How to conjugate Conseguir in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Conseguir
- Conseguir in the Indicative Present
- Conseguir in the Indicative Preterite
- Conseguir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Conseguir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Conseguir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Conseguir in the Indicative Future
- Conseguir in the Indicative Conditional
- Conseguir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Conseguir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Conseguir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Conseguir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Conseguir
- Imperative tenses of Conseguir
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Conseguir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Conseguir is the Spanish verb for "to get, to obtain". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to conseguir include: coger, obtener, sacar, traer, procurar.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | conseguir | to get, to obtain |
Past participle | conseguido | gotten |
Gerund | consiguiendo | getting |
Indicative Tenses of Conseguir
Conseguir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of conseguir 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, "consigo", meaning "I get".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | consigo | I get |
Tú | consigues | you get |
Ella / Él / Usted | consigue | s/he gets, you (formal) get |
Nosotras / Nosotros | conseguimos | we get |
Vosotras / Vosotros | conseguís | you (plural) get |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consiguen | they get, you (plural formal) get |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Conseguir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of conseguir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "conseguí", meaning "I got".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | conseguí | I got |
Tú | conseguiste | you got |
Ella / Él / Usted | consiguió | s/he got, you (formal) got |
Nosotras / Nosotros | conseguimos | we got |
Vosotras / Vosotros | conseguisteis | you (plural) got |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consiguieron | they got, you (plural formal) got |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Conseguir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of conseguir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "conseguía", meaning "I used to get".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | conseguía | I used to get |
Tú | conseguías | you used to get |
Ella / Él / Usted | conseguía | s/he used to get, you (formal) used to get |
Nosotras / Nosotros | conseguíamos | we used to get |
Vosotras / Vosotros | conseguíais | you (plural) used to get |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conseguían | they used to get, you (plural formal) used to get |
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Conseguir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of conseguir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy consiguiendo", meaning "I am getting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy consiguiendo | I am getting |
Tú | estás consiguiendo | you are getting |
Ella / Él / Usted | está consiguiendo | s/he is getting, you (formal) are getting |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos consiguiendo | we are getting |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis consiguiendo | you (plural) are getting |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están consiguiendo | they are getting, you (plural formal) are getting |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Conseguir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of conseguir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a conseguir", meaning "I am going to get".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a conseguir | I am going to get |
Tú | vas a conseguir | you are going to get |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a conseguir | s/he is going to get, you (formal) are going to get |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a conseguir | we are going to get |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a conseguir | you (plural) are going to get |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a conseguir | they are going to get, you (plural formal) are going to get |
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Conseguir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of conseguir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "conseguiré", meaning "I will get".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | conseguiré | I will get |
Tú | conseguirás | you will get |
Ella / Él / Usted | conseguirá | s/he will get, you (formal) will get |
Nosotras / Nosotros | conseguiremos | we will get |
Vosotras / Vosotros | conseguiréis | you (plural) will get |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conseguirán | they will get, you (plural formal) will get |
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Conseguir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of conseguir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "conseguiría", meaning "I would get".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | conseguiría | I would get |
Tú | conseguirías | you would get |
Ella / Él / Usted | conseguiría | s/he would get, you (formal) would get |
Nosotras / Nosotros | conseguiríamos | we would get |
Vosotras / Vosotros | conseguiríais | you (plural) would get |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conseguirían | they would get, you (plural formal) would get |
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Conseguir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of conseguir 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 conseguido", meaning "I have gotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he conseguido | I have gotten |
Tú | has conseguido | you have gotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha conseguido | s/he has gotten, you (formal) have gotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos conseguido | we have gotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis conseguido | you (plural) have gotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han conseguido | they have gotten, you (plural formal) have gotten |
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Conseguir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of conseguir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había conseguido", meaning "I had gotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había conseguido | I had gotten |
Tú | habías conseguido | you had gotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | había conseguido | s/he had gotten, you (formal) had gotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos conseguido | we had gotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais conseguido | you (plural) had gotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían conseguido | they had gotten, you (plural formal) had gotten |
