How to conjugate Conservar in Spanish
To keep, to retain, to conserve Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Conservar
- Conservar in the Indicative Present
- Conservar in the Indicative Preterite
- Conservar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Conservar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Conservar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Conservar in the Indicative Future
- Conservar in the Indicative Conditional
- Conservar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Conservar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Conservar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Conservar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Conservar
- Imperative tenses of Conservar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Conservar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Conservar is the Spanish verb for "to keep, to retain, to conserve". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to conservar include: guardar, mantener.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | conservar | to keep, to retain, to conserve |
| Past participle | conservado | kept |
| Gerund | conservando | keeping |
Indicative Tenses of Conservar
Conservar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of conservar 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, "conservo", meaning "I keep".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conservo | I keep |
| Tú | conservas | you keep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conserva | s/he keeps, you (formal) keep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conservamos | we keep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conserváis | you (plural) keep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conservan | they keep, you (plural formal) keep |
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Conservar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of conservar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "conservé", meaning "I kept".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conservé | I kept |
| Tú | conservaste | you kept |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conservó | s/he kept, you (formal) kept |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conservamos | we kept |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conservasteis | you (plural) kept |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conservaron | they kept, you (plural formal) kept |
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Conservar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of conservar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "conservaba", meaning "I used to keep".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conservaba | I used to keep |
| Tú | conservabas | you used to keep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conservaba | s/he used to keep, you (formal) used to keep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conservábamos | we used to keep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conservabais | you (plural) used to keep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conservaban | they used to keep, you (plural formal) used to keep |
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Conservar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of conservar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy conservando", meaning "I am keeping".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy conservando | I am keeping |
| Tú | estás conservando | you are keeping |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está conservando | s/he is keeping, you (formal) are keeping |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos conservando | we are keeping |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis conservando | you (plural) are keeping |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están conservando | they are keeping, you (plural formal) are keeping |
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Conservar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of conservar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a conservar", meaning "I am going to keep".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a conservar | I am going to keep |
| Tú | vas a conservar | you are going to keep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a conservar | s/he is going to keep, you (formal) are going to keep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a conservar | we are going to keep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a conservar | you (plural) are going to keep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a conservar | they are going to keep, you (plural formal) are going to keep |
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Conservar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of conservar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "conservaré", meaning "I will keep".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conservaré | I will keep |
| Tú | conservarás | you will keep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conservará | s/he will keep, you (formal) will keep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conservaremos | we will keep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conservaréis | you (plural) will keep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conservarán | they will keep, you (plural formal) will keep |
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Conservar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of conservar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "conservaría", meaning "I would keep".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conservaría | I would keep |
| Tú | conservarías | you would keep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conservaría | s/he would keep, you (formal) would keep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conservaríamos | we would keep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conservaríais | you (plural) would keep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conservarían | they would keep, you (plural formal) would keep |
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Conservar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of conservar 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 conservado", meaning "I have kept".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he conservado | I have kept |
| Tú | has conservado | you have kept |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha conservado | s/he has kept, you (formal) have kept |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos conservado | we have kept |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis conservado | you (plural) have kept |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han conservado | they have kept, you (plural formal) have kept |
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Conservar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of conservar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había conservado", meaning "I had kept".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había conservado | I had kept |
| Tú | habías conservado | you had kept |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había conservado | s/he had kept, you (formal) had kept |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos conservado | we had kept |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais conservado | you (plural) had kept |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían conservado | they had kept, you (plural formal) had kept |
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Conservar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of conservar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré conservado", meaning "I will have kept".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré conservado | I will have kept |
| Tú | habrás conservado | you will have kept |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá conservado | s/he will have kept, you (formal) will have kept |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos conservado | we will have kept |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis conservado | you (plural) will have kept |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán conservado | they will have kept, you (plural formal) will have kept |
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Conservar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of conservar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría conservado", meaning "I would have kept".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría conservado | I would have kept |
| Tú | habrías conservado | you would have kept |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría conservado | s/he would have kept, you (formal) would have kept |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos conservado | we would have kept |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais conservado | you (plural) would have kept |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían conservado | they would have kept, you (plural formal) would have kept |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Conservar
Conservar 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, "conserve", meaning "I keep".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conserve | I keep |
| Tú | conserves | you keep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conserve | s/he keeps, you (formal) keep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conservemos | we keep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conservéis | you (plural) keep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conserven | they keep, you (plural formal) keep |
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Conservar 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, "conservara", meaning "I kept".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conservara | I kept |
| Tú | conservaras | you kept |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conservara | s/he kept, you (formal) kept |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conserváramos | we kept |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conservarais | you (plural) kept |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conservaran | they kept, you (plural formal) kept |
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Conservar 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, "conservare", meaning "I will keep".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conservare | I will keep |
| Tú | conservares | you will keep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conservare | s/he will keep, you (formal) will keep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conserváremos | we will keep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conservareis | you (plural) will keep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conservaren | they will keep, you (plural formal) will keep |
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Conservar 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 conservado", meaning "I have kept".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya conservado | I have kept |
| Tú | hayas conservado | you have kept |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya conservado | s/he has kept, you (formal) have kept |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos conservado | we have kept |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis conservado | you (plural) have kept |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan conservado | they have kept, you (plural formal) have kept |
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Conservar 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 conservado", meaning "I had kept".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera conservado | I had kept |
| Tú | hubieras conservado | you had kept |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera conservado | s/he had kept, you (formal) had kept |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos conservado | we had kept |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais conservado | you (plural) had kept |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran conservado | they had kept, you (plural formal) had kept |
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Conservar 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 conservado", meaning "I will have kept".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere conservado | I will have kept |
| Tú | hubieres conservado | you will have kept |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere conservado | s/he will have kept, you (formal) will have kept |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos conservado | we will have kept |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis conservado | you (plural) will have kept |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren conservado | they will have kept, you (plural formal) will have kept |
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Imperative Tenses of Conservar
Conservar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "conserve", meaning "(to you formal) keep!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | conserva | (to you) keep! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conserve | (to you formal) keep! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conservemos | let's keep! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conservad | (to you plural) keep! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conserven | (to you plural formal) keep! |
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Conservar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no conserve", meaning "(to you formal) don't keep!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no conserves | (to you) don't keep! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no conserve | (to you formal) don't keep! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no conservemos | let's not keep! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no conservéis | (to you plural) don't keep! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no conserven | (to you plural formal) don't keep! |
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