funcionarverb
Funcionar means to work or to function in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as funciona, funcionan and funcionando.
- to work
- to function
¿Funciona el timbre?
Does the doorbell work?
De seguro que funcionará.
It'll work for sure.
La televisión no funciona.
The TV doesn't work.
La calefacción no funciona.
The heating isn’t working.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| funciona | he, she, it | Present |
| funcionan | they | Present |
| funcionando | Gerund | |
| funcione | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| funcionaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| funcionó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| funcionado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| funcionará | he, she, it | Future |
| funcionen | they | Present subjunctive |
| funcionaban | they | Imperfect |
| funcionara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |