Evaluar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish
The present tense of evaluar — "to evaluate" 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 evaluar 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. Evaluar means to evaluate or assess: evaluar los resultados, evaluar a sus alumnos. It is common in education, business and official reports. To see it in a real sentence: Yo evalúo los resultados del examen — "I evaluate the exam results".
Present tense conjugation table: evaluar
Every person of evaluar in the present tense. The gerund is evaluando and the past participle is evaluado.
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | evalúo |
| tú | evalúas |
| él/ella/Ud. | evalúa |
| nosotros/as | evaluamos |
| vosotros/as | evaluáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | evalúan |
How the present of evaluar is formed
The present of evaluar is built from the stem evalu- 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 | evalúo |
| tú | -as | evalúas |
| él/ella/Ud. | -a | evalúa |
| nosotros/as | -amos | evaluamos |
| vosotros/as | -áis | evaluáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | -an | evalúan |
The gerund of evaluar is evaluando and the past participle is evaluado. Both are the forms you need with estar and haber respectively.
When to use the present tense of evaluar
The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and evaluar 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 describes things that happen regularly, as a habit or routine.
"Cada día, yo evalúo los resultados del examen" — "Every day, I evaluate the exam results"
General truths
The present states facts that are always true, not just true today.
"Mi amigo evalúa el proyecto antes de aprobarlo" — "My friend evaluates the project before approving it"
What is happening now
The present describes an action in progress right now.
"Ahora, yo evalúo a sus alumnos cada trimestre" — "Right now, I evaluate his pupils every term"
Near-future plans
Spanish often uses the present for a plan that is already fixed.
"Mañana, nosotros evaluamos los daños del incendio" — "Tomorrow, we evaluate the fire damage"
Timetables and scheduled events
The present is the tense for timetables, programmes and things that happen on a schedule.
"Ellos evalúan la situación con calma" — "They evaluate the situation calmly"
The present tense vs the closest tenses
Present — habit or general fact vs Preterite — one finished occasion
The present describes a habit, a routine or a general fact — something that happens again and again or that is true in general. The preterite reports one finished occasion in the past. Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once, on a specific day.
- Present — habit or general fact: {'pre_es': 'Cada día, ', 'pre_en': 'Every day, '}yo evalúo los resultados del examen — "I evaluate the exam results"
- Preterite — one finished occasion: {'pre_es': 'Ayer, ', 'pre_en': 'Yesterday, '}yo evalué los resultados del examen — "I evaluated the exam results"
Present — now vs Imperfect — a past habit or background
The present talks about now. The imperfect talks about the past as a background — a repeated habit, an ongoing situation, something that used to happen. If you can add "used to" in English, the imperfect is usually the right choice; if it is happening now or always, use the present.
- Present — now: {}tú evalúas el proyecto antes de aprobarlo — "You evaluate the project before approving it"
- Imperfect — a past habit or background: {}tú evaluabas el proyecto antes de aprobarlo — "You used to evaluate the project before approving it"
Present — now or a fixed plan vs Future — what will happen
The present describes what happens now, what you do regularly, or a plan that is already fixed. The future describes what will happen later — a promise, a prediction, a plan that is not yet under way. Spanish often uses the present for near-future plans, but the future is the form for a clear statement about tomorrow.
- Present — now or a fixed plan: {'subj_es': 'Mi amigo', 'subj_en': 'My friend'}él evalúa a sus alumnos cada trimestre — "He evaluates his pupils every term"
- Future — what will happen: {'subj_es': 'Mi amigo', 'subj_en': 'My friend'}él evaluará a sus alumnos cada trimestre — "He will evaluate his pupils every term"
Examples: evaluar in the present tense
Seven sentences that show evaluar in the present tense only, across all six persons. Read each one aloud, notice the ending, and check the translation.
- Yo evalúo los resultados del examen — "I evaluate the exam results"
- Tú evalúas el proyecto antes de aprobarlo — "You evaluate the project before approving it"
- Él evalúa a sus alumnos cada trimestre — "He evaluates his pupils every term"
- Nosotros evaluamos los daños del incendio — "We evaluate the fire damage"
- Vosotros evaluáis la situación con calma — "You evaluate the situation calmly"
- Ellos evalúan los resultados del examen — "They evaluate the exam results"
- Yo evalúo el proyecto antes de aprobarlo — "I evaluate the project before approving it"
Common mistakes with evaluar in the present tense
These are the errors learners actually make with evaluar in the present tense. Each one shows the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.
