-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate postular in Spanish

to postulate, to apply for

postular is a regular -ar verb ranked #2330 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Se postuló para el puesto de director." (He applied for the director position.). 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 postulo
postulas
él/ella/Ud. postula
nosotros postulamos
vosotros postuláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. postulan
Example

La teoría postula que el tiempo es relativo.

The theory postulates that time is relative.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo postulé
postulaste
él/ella/Ud. postuló
nosotros postulamos
vosotros postulasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. postularon
Example

Ayer yo postulé.

Yesterday I postulate, to apply for.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo postulaba
postulabas
él/ella/Ud. postulaba
nosotros postulábamos
vosotros postulabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. postulaban
Example

Antes yo postulaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to postulate, to apply for often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo postularé
postularás
él/ella/Ud. postulará
nosotros postularemos
vosotros postularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. postularán
Example

Mañana yo postularé.

Tomorrow I will postulate, to apply for.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo postularía
postularías
él/ella/Ud. postularía
nosotros postularíamos
vosotros postularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. postularían
Example

Si pudiera, yo postularía.

If I could, I would postulate, to apply for.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo postule
postules
él/ella/Ud. postule
nosotros postulemos
vosotros postuléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. postulen
Example

Espero que tú postules.

I hope that you postulate, to apply for.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
postula
él/ella/Ud. postule
nosotros postulemos
vosotros postulad
ellos/ellas/Uds. postulen
Example

La teoría postula que el tiempo es relativo.

The theory postulates that time is relative.

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