-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate hilvanar in Spanish

to baste, to piece together

hilvanar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1983 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Mi abuela hilvanaba las telas antes de coserlas a máquina." (My grandmother used to baste the fabrics before sewing them by machine.). 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 hilvano
hilvanas
él/ella/Ud. hilvana
nosotros hilvanamos
vosotros hilvanáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. hilvanan
Example

Yo hilvano todos los días.

I baste, to piece together every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo hilvané
hilvanaste
él/ella/Ud. hilvanó
nosotros hilvanamos
vosotros hilvanasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. hilvanaron
Example

Ayer yo hilvané.

Yesterday I baste, to piece together.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo hilvanaba
hilvanabas
él/ella/Ud. hilvanaba
nosotros hilvanábamos
vosotros hilvanabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. hilvanaban
Example

Mi abuela hilvanaba las telas antes de coserlas a máquina.

My grandmother used to baste the fabrics before sewing them by machine.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo hilvanaré
hilvanarás
él/ella/Ud. hilvanará
nosotros hilvanaremos
vosotros hilvanaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. hilvanarán
Example

Mañana yo hilvanaré.

Tomorrow I will baste, to piece together.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo hilvanaría
hilvanarías
él/ella/Ud. hilvanaría
nosotros hilvanaríamos
vosotros hilvanaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. hilvanarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo hilvanaría.

If I could, I would baste, to piece together.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo hilvane
hilvanes
él/ella/Ud. hilvane
nosotros hilvanemos
vosotros hilvanéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. hilvanen
Example

Espero que tú hilvanes.

I hope that you baste, to piece together.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
hilvana
él/ella/Ud. hilvane
nosotros hilvanemos
vosotros hilvanad
ellos/ellas/Uds. hilvanen
Example

¡Hilvana!

Baste, to piece together!

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