Trasladar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb trasladar means to move, to transfer, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Trasladar means to move or to transfer, and it covers moving house, transferring an employee, and moving a patient to another hospital: trasladar a un enfermo, trasladarse a otra ciudad. It is a fully regular -ar verb. Like every Spanish verb, trasladar 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 traslado a un enfermo al hospital, and in the preterite you say trasladé a un empleado a Madrid. 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: trasladar
- English: to move, to transfer
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: trasladando
- Past participle: trasladado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + trasladado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for trasladar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Trasladar is fully regular: trasladé, trasladaba, trasladaré.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for trasladar. 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 | traslado |
| tú | trasladas |
| él/ella/Ud. | traslada |
| nosotros/as | trasladamos |
| vosotros/as | trasladáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trasladan |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | trasladé |
| tú | trasladaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | trasladó |
| nosotros/as | trasladamos |
| vosotros/as | trasladasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trasladaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | trasladaba |
| tú | trasladabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | trasladaba |
| nosotros/as | trasladábamos |
| vosotros/as | trasladabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trasladaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | trasladaré |
| tú | trasladarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | trasladará |
| nosotros/as | trasladaremos |
| vosotros/as | trasladaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trasladarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | trasladaría |
| tú | trasladarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | trasladaría |
| nosotros/as | trasladaríamos |
| vosotros/as | trasladaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trasladarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he trasladado |
| tú | has trasladado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha trasladado |
| nosotros/as | hemos trasladado |
| vosotros/as | habéis trasladado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han trasladado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había trasladado |
| tú | habías trasladado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había trasladado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos trasladado |
| vosotros/as | habíais trasladado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían trasladado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré trasladado |
| tú | habrás trasladado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá trasladado |
| nosotros/as | habremos trasladado |
| vosotros/as | habréis trasladado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán trasladado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría trasladado |
| tú | habrías trasladado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría trasladado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos trasladado |
| vosotros/as | habríais trasladado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían trasladado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | traslade |
| tú | traslades |
| él/ella/Ud. | traslade |
| nosotros/as | traslademos |
| vosotros/as | trasladéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trasladen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | trasladara |
| tú | trasladaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | trasladara |
| nosotros/as | trasladáramos |
| vosotros/as | trasladarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trasladaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | traslada |
| él/ella/Ud. | traslade |
| nosotros/as | traslademos |
| vosotros/as | trasladad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trasladen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | traslades |
| él/ella/Ud. | traslade |
| nosotros/as | traslademos |
| vosotros/as | trasladéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | trasladen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | trasladando | with estar for the progressive: estoy trasladando |
| Past participle | trasladado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he trasladado |
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 trasladar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Traslado a un enfermo al hospital. 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 trasladar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, trasladé la oficina a otro edificio. 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 trasladar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, trasladaba a un empleado a Madrid. 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 trasladar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, trasladaré los muebles a la casa nueva. 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 trasladar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Trasladaría a un enfermo al hospital 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 trasladar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he trasladado la oficina a otro edificio. 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 trasladar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había trasladado a un empleado a Madrid 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 trasladar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré trasladado los muebles a la casa nueva. 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 trasladar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría trasladado a un enfermo al hospital 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 trasladar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él traslade la oficina a otro edificio. 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 trasladar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él trasladara a un empleado a Madrid, 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 trasladar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Traslada los muebles a la casa nueva! 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 trasladar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No traslades a un enfermo al hospital. 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 trasladar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Traslado a un enfermo al hospital. — I move a patient to hospital.
- Traslada la oficina a otro edificio. — He/she moves the office to another building.
- Ayer, trasladé a un empleado a Madrid. — Yesterday, I moved an employee to Madrid.
- Antes, nosotros trasladábamos los muebles a la casa nueva. — Before, we used to move the furniture to the new house.
- Mañana, tú trasladarás a un enfermo al hospital. — Tomorrow, you will move a patient to hospital.
