-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate patrocinar in Spanish

to sponsor, to patronize

patrocinar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1470 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Una empresa internacional decidió patrocinar el evento deportivo." (An international company decided to sponsor the sporting event.). 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 patrocino
patrocinas
él/ella/Ud. patrocina
nosotros patrocinamos
vosotros patrocináis
ellos/ellas/Uds. patrocinan
Example

¿Quién patrocina este programa de televisión?

Who sponsors this television program?

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo patrociné
patrocinaste
él/ella/Ud. patrocinó
nosotros patrocinamos
vosotros patrocinasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. patrocinaron
Example

Ayer yo patrociné.

Yesterday I sponsor, to patronize.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo patrocinaba
patrocinabas
él/ella/Ud. patrocinaba
nosotros patrocinábamos
vosotros patrocinabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. patrocinaban
Example

Antes yo patrocinaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to sponsor, to patronize often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo patrocinaré
patrocinarás
él/ella/Ud. patrocinará
nosotros patrocinaremos
vosotros patrocinaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. patrocinarán
Example

Mañana yo patrocinaré.

Tomorrow I will sponsor, to patronize.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo patrocinaría
patrocinarías
él/ella/Ud. patrocinaría
nosotros patrocinaríamos
vosotros patrocinaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. patrocinarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo patrocinaría.

If I could, I would sponsor, to patronize.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo patrocine
patrocines
él/ella/Ud. patrocine
nosotros patrocinemos
vosotros patrocinéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. patrocinen
Example

Espero que tú patrocines.

I hope that you sponsor, to patronize.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
patrocina
él/ella/Ud. patrocine
nosotros patrocinemos
vosotros patrocinad
ellos/ellas/Uds. patrocinen
Example

¿Quién patrocina este programa de televisión?

Who sponsors this television program?

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