Conectar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb conectar means to connect, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Conectar means to connect, and it is used for connecting a device to the internet, connecting two cables and connecting with a person. It is fully regular, and it is the opposite of desconectar. Like every Spanish verb, conectar 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 conecto el ordenador a internet, and in the preterite you say conecté los cables del televisor. 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: conectar
- English: to connect
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: conectando
- Past participle: conectado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + conectado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for conectar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Conectar is fully regular: conecté, conectaba, conectaré. Conectar a internet is to connect to the internet.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for conectar. 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 | conecto |
| tú | conectas |
| él/ella/Ud. | conecta |
| nosotros/as | conectamos |
| vosotros/as | conectáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conectan |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | conecté |
| tú | conectaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | conectó |
| nosotros/as | conectamos |
| vosotros/as | conectasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conectaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | conectaba |
| tú | conectabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | conectaba |
| nosotros/as | conectábamos |
| vosotros/as | conectabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conectaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | conectaré |
| tú | conectarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | conectará |
| nosotros/as | conectaremos |
| vosotros/as | conectaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conectarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | conectaría |
| tú | conectarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | conectaría |
| nosotros/as | conectaríamos |
| vosotros/as | conectaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conectarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he conectado |
| tú | has conectado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha conectado |
| nosotros/as | hemos conectado |
| vosotros/as | habéis conectado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han conectado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había conectado |
| tú | habías conectado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había conectado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos conectado |
| vosotros/as | habíais conectado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían conectado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré conectado |
| tú | habrás conectado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá conectado |
| nosotros/as | habremos conectado |
| vosotros/as | habréis conectado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán conectado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría conectado |
| tú | habrías conectado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría conectado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos conectado |
| vosotros/as | habríais conectado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían conectado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | conecte |
| tú | conectes |
| él/ella/Ud. | conecte |
| nosotros/as | conectemos |
| vosotros/as | conectéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conecten |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | conectara |
| tú | conectaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | conectara |
| nosotros/as | conectáramos |
| vosotros/as | conectarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conectaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | conecta |
| él/ella/Ud. | conecte |
| nosotros/as | conectemos |
| vosotros/as | conectad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conecten |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | conectes |
| él/ella/Ud. | conecte |
| nosotros/as | conectemos |
| vosotros/as | conectéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conecten |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | conectando | with estar for the progressive: estoy conectando |
| Past participle | conectado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he conectado |
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 conectar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Conecto el ordenador a internet. 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 conectar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, conecté el móvil al wifi. 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 conectar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, conectaba los cables del televisor. 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 conectar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, conectaré con sus amigos en línea. 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 conectar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Conectaría el ordenador a internet 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 conectar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he conectado el móvil al wifi. 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 conectar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había conectado los cables del televisor 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 conectar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré conectado con sus amigos en línea. 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 conectar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría conectado el ordenador a internet 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 conectar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él conecte el móvil al wifi. 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 conectar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él conectara los cables del televisor, 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 conectar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Conecta con sus amigos en línea! 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 conectar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No conectes el ordenador a internet. 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 conectar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Conecto el ordenador a internet. — I connect the computer to the internet.
- Conecta el móvil al wifi. — He/she connects the phone to the wifi.
- Ayer, conecté los cables del televisor. — Yesterday, I connected the television cables.
- Antes, nosotros conectábamos con sus amigos en línea. — Before, we used to connect with his friends online.
- Mañana, tú conectarás el ordenador a internet. — Tomorrow, you will connect the computer to the internet.
- Yo conectaría el móvil al wifi si tuviera más tiempo. — I would connect the phone to the wifi if I had more time.
- Él ha conectado los cables del televisor. — He has connected the television cables.
- Espero que él conecte con sus amigos en línea. — I hope he connects with his friends online.
- Yo ya había conectado el ordenador a internet antes de salir. — I had already connected the computer to the internet before leaving.
- Ellos conectaban el móvil al wifi cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to connect the phone to the wifi when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo conecta el ordenador a internet. — Right: Yo conecto el ordenador a internet. — The person matters: conecta is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is conecto. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Ayer yo conecto el móvil al wifi. — Right: Ayer yo conecté el móvil al wifi. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: conecto is happening now, while conecté is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
- Wrong: Treating conectar and desconectar as identical in every context. — Right: Conectar means to connect, while desconectar means to disconnect. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: conectar fits sentences such as Conecto el ordenador a internet, while desconectar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy conectado el móvil al wifi. — Right: Yo he conectado el móvil al wifi. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he conectado, has conectado, ha conectado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo conecté los cables del televisor todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo conectaba los cables del televisor todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (conectaba), not the preterite. The preterite (conecté) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on conectar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el ordenador a internet. (present tense) A. conecto B. conectas C. conecta D. conectamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ el móvil al wifi. (preterite) A. conecté B. conectaste C. conectaron D. conectó
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ los cables del televisor. (imperfect) A. conectabas B. conectaban C. conectábamos D. conectaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ con sus amigos en línea. (future) A. conectaremos B. conectarás C. conectaré D. conectará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el ordenador a internet si pudiera. (conditional) A. conectaría B. conectarías C. conectarían D. conecto
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el móvil al wifi. (present subjunctive) A. conectes B. conectemos C. conecto D. conecte
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ los cables del televisor, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. conectáramos B. conecto C. conectara D. conectaras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ con sus amigos en línea. (present perfect) A. han conectado B. hemos conectado C. he conectado D. has conectado
Complete the command: ¡___ el ordenador a internet! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. conecta B. conecte C. conectemos D. conectad
Which is the gerund of conectar, used with estar for the progressive? A. conectado B. conecto C. conecté D. conectando
Answer key
- conecto — The first-person present of conectar is conecto. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- conectó — The third-person preterite of conectar is conectó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- conectábamos — The nosotros imperfect of conectar is conectábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- conectarás — The second-person future of conectar is conectarás.
- conectaría — The first-person conditional of conectar is conectaría, the form for what would happen.
- conecte — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of conectar is conecte.
- conectara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of conectar is conectara.
- hemos conectado — The nosotros present perfect of conectar is hemos conectado: hemos + conectado.
- conecta — The affirmative tú imperative of conectar is conecta.
- conectando — The gerund of conectar is conectando: estoy conectando. The participle conectado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does conectar mean in English?
Conectar means to connect. It is used in everyday situations such as Conecto el ordenador a internet. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is conectar regular or irregular?
Conectar 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 conecto in the present and conecté in the preterite.
What is the difference between conectar and desconectar?
Conectar means to connect, while desconectar means to disconnect. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use conectar when you mean to connect, as in Conecto el ordenador a internet, and use desconectar for to disconnect. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I connect” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo conecté el móvil al wifi. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo conectaba los cables del televisor. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he conectado el móvil al wifi.
How do I practise conectar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the conectar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Conectar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for conectar.
- Conectar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for conectar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Desconectar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with conectar.
- Desenchufar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with conectar.
- Enchufar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with conectar.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.