Ella Verbsconvenir to suit, to be advisable, to be in one's interest, to agree Irregular Verb
At a glance: Convenir (to suit, to be advisable, to be in one's interest, to agree) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: convengo, convienes, conviene, convenimos, convenís, convienen. It is conjugated like venir. Yo adds a g (convengo); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (convienes, conviene, convienen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (convine), future (convendré), conditional (convendría), subjunctive and gerund (conviniendo).

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The Indicative Present of convenir 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, “convengo”, meaning “I suit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convengo | I suit |
| Tú | convienes | you suit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conviene | s/he suits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convenimos | we suit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convenís | you (plural) suit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convienen | they suit |
How it’s built: Yo adds a g (convengo); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (convienes, conviene, convienen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of convenir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “convine”, meaning “I suited”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convine | I suited |
| Tú | conviniste | you suited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convino | s/he suited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convinimos | we suited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convinisteis | you (plural) suited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convinieron | they suited |
How it’s built: Irregular stem convin- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of convenir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “convenía”, meaning “I used to suit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convenía | I used to suit |
| Tú | convenías | you used to suit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convenía | s/he used to suit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conveníamos | we used to suit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conveníais | you (plural) used to suit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convenían | they used to suit |
How it’s built: Regular: stem conven- plus the -ir endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of convenir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy conviniendo”, meaning “I am suiting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy conviniendo | I am suiting |
| Tú | estás conviniendo | you are suiting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está conviniendo | s/he is suiting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos conviniendo | we are suiting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis conviniendo | you (plural) are suiting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están conviniendo | they are suiting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund conviniendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of convenir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a convenir”, meaning “I am going to suit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a convenir | I am going to suit |
| Tú | vas a convenir | you are going to suit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a convenir | s/he is going to suit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a convenir | we are going to suit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a convenir | you (plural) are going to suit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a convenir | they are going to suit |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive convenir.
The Indicative Future of convenir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “convendré”, meaning “I will suit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convendré | I will suit |
| Tú | convendrás | you will suit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convendrá | s/he will suit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convendremos | we will suit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convendréis | you (plural) will suit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convendrán | they will suit |
How it’s built: Irregular stem convendr- instead of convenir, plus the future endings.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional of convenir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “convendría”, meaning “I would suit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convendría | I would suit |
| Tú | convendrías | you would suit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convendría | s/he would suit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convendríamos | we would suit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convendríais | you (plural) would suit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convendrían | they would suit |
How it’s built: Irregular stem convendr- instead of convenir, plus the conditional endings.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Present Perfect of convenir 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 convenido”, meaning “I have suited”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he convenido | I have suited |
| Tú | has convenido | you have suited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha convenido | s/he has suited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos convenido | we have suited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis convenido | you (plural) have suited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han convenido | they have suited |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle convenido.
The Indicative Past Perfect of convenir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había convenido”, meaning “I had suited”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había convenido | I had suited |
| Tú | habías convenido | you had suited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había convenido | s/he had suited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos convenido | we had suited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais convenido | you (plural) had suited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían convenido | they had suited |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle convenido.
The Indicative Future Perfect of convenir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré convenido”, meaning “I will have suited”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré convenido | I will have suited |
| Tú | habrás convenido | you will have suited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá convenido | s/he will have suited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos convenido | we will have suited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis convenido | you (plural) will have suited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán convenido | they will have suited |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle convenido.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of convenir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría convenido”, meaning “I would have suited”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría convenido | I would have suited |
| Tú | habrías convenido | you would have suited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría convenido | s/he would have suited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos convenido | we would have suited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais convenido | you (plural) would have suited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían convenido | they would have suited |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle convenido.
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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, “convenga”, meaning “I suit”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convenga | I suit |
| Tú | convengas | you suit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convenga | s/he suits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convengamos | we suit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convengáis | you (plural) suit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convengan | they suit |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, convengo (convenga, convengas, convenga, convengamos, convengáis, convengan).
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, “conviniera”, meaning “I suited”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conviniera | I suited |
| Tú | convinieras | you suited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conviniera | s/he suited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conviniéramos | we suited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convinierais | you (plural) suited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convinieran | they suited |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, convinieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (conviniéramos).
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, “conviniere”, meaning “I will suit”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | conviniere | I will suit |
| Tú | convinieres | you will suit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | conviniere | s/he will suit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | conviniéremos | we will suit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | conviniereis | you (plural) will suit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convinieren | they will suit |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, convinieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (conviniéremos).
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 convenido”, meaning “I have suited”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya convenido | I have suited |
| Tú | hayas convenido | you have suited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya convenido | s/he has suited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos convenido | we have suited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis convenido | you (plural) have suited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan convenido | they have suited |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle convenido.
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 convenido”, meaning “I had suited”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera convenido | I had suited |
| Tú | hubieras convenido | you had suited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera convenido | s/he had suited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos convenido | we had suited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais convenido | you (plural) had suited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran convenido | they had suited |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle convenido.
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 convenido”, meaning “I will have suited”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere convenido | I will have suited |
| Tú | hubieres convenido | you will have suited |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere convenido | s/he will have suited |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos convenido | we will have suited |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis convenido | you (plural) will have suited |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren convenido | they will have suited |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle convenido.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “convenga”, meaning “(to you formal) suit!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | convén | (to you) suit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convenga | (to you formal) suit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convengamos | let's suit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convenid | (to you plural) suit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convengan | (to you plural formal) suit! |
How it’s built: Tú is irregular (convén); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (convenga, convengamos, convengan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (convenid).
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 convenga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't suit!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no convengas | (to you) don't suit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no convenga | (to you formal) don't suit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no convengamos | let's not suit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no convengáis | (to you plural) don't suit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no convengan | (to you plural formal) don't suit! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no convengas, no convenga, no convengamos, no convengáis, no convengan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Convenir is an irregular Spanish verb. It is conjugated like venir. In the present tense: yo adds a g (convengo); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (convienes, conviene, convienen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (convine), future (convendré), conditional (convendría), subjunctive and gerund (conviniendo).
In the present tense (presente), convenir is conjugated as: yo convengo, tú convienes, él/ella/usted conviene, nosotros convenimos, vosotros convenís, ellos/ellas/ustedes convienen. 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), convenir is conjugated as: yo convine, tú conviniste, él/ella/usted convino, nosotros convinimos, vosotros convinisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convinieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), convenir is conjugated as: yo convenía, tú convenías, él/ella/usted convenía, nosotros conveníamos, vosotros conveníais, ellos/ellas/ustedes convenían. 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), convenir is conjugated as: yo convendré, tú convendrás, él/ella/usted convendrá, nosotros convendremos, vosotros convendréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convendrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), convenir is conjugated as: yo convenga, tú convengas, él/ella/usted convenga, nosotros convengamos, vosotros convengáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convengan. 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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