-ar verb A2 · Elementary

Conjugate hornear in Spanish

to bake

hornear is a regular -ar verb ranked #267 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo horneo todos los días." (I bake every day.). 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 horneo
horneas
él/ella/Ud. hornea
nosotros horneamos
vosotros horneáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. hornean
Example

Yo horneo todos los días.

I bake every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo horneé
horneaste
él/ella/Ud. horneó
nosotros horneamos
vosotros horneasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. hornearon
Example

Nosotros horneamos juntos.

We bake together.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo horneaba
horneabas
él/ella/Ud. horneaba
nosotros horneábamos
vosotros horneabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. horneaban
Example

Antes yo horneaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to bake often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo hornearé
hornearás
él/ella/Ud. horneará
nosotros hornearemos
vosotros hornearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. hornearán
Example

Mañana yo hornearé.

Tomorrow I will bake.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo hornearía
hornearías
él/ella/Ud. hornearía
nosotros hornearíamos
vosotros hornearíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. hornearían
Example

Si pudiera, yo hornearía.

If I could, I would bake.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo hornee
hornees
él/ella/Ud. hornee
nosotros horneemos
vosotros horneéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. horneen
Example

Quiero que tú hornees más.

I want you to bake more.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
hornea
él/ella/Ud. hornee
nosotros horneemos
vosotros hornead
ellos/ellas/Uds. horneen
Example

Él hornea con frecuencia.

He bakes often.

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