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.
prosperar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to prosper, to thrive · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | prospero |
| tú | prosperas |
| él/ella/Ud. | prospera |
| nosotros | prosperamos |
| vosotros | prosperáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prosperan |
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 |
| tú | prosperaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | prosperó |
| nosotros | prosperamos |
| vosotros | prosperasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prosperaron |
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 |
| tú | prosperabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | prosperaba |
| nosotros | prosperábamos |
| vosotros | prosperabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prosperaban |
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 |
| tú | prosperarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | prosperará |
| nosotros | prosperaremos |
| vosotros | prosperaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prosperarán |
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 |
| tú | prosperarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | prosperaría |
| nosotros | prosperaríamos |
| vosotros | prosperaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prosperarían |
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 |
| tú | prosperes |
| él/ella/Ud. | prospere |
| nosotros | prosperemos |
| vosotros | prosperéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prosperen |
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 | - |
| tú | prospera |
| él/ella/Ud. | prospere |
| nosotros | prosperemos |
| vosotros | prosperad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prosperen |
Esperamos que la economía prospere este año.
We hope the economy will thrive this year.
Test yourself
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Example sentences
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El negocio prosperó gracias al esfuerzo de toda la familia.
The business prospered thanks to the effort of the whole family.
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Esperamos que la economía prospere este año.
We hope the economy will thrive this year.
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Las plantas prosperan mejor con suficiente luz solar.
Plants thrive better with enough sunlight.
Common phrases with prosperar
- prosperar en los negocios to prosper in business
- prosperar económicamente to prosper economically
- hacer prosperar un proyecto to make a project thrive