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How to conjugate Concebir in Spanish

concebir to conceive Irregular Verb

At a glance: Concebir (to conceive) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: concibo, concibes, concibe, concebimos, concebís, conciben. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to i (concibo, concibes, concibe, conciben); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (concibió), subjunctive and gerund (concibiendo).

Past participle
concebido conceived
Gerund
concibiendo conceiving
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Indicative tenses of Concebir

Concebir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of concebir 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, “concibo”, meaning “I conceive”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconciboI conceive
Túconcibesyou conceive
Ella / Él / Ustedconcibes/he conceives
Nosotras / Nosotrosconcebimoswe conceive
Vosotras / Vosotrosconcebísyou (plural) conceive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconcibenthey conceive

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to i (concibo, concibes, concibe, conciben); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Concebir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of concebir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “concebí”, meaning “I conceived”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconcebíI conceived
Túconcebisteyou conceived
Ella / Él / Ustedconcibiós/he conceived
Nosotras / Nosotrosconcebimoswe conceived
Vosotras / Vosotrosconcebisteisyou (plural) conceived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconcibieronthey conceived

How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change e to i (concibió, concibieron); the other forms are regular.

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Concebir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of concebir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “concebía”, meaning “I used to conceive”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconcebíaI used to conceive
Túconcebíasyou used to conceive
Ella / Él / Ustedconcebías/he used to conceive
Nosotras / Nosotrosconcebíamoswe used to conceive
Vosotras / Vosotrosconcebíaisyou (plural) used to conceive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconcebíanthey used to conceive

How it’s built: Regular: stem conceb- plus the -ir endings.

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Concebir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of concebir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy concibiendo”, meaning “I am conceiving”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy concibiendoI am conceiving
Túestás concibiendoyou are conceiving
Ella / Él / Ustedestá concibiendos/he is conceiving
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos concibiendowe are conceiving
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis concibiendoyou (plural) are conceiving
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán concibiendothey are conceiving

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund concibiendo.

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Concebir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of concebir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a concebir”, meaning “I am going to conceive”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a concebirI am going to conceive
Túvas a concebiryou are going to conceive
Ella / Él / Ustedva a concebirs/he is going to conceive
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a concebirwe are going to conceive
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a concebiryou (plural) are going to conceive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a concebirthey are going to conceive

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive concebir.

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Concebir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of concebir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “concebiré”, meaning “I will conceive”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconcebiréI will conceive
Túconcebirásyou will conceive
Ella / Él / Ustedconcebirás/he will conceive
Nosotras / Nosotrosconcebiremoswe will conceive
Vosotras / Vosotrosconcebiréisyou (plural) will conceive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconcebiránthey will conceive

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive concebir plus the future endings.

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Concebir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of concebir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “concebiría”, meaning “I would conceive”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconcebiríaI would conceive
Túconcebiríasyou would conceive
Ella / Él / Ustedconcebirías/he would conceive
Nosotras / Nosotrosconcebiríamoswe would conceive
Vosotras / Vosotrosconcebiríaisyou (plural) would conceive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconcebiríanthey would conceive

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive concebir plus the conditional endings.

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Concebir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of concebir 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 concebido”, meaning “I have conceived”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe concebidoI have conceived
Túhas concebidoyou have conceived
Ella / Él / Ustedha concebidos/he has conceived
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos concebidowe have conceived
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis concebidoyou (plural) have conceived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan concebidothey have conceived

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle concebido.

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Concebir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of concebir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había concebido”, meaning “I had conceived”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía concebidoI had conceived
Túhabías concebidoyou had conceived
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía concebidos/he had conceived
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos concebidowe had conceived
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais concebidoyou (plural) had conceived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían concebidothey had conceived

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle concebido.

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Concebir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of concebir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré concebido”, meaning “I will have conceived”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré concebidoI will have conceived
Túhabrás concebidoyou will have conceived
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá concebidos/he will have conceived
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos concebidowe will have conceived
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis concebidoyou (plural) will have conceived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán concebidothey will have conceived

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle concebido.

