Conjugate percatar in Spanish

to notice

percatar is a regular -ar verb ranked #565 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "No me percaté de que estaba lloviendo hasta que salí." (I didn't notice it was raining until I went outside.). 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 me percato
te percatas
él/ella/Ud. se percata
nosotros nos percatamos
vosotros os percatáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se percatan
Example

Yo me percato todos los días.

I notice every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me percaté
te percataste
él/ella/Ud. se percató
nosotros nos percatamos
vosotros os percatasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se percataron
Example

¿Te percataste del error en el documento?

Did you notice the error in the document?

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me percataba
te percatabas
él/ella/Ud. se percataba
nosotros nos percatábamos
vosotros os percatabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se percataban
Example

Antes yo me percataba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to notice often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me percataré
te percatarás
él/ella/Ud. se percatará
nosotros nos percataremos
vosotros os percataréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se percatarán
Example

Mañana yo me percataré.

Tomorrow I will notice.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me percataría
te percatarías
él/ella/Ud. se percataría
nosotros nos percataríamos
vosotros os percataríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se percatarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo me percataría.

If I could, I would notice.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me percate
te percates
él/ella/Ud. se percate
nosotros nos percatemos
vosotros os percatéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se percaten
Example

Espero que tú te percates.

I hope that you notice.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
percátate
él/ella/Ud. percátese
nosotros percatémonos
vosotros percataos
ellos/ellas/Uds. percátense
Example

¡Percátate!

Notice!

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