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.
impulsar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to drive, to propel, to promote · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | impulso |
| tú | impulsas |
| él/ella/Ud. | impulsa |
| nosotros | impulsamos |
| vosotros | impulsáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impulsan |
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 |
| tú | impulsaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | impulsó |
| nosotros | impulsamos |
| vosotros | impulsasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impulsaron |
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 |
| tú | impulsabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | impulsaba |
| nosotros | impulsábamos |
| vosotros | impulsabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impulsaban |
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 |
| tú | impulsarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | impulsará |
| nosotros | impulsaremos |
| vosotros | impulsaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impulsarán |
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 |
| tú | impulsarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | impulsaría |
| nosotros | impulsaríamos |
| vosotros | impulsaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impulsarían |
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 |
| tú | impulses |
| él/ella/Ud. | impulse |
| nosotros | impulsemos |
| vosotros | impulséis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impulsen |
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 | - |
| tú | impulsa |
| él/ella/Ud. | impulse |
| nosotros | impulsemos |
| vosotros | impulsad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impulsen |
¡Impulsa!
Drive, to propel, to promote!
Test yourself
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Example sentences
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El gobierno quiere impulsar la economía con nuevas medidas.
The government wants to drive the economy with new measures.
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La curiosidad me impulsó a investigar más sobre el tema.
Curiosity drove me to research more about the topic.
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Debemos impulsar proyectos que beneficien a la comunidad.
We must promote projects that benefit the community.
Common phrases with impulsar
- impulsar el crecimiento to drive growth
- impulsar un proyecto to promote a project
- impulsar cambios to drive changes