How to conjugate Competir in Spanish
To compete Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Competir
- Competir in the Indicative Present
- Competir in the Indicative Preterite
- Competir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Competir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Competir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Competir in the Indicative Future
- Competir in the Indicative Conditional
- Competir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Competir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Competir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Competir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Competir
- Imperative tenses of Competir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Competir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Competir is the Spanish verb for "to compete". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | competir | to compete |
Past participle | competido | competed |
Gerund | compitiendo | competing |
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Competir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of competir 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, "compito", meaning "I compete".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | compito | I compete |
Tú | compites | you compete |
Ella / Él / Usted | compite | s/he competes, you (formal) compete |
Nosotras / Nosotros | competimos | we compete |
Vosotras / Vosotros | competís | you (plural) compete |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compiten | they compete, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Competir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of competir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "competí", meaning "I competed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | competí | I competed |
Tú | competiste | you competed |
Ella / Él / Usted | compitió | s/he competed, you (formal) competed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | competimos | we competed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | competisteis | you (plural) competed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compitieron | they competed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Competir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of competir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "competía", meaning "I used to compete".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | competía | I used to compete |
Tú | competías | you used to compete |
Ella / Él / Usted | competía | s/he used to compete, you (formal) used to compete |
Nosotras / Nosotros | competíamos | we used to compete |
Vosotras / Vosotros | competíais | you (plural) used to compete |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | competían | they used to compete, |
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Competir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of competir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy compitiendo", meaning "I am competing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy compitiendo | I am competing |
Tú | estás compitiendo | you are competing |
Ella / Él / Usted | está compitiendo | s/he is competing, you (formal) are competing |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos compitiendo | we are competing |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis compitiendo | you (plural) are competing |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están compitiendo | they are competing, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Competir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of competir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a competir", meaning "I am going to compete".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a competir | I am going to compete |
Tú | vas a competir | you are going to compete |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a competir | s/he is going to compete, you (formal) are going to compete |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a competir | we are going to compete |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a competir | you (plural) are going to compete |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a competir | they are going to compete, |
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Competir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of competir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "competiré", meaning "I will compete".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | competiré | I will compete |
Tú | competirás | you will compete |
Ella / Él / Usted | competirá | s/he will compete, you (formal) will compete |
Nosotras / Nosotros | competiremos | we will compete |
Vosotras / Vosotros | competiréis | you (plural) will compete |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | competirán | they will compete, |
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Competir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of competir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "competiría", meaning "I would compete".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | competiría | I would compete |
Tú | competirías | you would compete |
Ella / Él / Usted | competiría | s/he would compete, you (formal) would compete |
Nosotras / Nosotros | competiríamos | we would compete |
Vosotras / Vosotros | competiríais | you (plural) would compete |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | competirían | they would compete, |
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Competir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of competir 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 competido", meaning "I have competed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he competido | I have competed |
Tú | has competido | you have competed |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha competido | s/he has competed, you (formal) have competed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos competido | we have competed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis competido | you (plural) have competed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han competido | they have competed, |
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Competir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of competir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había competido", meaning "I had competed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había competido | I had competed |
Tú | habías competido | you had competed |
Ella / Él / Usted | había competido | s/he had competed, you (formal) had competed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos competido | we had competed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais competido | you (plural) had competed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían competido | they had competed, |
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Competir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of competir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré competido", meaning "I will have competed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré competido | I will have competed |
Tú | habrás competido | you will have competed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá competido | s/he will have competed, you (formal) will have competed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos competido | we will have competed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis competido | you (plural) will have competed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán competido | they will have competed, |
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Competir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of competir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría competido", meaning "I would have competed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría competido | I would have competed |
Tú | habrías competido | you would have competed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría competido | s/he would have competed, you (formal) would have competed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos competido | we would have competed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais competido | you (plural) would have competed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían competido | they would have competed, |
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Competir 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, "compita", meaning "I compete".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | compita | I compete |
Tú | compitas | you compete |
Ella / Él / Usted | compita | s/he competes, you (formal) compete |
Nosotras / Nosotros | compitamos | we compete |
Vosotras / Vosotros | compitáis | you (plural) compete |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compitan | they compete, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Competir 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, "compitiera", meaning "I competed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | compitiera | I competed |
Tú | compitieras | you competed |
Ella / Él / Usted | compitiera | s/he competed, you (formal) competed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | compitiéramos | we competed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | compitierais | you (plural) competed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compitieran | they competed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Competir 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, "compitiere", meaning "I will compete".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | compitiere | I will compete |
Tú | compitieres | you will compete |
Ella / Él / Usted | compitiere | s/he will compete, you (formal) will compete |
Nosotras / Nosotros | compitiéremos | we will compete |
Vosotras / Vosotros | compitiereis | you (plural) will compete |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compitieren | they will compete, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Competir 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 competido", meaning "I have competed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya competido | I have competed |
Tú | hayas competido | you have competed |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya competido | s/he has competed, you (formal) have competed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos competido | we have competed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis competido | you (plural) have competed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan competido | they have competed, |
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Competir 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 competido", meaning "I had competed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera competido | I had competed |
Tú | hubieras competido | you had competed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera competido | s/he had competed, you (formal) had competed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos competido | we had competed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais competido | you (plural) had competed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran competido | they had competed, |
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Competir 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 competido", meaning "I will have competed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere competido | I will have competed |
Tú | hubieres competido | you will have competed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere competido | s/he will have competed, you (formal) will have competed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos competido | we will have competed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis competido | you (plural) will have competed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren competido | they will have competed, |
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Competir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "compita", meaning "(to you formal) compete!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | compite | (to you) compete! |
Ella / Él / Usted | compita | (to you formal) compete! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | compitamos | let's compete! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | competid | (to you plural) compete! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compitan | (to you plural formal) compete! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Competir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no compita", meaning "(to you formal) don't compete!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no compitas | (to you) don't compete! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no compita | (to you formal) don't compete! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no compitamos | let's not compete! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no compitáis | (to you plural) don't compete! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no compitan | (to you plural formal) don't compete! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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