-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate festejar in Spanish

to celebrate

festejar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2120 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Festejamos el cumpleaños de Ana." (We celebrated Ana's birthday.). 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 festejo
stejejas
él/ella/Ud. festeja
nosotros festejamos
vosotros festejáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. festejan
Example

Festejamos el cumpleaños de Ana.

We celebrated Ana's birthday.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo festejé
festejaste
él/ella/Ud. festejó
nosotros festejamos
vosotros festejasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. festejaron
Example

Festejamos el cumpleaños de Ana.

We celebrated Ana's birthday.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo festejaba
festejabas
él/ella/Ud. festejaba
nosotros festejábamos
vosotros festejabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. festejaban
Example

Antes yo festejaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to celebrate often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo festejaré
festejarás
él/ella/Ud. festejará
nosotros festejaremos
vosotros festejaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. festejarán
Example

Mañana yo festejaré.

Tomorrow I will celebrate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo festejaría
festejarías
él/ella/Ud. festejaría
nosotros festejaríamos
vosotros festejaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. festejarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo festejaría.

If I could, I would celebrate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo festeje
stejejes
él/ella/Ud. festeje
nosotros festejemos
vosotros festejéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. festejen
Example

Espero que tú stejejes.

I hope that you celebrate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
festeja
él/ella/Ud. festeje
nosotros festejemos
vosotros festejad
ellos/ellas/Uds. festejen
Example

¡Festeja!

Celebrate!

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