-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate potenciar in Spanish

to boost, to enhance

potenciar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2308 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El ejercicio potencia la salud mental." (Exercise boosts mental health.). 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 potencio
potencias
él/ella/Ud. potencia
nosotros potenciamos
vosotros potenciáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. potencian
Example

El ejercicio potencia la salud mental.

Exercise boosts mental health.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo potencié
potenciaste
él/ella/Ud. potencio
nosotros potenciamos
vosotros potenciasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. potenciaron
Example

Ayer yo potencié.

Yesterday I boost, to enhance.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo potenciaba
potenciabas
él/ella/Ud. potenciaba
nosotros potenciábamos
vosotros potenciabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. potenciaban
Example

Antes yo potenciaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to boost, to enhance often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo potenciaré
potenciarás
él/ella/Ud. potenciará
nosotros potenciaremos
vosotros potenciaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. potenciarán
Example

Mañana yo potenciaré.

Tomorrow I will boost, to enhance.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo potenciaría
potenciarías
él/ella/Ud. potenciaría
nosotros potenciaríamos
vosotros potenciaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. potenciarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo potenciaría.

If I could, I would boost, to enhance.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo potencie
potencies
él/ella/Ud. potencie
nosotros potenciemos
vosotros potenciéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. potencien
Example

Espero que tú potencies.

I hope that you boost, to enhance.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
potencia
él/ella/Ud. potencie
nosotros potenciemos
vosotros potenciad
ellos/ellas/Uds. potencien
Example

El ejercicio potencia la salud mental.

Exercise boosts mental health.

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