Editar Conjugation in Spanish

editar is the Spanish verb for «to edit, to publish». As a regular -ar verb verb it follows the -ar endings, and the tables on this page list every form so you never have to guess. You will find the present, the past tenses, the future, the conditional, the perfect tenses, the subjunctive and the imperative, each with a short note on when to use it. Start with the present tense: «Yo edito todos los días» — I edit every day. Then work down the page tense by tense, and finish with the quiz.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: editar
  • English: to edit, to publish
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: editando
  • Past participle: editado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + editado)

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for editar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for editar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem.

Gerund: editando · Past participle: editado

Present Indicative

Person Form
yo edito
tú editas
él/ella/Ud. edita
nosotros/as editamos
vosotros/as editáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. editan

The present tense describes habits, facts and what is happening now. For editar, the yo form is edito, as in the examples below. Use the present for routines («todos los días») and for general truths, and remember that Spanish often uses the present where English would use a progressive or a near future.

Preterite

Person Form
yo edité
tú editaste
él/ella/Ud. editó
nosotros/as editamos
vosotros/as editasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. editaron

The preterite describes completed actions in the past — things that started and finished. «Ayer yo edité» is the classic use. Do not confuse it with the imperfect: the preterite moves the story forward, one finished event at a time.

Imperfect

Person Form
yo editaba
tú editabas
él/ella/Ud. editaba
nosotros/as editábamos
vosotros/as editabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. editaban

The imperfect describes the past as background: habits, descriptions and actions in progress. «De pequeño, yo editaba» shows the habitual use. It sets the scene while the preterite reports what happened inside it.

Future

Person Form
yo editaré
tú editarás
él/ella/Ud. editará
nosotros/as editaremos
vosotros/as editaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. editarán

The future tense states what will happen. For editar the future is built on the infinitive: «Mañana yo editaré». It is also used for predictions and promises, and in spoken Spanish it often alternates with ir a + infinitive.

Conditional

Person Form
yo editaría
tú editarías
él/ella/Ud. editaría
nosotros/as editaríamos
vosotros/as editaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. editarían

The conditional expresses what would happen: wishes, polite requests and hypothetical results. «Si tuviera más tiempo, yo editaría» is the typical pattern. It shares its stem with the future and changes only the endings.

Present Perfect

Person Form
yo he editado
tú has editado
él/ella/Ud. ha editado
nosotros/as hemos editado
vosotros/as habéis editado
ellos/ellas/Uds. han editado

The present perfect connects the past with the present: something that has happened, often today or recently. It is haber in the present plus the past participle: «Hoy yo he editado». In Spain it is used for anything that happened today; in Latin America the preterite is often preferred.

Pluperfect

Person Form
yo había editado
tú habías editado
él/ella/Ud. había editado
nosotros/as habíamos editado
vosotros/as habíais editado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habían editado

The pluperfect describes an event that happened before another past event: «Cuando llegué, ya había editado». It is haber in the imperfect plus the past participle, and it is the tense for explaining what had already happened when something else took place.

Future Perfect

Person Form
yo habré editado
tú habrás editado
él/ella/Ud. habrá editado
nosotros/as habremos editado
vosotros/as habréis editado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrán editado

The future perfect looks back from a future point: by then, something will already have happened. «Para mañana, yo habré editado» is the pattern — haber in the future plus the past participle. It is less common in speech but regular in formal writing.

Conditional Perfect

Person Form
yo habría editado
tú habrías editado
él/ella/Ud. habría editado
nosotros/as habríamos editado
vosotros/as habríais editado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrían editado

The conditional perfect expresses what would have happened: «Yo habría editado si hubiera podido». It is haber in the conditional plus the past participle, and it is the tense for regrets and missed chances.

Present Subjunctive

Person Form
yo edite
tú edites
él/ella/Ud. edite
nosotros/as editemos
vosotros/as editéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. editen

The present subjunctive appears after wishes, doubts, emotions and impersonal expressions: «Espero que él edite». The trigger is in the main clause; the subjunctive is the mood of uncertainty, desire and influence. Learn the yo form first — most of the table follows from it.

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra forms)

Person Form
yo editara
tú editaras
él/ella/Ud. editara
nosotros/as editáramos
vosotros/as editarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. editaran

The imperfect subjunctive is the past partner of the present subjunctive, used after past-tense triggers and in si-clauses: «Si él editara, todo sería distinto». The table above shows the -ra forms, the ones you will hear most often. There is also a less common -se set built on the same stem.

Imperative — Affirmative

Person Form
tú edita
él/ella/Ud. edite
nosotros/as editemos
vosotros/as editad
ellos/ellas/Uds. editen

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

The affirmative imperative gives direct commands and instructions: «¡edita!». There is no yo form — you cannot command yourself. The tú form is the one you will use with friends and family, and the usted form with people you address formally.

