-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate capitular in Spanish

to capitulate, to surrender

capitular is a regular -ar verb ranked #1611 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El ejército enemigo capituló después de meses de asedio." (The enemy army capitulated after months of siege.). 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 capitulo
capitulas
él/ella/Ud. capitula
nosotros capitulamos
vosotros capituláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. capitulan
Example

Yo capitulo todos los días.

I capitulate, to surrender every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo capitulé
capitulaste
él/ella/Ud. capituló
nosotros capitulamos
vosotros capitulasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. capitularon
Example

Ayer yo capitulé.

Yesterday I capitulate, to surrender.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo capitulaba
capitulabas
él/ella/Ud. capitulaba
nosotros capitulábamos
vosotros capitulabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. capitulaban
Example

Antes yo capitulaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to capitulate, to surrender often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo capitularé
capitularás
él/ella/Ud. capitulará
nosotros capitularemos
vosotros capitularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. capitularán
Example

Mañana yo capitularé.

Tomorrow I will capitulate, to surrender.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo capitularía
capitularías
él/ella/Ud. capitularía
nosotros capitularíamos
vosotros capitularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. capitularían
Example

Si pudiera, yo capitularía.

If I could, I would capitulate, to surrender.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo capitule
capitules
él/ella/Ud. capitule
nosotros capitulemos
vosotros capituléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. capitulen
Example

Espero que tú capitules.

I hope that you capitulate, to surrender.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
capitula
él/ella/Ud. capitule
nosotros capitulemos
vosotros capitulad
ellos/ellas/Uds. capitulen
Example

¡Capitula!

Capitulate, to surrender!

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