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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:

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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 were applying
(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 applied
(tú) solicitaras/solicitases you applied
(él/ella) solicitara/solicitase he would apply/she would apply
(nosotros/nosotras) solicitáramos/solicitásemos we applied
(vosotros/vosotras) solicitarais/solicitaseis you would apply
(ellos/ellas) solicitaran/solicitasen they would apply

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese solicitado I had applied
(tú) hubieras/hubieses solicitado You had applied
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese solicitado he/she had 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 requested
(ellos/ellas) hubieron solicitado they had applied

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

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

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere solicitado I will have applied
(tú) hubieres solicitado you would have applied
(él/ella) hubiere solicitado he/she will have applied
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos solicitado we will have applied
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis solicitado You would have applied
(ellos/ellas) hubieren solicitado they had 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 the solution to the problem in the entry.
Han solicitado la solución al problema en la entrada.
3. He/She applied for help to understand social norms.
Solicitó ayuda para entender las normas sociales.
4. You have requested a refund for the poor service.
Habéis solicitado la devolución por el servicio malo.
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.