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How to conjugate Convertir in Spanish

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At a glance: Convertir (to convert) is one of the most common irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: convierto, conviertes, convierte, convertimos, convertís, convierten. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (convierto, conviertes, convierte, convierten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (convirtió), subjunctive and gerund (convirtiendo).

Past participle
convertido converted
Gerund
convirtiendo converting

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Indicative tenses of Convertir

Convertir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of convertir 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, “convierto”, meaning “I convert”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconviertoI convert
Túconviertesyou convert
Ella / Él / Ustedconviertes/he converts
Nosotras / Nosotrosconvertimoswe convert
Vosotras / Vosotrosconvertísyou (plural) convert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconviertenthey convert

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (convierto, conviertes, convierte, convierten); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Convertir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of convertir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “convertí”, meaning “I converted”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconvertíI converted
Túconvertisteyou converted
Ella / Él / Ustedconvirtiós/he converted
Nosotras / Nosotrosconvertimoswe converted
Vosotras / Vosotrosconvertisteisyou (plural) converted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconvirtieronthey converted

How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change e to i (convirtió, convirtieron); the other forms are regular.

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Convertir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of convertir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “convertía”, meaning “I used to convert”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconvertíaI used to convert
Túconvertíasyou used to convert
Ella / Él / Ustedconvertías/he used to convert
Nosotras / Nosotrosconvertíamoswe used to convert
Vosotras / Vosotrosconvertíaisyou (plural) used to convert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconvertíanthey used to convert

How it’s built: Regular: stem convert- plus the -ir endings.

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Convertir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of convertir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy convirtiendo”, meaning “I am converting”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy convirtiendoI am converting
Túestás convirtiendoyou are converting
Ella / Él / Ustedestá convirtiendos/he is converting
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos convirtiendowe are converting
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis convirtiendoyou (plural) are converting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán convirtiendothey are converting

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund convirtiendo.

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Convertir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of convertir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a convertir”, meaning “I am going to convert”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a convertirI am going to convert
Túvas a convertiryou are going to convert
Ella / Él / Ustedva a convertirs/he is going to convert
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a convertirwe are going to convert
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a convertiryou (plural) are going to convert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a convertirthey are going to convert

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive convertir.

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Convertir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of convertir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “convertiré”, meaning “I will convert”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconvertiréI will convert
Túconvertirásyou will convert
Ella / Él / Ustedconvertirás/he will convert
Nosotras / Nosotrosconvertiremoswe will convert
Vosotras / Vosotrosconvertiréisyou (plural) will convert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconvertiránthey will convert

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive convertir plus the future endings.

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Convertir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of convertir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “convertiría”, meaning “I would convert”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconvertiríaI would convert
Túconvertiríasyou would convert
Ella / Él / Ustedconvertirías/he would convert
Nosotras / Nosotrosconvertiríamoswe would convert
Vosotras / Vosotrosconvertiríaisyou (plural) would convert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconvertiríanthey would convert

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive convertir plus the conditional endings.

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Convertir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of convertir 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 convertido”, meaning “I have converted”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe convertidoI have converted
Túhas convertidoyou have converted
Ella / Él / Ustedha convertidos/he has converted
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos convertidowe have converted
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis convertidoyou (plural) have converted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan convertidothey have converted

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle convertido.

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Convertir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of convertir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había convertido”, meaning “I had converted”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía convertidoI had converted
Túhabías convertidoyou had converted
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía convertidos/he had converted
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos convertidowe had converted
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais convertidoyou (plural) had converted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían convertidothey had converted

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle convertido.

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Convertir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of convertir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré convertido”, meaning “I will have converted”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré convertidoI will have converted
Túhabrás convertidoyou will have converted
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá convertidos/he will have converted
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos convertidowe will have converted
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis convertidoyou (plural) will have converted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán convertidothey will have converted

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle convertido.

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Convertir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of convertir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría convertido”, meaning “I would have converted”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría convertidoI would have converted
Túhabrías convertidoyou would have converted
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría convertidos/he would have converted
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos convertidowe would have converted
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais convertidoyou (plural) would have converted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían convertidothey would have converted

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle convertido.

