinct from the forms used in ordinary modern conversation.