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Concebir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of concebir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría concebido”, meaning “I would have conceived”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría concebidoI would have conceived
Túhabrías concebidoyou would have conceived
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría concebidos/he would have conceived
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos concebidowe would have conceived
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais concebidoyou (plural) would have conceived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían concebidothey would have conceived

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle concebido.

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Subjunctive tenses of Concebir

Concebir 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, “conciba”, meaning “I conceive”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconcibaI conceive
Túconcibasyou conceive
Ella / Él / Ustedconcibas/he conceives
Nosotras / Nosotrosconcibamoswe conceive
Vosotras / Vosotrosconcibáisyou (plural) conceive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconcibanthey conceive

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, concibo (conciba, concibas, conciba, concibamos, concibáis, conciban).

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Concebir 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, “concibiera”, meaning “I conceived”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconcibieraI conceived
Túconcibierasyou conceived
Ella / Él / Ustedconcibieras/he conceived
Nosotras / Nosotrosconcibiéramoswe conceived
Vosotras / Vosotrosconcibieraisyou (plural) conceived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconcibieranthey conceived

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, concibieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (concibiéramos).

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Concebir 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, “concibiere”, meaning “I will conceive”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconcibiereI will conceive
Túconcibieresyou will conceive
Ella / Él / Ustedconcibieres/he will conceive
Nosotras / Nosotrosconcibiéremoswe will conceive
Vosotras / Vosotrosconcibiereisyou (plural) will conceive
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconcibierenthey will conceive

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, concibieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (concibiéremos).

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Concebir 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 concebido”, meaning “I have conceived”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya concebidoI have conceived
Túhayas concebidoyou have conceived
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya concebidos/he has conceived
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos concebidowe have conceived
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis concebidoyou (plural) have conceived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan concebidothey have conceived

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle concebido.

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Concebir 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 concebido”, meaning “I had conceived”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera concebidoI had conceived
Túhubieras concebidoyou had conceived
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera concebidos/he had conceived
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos concebidowe had conceived
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais concebidoyou (plural) had conceived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran concebidothey had conceived

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle concebido.

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Concebir 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 concebido”, meaning “I will have conceived”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere concebidoI will have conceived
Túhubieres concebidoyou will have conceived
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere concebidos/he will have conceived
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos concebidowe will have conceived
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis concebidoyou (plural) will have conceived
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren concebidothey will have conceived

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle concebido.

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Imperative tenses of Concebir

Concebir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “conciba”, meaning “(to you formal) conceive!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túconcibe(to you) conceive!
Ella / Él / Ustedconciba(to you formal) conceive!
Nosotras / Nosotrosconcibamoslet's conceive!
Vosotras / Vosotrosconcebid(to you plural) conceive!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconciban(to you plural formal) conceive!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (concibe); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (conciba, concibamos, conciban); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (concebid).

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Concebir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no conciba”, meaning “(to you formal) don't conceive!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno concibas(to you) don't conceive!
Ella / Él / Ustedno conciba(to you formal) don't conceive!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno concibamoslet's not conceive!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno concibáis(to you plural) don't conceive!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno conciban(to you plural formal) don't conceive!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no concibas, no conciba, no concibamos, no concibáis, no conciban.

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Frequently asked questions about Concebir

Is concebir a regular or irregular verb?

Concebir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to i (concibo, concibes, concibe, conciben); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (concibió), subjunctive and gerund (concibiendo).

How do you conjugate concebir in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), concebir is conjugated as: yo concibo, tú concibes, él/ella/usted concibe, nosotros concebimos, vosotros concebís, ellos/ellas/ustedes conciben. 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 concebir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), concebir is conjugated as: yo concebí, tú concebiste, él/ella/usted concibió, nosotros concebimos, vosotros concebisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes concibieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate concebir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), concebir is conjugated as: yo concebía, tú concebías, él/ella/usted concebía, nosotros concebíamos, vosotros concebíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes concebían. 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 concebir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), concebir is conjugated as: yo concebiré, tú concebirás, él/ella/usted concebirá, nosotros concebiremos, vosotros concebiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes concebirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate concebir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), concebir is conjugated as: yo conciba, tú concibas, él/ella/usted conciba, nosotros concibamos, vosotros concibáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes conciban. 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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