Ella Verbsconcebir 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).

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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | concibo | I conceive |
| Tú | concibes | you conceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | concibe | s/he conceives |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | concebimos | we conceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | concebís | you (plural) conceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conciben | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | concebí | I conceived |
| Tú | concebiste | you conceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | concibió | s/he conceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | concebimos | we conceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | concebisteis | you (plural) conceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | concibieron | they conceived |
How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change e to i (concibió, concibieron); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | concebía | I used to conceive |
| Tú | concebías | you used to conceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | concebía | s/he used to conceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | concebíamos | we used to conceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | concebíais | you (plural) used to conceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | concebían | they used to conceive |
How it’s built: Regular: stem conceb- plus the -ir endings.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy concibiendo | I am conceiving |
| Tú | estás concibiendo | you are conceiving |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está concibiendo | s/he is conceiving |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos concibiendo | we are conceiving |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis concibiendo | you (plural) are conceiving |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están concibiendo | they are conceiving |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund concibiendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a concebir | I am going to conceive |
| Tú | vas a concebir | you are going to conceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a concebir | s/he is going to conceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a concebir | we are going to conceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a concebir | you (plural) are going to conceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a concebir | they are going to conceive |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive concebir.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | concebiré | I will conceive |
| Tú | concebirás | you will conceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | concebirá | s/he will conceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | concebiremos | we will conceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | concebiréis | you (plural) will conceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | concebirán | they will conceive |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive concebir plus the future endings.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | concebiría | I would conceive |
| Tú | concebirías | you would conceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | concebiría | s/he would conceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | concebiríamos | we would conceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | concebiríais | you (plural) would conceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | concebirían | they would conceive |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive concebir plus the conditional endings.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he concebido | I have conceived |
| Tú | has concebido | you have conceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha concebido | s/he has conceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos concebido | we have conceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis concebido | you (plural) have conceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han concebido | they have conceived |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle concebido.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había concebido | I had conceived |
| Tú | habías concebido | you had conceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había concebido | s/he had conceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos concebido | we had conceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais concebido | you (plural) had conceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían concebido | they had conceived |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle concebido.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré concebido | I will have conceived |
| Tú | habrás concebido | you will have conceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá concebido | s/he will have conceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos concebido | we will have conceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis concebido | you (plural) will have conceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán concebido | they will have conceived |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle concebido.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría concebido | I would have conceived |
| Tú | habrías concebido | you would have conceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría concebido | s/he would have conceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos concebido | we would have conceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais concebido | you (plural) would have conceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían concebido | they 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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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conciba | I conceive |
| Tú | concibas | you conceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conciba | s/he conceives |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | concibamos | we conceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | concibáis | you (plural) conceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conciban | they conceive |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, concibo (conciba, concibas, conciba, concibamos, concibáis, conciban).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | concibiera | I conceived |
| Tú | concibieras | you conceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | concibiera | s/he conceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | concibiéramos | we conceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | concibierais | you (plural) conceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | concibieran | they 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).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | concibiere | I will conceive |
| Tú | concibieres | you will conceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | concibiere | s/he will conceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | concibiéremos | we will conceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | concibiereis | you (plural) will conceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | concibieren | they 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).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya concebido | I have conceived |
| Tú | hayas concebido | you have conceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya concebido | s/he has conceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos concebido | we have conceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis concebido | you (plural) have conceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan concebido | they have conceived |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle concebido.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera concebido | I had conceived |
| Tú | hubieras concebido | you had conceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera concebido | s/he had conceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos concebido | we had conceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais concebido | you (plural) had conceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran concebido | they had conceived |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle concebido.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere concebido | I will have conceived |
| Tú | hubieres concebido | you will have conceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere concebido | s/he will have conceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos concebido | we will have conceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis concebido | you (plural) will have conceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren concebido | they will have conceived |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle concebido.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | concibe | (to you) conceive! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conciba | (to you formal) conceive! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | concibamos | let's conceive! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | concebid | (to you plural) conceive! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conciban | (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).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no concibas | (to you) don't conceive! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no conciba | (to you formal) don't conceive! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no concibamos | let's not conceive! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no concibáis | (to you plural) don't conceive! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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