Emocionar Conjugation in Spanish

Learning to conjugate emocionar — «to move (emotionally)» — opens up a whole set of sentences you will use every day. It is a regular -ar verb verb, and this page covers it completely: thirteen tenses, the gerund emocionando and the past participle emocionado, example sentences in every tense, the common mistakes and a quiz with an answer key. A good first sentence to learn is «Yo emociono todos los días» — I move every day. Once you can say that, the rest of the table falls into place person by person.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: emocionar
  • English: to move (emotionally)
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: emocionando
  • Past participle: emocionado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + emocionado)

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

Full conjugation tables

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

Gerund: emocionando · Past participle: emocionado

Present Indicative

Person Form
yo emociono
tú emocionas
él/ella/Ud. emociona
nosotros/as emocionamos
vosotros/as emocionáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. emocionan

The present is the tense you will use most with emocionar. It covers daily routines, permanent facts and actions in progress. Learn the yo form emociono first, then the tú and él forms, which are the ones that change the stem in stem-changing verbs.

Preterite

Person Form
yo emocioné
tú emocionaste
él/ella/Ud. emocionó
nosotros/as emocionamos
vosotros/as emocionasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. emocionaron

The preterite of emocionar reports what happened. «Ayer yo emocioné por la tarde» places the action firmly in finished time. It is the tense of stories and reports, not of background description.

Imperfect

Person Form
yo emocionaba
tú emocionabas
él/ella/Ud. emocionaba
nosotros/as emocionábamos
vosotros/as emocionabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. emocionaban

The imperfect of emocionar paints the background of a past scene: repeated actions, states and descriptions. «Antes, yo emocionaba todos los días» is the pattern. Pair it with the preterite when one event interrupts another.

Future

Person Form
yo emocionaré
tú emocionarás
él/ella/Ud. emocionará
nosotros/as emocionaremos
vosotros/as emocionaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. emocionarán

The future of emocionar looks forward: what will happen tomorrow, next week or next year. «Mañana yo emocionaré sin falta» is the pattern. Remember that the future can also express probability about the present in Spanish.

Conditional

Person Form
yo emocionaría
tú emocionarías
él/ella/Ud. emocionaría
nosotros/as emocionaríamos
vosotros/as emocionaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. emocionarían

The conditional of emocionar is the tense of «would»: what you would do, what would happen, what you would like. «Si pudiera, yo emocionaría sin dudarlo» shows the pattern. It is built on the infinitive, just like the future.

Present Perfect

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

The present perfect of emocionar says «have done»: the action is finished but its result still matters now. «Hoy yo he emocionado dos veces» is the pattern. Learn the participle emocionado well — every perfect tense depends on it.

Pluperfect

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

The pluperfect of emocionar steps one event further back than the preterite. «Antes de salir, yo había emocionado» is the pattern: first this happened, then the story moved on. It is haber in the imperfect plus emocionado.

Future Perfect

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

The future perfect of emocionar combines the future of haber with emocionado. «Para el viernes, yo habré emocionado ya» is the pattern. Use it when the completion matters more than the action itself.

Conditional Perfect

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

The conditional perfect of emocionar is the tense of «would have done». «Yo habría emocionado si hubiera podido» is the pattern. It is built from haber in the conditional plus emocionado.

Present Subjunctive

Person Form
yo emocione
tú emociones
él/ella/Ud. emocione
nosotros/as emocionemos
vosotros/as emocionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. emocionen

The present subjunctive of emocionar is the mood of what is wished, doubted or demanded rather than stated as fact. «Espero que tú emociones» is the pattern. If the trigger is in the past, switch to the imperfect subjunctive instead.

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra forms)

Person Form
yo emocionara
tú emocionaras
él/ella/Ud. emocionara
nosotros/as emocionáramos
vosotros/as emocionarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. emocionaran

The imperfect subjunctive of emocionar handles the hypothetical past and the polite conditional. «Ojalá yo emocionara más a menudo» is the pattern. The -ra forms in the table are the standard ones; the -se forms use the same stem with -se endings.

