Ella VerbsHow 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. Its irregularities include: Add an i before e for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives) and E changes to i in the gerundio and for ella and ellas in the indicative preterite (and as a result, the subjunctive imperfect).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Convertir
- Convertir in the Indicative Present
- Convertir in the Indicative Preterite
- Convertir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Convertir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Convertir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Convertir in the Indicative Future
- Convertir in the Indicative Conditional
- Convertir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Convertir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Convertir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Convertir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Convertir
- Imperative tenses of Convertir
- Example sentences and usage
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Convertir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Convertir is the Spanish verb for "to convert". 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!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | convertir | to convert |
| Past participle | convertido | converted |
| Gerund | convirtiendo | converting |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convierto | I convert |
| Tú | conviertes | you convert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convierte | s/he converts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convertimos | we convert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convertís | you (plural) convert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convierten | they convert |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convertí | I converted |
| Tú | convertiste | you converted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convirtió | s/he converted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convertimos | we converted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convertisteis | you (plural) converted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convirtieron | they converted |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convertía | I used to convert |
| Tú | convertías | you used to convert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convertía | s/he used to convert |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convertíamos | we used to convert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convertíais | you (plural) used to convert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convertían | they used to convert |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy convirtiendo | I am converting |
| Tú | estás convirtiendo | you are converting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está convirtiendo | s/he is converting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos convirtiendo | we are converting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis convirtiendo | you (plural) are converting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están convirtiendo | they are converting |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a convertir | I am going to convert |
| Tú | vas a convertir | you are going to convert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a convertir | s/he is going to convert |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a convertir | we are going to convert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a convertir | you (plural) are going to convert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a convertir | they are going to convert |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convertiré | I will convert |
| Tú | convertirás | you will convert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convertirá | s/he will convert |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convertiremos | we will convert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convertiréis | you (plural) will convert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convertirán | they will convert |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convertiría | I would convert |
| Tú | convertirías | you would convert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convertiría | s/he would convert |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convertiríamos | we would convert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convertiríais | you (plural) would convert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convertirían | they would convert |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he convertido | I have converted |
| Tú | has convertido | you have converted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha convertido | s/he has converted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos convertido | we have converted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis convertido | you (plural) have converted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han convertido | they have converted |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había convertido | I had converted |
| Tú | habías convertido | you had converted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había convertido | s/he had converted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos convertido | we had converted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais convertido | you (plural) had converted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían convertido | they had converted |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré convertido | I will have converted |
| Tú | habrás convertido | you will have converted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá convertido | s/he will have converted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos convertido | we will have converted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis convertido | you (plural) will have converted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán convertido | they will have converted |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría convertido | I would have converted |
| Tú | habrías convertido | you would have converted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría convertido | s/he would have converted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos convertido | we would have converted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais convertido | you (plural) would have converted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían convertido | they would have converted |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convierta | I convert |
| Tú | conviertas | you convert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convierta | s/he converts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convirtamos | we convert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convirtáis | you (plural) convert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conviertan | they convert |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convirtiera | I converted |
| Tú | convirtieras | you converted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convirtiera | s/he converted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convirtiéramos | we converted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convirtierais | you (plural) converted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convirtieran | they converted |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convirtiere | I will convert |
| Tú | convirtieres | you will convert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convirtiere | s/he will convert |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convirtiéremos | we will convert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convirtiereis | you (plural) will convert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convirtieren | they will convert |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya convertido | I have converted |
| Tú | hayas convertido | you have converted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya convertido | s/he has converted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos convertido | we have converted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis convertido | you (plural) have converted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan convertido | they have converted |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera convertido | I had converted |
| Tú | hubieras convertido | you had converted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera convertido | s/he had converted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos convertido | we had converted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais convertido | you (plural) had converted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran convertido | they had converted |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere convertido | I will have converted |
| Tú | hubieres convertido | you will have converted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere convertido | s/he will have converted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos convertido | we will have converted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis convertido | you (plural) will have converted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren convertido | they will have converted |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | convierte | (to you) convert! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convierta | (to you formal) convert! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convirtamos | let's convert! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convertid | (to you plural) convert! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | conviertan | (to you plural formal) convert! |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no conviertas | (to you) don't convert! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no convierta | (to you formal) don't convert! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no convirtamos | let's not convert! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no convirtáis | (to you plural) don't convert! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no conviertan | (to you plural formal) don't convert! |
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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. Its irregularities include: Add an i before e for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives) and E changes to i in the gerundio and for ella and ellas in the indicative preterite (and as a result, the subjunctive imperfect).
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 is the difference between convertir and convertirse?
Convertir means "to convert" in the standard sense. Convertirse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se convierten" instead of "no convierten".
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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