Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Caber in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Caber
- Caber in the Indicative Present
- Caber in the Indicative Preterite
- Caber in the Indicative Imperfect
- Caber in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Caber in the Indicative Informal Future
- Caber in the Indicative Future
- Caber in the Indicative Conditional
- Caber in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Caber in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Caber in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Caber in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Caber
- Imperative tenses of Caber
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Caber conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Caber is the Spanish verb for "to fit". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to caber include: encajar.
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | caber | to fit |
| Past participle | cabido | fitted |
| Gerund | cabiendo | fitting |
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Indicative Tenses of Caber
Caber in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of caber 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, "quepo", meaning "I fit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | quepo | I fit |
| Tú | cabes | you fit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cabe | s/he fits, you (formal) fits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cabemos | we fit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cabéis | you (plural) fit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | caben | they fit, you (plural formal) fit |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Caber in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of caber is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "cupe", meaning "I fitted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cupe | I fitted |
| Tú | cupiste | you fitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cupo | s/he fitted, you (formal) fitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cupimos | we fitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cupisteis | you (plural) fitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cupieron | they fitted, you (plural formal) fitted |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Caber in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of caber is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "cabía", meaning "I used to fit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cabía | I used to fit |
| Tú | cabías | you used to fit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cabía | s/he used to fit, you (formal) used to fit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cabíamos | we used to fit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cabíais | you (plural) used to fit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cabían | they used to fit, you (plural formal) used to fit |
Caber in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of caber is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy cabiendo", meaning "I am fitting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy cabiendo | I am fitting |
| Tú | estás cabiendo | you are fitting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está cabiendo | s/he is fitting, you (formal) are fitting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos cabiendo | we are fitting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis cabiendo | you (plural) are fitting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están cabiendo | they are fitting, you (plural formal) are fitting |
Caber in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of caber is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a caber", meaning "I am going to fit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a caber | I am going to fit |
| Tú | vas a caber | you are going to fit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a caber | s/he is going to fit, you (formal) are going to fit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a caber | we are going to fit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a caber | you (plural) are going to fit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a caber | they are going to fit, you (plural formal) are going to fit |
Caber in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of caber is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "cabré", meaning "I will fit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cabré | I will fit |
| Tú | cabrás | you will fit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cabrá | s/he will fit, you (formal) will fit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cabremos | we will fit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cabréis | you (plural) will fit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cabrán | they will fit, you (plural formal) will fit |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Caber in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of caber is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "cabría", meaning "I would fit".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cabría | I would fit |
| Tú | cabrías | you would fit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cabría | s/he would fit, you (formal) would fit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cabríamos | we would fit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cabríais | you (plural) would fit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cabrían | they would fit, you (plural formal) would fit |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Caber in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of caber 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 cabido", meaning "I have fitted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cabido | I have fitted |
| Tú | has cabido | you have fitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha cabido | s/he has fitted, you (formal) have fitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos cabido | we have fitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis cabido | you (plural) have fitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han cabido | they have fitted, you (plural formal) have fitted |
Caber in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of caber is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había cabido", meaning "I had fitted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cabido | I had fitted |
| Tú | habías cabido | you had fitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había cabido | s/he had fitted, you (formal) had fitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos cabido | we had fitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais cabido | you (plural) had fitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían cabido | they had fitted, you (plural formal) had fitted |
Caber in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of caber is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré cabido", meaning "I will have fitted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré cabido | I will have fitted |
| Tú | habrás cabido | you will have fitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá cabido | s/he will have fitted, you (formal) will have fitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos cabido | we will have fitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis cabido | you (plural) will have fitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán cabido | they will have fitted, you (plural formal) will have fitted |
Caber in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of caber is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría cabido", meaning "I would have fitted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría cabido | I would have fitted |
| Tú | habrías cabido | you would have fitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría cabido | s/he would have fitted, you (formal) would have fitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos cabido | we would have fitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais cabido | you (plural) would have fitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían cabido | they would have fitted, you (plural formal) would have fitted |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Caber
Caber 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, "quepa", meaning "I fit".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | quepa | I fit |
| Tú | quepas | you fit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | quepa | s/he fits, you (formal) fits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | quepamos | we fit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | quepáis | you (plural) fit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | quepan | they fit, you (plural formal) fit |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Caber 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, "cupiera", meaning "I fitted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cupiera | I fitted |
| Tú | cupieras | you fitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cupiera | s/he fitted, you (formal) fitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cupiéramos | we fitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cupierais | you (plural) fitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cupieran | they fitted, you (plural formal) fitted |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Caber in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "cupiere", meaning "I will fit".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cupiere | I will fit |
| Tú | cupieres | you will fit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cupiere | s/he will fit, you (formal) will fit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cupiéremos | we will fit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cupiereis | you (plural) will fit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cupieren | they will fit, you (plural formal) will fit |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Caber 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 cabido", meaning "I have fitted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cabido | I have fitted |
| Tú | hayas cabido | you have fitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya cabido | s/he has fitted, you (formal) have fitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos cabido | we have fitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis cabido | you (plural) have fitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan cabido | they have fitted, you (plural formal) have fitted |
Caber 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 cabido", meaning "I had fitted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cabido | I had fitted |
| Tú | hubieras cabido | you had fitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera cabido | s/he had fitted, you (formal) had fitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos cabido | we had fitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais cabido | you (plural) had fitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran cabido | they had fitted, you (plural formal) had fitted |
Caber 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. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "hubiere cabido", meaning "I will have fitted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere cabido | I will have fitted |
| Tú | hubieres cabido | you will have fitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere cabido | s/he will have fitted, you (formal) will have fitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos cabido | we will have fitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis cabido | you (plural) will have fitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren cabido | they will have fitted, you (plural formal) will have fitted |
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Imperative Tenses of Caber
Caber in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "quepa", meaning "(to you formal) fit!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | cabe | (to you) fit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | quepa | (to you formal) fit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | quepamos | let's fit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cabed | (to you plural) fit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | quepan | (to you plural formal) fit! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Caber in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no quepa", meaning "(to you formal) don't fit!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no quepas | (to you) don't fit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no quepa | (to you formal) don't fit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no quepamos | let's not fit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no quepáis | (to you plural) don't fit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no quepan | (to you plural formal) don't fit! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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