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Solicitar (to apply) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of solicitar (to apply) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Solicitar (to apply) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: B1

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Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Solicitar (to apply) Solicitando (Applying) Solicitado (Applied)

Solicitar (to apply): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo solicito I apply
tú solicitas you apply
él/ella solicita He/she applies
nosotros/nosotras solicitamos we apply
vosotros/vosotras solicitáis You apply
ellos/ellas solicitan They apply

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he solicitado I have applied
tú has solicitado you have applied
él/ella ha solicitado He/she has applied
nosotros/nosotras hemos solicitado We have applied
vosotros/vosotras habéis solicitado You have applied
ellos/ellas han solicitado They have applied

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo solicite I apply
tú solicites you apply
él/ella solicite he/she applies
nosotros/nosotras solicitemos we apply
vosotros/vosotras solicitéis you apply
ellos/ellas soliciten they apply

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya solicitado I have applied
tú hayas solicitado you have applied
él/ella haya solicitado He/she has applied
nosotros/nosotras hayamos solicitado we have applied
vosotros/vosotras hayáis solicitado you have applied
ellos/ellas hayan solicitado they have applied

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo solicitaba I was applying
tú solicitabas You were applying
él/ella solicitaba He/she was applying
nosotros/nosotras solicitábamos We applied
vosotros/vosotras solicitabais you applied
ellos/ellas solicitaban They applied

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había solicitado I had applied
tú habías solicitado you had applied
él/ella había solicitado He/she had applied
nosotros/nosotras habíamos solicitado we had applied
vosotros/vosotras habíais solicitado you had applied
ellos/ellas habían solicitado They had applied

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo solicitara/solicitase I would apply
tú solicitaras/solicitases you applied
él/ella solicitara/solicitase he/she would apply
nosotros/nosotras solicitáramos/solicitásemos we applied
vosotros/vosotras solicitarais/solicitaseis You all would apply
ellos/ellas solicitaran/solicitasen They would apply

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese solicitado I would have applied
tú hubieras/hubieses solicitado you had applied
él/ella hubiera/hubiese solicitado He/she would have applied
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos solicitado we would have applied
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis solicitado you would have applied
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen solicitado They had applied

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo solicité I applied
tú solicitaste You applied
él/ella solicitó He/she applied
nosotros/nosotras solicitamos we applied
vosotros/vosotras solicitasteis you applied
ellos/ellas solicitaron They applied

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube solicitado I had applied
tú hubiste solicitado you had applied
él/ella hubo solicitado He/she had applied
nosotros/nosotras hubimos solicitado We had applied
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis solicitado You had applied
ellos/ellas hubieron solicitado They had applied

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo solicitare I will apply
tú solicitares you will apply
él/ella solicitare he/she will apply
nosotros/nosotras solicitáremos we shall apply
vosotros/vosotras solicitareis You will apply
ellos/ellas solicitaren they should apply

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere solicitado I will have applied
tú hubieres solicitado you will have applied
él/ella hubiere solicitado He will have applied
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos solicitado we will have applied
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis solicitado you will have applied
ellos/ellas hubieren solicitado they will have applied

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo solicitaré I will apply
tú solicitarás You will apply
él/ella solicitará He/she will apply
nosotros/nosotras solicitaremos We will apply
vosotros/vosotras solicitaréis You will apply
ellos/ellas solicitarán They will apply

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré solicitado I will have applied
tú habrás solicitado you will have applied
él/ella habrá solicitado He/She will have applied
nosotros/nosotras habremos solicitado we will have applied
vosotros/vosotras habréis solicitado you will have applied
ellos/ellas habrán solicitado They will have applied
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Solicita! Apply!
¡Solicite! Apply!
¡Solicitemos! Let's apply!
¡Solicitad! Apply!
¡Soliciten! Apply!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No solicites! Do not apply!
¡No solicite! Do not apply!
¡No solicitemos! Let's not apply!
¡No solicitéis! Do not apply!
¡No soliciten! They should not apply.

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo solicitaría I would apply
tú solicitarías You would apply
él/ella solicitaría He/she would apply
nosotros/nosotras solicitaríamos we would apply
vosotros/vosotras solicitaríais You would apply
ellos/ellas solicitarían They would apply

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría solicitado I would have applied
tú habrías solicitado you would have applied
él/ella habría solicitado He/she would have applied
nosotros/nosotras habríamos solicitado We would have applied
vosotros/vosotras habríais solicitado you would have applied
ellos/ellas habrían solicitado They would have applied

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I apply for the renewal of my registration.
Yo solicito la renovación de mi matrícula.
2. He will apply for enrollment in economic sciences training.
Él solicitará la matrícula para la formación en ciencias económicas.
3. They apply for the owner's trust in the neighbourhood.
Ellos solicitan la confianza del propietario en el barrio.
4. You all apply the social norms to the group.
Vosotros solicitáis las normas sociales al grupo.
5. I will apply for a raise at work because it is evident that I deserve it.
Yo solicitaré un aumento en el trabajo porque es evidente que lo merezco.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He was applying for help from the co-worker during the transfer.
Él solicitaba ayuda al compañero de trabajo durante el traslado.
2. They have requested to resolve the issue in the room.
Han solicitado resolver el problema en la habitación.
3. He/She applied for help to understand social norms.
Solicitó ayuda para entender las normas sociales.
4. You have requested to check out early.
Habéis solicitado hacer el check-out temprano.
5. They were constantly applying for the possibility of promotion at work.
Ellos solicitaban constantemente la posibilidad de promoción en el empleo.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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soliciten, solicitara/solicitase, solicite, solicitéis

1.
Ojalá ellos ... el permiso del dueño antes de mudarse.
(I hope they apply for the owner's permission before moving in.)
2.
Tal vez ... al portero que os explique las normas sociales del edificio.
(Perhaps you would apply to the doorman to explain to you the social norms of the building.)
3.
Dudo que él ... un aumento de sueldo este mes.
(I doubt that he will apply for a salary increase this month.)
4.
Si él ... una explicación, entendería mejor el tema.
(If he were to request an explanation, he would understand the topic better.)
5.
Espero que yo ... el empleo adecuado.
(I hope that I apply for the right job.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He would have applied for early registration at the company's expense.
Él habría solicitado la matrícula anticipada a cargo de la empresa.
2. I doubt that you have applied for that explanation about humour.
Dudo que hayas solicitado esa explicación sobre el humor.
3. When I managed to understand the explanation, I had already applied for the review.
Cuando logré entender la explicación, ya hube solicitado la revisión.
4. I would have applied for an explanation about the difference between interpreting and explaining.
Habría solicitado una explicación sobre la diferencia entre interpretar y explicar.
5. If we had applied for the move on time, we would already be in the new apartment building.
Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos solicitado la mudanza a tiempo, ya estaríamos en el nuevo edificio de apartamentos.