-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate privar in Spanish

to deprive

privar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2332 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Le privaron de su libertad." (They deprived him of his freedom.). 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 privo
privas
él/ella/Ud. priva
nosotros privamos
vosotros priváis
ellos/ellas/Uds. privan
Example

Yo privo todos los días.

I deprive every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo privé
privaste
él/ella/Ud. privó
nosotros privamos
vosotros privasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. privaron
Example

Le privaron de su libertad.

They deprived him of his freedom.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo privaba
privabas
él/ella/Ud. privaba
nosotros privábamos
vosotros privabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. privaban
Example

Antes yo privaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to deprive often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo privaré
privarás
él/ella/Ud. privará
nosotros privaremos
vosotros privaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. privarán
Example

Mañana yo privaré.

Tomorrow I will deprive.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo privaría
privarías
él/ella/Ud. privaría
nosotros privaríamos
vosotros privaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. privarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo privaría.

If I could, I would deprive.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo prive
prives
él/ella/Ud. prive
nosotros privemos
vosotros priváis
ellos/ellas/Uds. priven
Example

No me prives de tu compañía.

Don't deprive me of your company.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
priva
él/ella/Ud. prive
nosotros privemos
vosotros privad
ellos/ellas/Uds. priven
Example

¡Priva!

Deprive!

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