-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate incentivar in Spanish

to incentivize

incentivar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2205 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "La empresa incentiva a sus empleados." (The company incentivizes its employees.). 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 incentivo
incentivas
él/ella/Ud. incentiva
nosotros incentivamos
vosotros incentivᾱis
ellos/ellas/Uds. incentivan
Example

La empresa incentiva a sus empleados.

The company incentivizes its employees.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo incentivé
incentivaste
él/ella/Ud. incentivó
nosotros incentivamos
vosotros incentivasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. incentivaron
Example

Ayer yo incentivé.

Yesterday I incentivize.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo incentivaba
incentivabas
él/ella/Ud. incentivaba
nosotros incentivábamos
vosotros incentivabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. incentivaban
Example

Antes yo incentivaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to incentivize often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo incentivaré
incentivarás
él/ella/Ud. incentivará
nosotros incentivaremos
vosotros incentivaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. incentivarán
Example

Mañana yo incentivaré.

Tomorrow I will incentivize.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo incentivaría
incentivarías
él/ella/Ud. incentivaría
nosotros incentivaríamos
vosotros incentivaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. incentivarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo incentivaría.

If I could, I would incentivize.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo incentive
incentives
él/ella/Ud. incentive
nosotros incentivemos
vosotros incentivéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. incentiven
Example

Espero que tú incentives.

I hope that you incentivize.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
incentiva
él/ella/Ud. incentive
nosotros incentivemos
vosotros incentivad
ellos/ellas/Uds. incentiven
Example

La empresa incentiva a sus empleados.

The company incentivizes its employees.

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