How to conjugate Ejercer in Spanish
To exercise, to exert Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Ejercer
- Ejercer in the Indicative Present
- Ejercer in the Indicative Preterite
- Ejercer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Ejercer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Ejercer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Ejercer in the Indicative Future
- Ejercer in the Indicative Conditional
- Ejercer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Ejercer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Ejercer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Ejercer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Ejercer
- Imperative tenses of Ejercer
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Ejercer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Ejercer is the Spanish verb for "to exercise, to exert". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | ejercer | to exercise, to exert |
Past participle | ejercido | exercised |
Gerund | ejerciendo | exercising |
Indicative Tenses of Ejercer
Ejercer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of ejercer 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, "ejerzo", meaning "I exercise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | ejerzo | I exercise |
Tú | ejerces | you exercise |
Ella / Él / Usted | ejerce | s/he exercises, you (formal) exercise |
Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercemos | we exercise |
Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercéis | you (plural) exercise |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercen | they exercise, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ejercer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of ejercer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "ejercí", meaning "I exercised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | ejercí | I exercised |
Tú | ejerciste | you exercised |
Ella / Él / Usted | ejerció | s/he exercised, you (formal) exercised |
Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercimos | we exercised |
Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercisteis | you (plural) exercised |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercieron | they exercised, |
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Ejercer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of ejercer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "ejercía", meaning "I used to exercise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | ejercía | I used to exercise |
Tú | ejercías | you used to exercise |
Ella / Él / Usted | ejercía | s/he used to exercise, you (formal) used to exercise |
Nosotras / Nosotros | ejercíamos | we used to exercise |
Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercíais | you (plural) used to exercise |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercían | they used to exercise, |
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Ejercer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of ejercer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy ejerciendo", meaning "I am exercising".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy ejerciendo | I am exercising |
Tú | estás ejerciendo | you are exercising |
Ella / Él / Usted | está ejerciendo | s/he is exercising, you (formal) are exercising |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos ejerciendo | we are exercising |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis ejerciendo | you (plural) are exercising |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están ejerciendo | they are exercising, |
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Ejercer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of ejercer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a ejercer", meaning "I am going to exercise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a ejercer | I am going to exercise |
Tú | vas a ejercer | you are going to exercise |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a ejercer | s/he is going to exercise, you (formal) are going to exercise |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a ejercer | we are going to exercise |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a ejercer | you (plural) are going to exercise |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a ejercer | they are going to exercise, |
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Ejercer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of ejercer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "ejerceré", meaning "I will exercise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | ejerceré | I will exercise |
Tú | ejercerás | you will exercise |
Ella / Él / Usted | ejercerá | s/he will exercise, you (formal) will exercise |
Nosotras / Nosotros | ejerceremos | we will exercise |
Vosotras / Vosotros | ejerceréis | you (plural) will exercise |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercerán | they will exercise, |
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Ejercer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of ejercer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "ejercería", meaning "I would exercise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | ejercería | I would exercise |
Tú | ejercerías | you would exercise |
Ella / Él / Usted | ejercería | s/he would exercise, you (formal) would exercise |
Nosotras / Nosotros | ejerceríamos | we would exercise |
Vosotras / Vosotros | ejerceríais | you (plural) would exercise |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercerían | they would exercise, |
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Ejercer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of ejercer 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 ejercido", meaning "I have exercised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he ejercido | I have exercised |
Tú | has ejercido | you have exercised |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha ejercido | s/he has exercised, you (formal) have exercised |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos ejercido | we have exercised |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis ejercido | you (plural) have exercised |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han ejercido | they have exercised, |
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Ejercer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of ejercer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había ejercido", meaning "I had exercised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había ejercido | I had exercised |
Tú | habías ejercido | you had exercised |
Ella / Él / Usted | había ejercido | s/he had exercised, you (formal) had exercised |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos ejercido | we had exercised |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais ejercido | you (plural) had exercised |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían ejercido | they had exercised, |
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Ejercer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of ejercer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré ejercido", meaning "I will have exercised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré ejercido | I will have exercised |
Tú | habrás ejercido | you will have exercised |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá ejercido | s/he will have exercised, you (formal) will have exercised |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos ejercido | we will have exercised |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis ejercido | you (plural) will have exercised |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán ejercido | they will have exercised, |
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Ejercer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ejercer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría ejercido", meaning "I would have exercised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría ejercido | I would have exercised |
Tú | habrías ejercido | you would have exercised |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría ejercido | s/he would have exercised, you (formal) would have exercised |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos ejercido | we would have exercised |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais ejercido | you (plural) would have exercised |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían ejercido | they would have exercised, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Ejercer
Ejercer 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, "ejerza", meaning "I exercise".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | ejerza | I exercise |
Tú | ejerzas | you exercise |
Ella / Él / Usted | ejerza | s/he exercises, you (formal) exercise |
Nosotras / Nosotros | ejerzamos | we exercise |
Vosotras / Vosotros | ejerzáis | you (plural) exercise |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejerzan | they exercise, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ejercer 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, "ejerciera", meaning "I exercised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | ejerciera | I exercised |
Tú | ejercieras | you exercised |
Ella / Él / Usted | ejerciera | s/he exercised, you (formal) exercised |
Nosotras / Nosotros | ejerciéramos | we exercised |
Vosotras / Vosotros | ejercierais | you (plural) exercised |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercieran | they exercised, |
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Ejercer 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, "ejerciere", meaning "I will exercise".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | ejerciere | I will exercise |
Tú | ejercieres | you will exercise |
Ella / Él / Usted | ejerciere | s/he will exercise, you (formal) will exercise |
Nosotras / Nosotros | ejerciéremos | we will exercise |
Vosotras / Vosotros | ejerciereis | you (plural) will exercise |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejercieren | they will exercise, |
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Ejercer 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 ejercido", meaning "I have exercised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya ejercido | I have exercised |
Tú | hayas ejercido | you have exercised |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya ejercido | s/he has exercised, you (formal) have exercised |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos ejercido | we have exercised |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis ejercido | you (plural) have exercised |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan ejercido | they have exercised, |
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Ejercer 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 ejercido", meaning "I had exercised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera ejercido | I had exercised |
Tú | hubieras ejercido | you had exercised |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera ejercido | s/he had exercised, you (formal) had exercised |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos ejercido | we had exercised |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais ejercido | you (plural) had exercised |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran ejercido | they had exercised, |
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Ejercer 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 ejercido", meaning "I will have exercised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere ejercido | I will have exercised |
Tú | hubieres ejercido | you will have exercised |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere ejercido | s/he will have exercised, you (formal) will have exercised |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos ejercido | we will have exercised |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis ejercido | you (plural) will have exercised |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren ejercido | they will have exercised, |
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Imperative Tenses of Ejercer
Ejercer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "ejerza", meaning "(to you formal) exercise!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | ejerce | (to you) exercise! |
Ella / Él / Usted | ejerza | (to you formal) exercise! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | ejerzamos | let's exercise! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | ejerced | (to you plural) exercise! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ejerzan | (to you plural formal) exercise! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ejercer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no ejerza", meaning "(to you formal) don't exercise!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no ejerzas | (to you) don't exercise! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no ejerza | (to you formal) don't exercise! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no ejerzamos | let's not exercise! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no ejerzáis | (to you plural) don't exercise! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no ejerzan | (to you plural formal) don't exercise! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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