Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Asumir in Spanish
asumir to take on, to assume (responsibility), to take responsibility Regular IR Verb
At a glance: Asumir (to take on, to assume (responsibility), to take responsibility) is a regular -IR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: asumo, asumes, asume, asumimos, asumís, asumen. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -IR verbs.
- Past participle
- asumido taken on
- Gerund
- asumiendo taking on
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Asumir
- Asumir in the Indicative Present
- Asumir in the Indicative Preterite
- Asumir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Asumir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Asumir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Asumir in the Indicative Future
- Asumir in the Indicative Conditional
- Asumir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Asumir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Asumir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Asumir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Asumir
- Imperative tenses of Asumir
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Asumir conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Asumir
Asumir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of asumir 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, “asumo”, meaning “I take on”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asumo | I take on |
| Tú | asumes | you take on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asume | s/he takes on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asumimos | we take on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asumís | you (plural) take on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asumen | they take on |
How it’s built: Regular: stem asum- plus the -ir endings.
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Asumir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of asumir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “asumí”, meaning “I took on”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asumí | I took on |
| Tú | asumiste | you took on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asumió | s/he took on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asumimos | we took on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asumisteis | you (plural) took on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asumieron | they took on |
How it’s built: Regular: stem asum- plus the -ir endings.
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Asumir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of asumir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “asumía”, meaning “I used to take on”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asumía | I used to take on |
| Tú | asumías | you used to take on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asumía | s/he used to take on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asumíamos | we used to take on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asumíais | you (plural) used to take on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asumían | they used to take on |
How it’s built: Regular: stem asum- plus the -ir endings.
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Asumir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of asumir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy asumiendo”, meaning “I am taking on”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy asumiendo | I am taking on |
| Tú | estás asumiendo | you are taking on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está asumiendo | s/he is taking on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos asumiendo | we are taking on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis asumiendo | you (plural) are taking on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están asumiendo | they are taking on |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund asumiendo.
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Asumir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of asumir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a asumir”, meaning “I am going to take on”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a asumir | I am going to take on |
| Tú | vas a asumir | you are going to take on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a asumir | s/he is going to take on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a asumir | we are going to take on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a asumir | you (plural) are going to take on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a asumir | they are going to take on |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive asumir.
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Asumir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of asumir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “asumiré”, meaning “I will take on”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asumiré | I will take on |
| Tú | asumirás | you will take on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asumirá | s/he will take on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asumiremos | we will take on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asumiréis | you (plural) will take on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asumirán | they will take on |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive asumir plus the future endings.
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Asumir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of asumir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “asumiría”, meaning “I would take on”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asumiría | I would take on |
| Tú | asumirías | you would take on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asumiría | s/he would take on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asumiríamos | we would take on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asumiríais | you (plural) would take on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asumirían | they would take on |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive asumir plus the conditional endings.
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Asumir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of asumir 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 asumido”, meaning “I have taken on”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he asumido | I have taken on |
| Tú | has asumido | you have taken on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha asumido | s/he has taken on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos asumido | we have taken on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis asumido | you (plural) have taken on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han asumido | they have taken on |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle asumido.
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Asumir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of asumir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había asumido”, meaning “I had taken on”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había asumido | I had taken on |
| Tú | habías asumido | you had taken on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había asumido | s/he had taken on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos asumido | we had taken on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais asumido | you (plural) had taken on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían asumido | they had taken on |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle asumido.
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Asumir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of asumir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré asumido”, meaning “I will have taken on”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré asumido | I will have taken on |
| Tú | habrás asumido | you will have taken on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá asumido | s/he will have taken on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos asumido | we will have taken on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis asumido | you (plural) will have taken on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán asumido | they will have taken on |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle asumido.
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Asumir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of asumir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría asumido”, meaning “I would have taken on”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría asumido | I would have taken on |
| Tú | habrías asumido | you would have taken on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría asumido | s/he would have taken on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos asumido | we would have taken on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais asumido | you (plural) would have taken on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían asumido | they would have taken on |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle asumido.
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Subjunctive tenses of Asumir
Asumir 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, “asuma”, meaning “I take on”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asuma | I take on |
| Tú | asumas | you take on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asuma | s/he takes on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asumamos | we take on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asumáis | you (plural) take on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asuman | they take on |
How it’s built: Regular: stem asum- plus the -ir subjunctive endings.
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Asumir 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, “asumiera”, meaning “I took on”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asumiera | I took on |
| Tú | asumieras | you took on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asumiera | s/he took on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asumiéramos | we took on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asumierais | you (plural) took on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asumieran | they took on |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, asumieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (asumiéramos).
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Asumir 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, “asumiere”, meaning “I will take on”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asumiere | I will take on |
| Tú | asumieres | you will take on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asumiere | s/he will take on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asumiéremos | we will take on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asumiereis | you (plural) will take on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asumieren | they will take on |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, asumieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (asumiéremos).
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Asumir 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 asumido”, meaning “I have taken on”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya asumido | I have taken on |
| Tú | hayas asumido | you have taken on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya asumido | s/he has taken on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos asumido | we have taken on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis asumido | you (plural) have taken on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan asumido | they have taken on |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle asumido.
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Asumir 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 asumido”, meaning “I had taken on”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera asumido | I had taken on |
| Tú | hubieras asumido | you had taken on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera asumido | s/he had taken on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos asumido | we had taken on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais asumido | you (plural) had taken on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran asumido | they had taken on |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle asumido.
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Asumir 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 asumido”, meaning “I will have taken on”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere asumido | I will have taken on |
| Tú | hubieres asumido | you will have taken on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere asumido | s/he will have taken on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos asumido | we will have taken on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis asumido | you (plural) will have taken on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren asumido | they will have taken on |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle asumido.
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Imperative tenses of Asumir
Asumir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “asuma”, meaning “(to you formal) take on!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | asume | (to you) take on! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asuma | (to you formal) take on! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asumamos | let's take on! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asumid | (to you plural) take on! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asuman | (to you plural formal) take on! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (asume); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (asuma, asumamos, asuman); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (asumid).
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Asumir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no asuma”, meaning “(to you formal) don't take on!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no asumas | (to you) don't take on! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no asuma | (to you formal) don't take on! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no asumamos | let's not take on! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no asumáis | (to you plural) don't take on! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no asuman | (to you plural formal) don't take on! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no asumas, no asuma, no asumamos, no asumáis, no asuman.
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Frequently asked questions about Asumir
Is asumir a regular or irregular verb?
Asumir is a fully regular -IR verb. It follows the standard -IR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -IR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate asumir in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), asumir is conjugated as: yo asumo, tú asumes, él/ella/usted asume, nosotros asumimos, vosotros asumís, ellos/ellas/ustedes asumen. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate asumir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), asumir is conjugated as: yo asumí, tú asumiste, él/ella/usted asumió, nosotros asumimos, vosotros asumisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes asumieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate asumir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), asumir is conjugated as: yo asumía, tú asumías, él/ella/usted asumía, nosotros asumíamos, vosotros asumíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes asumían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate asumir in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), asumir is conjugated as: yo asumiré, tú asumirás, él/ella/usted asumirá, nosotros asumiremos, vosotros asumiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes asumirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate asumir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), asumir is conjugated as: yo asuma, tú asumas, él/ella/usted asuma, nosotros asumamos, vosotros asumáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes asuman. The present subjunctive 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.
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