Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugations
The Spanish imperfect subjunctive has two complete sets of conjugations. Although you only need to memorize and use one or the other, you still need to be able to recognize both.
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Spanish Verb Conjugation Lessons
Lecciones sobre la conjugación de verbos españoles
Learn how to conjugate Spanish verbs, whether regular or irregular, in every tense and mood.
Introduction to Verb Conjugation
When you start learning Spanish, it’s not just Spanish vocabulary you have to get used to – you’re also introduced to a whole new world of grammatical terms. For many students, one of the most daunting of these is verb conjugations. Just what is a verb conjugation and what does it mean to conjugate a verb?
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Mastering Verb Conjugations
The mountain of Spanish verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
Passive Voice Conjugations
Like compound tenses and moods, the Spanish passive voice has two components: some conjugation of ser plus a past participle.
Past Participles – Regular and Irregular
Learn how to conjugate the past participle of regular verbs, as well as the past participles of the most common irregular verbs.
Past Perfect Conjugations
The past perfect, aka pluperfect, is conjugated with the imperfect of the auxiliary verb haber plus a past participle.
Perfect Infinitive Conjugations
The Spanish perfect infinitive is conjugated with the infinitive of the auxiliary verb plus a past participle. For example: haber comido – “having eaten.”
Present Perfect Conjugations
The present perfect is a compound verb formed with the present tense of the auxiliary verb haber + the past participle of the main verb.
Pretérito Conjugations: Irregular Verbs
Most irregular Spanish verbs have an irregular stem as well as a special set of endings in the pretérito.
Pretérito Conjugations: Regular Verbs
Most regular Spanish verbs are conjugated with a standard root (found by dropping the infinitive) plus the appropriate endings.