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Conseguir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of conseguir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré conseguido", meaning "I will have gotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré conseguido | I will have gotten |
Tú | habrás conseguido | you will have gotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá conseguido | s/he will have gotten, you (formal) will have gotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos conseguido | we will have gotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis conseguido | you (plural) will have gotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán conseguido | they will have gotten, you (plural formal) will have gotten |
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Conseguir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of conseguir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría conseguido", meaning "I would have gotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría conseguido | I would have gotten |
Tú | habrías conseguido | you would have gotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría conseguido | s/he would have gotten, you (formal) would have gotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos conseguido | we would have gotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais conseguido | you (plural) would have gotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían conseguido | they would have gotten, you (plural formal) would have gotten |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Conseguir
Conseguir 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, "consiga", meaning "I get".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | consiga | I get |
Tú | consigas | you get |
Ella / Él / Usted | consiga | s/he gets, you (formal) get |
Nosotras / Nosotros | consigamos | we get |
Vosotras / Vosotros | consigáis | you (plural) get |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consigan | they get, you (plural formal) get |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Conseguir 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, "consiguiera", meaning "I got".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | consiguiera | I got |
Tú | consiguieras | you got |
Ella / Él / Usted | consiguiera | s/he got, you (formal) got |
Nosotras / Nosotros | consiguiéramos | we got |
Vosotras / Vosotros | consiguierais | you (plural) got |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consiguieran | they got, you (plural formal) got |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Conseguir 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, "consiguiere", meaning "I will get".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | consiguiere | I will get |
Tú | consiguieres | you will get |
Ella / Él / Usted | consiguiere | s/he will get, you (formal) will get |
Nosotras / Nosotros | consiguiéremos | we will get |
Vosotras / Vosotros | consiguiereis | you (plural) will get |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consiguieren | they will get, you (plural formal) will get |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Conseguir 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 conseguido", meaning "I have gotten".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya conseguido | I have gotten |
Tú | hayas conseguido | you have gotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya conseguido | s/he has gotten, you (formal) have gotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos conseguido | we have gotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis conseguido | you (plural) have gotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan conseguido | they have gotten, you (plural formal) have gotten |
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Conseguir 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 conseguido", meaning "I had gotten".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera conseguido | I had gotten |
Tú | hubieras conseguido | you had gotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera conseguido | s/he had gotten, you (formal) had gotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos conseguido | we had gotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais conseguido | you (plural) had gotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran conseguido | they had gotten, you (plural formal) had gotten |
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Conseguir 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 conseguido", meaning "I will have gotten".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere conseguido | I will have gotten |
Tú | hubieres conseguido | you will have gotten |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere conseguido | s/he will have gotten, you (formal) will have gotten |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos conseguido | we will have gotten |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis conseguido | you (plural) will have gotten |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren conseguido | they will have gotten, you (plural formal) will have gotten |
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Imperative Tenses of Conseguir
Conseguir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "consiga", meaning "(to you formal) get!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | consigue | (to you) get! |
Ella / Él / Usted | consiga | (to you formal) get! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | consigamos | let's get! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | conseguid | (to you plural) get! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | consigan | (to you plural formal) get! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Conseguir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no consiga", meaning "(to you formal) don't get!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no consigas | (to you) don't get! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no consiga | (to you formal) don't get! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no consigamos | let's not get! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no consigáis | (to you plural) don't get! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no consigan | (to you plural formal) don't get! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Example sentences and usage
- No conseguiste despertar a Harry. You failed to wake Harry up.
- Nada se consigue sin esfuerzo. Nothing is achieved without effort.
- Finalmente conseguiste un trabajo. You finally succeeded in getting a job.
- No conseguiste despertar a Harry. You failed to wake Harry up.
- Conseguí la pintura en una subasta. I obtained the painting at an auction.
- A pesar de la adversidad, el ingenioso hombre consiguió fama mundial. Despite adversity, the ingenious man achieved worldwide fame.
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