How to conjugate Emprender in Spanish
To undertake Regular ER Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Emprender
- Emprender in the Indicative Present
- Emprender in the Indicative Preterite
- Emprender in the Indicative Imperfect
- Emprender in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Emprender in the Indicative Informal Future
- Emprender in the Indicative Future
- Emprender in the Indicative Conditional
- Emprender in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Emprender in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Emprender in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Emprender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Emprender
- Imperative tenses of Emprender
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Emprender conjugations (free mobile app)
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.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | emprender | to undertake |
| Past participle | emprendido | undertaken |
| Gerund | emprendiendo | undertaking |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emprendo | I undertake |
| Tú | emprendes | you undertake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emprende | s/he undertakes, you (formal) undertake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emprendemos | we undertake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emprendéis | you (plural) undertake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emprenden | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emprendí | I undertook |
| Tú | emprendiste | you undertook |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emprendió | s/he undertook, you (formal) undertook |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emprendimos | we undertook |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emprendisteis | you (plural) undertook |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emprendieron | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emprendía | I used to undertake |
| Tú | emprendías | you used to undertake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emprendía | s/he used to undertake, you (formal) used to undertake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emprendíamos | we used to undertake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emprendíais | you (plural) used to undertake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emprendían | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy emprendiendo | I am undertaking |
| Tú | estás emprendiendo | you are undertaking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está emprendiendo | s/he is undertaking, you (formal) are undertaking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos emprendiendo | we are undertaking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis emprendiendo | you (plural) are undertaking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están emprendiendo | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a emprender | I am going to undertake |
| Tú | vas a emprender | you are going to undertake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a emprender | s/he is going to undertake, you (formal) are going to undertake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a emprender | we are going to undertake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a emprender | you (plural) are going to undertake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a emprender | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emprenderé | I will undertake |
| Tú | emprenderás | you will undertake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emprenderá | s/he will undertake, you (formal) will undertake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emprenderemos | we will undertake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emprenderéis | you (plural) will undertake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emprenderán | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emprendería | I would undertake |
| Tú | emprenderías | you would undertake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emprendería | s/he would undertake, you (formal) would undertake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emprenderíamos | we would undertake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emprenderíais | you (plural) would undertake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emprenderían | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he emprendido | I have undertaken |
| Tú | has emprendido | you have undertaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha emprendido | s/he has undertaken, you (formal) have undertaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos emprendido | we have undertaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis emprendido | you (plural) have undertaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han emprendido | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había emprendido | I had undertaken |
| Tú | habías emprendido | you had undertaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había emprendido | s/he had undertaken, you (formal) had undertaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos emprendido | we had undertaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais emprendido | you (plural) had undertaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían emprendido | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré emprendido | I will have undertaken |
| Tú | habrás emprendido | you will have undertaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá emprendido | s/he will have undertaken, you (formal) will have undertaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos emprendido | we will have undertaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis emprendido | you (plural) will have undertaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán emprendido | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría emprendido | I would have undertaken |
| Tú | habrías emprendido | you would have undertaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría emprendido | s/he would have undertaken, you (formal) would have undertaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos emprendido | we would have undertaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais emprendido | you (plural) would have undertaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían emprendido | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emprenda | I undertake |
| Tú | emprendas | you undertake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emprenda | s/he undertakes, you (formal) undertake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emprendamos | we undertake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emprendáis | you (plural) undertake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emprendan | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emprendiera | I undertook |
| Tú | emprendieras | you undertook |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emprendiera | s/he undertook, you (formal) undertook |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emprendiéramos | we undertook |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emprendierais | you (plural) undertook |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emprendieran | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | emprendiere | I will undertake |
| Tú | emprendieres | you will undertake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emprendiere | s/he will undertake, you (formal) will undertake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emprendiéremos | we will undertake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emprendiereis | you (plural) will undertake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emprendieren | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya emprendido | I have undertaken |
| Tú | hayas emprendido | you have undertaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya emprendido | s/he has undertaken, you (formal) have undertaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos emprendido | we have undertaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis emprendido | you (plural) have undertaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan emprendido | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera emprendido | I had undertaken |
| Tú | hubieras emprendido | you had undertaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera emprendido | s/he had undertaken, you (formal) had undertaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos emprendido | we had undertaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais emprendido | you (plural) had undertaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran emprendido | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere emprendido | I will have undertaken |
| Tú | hubieres emprendido | you will have undertaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere emprendido | s/he will have undertaken, you (formal) will have undertaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos emprendido | we will have undertaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis emprendido | you (plural) will have undertaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren emprendido | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | emprende | (to you) undertake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | emprenda | (to you formal) undertake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | emprendamos | let's undertake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | emprended | (to you plural) undertake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | emprendan | (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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no emprendas | (to you) don't undertake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no emprenda | (to you formal) don't undertake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no emprendamos | let's not undertake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no emprendáis | (to you plural) don't undertake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no emprendan | (to you plural formal) don't undertake! |
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