Almacenar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb almacenar means to store, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Almacenar means to store, and it is used for keeping goods in a warehouse, food in a cupboard, data on a computer and energy in a battery. It is a business and technical verb, common in logistics, computing and cooking. Like every Spanish verb, almacenar changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say almaceno la mercancía en el almacén, and in the preterite you say almacené la comida en la despensa. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: almacenar
- English: to store
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: almacenando
- Past participle: almacenado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + almacenado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for almacenar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Almacenar is fully regular: almacené, almacenaba, almacenaré. The noun almacén means warehouse or store.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for almacenar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | almaceno |
| tú | almacenas |
| él/ella/Ud. | almacena |
| nosotros/as | almacenamos |
| vosotros/as | almacenáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | almacenan |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | almacené |
| tú | almacenaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | almacenó |
| nosotros/as | almacenamos |
| vosotros/as | almacenasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | almacenaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | almacenaba |
| tú | almacenabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | almacenaba |
| nosotros/as | almacenábamos |
| vosotros/as | almacenabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | almacenaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | almacenaré |
| tú | almacenarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | almacenará |
| nosotros/as | almacenaremos |
| vosotros/as | almacenaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | almacenarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | almacenaría |
| tú | almacenarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | almacenaría |
| nosotros/as | almacenaríamos |
| vosotros/as | almacenaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | almacenarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he almacenado |
| tú | has almacenado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha almacenado |
| nosotros/as | hemos almacenado |
| vosotros/as | habéis almacenado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han almacenado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había almacenado |
| tú | habías almacenado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había almacenado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos almacenado |
| vosotros/as | habíais almacenado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían almacenado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré almacenado |
| tú | habrás almacenado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá almacenado |
| nosotros/as | habremos almacenado |
| vosotros/as | habréis almacenado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán almacenado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría almacenado |
| tú | habrías almacenado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría almacenado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos almacenado |
| vosotros/as | habríais almacenado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían almacenado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | almacene |
| tú | almacenes |
| él/ella/Ud. | almacene |
| nosotros/as | almacenemos |
| vosotros/as | almacenéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | almacenen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | almacenara |
| tú | almacenaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | almacenara |
| nosotros/as | almacenáramos |
| vosotros/as | almacenarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | almacenaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | almacena |
| él/ella/Ud. | almacene |
| nosotros/as | almacenemos |
| vosotros/as | almacenad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | almacenen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | almacenes |
| él/ella/Ud. | almacene |
| nosotros/as | almacenemos |
| vosotros/as | almacenéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | almacenen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | almacenando | with estar for the progressive: estoy almacenando |
| Past participle | almacenado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he almacenado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Almaceno la mercancía en el almacén. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, almacené los datos en el ordenador. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, almacenaba la comida en la despensa. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, almacenaré la energía en la batería. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Almacenaría la mercancía en el almacén si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he almacenado los datos en el ordenador. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había almacenado la comida en la despensa antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré almacenado la energía en la batería. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría almacenado la mercancía en el almacén con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él almacene los datos en el ordenador. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él almacenara la comida en la despensa, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡almacena la energía en la batería! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For almacenar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No almacenes la mercancía en el almacén. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with almacenar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Almaceno la mercancía en el almacén. — I store the goods in the warehouse.
- Almacena los datos en el ordenador. — He/she stores the data on the computer.
- Ayer, almacené la comida en la despensa. — Yesterday, I stored the food in the pantry.
- Antes, nosotros almacenábamos la energía en la batería. — Before, we used to store energy in the battery.
- Mañana, tú almacenarás la mercancía en el almacén. — Tomorrow, you will store the goods in the warehouse.
- Yo almacenaría los datos en el ordenador si tuviera más tiempo. — I would store the data on the computer if I had more time.
- Él ha almacenado la comida en la despensa. — He has stored the food in the pantry.
- Espero que él almacene la energía en la batería. — I hope he stores energy in the battery.
- Yo ya había almacenado la mercancía en el almacén antes de salir. — I had already stored the goods in the warehouse before leaving.
- Ellos almacenaban los datos en el ordenador cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to store the data on the computer when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo almacena la mercancía en el almacén. — Right: Yo almaceno la mercancía en el almacén. — The person matters: almacena is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is almaceno. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Treating almacenar and guardar as identical in every context. — Right: Almacenar means to store, while guardar means to keep or store something. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: almacenar fits sentences such as Almaceno la mercancía en el almacén, while guardar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy almacenado los datos en el ordenador. — Right: Yo he almacenado los datos en el ordenador. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he almacenado, has almacenado, ha almacenado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo almacené la comida en la despensa todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo almacenaba la comida en la despensa todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (almacenaba), not the preterite. The preterite (almacené) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on almacenar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la mercancía en el almacén. (present tense) A. almaceno B. almacenas C. almacena D. almacenamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ los datos en el ordenador. (preterite) A. almacené B. almacenaste C. almacenaron D. almacenó
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ la comida en la despensa. (imperfect) A. almacenabas B. almacenaban C. almacenábamos D. almacenaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ la energía en la batería. (future) A. almacenaremos B. almacenarás C. almacenaré D. almacenará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la mercancía en el almacén si pudiera. (conditional) A. almacenaría B. almacenarías C. almacenarían D. almaceno
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ los datos en el ordenador. (present subjunctive) A. almacenes B. almacenemos C. almaceno D. almacene
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ la comida en la despensa, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. almacenáramos B. almaceno C. almacenara D. almacenaras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ la energía en la batería. (present perfect) A. han almacenado B. hemos almacenado C. he almacenado D. has almacenado
Complete the command: ¡___ la mercancía en el almacén! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. almacena B. almacene C. almacenemos D. almacenad
Which is the gerund of almacenar, used with estar for the progressive? A. almacenado B. almaceno C. almacené D. almacenando
Answer key
- almaceno — The first-person present of almacenar is almaceno. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- almacenó — The third-person preterite of almacenar is almacenó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- almacenábamos — The nosotros imperfect of almacenar is almacenábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- almacenarás — The second-person future of almacenar is almacenarás.
- almacenaría — The first-person conditional of almacenar is almacenaría, the form for what would happen.
- almacene — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of almacenar is almacene.
- almacenara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of almacenar is almacenara.
- hemos almacenado — The nosotros present perfect of almacenar is hemos almacenado: hemos + almacenado.
- almacena — The affirmative tú imperative of almacenar is almacena.
- almacenando — The gerund of almacenar is almacenando: estoy almacenando. The participle almacenado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does almacenar mean in English?
Almacenar means to store. It is used in everyday situations such as Almaceno la mercancía en el almacén. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is almacenar regular or irregular?
Almacenar is a fully regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including almaceno in the present and almacené in the preterite.
What is the difference between almacenar and guardar?
Almacenar means to store, while guardar means to keep or store something. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use almacenar when you mean to store, as in Almaceno la mercancía en el almacén, and use guardar for to keep or store something. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I store” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo almacené los datos en el ordenador. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo almacenaba la comida en la despensa. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he almacenado los datos en el ordenador.
How do I practise almacenar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the almacenar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Almacenar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for almacenar.
- Almacenar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for almacenar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
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- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.