-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate gesticular in Spanish

to gesticulate

gesticular is a regular -ar verb ranked #2146 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Gesticulaba mucho al hablar." (He gesticulated a lot while speaking.). 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 gesticulo
gesticulas
él/ella/Ud. gesticula
nosotros gesticulamos
vosotros gesticuláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. gesticulan
Example

Yo gesticulo todos los días.

I gesticulate every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo gesticulé
gesticulaste
él/ella/Ud. gesticuló
nosotros gesticulamos
vosotros gesticulásteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. gesticularon
Example

Ayer yo gesticulé.

Yesterday I gesticulate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo gesticulaba
gesticulabas
él/ella/Ud. gesticulaba
nosotros gesticulábamos
vosotros gesticulabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. gesticulaban
Example

Gesticulaba mucho al hablar.

He gesticulated a lot while speaking.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo gesticulará
gesticulará
él/ella/Ud. gesticulará
nosotros gesticularemos
vosotros gesticuláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. gesticularan
Example

Mañana yo gesticulará.

Tomorrow I will gesticulate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo gesticularía
gesticularías
él/ella/Ud. gesticularía
nosotros gesticularíamos
vosotros gesticularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. gesticularían
Example

Si pudiera, yo gesticularía.

If I could, I would gesticulate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo gesticule
gesticules
él/ella/Ud. gesticule
nosotros gesticulemos
vosotros gesticuléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. gesticulen
Example

Espero que tú gesticules.

I hope that you gesticulate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
gesticula
él/ella/Ud. gesticule
nosotros gesticulemos
vosotros gesticulad
ellos/ellas/Uds. gesticulen
Example

¡Gesticula!

Gesticulate!

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