-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate untar in Spanish

to spread (butter/oil), to smear, to grease

untar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2449 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Untó la tostada con mantequilla." (She spread butter on the toast.). 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 unto
untas
él/ella/Ud. unta
nosotros untamos
vosotros untáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. untan
Example

Yo unto todos los días.

I spread (butter/oil), to smear, to grease every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo unté
untaste
él/ella/Ud. untó
nosotros untamos
vosotros untasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. untaron
Example

Ayer yo unté.

Yesterday I spread (butter/oil), to smear, to grease.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo untaba
untabas
él/ella/Ud. untaba
nosotros untábamos
vosotros untabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. untaban
Example

Antes yo untaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to spread (butter/oil), to smear, to grease often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo untaré
untarás
él/ella/Ud. untará
nosotros untaremos
vosotros untaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. untarán
Example

Mañana yo untaré.

Tomorrow I will spread (butter/oil), to smear, to grease.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo untaría
untarías
él/ella/Ud. untaría
nosotros untaríamos
vosotros untaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. untarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo untaría.

If I could, I would spread (butter/oil), to smear, to grease.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo unte
untes
él/ella/Ud. unte
nosotros untemos
vosotros untéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. unten
Example

Espero que tú untes.

I hope that you spread (butter/oil), to smear, to grease.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
unta
él/ella/Ud. unte
nosotros untemos
vosotros untad
ellos/ellas/Uds. unten
Example

¡Unta!

Spread (butter/oil), to smear, to grease!

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