How to conjugate Conocer in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Conocer
- Conocer in the Indicative Present
- Conocer in the Indicative Preterite
- Conocer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Conocer in the Indicative Future
- Conocer in the Indicative Conditional
- Conocer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Conocer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Conocer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Conocer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Conocer
- Conocer in the Subjunctive Present
- Conocer in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Conocer in the Subjunctive Future
- Conocer in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Conocer in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Conocer in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Conocer
- Conocer in the Imperative Affirmative
- Conocer in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Conocer is the Spanish verb meaning "to know" (people, places). Some examples: "Do you know my friend Juan?" / "I have been to Valencia once before, but I don't know it very well". Conocer is not to be confused for the verb Saber, which also means "to know".
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | conocer | to know (people, places) |
| Past participle | conocido | known |
| Gerund | conociendo | knowing |
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Indicative Tenses of Conocer
Conocer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of conocer 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, "conozco la cuidad de Sevilla", meaning "I know the city of Seville".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conozco | I know |
| Tú | conoces | you know |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conoce | s/he know, you (formal) know |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conocemos | we know |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conocéis | you (plural) know |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conocen | they know, you (plural formal) know |
Conocer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of conocer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "conocí la cuidad de Sevilla", meaning "I knew the city of Seville".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conocí | I knew |
| Tú | conociste | you knew |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conoció | s/he knew, you (formal) knew |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conocimos | we knew |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conocisteis | you (plural) knew |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conocieron | they knew, you (plural formal) knew |
Conocer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of conocer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "conocía la cuidad de Sevilla", meaning "I used to know the city of Seville".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conocía | I used to know |
| Tú | conocías | you used to know |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conocía | s/he used to know, you (formal) used to know |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conocíamos | we used to know |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conocíais | you (plural) used to know |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conocían | they used to know, you (plural formal) used to know |
Conocer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of conocer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "conoceré la cuidad de Sevilla", meaning "I will know the city of Seville".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conoceré | I will know |
| Tú | conocerás | you will know |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conocerá | s/he will know, you (formal) will know |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conoceremos | we will know |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conoceréis | you (plural) will know |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conocerán | they will know, you (plural formal) will know |
Conocer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of conocer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "conocería la cuidad de Sevilla", meaning "I would know the city of Seville".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conocería | I would know |
| Tú | conocerías | you would know |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conocería | s/he would know, you (formal) would know |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conoceríamos | we would know |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conoceríais | you (plural) would know |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conocerían | they would know, you (plural formal) would know |
Conocer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of conocer 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 conocido la cuidad de Sevilla", meaning "I have known the city of Seville".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he conocido | I have known |
| Tú | has conocido | you have known |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha conocido | s/he has known, you (formal) have known |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos conocido | we have known |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis conocido | you (plural) have known |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han conocido | they have known, you (plural formal) have known |
Conocer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of conocer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había conocido la cuidad de Sevilla", meaning "I had known the city of Seville".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había conocido | I had known |
| Tú | habías conocido | you had known |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había conocido | s/he had known, you (formal) had known |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos conocido | we had known |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais conocido | you (plural) had known |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían conocido | they had known, you (plural formal) had known |
Conocer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of conocer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré conocido la cuidad de Sevilla", meaning "I will have known the city of Seville".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré conocido | I will have known |
| Tú | habrás conocido | you will have known |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá conocido | s/he will have known, you (formal) will have known |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos conocido | we will have known |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis conocido | you (plural) will have known |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán conocido | they will have known, you (plural formal) will have known |
Conocer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of conocer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría conocido la cuidad de Sevilla", meaning "I would have known the city of Seville".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría conocido | I would have known |
| Tú | habrías conocido | you would have known |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría conocido | s/he would have known, you (formal) would have known |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos conocido | we would have known |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais conocido | you (plural) would have known |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían conocido | they would have known, you (plural formal) would have known |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Conocer
Conocer 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, "conozca", meaning "I know".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conozca | I know |
| Tú | conozcas | you know |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conozca | s/he know, you (formal) know |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conozcamos | we know |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conozcáis | you (plural) know |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conozcan | they know, you (plural formal) know |
Conocer 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, "conociera", meaning "I knew".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conociera | I knew |
| Tú | conocieras | you knew |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conociera | s/he knew, you (formal) knew |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conociéramos | we knew |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conocierais | you (plural) knew |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conocieran | they knew, you (plural formal) knew |
Conocer in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "conociere", meaning "I will know".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conociere | I will know |
| Tú | conocieres | you will know |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conociere | s/he will know, you (formal) will know |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conociéremos | we will know |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conociereis | you (plural) will know |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conocieren | they will know, you (plural formal) will know |
Conocer 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 conocido", meaning "I have known".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya conocido | I have known |
| Tú | hayas conocido | you have known |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya conocido | s/he has known, you (formal) have known |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos conocido | we have known |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis conocido | you (plural) have known |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan conocido | they have known, you (plural formal) have known |
Conocer 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 conocido", meaning "I had known".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera conocido | I had known |
| Tú | hubieras conocido | you had known |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera conocido | s/he had known, you (formal) had known |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos conocido | we had known |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais conocido | you (plural) had known |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran conocido | they had known, you (plural formal) had known |
Conocer in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere conocido", meaning "I will have known".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere conocido | I will have known |
| Tú | hubieres conocido | you will have known |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere conocido | s/he will have known, you (formal) will have known |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos conocido | we will have known |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis conocido | you (plural) will have known |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren conocido | they will have known, you (plural formal) will have known |
Imperative Tenses of Conocer
Conocer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "conozca", meaning "(to you formal) know!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | conoce | (to you) know! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conozca | (to you formal) know! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conozcamos | (to we) know! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conoced | (to you plural) know! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conozcan | (to you plural formal) know! |
Conocer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no conozca", meaning "(to you formal) don't know!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no conozcas | (to you) don't know! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no conozca | (to you formal) don't know! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no conozcamos | (to we) don't know! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no conozcáis | (to you plural) don't know! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no conozcan | (to you plural formal) don't know! |
Example sentences and usage
- Si no me conocías así, entonces simplemente no me conocías. If you didn't know me that way then you simply didn't know me.
- ¿Quién no conoce este problema? Who doesn't know this problem?!
- Aquellos que le conocen le aprecian. Those who know him like him.
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