Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Cambiar in Spanish
To change Regular AR Verb Top 100
At a glance: Cambiar (to change) is one of the most common regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: cambio, cambias, cambia, cambiamos, cambiáis, cambian. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Cambiar
- Cambiar in the Indicative Present
- Cambiar in the Indicative Preterite
- Cambiar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Cambiar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Cambiar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Cambiar in the Indicative Future
- Cambiar in the Indicative Conditional
- Cambiar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Cambiar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Cambiar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Cambiar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Cambiar
- Imperative tenses of Cambiar
- Example sentences and usage
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Cambiar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Cambiar is the Spanish verb for "to change". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to cambiar include: deponer, modificar, mudar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | cambiar | to change |
| Past participle | cambiado | changed |
| Gerund | cambiando | changing |
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Cambiar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of cambiar 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, "cambio de mi opinión", meaning "I change my mind".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambio | I change |
| Tú | cambias | you change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambia | s/he changes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiamos | we change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiáis | you (plural) change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambian | they change |
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Cambiar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of cambiar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "cambié de mi opinión", meaning "I changed my mind".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambié | I changed |
| Tú | cambiaste | you changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambió | s/he changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiamos | we changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiasteis | you (plural) changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambiaron | they changed |
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Cambiar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of cambiar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "cambiaba de mi opinión", meaning "I used to change my mind".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambiaba | I used to change |
| Tú | cambiabas | you used to change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambiaba | s/he used to change |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiábamos | we used to change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiabais | you (plural) used to change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambiaban | they used to change |
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Cambiar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of cambiar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy cambiando de mi opinión", meaning "I am changing my mind".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy cambiando | I am changing |
| Tú | estás cambiando | you are changing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está cambiando | s/he is changing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos cambiando | we are changing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis cambiando | you (plural) are changing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están cambiando | they are changing |
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Cambiar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of cambiar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a cambiar de mi opinión", meaning "I am going to change my mind".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a cambiar | I am going to change |
| Tú | vas a cambiar | you are going to change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a cambiar | s/he is going to change |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a cambiar | we are going to change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a cambiar | you (plural) are going to change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a cambiar | they are going to change |
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Cambiar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of cambiar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "cambiaré de mi opinión", meaning "I will change my mind".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambiaré | I will change |
| Tú | cambiarás | you will change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambiará | s/he will change |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiaremos | we will change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiaréis | you (plural) will change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambiarán | they will change |
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Cambiar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of cambiar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "cambiaría de mi opinión", meaning "I would change my mind".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambiaría | I would change |
| Tú | cambiarías | you would change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambiaría | s/he would change |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiaríamos | we would change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiaríais | you (plural) would change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambiarían | they would change |
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Cambiar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of cambiar 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 cambiado de mi opinión", meaning "I have changed my mind".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cambiado | I have changed |
| Tú | has cambiado | you have changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha cambiado | s/he has changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos cambiado | we have changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis cambiado | you (plural) have changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han cambiado | they have changed |
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Cambiar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of cambiar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había cambiado de mi opinión", meaning "I had changed my mind".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cambiado | I had changed |
| Tú | habías cambiado | you had changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había cambiado | s/he had changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos cambiado | we had changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais cambiado | you (plural) had changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían cambiado | they had changed |
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Cambiar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of cambiar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré cambiado de mi opinión", meaning "I will have changed my mind".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré cambiado | I will have changed |
| Tú | habrás cambiado | you will have changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá cambiado | s/he will have changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos cambiado | we will have changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis cambiado | you (plural) will have changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán cambiado | they will have changed |