Imperative — Affirmative

Person Form
tú emociona
él/ella/Ud. emocione
nosotros/as emocionemos
vosotros/as emocionad
ellos/ellas/Uds. emocionen

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

The affirmative imperative of emocionar is for orders and instructions. «¡emociona, por favor!» is the pattern. Remember there is no yo form in the imperative, and the nosotros form doubles as a suggestion: «¡emocionemos!» means «let's do it».

Imperative — Negative

Person Form
tú emociones
él/ella/Ud. emocione
nosotros/as emocionemos
vosotros/as emocionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. emocionen

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

The negative imperative of emocionar is built on the present subjunctive: «¡No emociones!». Learn it as a set with the subjunctive table above, and never follow no with the affirmative command form.

Example sentences

  1. Yo emociono todos los días. — I move every day.
  2. Ayer yo emocioné por la tarde. — Yesterday I moved in the afternoon.
  3. Antes, yo emocionaba todos los días. — In the past, I used to move every day.
  4. Mañana yo emocionaré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will move without fail.
  5. Si tuviera más tiempo, yo emocionaría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would move right now.
  6. Hoy yo he emocionado dos veces. — Today I have moved twice.
  7. Espero que tú emociones pronto. — I hope You move soon.
  8. Si yo emocionara, todo sería distinto. — If I moved, everything would be different.
  9. Ahora mismo yo estoy emocionando. — Right now I am moving.
  10. ¡emociona, por favor! — Move, please!

Common mistakes

1. Using the imperfect for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer yo emocionaba.

Right: Ayer yo emocioné.

Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, emocioné. The imperfect emocionaba 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 emocionas.

Right: Espero que tú emociones.

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

3. Using the affirmative imperative after no

Wrong: No emociona.

Right: No emociones.

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

4. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

Wrong: Yo emocionar todos los días.

Right: Yo emociono todos los días.

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

5. Confusing the gerund with the past participle

Wrong: He emocionando.

Right: He emocionado.

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

Quiz

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

1. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of emocionar in the present indicative?

- (a) emociono
- (b) emocionamos
- (c) emocionas
- (d) emociona

2. What is the nosotros/as form of emocionar in the preterite?

- (a) emocioné
- (b) emocionó
- (c) emocionaste
- (d) emocionamos

3. What is the vosotros/as form of emocionar in the imperfect?

- (a) emocionaba
- (b) emocionaba
- (c) emocionabas
- (d) emocionabais

4. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of emocionar in the future?

- (a) emocionarás
- (b) emocionaré
- (c) emocionarán
- (d) emocionará

5. What is the yo form of emocionar in the conditional?

- (a) emocionaría
- (b) emocionarías
- (c) emocionaríamos
- (d) emocionaría

6. What is the tú form of emocionar in the present perfect?

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

7. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of emocionar in the present subjunctive?

- (a) emociones
- (b) emocione
- (c) emocionemos
- (d) emocione

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

- (a) emocionara
- (b) emocionara
- (c) emocionaras
- (d) emocionáramos

9. What is the gerund of emocionar?

- (a) emociono
- (b) emocionando
- (c) emocionar
- (d) emocionado

10. What is the past participle of emocionar?

- (a) emocionado
- (b) emocionando
- (c) emocionar
- (d) emocioné

Answer key

1. (d) — In the present indicative, the él/ella/Ud. form of emocionar is emociona. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (d) — In the preterite, the nosotros/as form of emocionar is emocionamos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (d) — In the imperfect, the vosotros/as form of emocionar is emocionabais. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (c) — In the future, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of emocionar is emocionarán. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (a) — In the conditional, the yo form of emocionar is emocionaría. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (d) — In the present perfect, the tú form of emocionar is has emocionado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 7. (b) — In the present subjunctive, the él/ella/Ud. form of emocionar is emocione. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 8. (d) — In the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms), the nosotros/as form of emocionar is emocionáramos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 9. (b) — The gerund of emocionar is emocionando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy emocionando». 10. (a) — The past participle of emocionar is emocionado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he emocionado».

Frequently asked questions

Is emocionar regular or irregular?

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

What are the gerund and past participle of emocionar?

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

How do I say «I move» in Spanish?

Say «Yo emociono 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 emocionar?

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

When do I use the subjunctive with emocionar?

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

How do I use emocionar in the present perfect?

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

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