✗ *Yo evalúo en los resultados del examen.
✓ Correct: Yo evalúo los resultados del examen.
evaluar takes this complement directly, with no preposition: Yo evalúo los resultados del examen.
✗ *Tú evalúa el proyecto antes de aprobarlo.
✓ Correct: Tú evalúas el proyecto antes de aprobarlo.
The tú form and the él form are different: tú takes evalúas, él takes evalúa.
✗ *Cada día, yo evalué a sus alumnos cada trimestre
✓ Correct: Cada día, yo evalúo a sus alumnos cada trimestre
Cada día describes a habit, so it needs the present, not the preterite.
✗ *Vosotros evaluais los daños del incendio.
✓ Correct: Vosotros evaluáis los daños del incendio.
The vosotros present form carries a written accent: evaluáis, not evaluais.
Quiz: evaluar in the present tense
Eight questions on the present tense of evaluar. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below — every answer is explained.
Which is the correct present form of evaluar for tú? A. evalúas B. evalúo C. evalúa D. evaluamos
Complete the sentence: Yo ______ los resultados del examen — "I evaluate the exam results" (present) A. evalúa B. evaluamos C. evalúo D. evalúas
Complete the sentence: Él ______ el proyecto antes de aprobarlo — "He evaluates the project before approving it" (present) A. evaluamos B. evalúa C. evalúo D. evalúas
Which is the correct present form of evaluar for nosotros? A. evalúas B. evalúa C. evalúan D. evaluamos
Which sentence uses evaluar correctly in the present? A. Mi amigo evaluamos a sus alumnos cada trimestre B. Mi amigo evalúa a sus alumnos cada trimestre C. Mi amigo evalúas a sus alumnos cada trimestre D. Mi amigo evaluaba a sus alumnos cada trimestre
Complete the sentence: Vosotros ______ los daños del incendio — "You evaluate the fire damage" (present) A. evalúas B. evalúa C. evaluáis D. evalúo
Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ la situación con calma — "They evaluate the situation calmly" (present) A. evalúas B. evalúa C. evalúan D. evalúo
What is the gerund of evaluar? A. evalúo B. evalué C. evaluando D. evaluado
Answer key
- evalúas — The tú form in the present is evalúas.
- evalúo — The present form for yo is evalúo.
- evalúa — The present form for él/ella/Ud. is evalúa.
- evaluamos — The nosotros form in the present is evaluamos.
- Mi amigo evalúa a sus alumnos cada trimestre — Mi amigo evalúa a sus alumnos cada trimestre is correct: the verb agrees with its subject and the tense is the present.
- evaluáis — The present form for vosotros/as is evaluáis.
- evalúan — The present form for ellos/ellas/Uds. is evalúan.
- evaluando — The gerund is evaluando. It is the form you use with estar for the progressive, and it is not the past participle evaluado.
Frequently asked questions
Is evaluar regular in the present tense?
Yes — in the present tense evaluar follows the regular endings for -ar verbs, as the table above shows.
What is the gerund and the past participle of evaluar?
The gerund is evaluando and the past participle is evaluado. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses.
How do you say "I evaluate" in the present tense?
Say evalúo. For example: Yo evalúo los resultados del examen — "I evaluate the exam results".
What is the difference between the present and the preterite of evaluar?
The present describes a habit or what happens now: Yo evalúo los resultados del examen — "I evaluate the exam results". The preterite reports one finished occasion: Ayer, yo evalué los resultados del examen — "Yesterday, I evaluated the exam results". Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once.
Related links
- Full conjugation of evaluar — every tense and mood, with the complete tables.
- evaluar examples and quiz — more sentences, dialogues and a longer quiz.
- Spanish Present tense guide — how the present tense works for all Spanish verbs.
- Spanish verbs — the full list of Spanish verbs on VerbFlow.