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Cambiar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of cambiar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría cambiado de mi opinión", meaning "I would have changed my mind".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría cambiado | I would have changed |
| Tú | habrías cambiado | you would have changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría cambiado | s/he would have changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos cambiado | we would have changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais cambiado | you (plural) would have changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían cambiado | they would have changed |
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Cambiar 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, "cambie", meaning "I change".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambie | I change |
| Tú | cambies | you change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambie | s/he changes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiemos | we change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiéis | you (plural) change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambien | they change |
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Cambiar 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, "cambiara", meaning "I changed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambiara | I changed |
| Tú | cambiaras | you changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambiara | s/he changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiáramos | we changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiarais | you (plural) changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambiaran | they changed |
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Cambiar 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, "cambiare", meaning "I will change".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambiare | I will change |
| Tú | cambiares | you will change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambiare | s/he will change |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiáremos | we will change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiareis | you (plural) will change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambiaren | they will change |
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Cambiar 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 cambiado", meaning "I have changed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cambiado | I have changed |
| Tú | hayas cambiado | you have changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya cambiado | s/he has changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos cambiado | we have changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis cambiado | you (plural) have changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan cambiado | they have changed |
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Cambiar 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 cambiado", meaning "I had changed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cambiado | I had changed |
| Tú | hubieras cambiado | you had changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera cambiado | s/he had changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos cambiado | we had changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais cambiado | you (plural) had changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran cambiado | they had changed |
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Cambiar 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 cambiado", meaning "I will have changed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere cambiado | I will have changed |
| Tú | hubieres cambiado | you will have changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere cambiado | s/he will have changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos cambiado | we will have changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis cambiado | you (plural) will have changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren cambiado | they will have changed |
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Cambiar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "cambie", meaning "(to you formal) change!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | cambia | (to you) change! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambie | (to you formal) change! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiemos | let's change! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiad | (to you plural) change! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambien | (to you plural formal) change! |
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Cambiar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no cambie", meaning "(to you formal) don't change!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no cambies | (to you) don't change! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no cambie | (to you formal) don't change! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no cambiemos | let's not change! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no cambiéis | (to you plural) don't change! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no cambien | (to you plural formal) don't change! |
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Example sentences and usage
- Sería divertido ver cómo las cosas cambian a través de los años. It would be fun to see how things change over the years.
- Lo que cambia el mundo es la comunicación, no la información. What changes the world is communication, not information.
- Aquí tiene su cambio. Here is your change.
- Si necesitas un cambio de ritmo, ¿por qué no vienes a visitarnos? If you need a change of pace, why don't you come for a visit?
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Frequently asked questions about Cambiar
Is cambiar a regular or irregular verb?
Cambiar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR 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 -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate cambiar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), cambiar is conjugated as: yo cambio, tú cambias, él/ella/usted cambia, nosotros cambiamos, vosotros cambiáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cambian. 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 cambiar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), cambiar is conjugated as: yo cambié, tú cambiaste, él/ella/usted cambió, nosotros cambiamos, vosotros cambiasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cambiaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate cambiar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), cambiar is conjugated as: yo cambiaba, tú cambiabas, él/ella/usted cambiaba, nosotros cambiábamos, vosotros cambiabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes cambiaban. 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 cambiar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), cambiar is conjugated as: yo cambiaré, tú cambiarás, él/ella/usted cambiará, nosotros cambiaremos, vosotros cambiaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cambiarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate cambiar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), cambiar is conjugated as: yo cambie, tú cambies, él/ella/usted cambie, nosotros cambiemos, vosotros cambiéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cambien. 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.
What is the difference between cambiar and cambiarse?
Cambiar means "to change" in the standard sense. Cambiarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se cambian" instead of "no cambian".
What are some common example sentences using cambiar?
Here are everyday sentences using cambiar: Sería divertido ver cómo las cosas cambian a través de los años. (It would be fun to see how things change over the years.) Lo que cambia el mundo es la comunicación, no la información. (What changes the world is communication, not information.) Aquí tiene su cambio. (Here is your change.) Si necesitas un cambio de ritmo, ¿por qué no vienes a visitarnos? (If you need a change of pace, why don't you come for a visit?)
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