Usar present conjugation
Usar in the present: uso, usas, usa, usamos, usáis, usan.
- to use; to wear
- regular
- Participle: usado
- Gerund: usando
Present presente
| yo | uso |
|---|---|
| tú | usas |
| él/ella/usted | usa |
| nosotros | usamos |
| vosotros | usáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | usan |
How to use usar in the present
The present is regular: uso, usas, usa, usamos, usan. Use it for tools, apps and habits: ¿Usas WhatsApp para el trabajo? It also covers what people regularly wear: Uso lentes de contacto. In Latin America, usar is the normal way to talk about clothes and accessories someone tends to wear. The impersonal se usa means is used or is in fashion.
Examples
Uso lentes solo para leer.
I only wear glasses for reading.
En esta oficina se usa mucho el inglés.
English is used a lot in this office.
¿Usas la misma contraseña para todo?
Do you use the same password for everything?
Quick check: usar in the present
More usar tenses
- All usar tenses
- Usar preterite
- Usar imperfect
- Usar future
- Usar conditional
- Usar present subjunctive
- Usar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the present
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