-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate redactar in Spanish

to write up, to draft

redactar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2386 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Redactó el informe en una hora." (She drafted the report in an hour.). 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 redacto
redactas
él/ella/Ud. redacta
nosotros redactamos
vosotros redactáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. redactan
Example

Yo redacto todos los días.

I write up, to draft every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo redacté
redactaste
él/ella/Ud. redactó
nosotros redactamos
vosotros redactasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. redactaron
Example

Ayer yo redacté.

Yesterday I write up, to draft.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo redactaba
redactabas
él/ella/Ud. redactaba
nosotros redactábamos
vosotros redactabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. redactaban
Example

Antes yo redactaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to write up, to draft often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo redactaré
redactarás
él/ella/Ud. redactará
nosotros redactaremos
vosotros redactaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. redactarán
Example

Mañana yo redactaré.

Tomorrow I will write up, to draft.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo redactaría
redactarías
él/ella/Ud. redactaría
nosotros redactaríamos
vosotros redactaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. redactarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo redactaría.

If I could, I would write up, to draft.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo redacte
redactes
él/ella/Ud. redacte
nosotros redactemos
vosotros redactéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. redacten
Example

Espero que tú redactes.

I hope that you write up, to draft.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
redacta
él/ella/Ud. redacte
nosotros redactemos
vosotros redactad
ellos/ellas/Uds. redacten
Example

¡Redacta!

Write up, to draft!

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