- Yo trasladaría la oficina a otro edificio si tuviera más tiempo. — I would move the office to another building if I had more time.
- Él ha trasladado a un empleado a Madrid. — He has moved an employee to Madrid.
- Espero que él traslade los muebles a la casa nueva. — I hope he moves the furniture to the new house.
- Yo ya había trasladado a un enfermo al hospital antes de salir. — I had already moved a patient to hospital before leaving.
- Ellos trasladaban la oficina a otro edificio cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to move the office to another building when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo traslada a un enfermo al hospital. — Right: Yo traslado a un enfermo al hospital. — The person matters: traslada is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is traslado. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Ayer yo traslado la oficina a otro edificio. — Right: Ayer yo trasladé la oficina a otro edificio. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: traslado is happening now, while trasladé is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
- Wrong: Treating trasladar and trasladarse as identical in every context. — Right: Trasladar means to move, to transfer, while trasladarse means to move yourself. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: trasladar fits sentences such as Traslado a un enfermo al hospital, while trasladarse belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy trasladado la oficina a otro edificio. — Right: Yo he trasladado la oficina a otro edificio. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he trasladado, has trasladado, ha trasladado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo trasladé a un empleado a Madrid todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo trasladaba a un empleado a Madrid todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (trasladaba), not the preterite. The preterite (trasladé) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on trasladar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a un enfermo al hospital. (present tense) A. traslado B. trasladas C. traslada D. trasladamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ la oficina a otro edificio. (preterite) A. trasladé B. trasladaste C. trasladamos D. trasladó
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ a un empleado a Madrid. (imperfect) A. trasladabas B. traslado C. trasladábamos D. trasladaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ los muebles a la casa nueva. (future) A. trasladaremos B. trasladarás C. trasladaré D. trasladará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a un enfermo al hospital si pudiera. (conditional) A. trasladaría B. trasladarías C. trasladaríamos D. traslado
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ la oficina a otro edificio. (present subjunctive) A. traslades B. traslademos C. traslado D. traslade
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ a un empleado a Madrid, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. trasladáramos B. traslado C. trasladara D. trasladaras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ los muebles a la casa nueva. (present perfect) A. ha trasladado B. hemos trasladado C. he trasladado D. has trasladado
Complete the command: ¡___ a un enfermo al hospital! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. traslada B. traslade C. traslademos D. trasladad
Which is the gerund of trasladar, used with estar for the progressive? A. trasladado B. traslado C. trasladé D. trasladando
Answer key
- traslado — The yo present tense of trasladar is traslado.
- trasladó — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of trasladar is trasladó.
- trasladábamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of trasladar is trasladábamos.
- trasladarás — The tú future of trasladar is trasladarás.
- trasladaría — The yo conditional of trasladar is trasladaría.
- traslade — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of trasladar is traslade.
- trasladara — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of trasladar is trasladara.
- hemos trasladado — The nosotros/as present perfect of trasladar is hemos trasladado.
- traslada — The affirmative tú imperative of trasladar is traslada.
- trasladando — The gerund of trasladar is trasladando: estoy trasladando. The participle trasladado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does trasladar mean in English?
Trasladar means to move, to transfer. It is used in everyday situations such as Traslado a un enfermo al hospital. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is trasladar regular or irregular?
Trasladar 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 traslado in the present and trasladé in the preterite.
What is the difference between trasladar and trasladarse?
Trasladar means to move, to transfer, while trasladarse means to move yourself. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use trasladar when you mean to move, to transfer, as in Traslado a un enfermo al hospital, and use trasladarse for to move yourself. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I move” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo trasladé la oficina a otro edificio. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo trasladaba a un empleado a Madrid. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he trasladado la oficina a otro edificio.
How do I practise trasladar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the trasladar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Trasladar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for trasladar.
- Trasladar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for trasladar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Transitar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with trasladar.
- Trotar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with trasladar.
- Tumbar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with trasladar.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.