Ella Verbsconstituir to constitute Irregular Verb
At a glance: Constituir (to constitute) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: constituyo, constituyes, constituye, constituimos, constituís, constituyen. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos add a y (constituyo, constituyes, constituye, constituyen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (constituyó), subjunctive and gerund (constituyendo).

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The Indicative Present of constituir 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, “constituyo”, meaning “I constitute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constituyo | I constitute |
| Tú | constituyes | you constitute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constituye | s/he constitutes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constituimos | we constitute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constituís | you (plural) constitute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constituyen | they constitute |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos add a y (constituyo, constituyes, constituye, constituyen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of constituir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “constituí”, meaning “I constituted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constituí | I constituted |
| Tú | constituiste | you constituted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constituyó | s/he constituted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constituimos | we constituted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constituisteis | you (plural) constituted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constituyeron | they constituted |
How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change i to y (constituyó, constituyeron); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of constituir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “constituía”, meaning “I used to constitute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constituía | I used to constitute |
| Tú | constituías | you used to constitute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constituía | s/he used to constitute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constituíamos | we used to constitute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constituíais | you (plural) used to constitute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constituían | they used to constitute |
How it’s built: Regular: stem constitu- plus the -ir endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of constituir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy constituyendo”, meaning “I am constituting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy constituyendo | I am constituting |
| Tú | estás constituyendo | you are constituting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está constituyendo | s/he is constituting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos constituyendo | we are constituting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis constituyendo | you (plural) are constituting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están constituyendo | they are constituting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund constituyendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of constituir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a constituir”, meaning “I am going to constitute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a constituir | I am going to constitute |
| Tú | vas a constituir | you are going to constitute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a constituir | s/he is going to constitute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a constituir | we are going to constitute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a constituir | you (plural) are going to constitute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a constituir | they are going to constitute |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive constituir.
The Indicative Future of constituir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “constituiré”, meaning “I will constitute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constituiré | I will constitute |
| Tú | constituirás | you will constitute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constituirá | s/he will constitute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constituiremos | we will constitute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constituiréis | you (plural) will constitute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constituirán | they will constitute |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive constituir plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of constituir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “constituiría”, meaning “I would constitute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constituiría | I would constitute |
| Tú | constituirías | you would constitute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constituiría | s/he would constitute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constituiríamos | we would constitute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constituiríais | you (plural) would constitute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constituirían | they would constitute |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive constituir plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of constituir 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 constituido”, meaning “I have constituted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he constituido | I have constituted |
| Tú | has constituido | you have constituted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha constituido | s/he has constituted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos constituido | we have constituted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis constituido | you (plural) have constituted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han constituido | they have constituted |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle constituido.
The Indicative Past Perfect of constituir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había constituido”, meaning “I had constituted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había constituido | I had constituted |
| Tú | habías constituido | you had constituted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había constituido | s/he had constituted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos constituido | we had constituted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais constituido | you (plural) had constituted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían constituido | they had constituted |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle constituido.
The Indicative Future Perfect of constituir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré constituido”, meaning “I will have constituted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré constituido | I will have constituted |
| Tú | habrás constituido | you will have constituted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá constituido | s/he will have constituted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos constituido | we will have constituted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis constituido | you (plural) will have constituted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán constituido | they will have constituted |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle constituido.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of constituir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría constituido”, meaning “I would have constituted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría constituido | I would have constituted |
| Tú | habrías constituido | you would have constituted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría constituido | s/he would have constituted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos constituido | we would have constituted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais constituido | you (plural) would have constituted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían constituido | they would have constituted |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle constituido.
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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, “constituya”, meaning “I constitute”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constituya | I constitute |
| Tú | constituyas | you constitute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constituya | s/he constitutes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constituyamos | we constitute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constituyáis | you (plural) constitute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constituyan | they constitute |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, constituyo (constituya, constituyas, constituya, constituyamos, constituyáis, constituyan).
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, “constituyera”, meaning “I constituted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constituyera | I constituted |
| Tú | constituyeras | you constituted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constituyera | s/he constituted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constituyéramos | we constituted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constituyerais | you (plural) constituted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constituyeran | they constituted |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, constituyeron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (constituyéramos).
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, “constituyere”, meaning “I will constitute”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | constituyere | I will constitute |
| Tú | constituyeres | you will constitute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constituyere | s/he will constitute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constituyéremos | we will constitute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constituyereis | you (plural) will constitute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constituyeren | they will constitute |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, constituyeron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (constituyéremos).
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 constituido”, meaning “I have constituted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya constituido | I have constituted |
| Tú | hayas constituido | you have constituted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya constituido | s/he has constituted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos constituido | we have constituted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis constituido | you (plural) have constituted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan constituido | they have constituted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle constituido.
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 constituido”, meaning “I had constituted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera constituido | I had constituted |
| Tú | hubieras constituido | you had constituted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera constituido | s/he had constituted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos constituido | we had constituted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais constituido | you (plural) had constituted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran constituido | they had constituted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle constituido.
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 constituido”, meaning “I will have constituted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere constituido | I will have constituted |
| Tú | hubieres constituido | you will have constituted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere constituido | s/he will have constituted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos constituido | we will have constituted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis constituido | you (plural) will have constituted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren constituido | they will have constituted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle constituido.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “constituya”, meaning “(to you formal) constitute!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | constituye | (to you) constitute! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | constituya | (to you formal) constitute! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | constituyamos | let's constitute! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | constituid | (to you plural) constitute! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | constituyan | (to you plural formal) constitute! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (constituye); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (constituya, constituyamos, constituyan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (constituid).
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 constituya”, meaning “(to you formal) don't constitute!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no constituyas | (to you) don't constitute! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no constituya | (to you formal) don't constitute! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no constituyamos | let's not constitute! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no constituyáis | (to you plural) don't constitute! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no constituyan | (to you plural formal) don't constitute! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no constituyas, no constituya, no constituyamos, no constituyáis, no constituyan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Constituir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos add a y (constituyo, constituyes, constituye, constituyen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (constituyó), subjunctive and gerund (constituyendo).
In the present tense (presente), constituir is conjugated as: yo constituyo, tú constituyes, él/ella/usted constituye, nosotros constituimos, vosotros constituís, ellos/ellas/ustedes constituyen. 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), constituir is conjugated as: yo constituí, tú constituiste, él/ella/usted constituyó, nosotros constituimos, vosotros constituisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes constituyeron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), constituir is conjugated as: yo constituía, tú constituías, él/ella/usted constituía, nosotros constituíamos, vosotros constituíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes constituían. 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), constituir is conjugated as: yo constituiré, tú constituirás, él/ella/usted constituirá, nosotros constituiremos, vosotros constituiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes constituirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), constituir is conjugated as: yo constituya, tú constituyas, él/ella/usted constituya, nosotros constituyamos, vosotros constituyáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes constituyan. 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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