Conjugate calentar in Spanish
to heat / to warm up
calentar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #432 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Necesito calentar esto." (I need to heat / to warm up this.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
calentar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to heat / to warm up · -ar verb · irregular (stem-changing e>ie) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | caliento * |
| tú | calientas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | calienta * |
| nosotros | calentamos |
| vosotros | calentáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | calientan * |
Yo caliento todos los días.
I heat / to warm up every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | calenté |
| tú | calentaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | calentó |
| nosotros | calentamos |
| vosotros | calentasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | calentaron |
Ayer yo calenté.
Yesterday I heat / to warm up.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | calentaba |
| tú | calentabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | calentaba |
| nosotros | calentábamos |
| vosotros | calentabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | calentaban |
Antes yo calentaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to heat / to warm up often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | calentaré |
| tú | calentarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | calentará |
| nosotros | calentaremos |
| vosotros | calentaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | calentarán |
Mañana yo calentaré.
Tomorrow I will heat / to warm up.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | calentaría |
| tú | calentarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | calentaría |
| nosotros | calentaríamos |
| vosotros | calentaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | calentarían |
Si pudiera, yo calentaría.
If I could, I would heat / to warm up.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | caliente * |
| tú | calientes * |
| él/ella/Ud. | caliente * |
| nosotros | calentemos |
| vosotros | calentéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | calienten * |
Espero que tú calientes.
I hope that you heat / to warm up.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | calenta |
| él/ella/Ud. | calente |
| nosotros | calentemos |
| vosotros | calentad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | calenten |
¡Calenta!
Heat / to warm up!
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Example sentences
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Necesito calentar esto.
I need to heat / to warm up this.
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¿Puedes calentar?
Can you heat?
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Él quiere calentar más.
He wants to heat / to warm up more.
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Vamos a calentar juntos.
Let's heat together.
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Ellos van a calentar mañana.
They are going to heat / to warm up tomorrow.
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Ayer logré calentar bien.
Yesterday I managed to heat / to warm up well.
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Es importante calentar correctamente.
It is important to heat / to warm up correctly.
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Me gusta calentar.
I like heat / warm uping.
Common phrases with calentar
- calentar bien to heat well
- calentar mucho to heat a lot
- dejar de calentar to stop heating
- volver a calentar to heat again