Ella Verbsconvocar to convene Irregular Verb
At a glance: Convocar (to convene) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: convoco, convocas, convoca, convocamos, convocáis, convocan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (convoqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (convoque).

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The Indicative Present of convocar 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, “convoco”, meaning “I convene”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convoco | I convene |
| Tú | convocas | you convene |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convoca | s/he convenes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convocamos | we convene |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convocáis | you (plural) convene |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convocan | they convene |
How it’s built: Regular: stem convoc- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Preterite of convocar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “convoqué”, meaning “I convened”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convoqué | I convened |
| Tú | convocaste | you convened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convocó | s/he convened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convocamos | we convened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convocasteis | you (plural) convened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convocaron | they convened |
How it’s built: Yo changes c to qu (convoqué); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of convocar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “convocaba”, meaning “I used to convene”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convocaba | I used to convene |
| Tú | convocabas | you used to convene |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convocaba | s/he used to convene |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convocábamos | we used to convene |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convocabais | you (plural) used to convene |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convocaban | they used to convene |
How it’s built: Regular: stem convoc- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of convocar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy convocando”, meaning “I am convening”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy convocando | I am convening |
| Tú | estás convocando | you are convening |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está convocando | s/he is convening |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos convocando | we are convening |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis convocando | you (plural) are convening |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están convocando | they are convening |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund convocando.
The Indicative Informal Future of convocar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a convocar”, meaning “I am going to convene”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a convocar | I am going to convene |
| Tú | vas a convocar | you are going to convene |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a convocar | s/he is going to convene |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a convocar | we are going to convene |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a convocar | you (plural) are going to convene |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a convocar | they are going to convene |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive convocar.
The Indicative Future of convocar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “convocaré”, meaning “I will convene”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convocaré | I will convene |
| Tú | convocarás | you will convene |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convocará | s/he will convene |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convocaremos | we will convene |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convocaréis | you (plural) will convene |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convocarán | they will convene |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive convocar plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of convocar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “convocaría”, meaning “I would convene”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convocaría | I would convene |
| Tú | convocarías | you would convene |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convocaría | s/he would convene |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convocaríamos | we would convene |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convocaríais | you (plural) would convene |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convocarían | they would convene |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive convocar plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of convocar 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 convocado”, meaning “I have convened”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he convocado | I have convened |
| Tú | has convocado | you have convened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha convocado | s/he has convened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos convocado | we have convened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis convocado | you (plural) have convened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han convocado | they have convened |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle convocado.
The Indicative Past Perfect of convocar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había convocado”, meaning “I had convened”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había convocado | I had convened |
| Tú | habías convocado | you had convened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había convocado | s/he had convened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos convocado | we had convened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais convocado | you (plural) had convened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían convocado | they had convened |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle convocado.
The Indicative Future Perfect of convocar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré convocado”, meaning “I will have convened”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré convocado | I will have convened |
| Tú | habrás convocado | you will have convened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá convocado | s/he will have convened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos convocado | we will have convened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis convocado | you (plural) will have convened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán convocado | they will have convened |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle convocado.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of convocar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría convocado”, meaning “I would have convened”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría convocado | I would have convened |
| Tú | habrías convocado | you would have convened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría convocado | s/he would have convened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos convocado | we would have convened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais convocado | you (plural) would have convened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían convocado | they would have convened |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle convocado.
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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, “convoque”, meaning “I convene”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convoque | I convene |
| Tú | convoques | you convene |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convoque | s/he convenes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convoquemos | we convene |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convoquéis | you (plural) convene |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convoquen | they convene |
How it’s built: Every form changes c to qu (convoque, convoques, convoque, convoquemos, convoquéis, convoquen).
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, “convocara”, meaning “I convened”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convocara | I convened |
| Tú | convocaras | you convened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convocara | s/he convened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convocáramos | we convened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convocarais | you (plural) convened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convocaran | they convened |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, convocaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (convocáramos).
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “convocare”, meaning “I will convene”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convocare | I will convene |
| Tú | convocares | you will convene |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convocare | s/he will convene |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convocáremos | we will convene |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convocareis | you (plural) will convene |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convocaren | they will convene |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, convocaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (convocáremos).
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 convocado”, meaning “I have convened”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya convocado | I have convened |
| Tú | hayas convocado | you have convened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya convocado | s/he has convened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos convocado | we have convened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis convocado | you (plural) have convened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan convocado | they have convened |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle convocado.
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 convocado”, meaning “I had convened”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera convocado | I had convened |
| Tú | hubieras convocado | you had convened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera convocado | s/he had convened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos convocado | we had convened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais convocado | you (plural) had convened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran convocado | they had convened |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle convocado.
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 convocado”, meaning “I will have convened”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere convocado | I will have convened |
| Tú | hubieres convocado | you will have convened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere convocado | s/he will have convened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos convocado | we will have convened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis convocado | you (plural) will have convened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren convocado | they will have convened |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle convocado.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “convoque”, meaning “(to you formal) convene!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | convoca | (to you) convene! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convoque | (to you formal) convene! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convoquemos | let's convene! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convocad | (to you plural) convene! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convoquen | (to you plural formal) convene! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (convoca); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (convoque, convoquemos, convoquen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (convocad).
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 convoque”, meaning “(to you formal) don't convene!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no convoques | (to you) don't convene! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no convoque | (to you formal) don't convene! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no convoquemos | let's not convene! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no convoquéis | (to you plural) don't convene! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no convoquen | (to you plural formal) don't convene! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no convoques, no convoque, no convoquemos, no convoquéis, no convoquen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Convocar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (convoqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (convoque).
In the present tense (presente), convocar is conjugated as: yo convoco, tú convocas, él/ella/usted convoca, nosotros convocamos, vosotros convocáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convocan. 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), convocar is conjugated as: yo convoqué, tú convocaste, él/ella/usted convocó, nosotros convocamos, vosotros convocasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convocaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), convocar is conjugated as: yo convocaba, tú convocabas, él/ella/usted convocaba, nosotros convocábamos, vosotros convocabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes convocaban. 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), convocar is conjugated as: yo convocaré, tú convocarás, él/ella/usted convocará, nosotros convocaremos, vosotros convocaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convocarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), convocar is conjugated as: yo convoque, tú convoques, él/ella/usted convoque, nosotros convoquemos, vosotros convoquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convoquen. 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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