Imperative — Negative

Person Form
tú edites
él/ella/Ud. edite
nosotros/as editemos
vosotros/as editéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. editen

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

The negative imperative tells someone not to do something: «¡No edites!». Unlike the affirmative imperative, the negative forms come from the present subjunctive, which is why they look different. Never use the affirmative form after no.

Example sentences

  1. Yo edito todos los días. — I edit every day.
  2. Ayer yo edité por la tarde. — Yesterday I editted in the afternoon.
  3. Antes, yo editaba todos los días. — In the past, I used to edit every day.
  4. Mañana yo editaré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will edit without fail.
  5. Si tuviera más tiempo, yo editaría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would edit right now.
  6. Hoy yo he editado dos veces. — Today I have editted twice.
  7. Espero que tú edites pronto. — I hope You edit soon.
  8. Si yo editara, todo sería distinto. — If I editted, everything would be different.
  9. Ahora mismo yo estoy editando. — Right now I am editting.
  10. ¡edita, por favor! — Edit, please!

Common mistakes

1. Using the imperfect for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer yo editaba.

Right: Ayer yo edité.

Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, edité. The imperfect editaba describes what used to happen or what was going on, not a single completed event.

2. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger

Wrong: Espero que tú editas.

Right: Espero que tú edites.

After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: edites, not the indicative editas. Wishes, hopes and doubts all trigger this change.

3. Using the affirmative imperative after no

Wrong: No edita.

Right: No edites.

Negative commands use the subjunctive-based forms: no edites. The affirmative edita can never follow no.

4. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

Wrong: Yo editar todos los días.

Right: Yo edito todos los días.

The infinitive editar names the action; it never works as the main verb of a sentence. Conjugate it for the person: yo edito.

5. Confusing the gerund with the past participle

Wrong: He editando.

Right: He editado.

The perfect tenses use haber plus the past participle: he editado. The gerund editando goes with estar for actions in progress («Estoy editando»), never with haber.

Quiz

Test yourself on the forms above. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the nosotros/as form of editar in the present indicative?

- (a) editas
- (b) edita
- (c) editamos
- (d) edito

2. What is the vosotros/as form of editar in the preterite?

- (a) editasteis
- (b) editó
- (c) editaste
- (d) edité

3. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of editar in the imperfect?

- (a) editaban
- (b) editaba
- (c) editabas
- (d) editaba

4. What is the yo form of editar in the future?

- (a) editaré
- (b) editaremos
- (c) editarás
- (d) editará

5. What is the tú form of editar in the conditional?

- (a) editarías
- (b) editaríamos
- (c) editaría
- (d) editaría

6. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of editar in the present perfect?

- (a) has editado
- (b) he editado
- (c) ha editado
- (d) hemos editado

7. What is the nosotros/as form of editar in the present subjunctive?

- (a) edite
- (b) editemos
- (c) edites
- (d) edite

8. What is the vosotros/as form of editar in the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms)?

- (a) editara
- (b) editaras
- (c) editarais
- (d) editara

9. What is the gerund of editar?

- (a) editar
- (b) edito
- (c) editado
- (d) editando

10. What is the past participle of editar?

- (a) edité
- (b) editar
- (c) editado
- (d) editando

Answer key

1. (c) — In the present indicative, the nosotros/as form of editar is editamos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (a) — In the preterite, the vosotros/as form of editar is editasteis. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (a) — In the imperfect, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of editar is editaban. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (a) — In the future, the yo form of editar is editaré. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (a) — In the conditional, the tú form of editar is editarías. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (c) — In the present perfect, the él/ella/Ud. form of editar is ha editado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 7. (b) — In the present subjunctive, the nosotros/as form of editar is editemos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 8. (c) — In the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms), the vosotros/as form of editar is editarais. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 9. (d) — The gerund of editar is editando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy editando». 10. (c) — The past participle of editar is editado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he editado».

Frequently asked questions

Is editar regular or irregular?

Yes — editar is a regular -ar verb. Learn the endings once and they work in every tense, with the stem edit unchanged throughout.

What are the gerund and past participle of editar?

The gerund is editando and the past participle is editado. Use the gerund with estar for actions in progress («Estoy editando») and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses («he editado»).

How do I say «I edit» in Spanish?

Say «Yo edito todos los días». That is the yo form of the present tense, the form you need for talking about yourself right now.

What is the difference between the preterite and the imperfect of editar?

Use the preterite (edité) for a single finished event and the imperfect (editaba) for habits and background. «Ayer yo edité» reports something that happened and ended; «Antes, yo editaba» describes what used to happen.

When do I use the subjunctive with editar?

Use the subjunctive after wishes, doubts, emotions and impersonal expressions — for example «Espero que tú edites». The trigger sits in the main clause; once it is there, the subjunctive form is required, not a stylistic choice.

How do I use editar in the present perfect?

Put haber in the present before the past participle: «Hoy yo he editado». The participle editado never changes for person — only haber changes — so once you know the participle, the whole perfect tense follows.

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