Conjugate impulsar in Spanish

to drive, to propel, to promote

impulsar is a regular -ar verb ranked #839 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El gobierno quiere impulsar la economía con nuevas medidas." (The government wants to drive the economy with new measures.). 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 impulso
impulsas
él/ella/Ud. impulsa
nosotros impulsamos
vosotros impulsáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. impulsan
Example

Yo impulso todos los días.

I drive, to propel, to promote every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo impulsé
impulsaste
él/ella/Ud. impulsó
nosotros impulsamos
vosotros impulsasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. impulsaron
Example

Ayer yo impulsé.

Yesterday I drive, to propel, to promote.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo impulsaba
impulsabas
él/ella/Ud. impulsaba
nosotros impulsábamos
vosotros impulsabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. impulsaban
Example

Antes yo impulsaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to drive, to propel, to promote often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo impulsaré
impulsarás
él/ella/Ud. impulsará
nosotros impulsaremos
vosotros impulsaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. impulsarán
Example

Mañana yo impulsaré.

Tomorrow I will drive, to propel, to promote.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo impulsaría
impulsarías
él/ella/Ud. impulsaría
nosotros impulsaríamos
vosotros impulsaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. impulsarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo impulsaría.

If I could, I would drive, to propel, to promote.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo impulse
impulses
él/ella/Ud. impulse
nosotros impulsemos
vosotros impulséis
ellos/ellas/Uds. impulsen
Example

Espero que tú impulses.

I hope that you drive, to propel, to promote.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
impulsa
él/ella/Ud. impulse
nosotros impulsemos
vosotros impulsad
ellos/ellas/Uds. impulsen
Example

¡Impulsa!

Drive, to propel, to promote!

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