Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Absorber in Spanish
To absorb Regular ER Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Absorber
- Absorber in the Indicative Present
- Absorber in the Indicative Preterite
- Absorber in the Indicative Imperfect
- Absorber in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Absorber in the Indicative Informal Future
- Absorber in the Indicative Future
- Absorber in the Indicative Conditional
- Absorber in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Absorber in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Absorber in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Absorber in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Absorber
- Imperative tenses of Absorber
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Absorber conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Absorber is the Spanish verb for "to absorb". It is a regular ER verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | absorber | to absorb |
| Past participle | absorbido | absorbed |
| Gerund | absorbiendo | absorbing |
Indicative Tenses of Absorber
Absorber in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of absorber is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "absorbo", meaning "I absorb".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | absorbo | I absorb |
| Tú | absorbes | you absorb |
| Ella / Él / Usted | absorbe | s/he absorbs, you (formal) absorb |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | absorbemos | we absorb |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | absorbéis | you (plural) absorb |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | absorben | they absorb, |
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Absorber in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of absorber is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "absorbí", meaning "I absorbed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | absorbí | I absorbed |
| Tú | absorbiste | you absorbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | absorbió | s/he absorbed, you (formal) absorbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | absorbimos | we absorbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | absorbisteis | you (plural) absorbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | absorbieron | they absorbed, |
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Absorber in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of absorber is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "absorbía", meaning "I used to absorb".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | absorbía | I used to absorb |
| Tú | absorbías | you used to absorb |
| Ella / Él / Usted | absorbía | s/he used to absorb, you (formal) used to absorb |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | absorbíamos | we used to absorb |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | absorbíais | you (plural) used to absorb |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | absorbían | they used to absorb, |
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Absorber in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of absorber is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy absorbiendo", meaning "I am absorbing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy absorbiendo | I am absorbing |
| Tú | estás absorbiendo | you are absorbing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está absorbiendo | s/he is absorbing, you (formal) are absorbing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos absorbiendo | we are absorbing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis absorbiendo | you (plural) are absorbing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están absorbiendo | they are absorbing, |
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Absorber in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of absorber is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a absorber", meaning "I am going to absorb".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a absorber | I am going to absorb |
| Tú | vas a absorber | you are going to absorb |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a absorber | s/he is going to absorb, you (formal) are going to absorb |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a absorber | we are going to absorb |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a absorber | you (plural) are going to absorb |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a absorber | they are going to absorb, |
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Absorber in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of absorber is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "absorberé", meaning "I will absorb".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | absorberé | I will absorb |
| Tú | absorberás | you will absorb |
| Ella / Él / Usted | absorberá | s/he will absorb, you (formal) will absorb |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | absorberemos | we will absorb |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | absorberéis | you (plural) will absorb |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | absorberán | they will absorb, |
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Absorber in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of absorber is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "absorbería", meaning "I would absorb".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | absorbería | I would absorb |
| Tú | absorberías | you would absorb |
| Ella / Él / Usted | absorbería | s/he would absorb, you (formal) would absorb |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | absorberíamos | we would absorb |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | absorberíais | you (plural) would absorb |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | absorberían | they would absorb, |
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Absorber in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of absorber is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he absorbido", meaning "I have absorbed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he absorbido | I have absorbed |
| Tú | has absorbido | you have absorbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha absorbido | s/he has absorbed, you (formal) have absorbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos absorbido | we have absorbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis absorbido | you (plural) have absorbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han absorbido | they have absorbed, |
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Absorber in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of absorber is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había absorbido", meaning "I had absorbed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había absorbido | I had absorbed |
| Tú | habías absorbido | you had absorbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había absorbido | s/he had absorbed, you (formal) had absorbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos absorbido | we had absorbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais absorbido | you (plural) had absorbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían absorbido | they had absorbed, |
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Absorber in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of absorber is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré absorbido", meaning "I will have absorbed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré absorbido | I will have absorbed |
| Tú | habrás absorbido | you will have absorbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá absorbido | s/he will have absorbed, you (formal) will have absorbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos absorbido | we will have absorbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis absorbido | you (plural) will have absorbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán absorbido | they will have absorbed, |
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Absorber in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of absorber is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría absorbido", meaning "I would have absorbed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría absorbido | I would have absorbed |
| Tú | habrías absorbido | you would have absorbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría absorbido | s/he would have absorbed, you (formal) would have absorbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos absorbido | we would have absorbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais absorbido | you (plural) would have absorbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían absorbido | they would have absorbed, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Absorber
Absorber in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "absorba", meaning "I absorb".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | absorba | I absorb |
| Tú | absorbas | you absorb |
| Ella / Él / Usted | absorba | s/he absorbs, you (formal) absorb |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | absorbamos | we absorb |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | absorbáis | you (plural) absorb |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | absorban | they absorb, |
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Absorber in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "absorbiera", meaning "I absorbed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | absorbiera | I absorbed |
| Tú | absorbieras | you absorbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | absorbiera | s/he absorbed, you (formal) absorbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | absorbiéramos | we absorbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | absorbierais | you (plural) absorbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | absorbieran | they absorbed, |
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Absorber in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "absorbiere", meaning "I will absorb".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | absorbiere | I will absorb |
| Tú | absorbieres | you will absorb |
| Ella / Él / Usted | absorbiere | s/he will absorb, you (formal) will absorb |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | absorbiéremos | we will absorb |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | absorbiereis | you (plural) will absorb |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | absorbieren | they will absorb, |
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Absorber in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya absorbido", meaning "I have absorbed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya absorbido | I have absorbed |
| Tú | hayas absorbido | you have absorbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya absorbido | s/he has absorbed, you (formal) have absorbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos absorbido | we have absorbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis absorbido | you (plural) have absorbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan absorbido | they have absorbed, |
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Absorber in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera absorbido", meaning "I had absorbed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera absorbido | I had absorbed |
| Tú | hubieras absorbido | you had absorbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera absorbido | s/he had absorbed, you (formal) had absorbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos absorbido | we had absorbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais absorbido | you (plural) had absorbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran absorbido | they had absorbed, |
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Absorber in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere absorbido", meaning "I will have absorbed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere absorbido | I will have absorbed |
| Tú | hubieres absorbido | you will have absorbed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere absorbido | s/he will have absorbed, you (formal) will have absorbed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos absorbido | we will have absorbed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis absorbido | you (plural) will have absorbed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren absorbido | they will have absorbed, |
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Imperative Tenses of Absorber
Absorber in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "absorba", meaning "(to you formal) absorb!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | absorbe | (to you) absorb! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | absorba | (to you formal) absorb! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | absorbamos | let's absorb! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | absorbed | (to you plural) absorb! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | absorban | (to you plural formal) absorb! |
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Absorber in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no absorba", meaning "(to you formal) don't absorb!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no absorbas | (to you) don't absorb! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no absorba | (to you formal) don't absorb! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no absorbamos | let's not absorb! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no absorbáis | (to you plural) don't absorb! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no absorban | (to you plural formal) don't absorb! |
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