-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate capacitar in Spanish

to train, to qualify, to enable

capacitar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2049 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "La empresa capacitó a todos sus empleados." (The company trained all its employees.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo capacito
capacitas
él/ella/Ud. capacita
nosotros capacitamos
vosotros capacitáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. capacitan
Example

Este curso te capacita para el trabajo.

This course qualifies you for the job.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo capacité
capacitaste
él/ella/Ud. capacitó
nosotros capacitamos
vosotros capacitasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. capacitaron
Example

Ayer yo capacité.

Yesterday I train, to qualify, to enable.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo capacitaba
capacitabas
él/ella/Ud. capacitaba
nosotros capacitábamos
vosotros capacitabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. capacitaban
Example

Antes yo capacitaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to train, to qualify, to enable often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo capacitaré
capacitarás
él/ella/Ud. capacitará
nosotros capacitaremos
vosotros capacitaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. capacitarán
Example

Mañana yo capacitaré.

Tomorrow I will train, to qualify, to enable.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo capacitaría
capacitarías
él/ella/Ud. capacitaría
nosotros capacitaríamos
vosotros capacitaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. capacitarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo capacitaría.

If I could, I would train, to qualify, to enable.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo capacite
capacites
él/ella/Ud. capacite
nosotros capacitemos
vosotros capacitéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. capaciten
Example

Espero que tú capacites.

I hope that you train, to qualify, to enable.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
capacita
él/ella/Ud. capacite
nosotros capacitemos
vosotros capacitad
ellos/ellas/Uds. capaciten
Example

Este curso te capacita para el trabajo.

This course qualifies you for the job.

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