Conjugate intercalar in Spanish
to insert, to intersperse
intercalar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1766 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El profesor intercaló anécdotas divertidas en su clase." (The teacher interspersed funny anecdotes in his class.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
intercalar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to insert, to intersperse · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | intercalo |
| tú | intercalas |
| él/ella/Ud. | intercala |
| nosotros | intercalamos |
| vosotros | intercaláis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | intercalan |
Yo intercalo todos los días.
I insert, to intersperse every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | intercalé |
| tú | intercalaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | intercaló |
| nosotros | intercalamos |
| vosotros | intercalasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | intercalaron |
Ayer yo intercalé.
Yesterday I insert, to intersperse.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | intercalaba |
| tú | intercalabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | intercalaba |
| nosotros | intercalábamos |
| vosotros | intercalabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | intercalaban |
Antes yo intercalaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to insert, to intersperse often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | intercalaré |
| tú | intercalarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | intercalará |
| nosotros | intercalaremos |
| vosotros | intercalaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | intercalarán |
Mañana yo intercalaré.
Tomorrow I will insert, to intersperse.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | intercalaría |
| tú | intercalarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | intercalaría |
| nosotros | intercalaríamos |
| vosotros | intercalaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | intercalarían |
Si pudiera, yo intercalaría.
If I could, I would insert, to intersperse.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | intercale |
| tú | intercales |
| él/ella/Ud. | intercale |
| nosotros | intercalemos |
| vosotros | intercaléis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | intercalen |
Espero que tú intercales.
I hope that you insert, to intersperse.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | intercala |
| él/ella/Ud. | intercale |
| nosotros | intercalemos |
| vosotros | intercalad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | intercalen |
¡Intercala!
Insert, to intersperse!
Test yourself
Type the correct conjugation for each prompt.
Example sentences
-
El profesor intercaló anécdotas divertidas en su clase.
The teacher interspersed funny anecdotes in his class.
-
Voy a intercalar estas páginas en el documento.
I'm going to insert these pages into the document.
-
Es bueno intercalar descansos entre las horas de estudio.
It's good to intersperse breaks between study hours.
Common phrases with intercalar
- intercalar comentarios to interject comments
- intercalar ejercicios de descanso to intersperse rest exercises
- intercalar datos en una tabla to insert data into a table