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Subjunctive tenses of Convertir

Convertir 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, “convierta”, meaning “I convert”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconviertaI convert
Túconviertasyou convert
Ella / Él / Ustedconviertas/he converts
Nosotras / Nosotrosconvirtamoswe convert
Vosotras / Vosotrosconvirtáisyou (plural) convert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconviertanthey convert

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, convierto (convierta, conviertas, convierta, conviertan); nosotros and vosotros change e to i (convirtamos, convirtáis).

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Convertir 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, “convirtiera”, meaning “I converted”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconvirtieraI converted
Túconvirtierasyou converted
Ella / Él / Ustedconvirtieras/he converted
Nosotras / Nosotrosconvirtiéramoswe converted
Vosotras / Vosotrosconvirtieraisyou (plural) converted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconvirtieranthey converted

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, convirtieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (convirtiéramos).

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Convertir 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, “convirtiere”, meaning “I will convert”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconvirtiereI will convert
Túconvirtieresyou will convert
Ella / Él / Ustedconvirtieres/he will convert
Nosotras / Nosotrosconvirtiéremoswe will convert
Vosotras / Vosotrosconvirtiereisyou (plural) will convert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconvirtierenthey will convert

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, convirtieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (convirtiéremos).

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Convertir 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 convertido”, meaning “I have converted”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya convertidoI have converted
Túhayas convertidoyou have converted
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya convertidos/he has converted
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos convertidowe have converted
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis convertidoyou (plural) have converted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan convertidothey have converted

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle convertido.

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Convertir 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 convertido”, meaning “I had converted”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera convertidoI had converted
Túhubieras convertidoyou had converted
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera convertidos/he had converted
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos convertidowe had converted
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais convertidoyou (plural) had converted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran convertidothey had converted

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle convertido.

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Convertir 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 convertido”, meaning “I will have converted”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere convertidoI will have converted
Túhubieres convertidoyou will have converted
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere convertidos/he will have converted
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos convertidowe will have converted
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis convertidoyou (plural) will have converted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren convertidothey will have converted

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle convertido.

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Imperative tenses of Convertir

Convertir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “convierta”, meaning “(to you formal) convert!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túconvierte(to you) convert!
Ella / Él / Ustedconvierta(to you formal) convert!
Nosotras / Nosotrosconvirtamoslet's convert!
Vosotras / Vosotrosconvertid(to you plural) convert!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconviertan(to you plural formal) convert!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (convierte); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (convierta, convirtamos, conviertan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (convertid).

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Convertir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no convierta”, meaning “(to you formal) don't convert!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno conviertas(to you) don't convert!
Ella / Él / Ustedno convierta(to you formal) don't convert!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno convirtamoslet's not convert!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno convirtáis(to you plural) don't convert!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno conviertan(to you plural formal) don't convert!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no conviertas, no convierta, no convirtamos, no convirtáis, no conviertan.

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Example sentences and usage

  • Las bajas temperaturas convirtieron el agua en hielo. Low temperatures turn water into ice.

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Frequently asked questions about Convertir

Is convertir a regular or irregular verb?

Convertir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (convierto, conviertes, convierte, convierten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (convirtió), subjunctive and gerund (convirtiendo).

How do you conjugate convertir in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), convertir is conjugated as: yo convierto, tú conviertes, él/ella/usted convierte, nosotros convertimos, vosotros convertís, ellos/ellas/ustedes convierten. 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.

How do you conjugate convertir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), convertir is conjugated as: yo convertí, tú convertiste, él/ella/usted convirtió, nosotros convertimos, vosotros convertisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convirtieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate convertir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), convertir is conjugated as: yo convertía, tú convertías, él/ella/usted convertía, nosotros convertíamos, vosotros convertíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes convertían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate convertir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), convertir is conjugated as: yo convertiré, tú convertirás, él/ella/usted convertirá, nosotros convertiremos, vosotros convertiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convertirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate convertir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), convertir is conjugated as: yo convierta, tú conviertas, él/ella/usted convierta, nosotros convirtamos, vosotros convirtáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes conviertan. 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.

What’s the difference between convertir and convertirse?

Convertir means ‘to convert’ and convertirse means ‘to become, to turn into, to convert to’. Convertirse is the reflexive form of convertir, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo convierto becomes me convierto. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so convierte becomes conviértete.

What are some common example sentences using convertir?

Here are everyday sentences using convertir: Las bajas temperaturas convirtieron el agua en hielo. (Low temperatures turn water into ice.)


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