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How to conjugate Emprender in Spanish

To undertake Regular ER Verb

Introduction

Emprender is the Spanish verb for "to undertake". It is a regular ER verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to emprender include: acometer.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveemprenderto undertake
Past participleemprendidoundertaken
Gerundemprendiendoundertaking
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Indicative Tenses of Emprender

Emprender in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of emprender 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, "emprendo", meaning "I undertake".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoemprendoI undertake
emprendesyou undertake
Ella / Él / Ustedemprendes/he undertakes, you (formal) undertake
Nosotras / Nosotrosemprendemoswe undertake
Vosotras / Vosotrosemprendéisyou (plural) undertake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesemprendenthey undertake,

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Emprender in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of emprender is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "emprendí", meaning "I undertook".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoemprendíI undertook
emprendisteyou undertook
Ella / Él / Ustedemprendiós/he undertook, you (formal) undertook
Nosotras / Nosotrosemprendimoswe undertook
Vosotras / Vosotrosemprendisteisyou (plural) undertook
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesemprendieronthey undertook,

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Emprender in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of emprender is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "emprendía", meaning "I used to undertake".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoemprendíaI used to undertake
emprendíasyou used to undertake
Ella / Él / Ustedemprendías/he used to undertake, you (formal) used to undertake
Nosotras / Nosotrosemprendíamoswe used to undertake
Vosotras / Vosotrosemprendíaisyou (plural) used to undertake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesemprendíanthey used to undertake,

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Emprender in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of emprender is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy emprendiendo", meaning "I am undertaking".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy emprendiendoI am undertaking
estás emprendiendoyou are undertaking
Ella / Él / Ustedestá emprendiendos/he is undertaking, you (formal) are undertaking
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos emprendiendowe are undertaking
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis emprendiendoyou (plural) are undertaking
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán emprendiendothey are undertaking,

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Emprender in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a emprenderI am going to undertake
vas a emprenderyou are going to undertake
Ella / Él / Ustedva a emprenders/he is going to undertake, you (formal) are going to undertake
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a emprenderwe are going to undertake
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a emprenderyou (plural) are going to undertake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a emprenderthey are going to undertake,

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Emprender in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of emprender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "emprenderé", meaning "I will undertake".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoemprenderéI will undertake
emprenderásyou will undertake
Ella / Él / Ustedemprenderás/he will undertake, you (formal) will undertake
Nosotras / Nosotrosemprenderemoswe will undertake
Vosotras / Vosotrosemprenderéisyou (plural) will undertake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesemprenderánthey will undertake,

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Emprender in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of emprender is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "emprendería", meaning "I would undertake".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoemprenderíaI would undertake
emprenderíasyou would undertake
Ella / Él / Ustedemprenderías/he would undertake, you (formal) would undertake
Nosotras / Nosotrosemprenderíamoswe would undertake
Vosotras / Vosotrosemprenderíaisyou (plural) would undertake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesemprenderíanthey would undertake,

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Emprender in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of emprender 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 emprendido", meaning "I have undertaken".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe emprendidoI have undertaken
has emprendidoyou have undertaken
Ella / Él / Ustedha emprendidos/he has undertaken, you (formal) have undertaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos emprendidowe have undertaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis emprendidoyou (plural) have undertaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan emprendidothey have undertaken,

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Emprender in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of emprender is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había emprendido", meaning "I had undertaken".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía emprendidoI had undertaken
habías emprendidoyou had undertaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía emprendidos/he had undertaken, you (formal) had undertaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos emprendidowe had undertaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais emprendidoyou (plural) had undertaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían emprendidothey had undertaken,

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Emprender in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of emprender is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré emprendido", meaning "I will have undertaken".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré emprendidoI will have undertaken
habrás emprendidoyou will have undertaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá emprendidos/he will have undertaken, you (formal) will have undertaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos emprendidowe will have undertaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis emprendidoyou (plural) will have undertaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán emprendidothey will have undertaken,

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Emprender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of emprender is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría emprendido", meaning "I would have undertaken".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría emprendidoI would have undertaken
habrías emprendidoyou would have undertaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría emprendidos/he would have undertaken, you (formal) would have undertaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos emprendidowe would have undertaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais emprendidoyou (plural) would have undertaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían emprendidothey would have undertaken,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Emprender

Emprender 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, "emprenda", meaning "I undertake".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoemprendaI undertake
emprendasyou undertake
Ella / Él / Ustedemprendas/he undertakes, you (formal) undertake
Nosotras / Nosotrosemprendamoswe undertake
Vosotras / Vosotrosemprendáisyou (plural) undertake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesemprendanthey undertake,

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Emprender 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, "emprendiera", meaning "I undertook".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoemprendieraI undertook
emprendierasyou undertook
Ella / Él / Ustedemprendieras/he undertook, you (formal) undertook
Nosotras / Nosotrosemprendiéramoswe undertook
Vosotras / Vosotrosemprendieraisyou (plural) undertook
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesemprendieranthey undertook,

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Emprender 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, "emprendiere", meaning "I will undertake".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoemprendiereI will undertake
emprendieresyou will undertake
Ella / Él / Ustedemprendieres/he will undertake, you (formal) will undertake
Nosotras / Nosotrosemprendiéremoswe will undertake
Vosotras / Vosotrosemprendiereisyou (plural) will undertake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesemprendierenthey will undertake,

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Emprender 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 emprendido", meaning "I have undertaken".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya emprendidoI have undertaken
hayas emprendidoyou have undertaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya emprendidos/he has undertaken, you (formal) have undertaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos emprendidowe have undertaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis emprendidoyou (plural) have undertaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan emprendidothey have undertaken,

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Emprender 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 emprendido", meaning "I had undertaken".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera emprendidoI had undertaken
hubieras emprendidoyou had undertaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera emprendidos/he had undertaken, you (formal) had undertaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos emprendidowe had undertaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais emprendidoyou (plural) had undertaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran emprendidothey had undertaken,

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Emprender 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 emprendido", meaning "I will have undertaken".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere emprendidoI will have undertaken
hubieres emprendidoyou will have undertaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere emprendidos/he will have undertaken, you (formal) will have undertaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos emprendidowe will have undertaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis emprendidoyou (plural) will have undertaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren emprendidothey will have undertaken,

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Imperative Tenses of Emprender

Emprender in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "emprenda", meaning "(to you formal) undertake!".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
emprende(to you) undertake!
Ella / Él / Ustedemprenda(to you formal) undertake!
Nosotras / Nosotrosemprendamoslet's undertake!
Vosotras / Vosotrosemprended(to you plural) undertake!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesemprendan(to you plural formal) undertake!

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Emprender in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no emprendas(to you) don't undertake!
Ella / Él / Ustedno emprenda(to you formal) don't undertake!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno emprendamoslet's not undertake!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno emprendáis(to you plural) don't undertake!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno emprendan(to you plural formal) don't undertake!

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