How to conjugate Cambiar in Spanish
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 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
- Cambiar in the Subjunctive Present
- Cambiar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Cambiar in the Subjunctive Future
- Cambiar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Cambiar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Cambiar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Cambiar
- Cambiar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Cambiar in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Cambiar is the Spanish verb for to change. It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | cambiar | to change |
| Past participle | cambiado | changed |
| Gerund | cambiando | changing |
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Indicative Tenses of Cambiar
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambio | I change |
| Tú | cambias | you change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambia | s/he change, you (formal) change |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiamos | we change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiáis | you (plural) change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambian | they change, you (plural formal) change |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambié | I changed |
| Tú | cambiaste | you changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambió | s/he changed, you (formal) changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiamos | we changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiasteis | you (plural) changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambiaron | they changed, you (plural formal) changed |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambiaba | I used to change |
| Tú | cambiabas | you used to change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambiaba | s/he used to change, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) used to change |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambiaré | I will change |
| Tú | cambiarás | you will change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambiará | s/he will change, you (formal) will change |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiaremos | we will change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiaréis | you (plural) will change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambiarán | they will change, you (plural formal) will change |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambiaría | I would change |
| Tú | cambiarías | you would change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambiaría | s/he would change, you (formal) would change |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiaríamos | we would change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiaríais | you (plural) would change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambiarían | they would change, you (plural formal) would change |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cambiado | I have changed |
| Tú | has cambiado | you have changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha cambiado | s/he has changed, you (formal) have changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos cambiado | we have changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis cambiado | you (plural) have changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han cambiado | they have changed, you (plural formal) have changed |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cambiado | I had changed |
| Tú | habías cambiado | you had changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había cambiado | s/he had changed, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) had changed |
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".
| 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) will have changed |
Cambiar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of cambiar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría cambiado de mi opinión", meaning "I would have changed my mind".
| 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) would have changed |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Cambiar
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambie | I change |
| Tú | cambies | you change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambie | s/he change, you (formal) change |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiemos | we change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiéis | you (plural) change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambien | they change, you (plural formal) change |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambiara | I changed |
| Tú | cambiaras | you changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambiara | s/he changed, you (formal) changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiáramos | we changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiarais | you (plural) changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambiaran | they changed, you (plural formal) changed |
Cambiar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "cambiare", meaning "I will change".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cambiare | I will change |
| Tú | cambiares | you will change |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambiare | s/he will change, you (formal) will change |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiáremos | we will change |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiareis | you (plural) will change |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambiaren | they will change, you (plural formal) will change |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cambiado | I have changed |
| Tú | hayas cambiado | you have changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya cambiado | s/he has changed, you (formal) have changed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos cambiado | we have changed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis cambiado | you (plural) have changed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan cambiado | they have changed, you (plural formal) have changed |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cambiado | I had changed |
| Tú | hubieras cambiado | you had changed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera cambiado | s/he had changed, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) had changed |
Cambiar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere cambiado", meaning "I will have changed".
| 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, you (formal) 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, you (plural formal) will have changed |
Imperative Tenses of Cambiar
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!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | cambia | (to you) change! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cambie | (to you formal) change! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cambiemos | (to we) change! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cambiad | (to you plural) change! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cambien | (to you plural formal) change! |
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!".
| 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 | (to we) don't change! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no cambiéis | (to you plural) don't change! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no cambien | (to you plural formal) don't change! |
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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