How to conjugate Devenir in Spanish
To become Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Devenir
- Devenir in the Indicative Present
- Devenir in the Indicative Preterite
- Devenir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Devenir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Devenir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Devenir in the Indicative Future
- Devenir in the Indicative Conditional
- Devenir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Devenir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Devenir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Devenir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Devenir
- Imperative tenses of Devenir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Devenir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Devenir is the Spanish verb for "to become". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to devenir include: hacerse, resultar.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | devenir | to become |
Past participle | devenido | become |
Gerund | deviniendo | becoming |
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Devenir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of devenir 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, "devengo", meaning "I become".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | devengo | I become |
Tú | devienes | you become |
Ella / Él / Usted | deviene | s/he becomes, you (formal) become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | devenimos | we become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | devenís | you (plural) become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | devienen | they become, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Devenir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of devenir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "devine", meaning "I became".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | devine | I became |
Tú | deviniste | you became |
Ella / Él / Usted | devino | s/he became, you (formal) became |
Nosotras / Nosotros | devinimos | we became |
Vosotras / Vosotros | devinisteis | you (plural) became |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | devinieron | they became, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Devenir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of devenir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "devenía", meaning "I used to become".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | devenía | I used to become |
Tú | devenías | you used to become |
Ella / Él / Usted | devenía | s/he used to become, you (formal) used to become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | deveníamos | we used to become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | deveníais | you (plural) used to become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | devenían | they used to become, |
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Devenir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of devenir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy deviniendo", meaning "I am becoming".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy deviniendo | I am becoming |
Tú | estás deviniendo | you are becoming |
Ella / Él / Usted | está deviniendo | s/he is becoming, you (formal) are becoming |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos deviniendo | we are becoming |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis deviniendo | you (plural) are becoming |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están deviniendo | they are becoming, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Devenir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of devenir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a devenir", meaning "I am going to become".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a devenir | I am going to become |
Tú | vas a devenir | you are going to become |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a devenir | s/he is going to become, you (formal) are going to become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a devenir | we are going to become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a devenir | you (plural) are going to become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a devenir | they are going to become, |
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Devenir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of devenir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "devendré", meaning "I will become".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | devendré | I will become |
Tú | devendrás | you will become |
Ella / Él / Usted | devendrá | s/he will become, you (formal) will become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | devendremos | we will become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | devendréis | you (plural) will become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | devendrán | they will become, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Devenir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of devenir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "devendría", meaning "I would become".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | devendría | I would become |
Tú | devendrías | you would become |
Ella / Él / Usted | devendría | s/he would become, you (formal) would become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | devendríamos | we would become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | devendríais | you (plural) would become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | devendrían | they would become, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Devenir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of devenir 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 devenido", meaning "I have become".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he devenido | I have become |
Tú | has devenido | you have become |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha devenido | s/he has become, you (formal) have become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos devenido | we have become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis devenido | you (plural) have become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han devenido | they have become, |
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Devenir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of devenir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había devenido", meaning "I had become".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había devenido | I had become |
Tú | habías devenido | you had become |
Ella / Él / Usted | había devenido | s/he had become, you (formal) had become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos devenido | we had become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais devenido | you (plural) had become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían devenido | they had become, |
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Devenir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of devenir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré devenido", meaning "I will have become".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré devenido | I will have become |
Tú | habrás devenido | you will have become |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá devenido | s/he will have become, you (formal) will have become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos devenido | we will have become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis devenido | you (plural) will have become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán devenido | they will have become, |
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Devenir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of devenir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría devenido", meaning "I would have become".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría devenido | I would have become |
Tú | habrías devenido | you would have become |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría devenido | s/he would have become, you (formal) would have become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos devenido | we would have become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais devenido | you (plural) would have become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían devenido | they would have become, |
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Devenir 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, "devenga", meaning "I become".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | devenga | I become |
Tú | devengas | you become |
Ella / Él / Usted | devenga | s/he becomes, you (formal) become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | devengamos | we become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | devengáis | you (plural) become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | devengan | they become, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Devenir 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, "deviniera", meaning "I became".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | deviniera | I became |
Tú | devinieras | you became |
Ella / Él / Usted | deviniera | s/he became, you (formal) became |
Nosotras / Nosotros | deviniéramos | we became |
Vosotras / Vosotros | devinierais | you (plural) became |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | devinieran | they became, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Devenir 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, "deviniere", meaning "I will become".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | deviniere | I will become |
Tú | devinieres | you will become |
Ella / Él / Usted | deviniere | s/he will become, you (formal) will become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | deviniéremos | we will become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | deviniereis | you (plural) will become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | devinieren | they will become, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Devenir 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 devenido", meaning "I have become".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya devenido | I have become |
Tú | hayas devenido | you have become |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya devenido | s/he has become, you (formal) have become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos devenido | we have become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis devenido | you (plural) have become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan devenido | they have become, |
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Devenir 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 devenido", meaning "I had become".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera devenido | I had become |
Tú | hubieras devenido | you had become |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera devenido | s/he had become, you (formal) had become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos devenido | we had become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais devenido | you (plural) had become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran devenido | they had become, |
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Devenir 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 devenido", meaning "I will have become".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere devenido | I will have become |
Tú | hubieres devenido | you will have become |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere devenido | s/he will have become, you (formal) will have become |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos devenido | we will have become |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis devenido | you (plural) will have become |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren devenido | they will have become, |
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Devenir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "devenga", meaning "(to you formal) become!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | devén | (to you) become! |
Ella / Él / Usted | devenga | (to you formal) become! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | devengamos | let's become! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | devenid | (to you plural) become! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | devengan | (to you plural formal) become! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Devenir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no devenga", meaning "(to you formal) don't become!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no devengas | (to you) don't become! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no devenga | (to you formal) don't become! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no devengamos | let's not become! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no devengáis | (to you plural) don't become! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no devengan | (to you plural formal) don't become! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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