-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate licenciar in Spanish

to license / to discharge

licenciar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2256 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Lo licenciaron del ejército." (He was discharged from the army.). 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 licencio
licencias
él/ella/Ud. licencia
nosotros licenciamos
vosotros licenciáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. licencian
Example

Yo licencio todos los días.

I license / to discharge every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo licencié
licenciaste
él/ella/Ud. licenció
nosotros licenciamos
vosotros licenciasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. licenciaron
Example

Lo licenciaron del ejército.

He was discharged from the army.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo licenciaba
licenciabas
él/ella/Ud. licenciaba
nosotros licenciábamos
vosotros licenciabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. licenciaban
Example

Antes yo licenciaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to license / to discharge often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo licenciaré
licenciarás
él/ella/Ud. licenciará
nosotros licenciaremos
vosotros licenciaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. licenciarán
Example

Mañana yo licenciaré.

Tomorrow I will license / to discharge.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo licenciaría
licenciarías
él/ella/Ud. licenciaría
nosotros licenciaríamos
vosotros licenciaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. licenciarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo licenciaría.

If I could, I would license / to discharge.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo licencie
licencies
él/ella/Ud. licencie
nosotros licenciemos
vosotros licenciéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. licencien
Example

Espero que tú licencies.

I hope that you license / to discharge.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
licencia
él/ella/Ud. licencie
nosotros licenciemos
vosotros licenciad
ellos/ellas/Uds. licencien
Example

¡Licencia!

License / to discharge!

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