Conjugate simular in Spanish

to simulate, to feign

simular is a regular -ar verb ranked #758 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El programa puede simular las condiciones climáticas de cualquier región." (The program can simulate the weather conditions of any region.). 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 simulo
simulas
él/ella/Ud. simula
nosotros simulamos
vosotros simuláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. simulan
Example

Los científicos simulan el impacto de un asteroide contra la Tierra.

The scientists simulate the impact of an asteroid hitting Earth.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo simulé
simulaste
él/ella/Ud. simuló
nosotros simulamos
vosotros simulasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. simularon
Example

Ayer yo simulé.

Yesterday I simulate, to feign.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo simulaba
simulabas
él/ella/Ud. simulaba
nosotros simulábamos
vosotros simulabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. simulaban
Example

Antes yo simulaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to simulate, to feign often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo simularé
simularás
él/ella/Ud. simulará
nosotros simularemos
vosotros simularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. simularán
Example

Mañana yo simularé.

Tomorrow I will simulate, to feign.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo simularía
simularías
él/ella/Ud. simularía
nosotros simularíamos
vosotros simularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. simularían
Example

Si pudiera, yo simularía.

If I could, I would simulate, to feign.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo simule
simules
él/ella/Ud. simule
nosotros simulemos
vosotros simuléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. simulen
Example

Espero que tú simules.

I hope that you simulate, to feign.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
simula
él/ella/Ud. simule
nosotros simulemos
vosotros simulad
ellos/ellas/Uds. simulen
Example

¡Simula!

Simulate, to feign!

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