Anunciar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb anunciar means to announce, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. 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. Like every Spanish verb, anunciar 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 anuncio la boda en el periódico, and in the preterite you say anuncié la noticia por televisión. 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: anunciar
- English: to announce
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: anunciando
- Past participle: anunciado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + anunciado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for anunciar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Anunciar is fully regular: anuncié, anunciaba, anunciaré. Anunciar algo is to make it public, not just to tell one person.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for anunciar. 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 | anuncio |
| tú | anuncias |
| él/ella/Ud. | anuncia |
| nosotros/as | anunciamos |
| vosotros/as | anunciáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | anuncian |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | anuncié |
| tú | anunciaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | anunció |
| nosotros/as | anunciamos |
| vosotros/as | anunciasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | anunciaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | anunciaba |
| tú | anunciabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | anunciaba |
| nosotros/as | anunciábamos |
| vosotros/as | anunciabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | anunciaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | anunciaré |
| tú | anunciarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | anunciará |
| nosotros/as | anunciaremos |
| vosotros/as | anunciaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | anunciarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | anunciaría |
| tú | anunciarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | anunciaría |
| nosotros/as | anunciaríamos |
| vosotros/as | anunciaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | anunciarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he anunciado |
| tú | has anunciado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha anunciado |
| nosotros/as | hemos anunciado |
| vosotros/as | habéis anunciado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han anunciado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había anunciado |
| tú | habías anunciado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había anunciado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos anunciado |
| vosotros/as | habíais anunciado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían anunciado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré anunciado |
| tú | habrás anunciado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá anunciado |
| nosotros/as | habremos anunciado |
| vosotros/as | habréis anunciado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán anunciado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría anunciado |
| tú | habrías anunciado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría anunciado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos anunciado |
| vosotros/as | habríais anunciado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían anunciado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | anuncie |
| tú | anuncies |
| él/ella/Ud. | anuncie |
| nosotros/as | anunciemos |
| vosotros/as | anunciéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | anuncien |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | anunciara |
| tú | anunciaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | anunciara |
| nosotros/as | anunciáramos |
| vosotros/as | anunciarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | anunciaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | anuncia |
| él/ella/Ud. | anuncie |
| nosotros/as | anunciemos |
| vosotros/as | anunciad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | anuncien |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | anuncies |
| él/ella/Ud. | anuncie |
| nosotros/as | anunciemos |
| vosotros/as | anunciéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | anuncien |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | anunciando | with estar for the progressive: estoy anunciando |
| Past participle | anunciado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he anunciado |
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 anunciar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Anuncio la boda en el periódico. 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 anunciar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, anuncié el nuevo producto en la feria. 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 anunciar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, anunciaba la noticia por televisión. 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 anunciar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, anunciaré los resultados del examen. 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 anunciar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Anunciaría la boda en el periódico 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 anunciar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he anunciado el nuevo producto en la feria. 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 anunciar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había anunciado la noticia por televisión 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 anunciar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré anunciado los resultados del examen. 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 anunciar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría anunciado la boda en el periódico 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 anunciar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él anuncie el nuevo producto en la feria. 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 anunciar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él anunciara la noticia por televisión, 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 anunciar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Anuncia los resultados del examen! 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 anunciar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No anuncies la boda en el periódico. 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 anunciar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Anuncio la boda en el periódico. — I announce the wedding in the newspaper.
- Anuncia el nuevo producto en la feria. — He/she announces the new product at the fair.
- Ayer, anuncié la noticia por televisión. — Yesterday, I announced the news on television.
- Antes, nosotros anunciábamos los resultados del examen. — Before, we used to announce the exam results.
- Mañana, tú anunciarás la boda en el periódico. — Tomorrow, you will announce the wedding in the newspaper.
- Yo anunciaría el nuevo producto en la feria si tuviera más tiempo. — I would announce the new product at the fair if I had more time.
- Él ha anunciado la noticia por televisión. — He has announced the news on television.
- Espero que él anuncie los resultados del examen. — I hope he announces the exam results.
- Yo ya había anunciado la boda en el periódico antes de salir. — I had already announced the wedding in the newspaper before leaving.
- Ellos anunciaban el nuevo producto en la feria cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to announce the new product at the fair when they were young.
Common mistakes
- 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. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- 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. The accent marks the stressed vowel.
- Wrong: Treating anunciar and informar as identical in every context. — Right: Anunciar means to announce, while informar means to inform, the formal partner. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: anunciar fits sentences such as Anuncio la boda en el periódico, while informar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- 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, has anunciado, ha anunciado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo anuncié la noticia por televisión todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo anunciaba la noticia por televisión todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (anunciaba), not the preterite. The preterite (anuncié) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on anunciar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la boda en el periódico. (present tense) A. anuncio B. anuncias C. anuncia D. anunciamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ el nuevo producto en la feria. (preterite) A. anuncié B. anunciaste C. anunciaron D. anunció
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ la noticia por televisión. (imperfect) A. anunciabas B. anunciaban C. anunciábamos D. anunciaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ los resultados del examen. (future) A. anunciaremos B. anunciarás C. anunciaré D. anunciará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la boda en el periódico si pudiera. (conditional) A. anunciaría B. anunciarías C. anunciarían D. anuncio
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el nuevo producto en la feria. (present subjunctive) A. anuncies B. anunciemos C. anuncio D. anuncie
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ la noticia por televisión, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. anunciáramos B. anuncio C. anunciara D. anunciaras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ los resultados del examen. (present perfect) A. han anunciado B. hemos anunciado C. he anunciado D. has anunciado
Complete the command: ¡___ la boda en el periódico! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. anuncia B. anuncie C. anunciemos D. anunciad
Which is the gerund of anunciar, used with estar for the progressive? A. anunciado B. anuncio C. anuncié D. anunciando
Answer key
- anuncio — The first-person present of anunciar is anuncio. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- anunció — The third-person preterite of anunciar is anunció, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- anunciábamos — The nosotros imperfect of anunciar is anunciábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- anunciarás — The second-person future of anunciar is anunciarás.
- anunciaría — The first-person conditional of anunciar is anunciaría, the form for what would happen.
- anuncie — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of anunciar is anuncie.
- anunciara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of anunciar is anunciara.
- hemos anunciado — The nosotros present perfect of anunciar is hemos anunciado: hemos + anunciado.
- anuncia — The affirmative tú imperative of anunciar is anuncia.
- anunciando — The gerund of anunciar is anunciando: estoy anunciando. The participle anunciado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does anunciar mean in English?
Anunciar means to announce. It is used in everyday situations such as Anuncio la boda en el periódico. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is anunciar regular or irregular?
Anunciar 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 anuncio in the present and anuncié in the preterite.
What is the difference between anunciar and informar?
Anunciar means to announce, while informar means to inform, the formal partner. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use anunciar when you mean to announce, as in Anuncio la boda en el periódico, and use informar for to inform, the formal partner. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I announce” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo anuncié el nuevo producto en la feria. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo anunciaba la noticia por televisión. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he anunciado el nuevo producto en la feria.
How do I practise anunciar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the anunciar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Anunciar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for anunciar.
- Anunciar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for anunciar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Informar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with anunciar.
- Nombrar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with anunciar.
- Avisar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with anunciar.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.