-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate prosperar in Spanish

to prosper, to thrive

prosperar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1266 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El negocio prosperó gracias al esfuerzo de toda la familia." (The business prospered thanks to the effort of the whole family.). 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 prospero
prosperas
él/ella/Ud. prospera
nosotros prosperamos
vosotros prosperáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. prosperan
Example

Las plantas prosperan mejor con suficiente luz solar.

Plants thrive better with enough sunlight.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo prosperé
prosperaste
él/ella/Ud. prosperó
nosotros prosperamos
vosotros prosperasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. prosperaron
Example

Ayer yo prosperé.

Yesterday I prosper, to thrive.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo prosperaba
prosperabas
él/ella/Ud. prosperaba
nosotros prosperábamos
vosotros prosperabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. prosperaban
Example

Antes yo prosperaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to prosper, to thrive often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo prosperaré
prosperarás
él/ella/Ud. prosperará
nosotros prosperaremos
vosotros prosperaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. prosperarán
Example

Mañana yo prosperaré.

Tomorrow I will prosper, to thrive.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo prosperaría
prosperarías
él/ella/Ud. prosperaría
nosotros prosperaríamos
vosotros prosperaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. prosperarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo prosperaría.

If I could, I would prosper, to thrive.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo prospere
prosperes
él/ella/Ud. prospere
nosotros prosperemos
vosotros prosperéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. prosperen
Example

Esperamos que la economía prospere este año.

We hope the economy will thrive this year.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
prospera
él/ella/Ud. prospere
nosotros prosperemos
vosotros prosperad
ellos/ellas/Uds. prosperen
Example

Esperamos que la economía prospere este año.

We hope the economy will thrive this year.

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