Anunciar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of anunciar — "to announce" in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for anunciar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Anunciar means to announce, and it is used for announcing a wedding, a new product, news on television and exam results. It suggests a public announcement rather than a private message, and it is a fully regular -ar verb. To see it in a real sentence: Él anuncia la boda en el periódico. — "He/she announces the wedding in the newspaper." Work through the table below, then the formation notes, the usage rules and the contrast with the preterite, and test yourself at the end.

Present tense conjugation table: anunciar

Every person of anunciar in the present tense. The gerund is anunciando and the past participle is anunciado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo anuncio
tú anuncias
él/ella/Ud. anuncia
nosotros/as anunciamos
vosotros/as anunciáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. anuncian

How the present indicative of anunciar is formed

The present indicative of anunciar is built from the stem anunci- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o anuncio
tú -as anuncias
él/ella/Ud. -a anuncia
nosotros/as -amos anunciamos
vosotros/as -áis anunciáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an anuncian

The gerund of anunciar is anunciando and the past participle is anunciado. Both are regular for this verb, and the participle is the form you need for all the perfect tenses with haber.

When to use the present tense of anunciar

The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and anunciar appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.

Habits and routines

The present tense describes things you do regularly. If you do it every day, every week or every morning, the present is the tense to use. For anunciar, this use looks like this: "Yo anuncio la boda en el periódico." — "I announce the wedding in the newspaper." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

General facts

The present tense states facts that are generally true, not tied to one moment. It is the tense for definitions and permanent situations. For anunciar, this use looks like this: "Él anuncia el nuevo producto en la feria." — "He/she announces the new product at the fair." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

What is happening now

The present tense also covers what is happening at this moment, especially with verbs that describe an action in progress. For anunciar, this use looks like this: "Nosotros anunciamos la noticia por televisión." — "We announce the news on television." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Timetables and schedules

The present tense is used for fixed plans and timetables, such as trains, classes and opening times, even when they refer to the future. For anunciar, this use looks like this: "Ellos anuncian los resultados del examen." — "They announce the exam results." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Instructions and requests

The present tense appears in instructions and polite requests, where it sounds softer than a direct command. For anunciar, this use looks like this: "Tú anuncias la boda en el periódico." — "You announce the wedding in the newspaper." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

The present tense vs the preterite

Learners often mix up the present and the preterite with anunciar. The rule is simple: the present is for habits, facts and what is happening now, while the preterite is for one finished action in the past. The three pairs below show the same idea in both tenses, so you can feel the difference.

Pair 1: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Yo anuncio la boda en el periódico." — "I announce the wedding in the newspaper."
  • Preterite: "Yo anuncié la boda en el periódico." — "I announced the wedding in the newspaper." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 2: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Él anuncia el nuevo producto en la feria." — "He/she announces the new product at the fair."
  • Preterite: "Él anunció el nuevo producto en la feria." — "He/she announced the new product at the fair." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 3: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Nosotros anunciamos la noticia por televisión." — "We announce the news on television."
  • Preterite: "Nosotros anunciamos la noticia por televisión." — "We announced the news on television." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Example sentences in the present tense

Eight natural sentences with anunciar in the present tense only. Each one uses a form from the table above.

  1. Yo anuncio la boda en el periódico. — I announce the wedding in the newspaper.
  2. Tú anuncias el nuevo producto en la feria. — You announce the new product at the fair.
  3. Él anuncia la noticia por televisión. — He/she announces the news on television.
  4. Nosotros anunciamos los resultados del examen. — We announce the exam results.
  5. Vosotros anunciáis la boda en el periódico. — You all announce the wedding in the newspaper.
  6. Ellos anuncian el nuevo producto en la feria. — They announce the new product at the fair.
  7. Yo anuncio la noticia por televisión. — I announce the news on television.
  8. Él anuncia los resultados del examen. — He/she announces the exam results.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Vosotros anunciais el nuevo producto en la feria. — Right: Vosotros anunciáis el nuevo producto en la feria. — The vosotros present form carries a written accent: anunciáis, not anunciais.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo anuncio la noticia por televisión. — Right: Ayer, yo anuncié la noticia por televisión. — Ayer means yesterday, so it needs the preterite (anuncié), not the present (anuncio). The present is for now, not for yesterday.
  3. Wrong: Yo anuncia la boda en el periódico. — Right: Yo anuncio la boda en el periódico. — The person matters: anuncia is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is anuncio.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy anunciado el nuevo producto en la feria. — Right: Yo he anunciado el nuevo producto en la feria. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he anunciado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.

Quiz: test yourself

Eight questions on the present tense of anunciar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la boda en el periódico. (present tense) A. anuncio B. anuncias C. anuncia D. anunciamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ el nuevo producto en la feria. (present tense) A. anuncias B. anuncio C. anuncia D. anunciamos

  3. Complete the sentence: Él ___ la noticia por televisión. (present tense) A. anuncia B. anuncio C. anuncias D. anunciamos

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ los resultados del examen. (present tense) A. anunciamos B. anuncio C. anuncias D. anuncia

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros ___ la boda en el periódico. (present tense) A. anunciáis B. anuncio C. anuncias D. anuncia

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos ___ el nuevo producto en la feria. (present tense) A. anuncian B. anuncio C. anuncias D. anuncia

  7. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la noticia por televisión. (present tense) A. anuncio B. anuncias C. anuncia D. anunciamos

  8. Complete the sentence: Él ___ los resultados del examen. (present tense) A. anuncia B. anuncio C. anuncias D. anunciamos

Answer key

  1. anuncio — The yo present form of anunciar is anuncio. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  2. anuncias — The tu present form of anunciar is anuncias. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  3. anuncia — The el present form of anunciar is anuncia. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  4. anunciamos — The nosotros present form of anunciar is anunciamos. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  5. anunciáis — The vosotros present form of anunciar is anunciáis. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  6. anuncian — The ellos present form of anunciar is anuncian. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  7. anuncio — The yo present form of anunciar is anuncio. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  8. anuncia — The el present form of anunciar is anuncia. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.

Frequently asked questions

When do I use the present tense of anunciar?

Use the present tense of anunciar for habits, facts and what is happening now. For example: Yo anuncio la boda en el periódico. — "I announce the wedding in the newspaper." The usage rules above give five situations with examples.

How is the present tense of anunciar formed?

Take the stem anunci- and add the present endings for -ar verbs. The full table is at the top of this page.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of anunciar?

The present describes a habit or a present fact, while the preterite describes a finished action. Compare Yo anuncio el nuevo producto en la feria. with Yo anuncié el nuevo producto en la feria. — the verb is the same, but the time meaning changes.

How do I practise the present tense of anunciar?

Drill the six forms in the table above until you can say them without looking, then use the anunciar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and test yourself with the Anunciar conjugation page for the full picture across all tenses.

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