Integrar Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb integrar means to integrate, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Integrar means to integrate, and it describes bringing parts together into a whole: integrating a new employee into a team, a new idea into a plan, or a new country into a community. It is fully regular and common in work, education and social contexts. Like every Spanish verb, integrar 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 integro a los nuevos alumnos en la clase, and in the preterite you say integré a los inmigrantes en la ciudad. 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: integrar
  • English: to integrate
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: integrando
  • Past participle: integrado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + integrado)

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for integrar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Integrar takes en for where something is integrated: integrar a los alumnos en la clase.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for integrar. 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 integro
tú integras
él/ella/Ud. integra
nosotros/as integramos
vosotros/as integráis
ellos/ellas/Uds. integran

Preterite

Person Form
yo integré
tú integraste
él/ella/Ud. integró
nosotros/as integramos
vosotros/as integrasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. integraron

Imperfect

Person Form
yo integraba
tú integrabas
él/ella/Ud. integraba
nosotros/as integrábamos
vosotros/as integrabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. integraban

Future

Person Form
yo integraré
tú integrarás
él/ella/Ud. integrará
nosotros/as integraremos
vosotros/as integraréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. integrarán

Conditional

Person Form
yo integraría
tú integrarías
él/ella/Ud. integraría
nosotros/as integraríamos
vosotros/as integraríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. integrarían

Present perfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Future perfect

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

Conditional perfect

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

Present subjunctive

Person Form
yo integre
tú integres
él/ella/Ud. integre
nosotros/as integremos
vosotros/as integréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. integren

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Person Form
yo integrara
tú integraras
él/ella/Ud. integrara
nosotros/as integráramos
vosotros/as integrarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. integraran

Imperative (affirmative)

Person Form
tú integra
él/ella/Ud. integre
nosotros/as integremos
vosotros/as integrad
ellos/ellas/Uds. integren

Imperative (negative)

Person Form
tú integres
él/ella/Ud. integre
nosotros/as integremos
vosotros/as integréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. integren

Gerund and past participle

Form Spanish Use
Gerund integrando with estar for the progressive: estoy integrando
Past participle integrado with haber for the perfect tenses: he integrado

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 integrar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Integro a los nuevos alumnos en la clase. 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 integrar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, integré las ideas en el proyecto. 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 integrar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, integraba a los inmigrantes en la ciudad. 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 integrar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, integraré la música en la fiesta. 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 integrar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Integraría a los nuevos alumnos en la clase 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 integrar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he integrado las ideas en el proyecto. 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 integrar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había integrado a los inmigrantes en la ciudad 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 integrar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré integrado la música en la fiesta. 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 integrar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría integrado a los nuevos alumnos en la clase 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 integrar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él integre las ideas en el proyecto. 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 integrar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él integrara a los inmigrantes en la ciudad, 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 integrar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Integra la música en la fiesta! 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 integrar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No integres a los nuevos alumnos en la clase. 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 integrar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.

  1. Integro a los nuevos alumnos en la clase. — I integrate the new students into the class.
  2. Integra las ideas en el proyecto. — He/she integrates the ideas into the project.
  3. Ayer, integré a los inmigrantes en la ciudad. — Yesterday, I integrated immigrants into the city.
  4. Antes, nosotros integrábamos la música en la fiesta. — Before, we used to integrate music into the party.
  5. Mañana, tú integrarás a los nuevos alumnos en la clase. — Tomorrow, you will integrate the new students into the class.
  6. Yo integraría las ideas en el proyecto si tuviera más tiempo. — I would integrate the ideas into the project if I had more time.
  7. Él ha integrado a los inmigrantes en la ciudad. — He has integrated immigrants into the city.
  8. Espero que él integre la música en la fiesta. — I hope he integrates music into the party.
  9. Yo ya había integrado a los nuevos alumnos en la clase antes de salir. — I had already integrated the new students into the class before leaving.
  10. Ellos integraban las ideas en el proyecto cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to integrate the ideas into the project when they were young.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo integra a los nuevos alumnos en la clase. — Right: Yo integro a los nuevos alumnos en la clase. — The person matters: integra is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is integro. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
  2. Wrong: Ayer yo integro las ideas en el proyecto. — Right: Ayer yo integré las ideas en el proyecto. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: integro is happening now, while integré is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
  3. Wrong: Treating integrar and integrarse as identical in every context. — Right: Integrar means to integrate, while integrarse means to integrate oneself. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: integrar fits sentences such as Integro a los nuevos alumnos en la clase, while integrarse belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy integrado las ideas en el proyecto. — Right: Yo he integrado las ideas en el proyecto. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he integrado, has integrado, ha integrado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  5. Wrong: De niño, yo integré a los inmigrantes en la ciudad todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo integraba a los inmigrantes en la ciudad todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (integraba), not the preterite. The preterite (integré) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on integrar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a los nuevos alumnos en la clase. (present tense) A. integro B. integras C. integra D. integramos

  2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ las ideas en el proyecto. (preterite) A. integré B. integraste C. integramos D. integró

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ a los inmigrantes en la ciudad. (imperfect) A. integrabas B. integro C. integrábamos D. integraba

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ la música en la fiesta. (future) A. integraremos B. integrarás C. integraré D. integrará

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a los nuevos alumnos en la clase si pudiera. (conditional) A. integraría B. integrarías C. integraríamos D. integro

  6. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ las ideas en el proyecto. (present subjunctive) A. integres B. integremos C. integro D. integre

  7. Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ a los inmigrantes en la ciudad, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. integráramos B. integro C. integrara D. integraras

  8. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ la música en la fiesta. (present perfect) A. ha integrado B. hemos integrado C. he integrado D. has integrado

  9. Complete the command: ¡___ a los nuevos alumnos en la clase! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. integra B. integre C. integremos D. integrad

  10. Which is the gerund of integrar, used with estar for the progressive? A. integrado B. integro C. integré D. integrando

Answer key

  1. integro — The yo present tense of integrar is integro.
  2. integró — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of integrar is integró.
  3. integrábamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of integrar is integrábamos.
  4. integrarás — The tú future of integrar is integrarás.
  5. integraría — The yo conditional of integrar is integraría.
  6. integre — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of integrar is integre.
  7. integrara — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of integrar is integrara.
  8. hemos integrado — The nosotros/as present perfect of integrar is hemos integrado.
  9. integra — The affirmative tú imperative of integrar is integra.
  10. integrando — The gerund of integrar is integrando: estoy integrando. The participle integrado is used with haber instead.

Frequently asked questions

What does integrar mean in English?

Integrar means to integrate. It is used in everyday situations such as Integro a los nuevos alumnos en la clase. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

Is integrar regular or irregular?

Integrar 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 integro in the present and integré in the preterite.

What is the difference between integrar and integrarse?

Integrar means to integrate, while integrarse means to integrate oneself. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use integrar when you mean to integrate, as in Integro a los nuevos alumnos en la clase, and use integrarse for to integrate oneself. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.

How do I say “I integrate” in the past?

It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo integré las ideas en el proyecto. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo integraba a los inmigrantes en la ciudad. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he integrado las ideas en el proyecto.

How do I practise integrar?

Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the integrar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.

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