Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Envejecer in Spanish
envejecer to grow old, to get old Irregular Verb
At a glance: Envejecer (to grow old, to get old) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: envejezco, envejeces, envejece, envejecemos, envejecéis, envejecen. Yo adds a z (envejezco); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (envejezca).
- Past participle
- envejecido grown old
- Gerund
- envejeciendo growing old
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Envejecer
- Envejecer in the Indicative Present
- Envejecer in the Indicative Preterite
- Envejecer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Envejecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Envejecer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Envejecer in the Indicative Future
- Envejecer in the Indicative Conditional
- Envejecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Envejecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Envejecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Envejecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Envejecer
- Imperative tenses of Envejecer
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Envejecer conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Envejecer
Envejecer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of envejecer 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, “envejezco”, meaning “I grow old”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | envejezco | I grow old |
| Tú | envejeces | you grow old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | envejece | s/he grows old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | envejecemos | we grow old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | envejecéis | you (plural) grow old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | envejecen | they grow old |
How it’s built: Yo adds a z (envejezco); the other forms are regular.
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Envejecer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of envejecer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “envejecí”, meaning “I grew old”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | envejecí | I grew old |
| Tú | envejeciste | you grew old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | envejeció | s/he grew old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | envejecimos | we grew old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | envejecisteis | you (plural) grew old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | envejecieron | they grew old |
How it’s built: Regular: stem envejec- plus the -er endings.
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Envejecer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of envejecer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “envejecía”, meaning “I used to grow old”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | envejecía | I used to grow old |
| Tú | envejecías | you used to grow old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | envejecía | s/he used to grow old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | envejecíamos | we used to grow old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | envejecíais | you (plural) used to grow old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | envejecían | they used to grow old |
How it’s built: Regular: stem envejec- plus the -er endings.
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Envejecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of envejecer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy envejeciendo”, meaning “I am growing old”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy envejeciendo | I am growing old |
| Tú | estás envejeciendo | you are growing old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está envejeciendo | s/he is growing old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos envejeciendo | we are growing old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis envejeciendo | you (plural) are growing old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están envejeciendo | they are growing old |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund envejeciendo.
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Envejecer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of envejecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a envejecer”, meaning “I am going to grow old”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a envejecer | I am going to grow old |
| Tú | vas a envejecer | you are going to grow old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a envejecer | s/he is going to grow old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a envejecer | we are going to grow old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a envejecer | you (plural) are going to grow old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a envejecer | they are going to grow old |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive envejecer.
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Envejecer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of envejecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “envejeceré”, meaning “I will grow old”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | envejeceré | I will grow old |
| Tú | envejecerás | you will grow old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | envejecerá | s/he will grow old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | envejeceremos | we will grow old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | envejeceréis | you (plural) will grow old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | envejecerán | they will grow old |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive envejecer plus the future endings.
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Envejecer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of envejecer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “envejecería”, meaning “I would grow old”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | envejecería | I would grow old |
| Tú | envejecerías | you would grow old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | envejecería | s/he would grow old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | envejeceríamos | we would grow old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | envejeceríais | you (plural) would grow old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | envejecerían | they would grow old |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive envejecer plus the conditional endings.
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Envejecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of envejecer 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 envejecido”, meaning “I have grown old”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he envejecido | I have grown old |
| Tú | has envejecido | you have grown old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha envejecido | s/he has grown old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos envejecido | we have grown old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis envejecido | you (plural) have grown old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han envejecido | they have grown old |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle envejecido.
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Envejecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of envejecer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había envejecido”, meaning “I had grown old”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había envejecido | I had grown old |
| Tú | habías envejecido | you had grown old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había envejecido | s/he had grown old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos envejecido | we had grown old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais envejecido | you (plural) had grown old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían envejecido | they had grown old |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle envejecido.
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Envejecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of envejecer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré envejecido”, meaning “I will have grown old”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré envejecido | I will have grown old |
| Tú | habrás envejecido | you will have grown old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá envejecido | s/he will have grown old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos envejecido | we will have grown old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis envejecido | you (plural) will have grown old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán envejecido | they will have grown old |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle envejecido.
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Envejecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of envejecer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría envejecido”, meaning “I would have grown old”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría envejecido | I would have grown old |
| Tú | habrías envejecido | you would have grown old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría envejecido | s/he would have grown old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos envejecido | we would have grown old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais envejecido | you (plural) would have grown old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían envejecido | they would have grown old |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle envejecido.
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Subjunctive tenses of Envejecer
Envejecer 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, “envejezca”, meaning “I grow old”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | envejezca | I grow old |
| Tú | envejezcas | you grow old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | envejezca | s/he grows old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | envejezcamos | we grow old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | envejezcáis | you (plural) grow old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | envejezcan | they grow old |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, envejezco (envejezca, envejezcas, envejezca, envejezcamos, envejezcáis, envejezcan).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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Envejecer 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, “envejeciera”, meaning “I grew old”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | envejeciera | I grew old |
| Tú | envejecieras | you grew old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | envejeciera | s/he grew old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | envejeciéramos | we grew old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | envejecierais | you (plural) grew old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | envejecieran | they grew old |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, envejecieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (envejeciéramos).
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Envejecer 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, “envejeciere”, meaning “I will grow old”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | envejeciere | I will grow old |
| Tú | envejecieres | you will grow old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | envejeciere | s/he will grow old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | envejeciéremos | we will grow old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | envejeciereis | you (plural) will grow old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | envejecieren | they will grow old |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, envejecieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (envejeciéremos).
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Envejecer 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 envejecido”, meaning “I have grown old”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya envejecido | I have grown old |
| Tú | hayas envejecido | you have grown old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya envejecido | s/he has grown old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos envejecido | we have grown old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis envejecido | you (plural) have grown old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan envejecido | they have grown old |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle envejecido.
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Envejecer 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 envejecido”, meaning “I had grown old”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera envejecido | I had grown old |
| Tú | hubieras envejecido | you had grown old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera envejecido | s/he had grown old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos envejecido | we had grown old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais envejecido | you (plural) had grown old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran envejecido | they had grown old |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle envejecido.
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Envejecer 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 envejecido”, meaning “I will have grown old”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere envejecido | I will have grown old |
| Tú | hubieres envejecido | you will have grown old |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere envejecido | s/he will have grown old |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos envejecido | we will have grown old |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis envejecido | you (plural) will have grown old |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren envejecido | they will have grown old |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle envejecido.
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Imperative tenses of Envejecer
Envejecer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “envejezca”, meaning “(to you formal) grow old!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | envejece | (to you) grow old! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | envejezca | (to you formal) grow old! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | envejezcamos | let's grow old! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | envejeced | (to you plural) grow old! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | envejezcan | (to you plural formal) grow old! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (envejece); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (envejezca, envejezcamos, envejezcan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (envejeced).
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Envejecer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no envejezca”, meaning “(to you formal) don't grow old!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no envejezcas | (to you) don't grow old! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no envejezca | (to you formal) don't grow old! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no envejezcamos | let's not grow old! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no envejezcáis | (to you plural) don't grow old! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no envejezcan | (to you plural formal) don't grow old! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no envejezcas, no envejezca, no envejezcamos, no envejezcáis, no envejezcan.
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Frequently asked questions about Envejecer
Is envejecer a regular or irregular verb?
Envejecer is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo adds a z (envejezco); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (envejezca).
How do you conjugate envejecer in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), envejecer is conjugated as: yo envejezco, tú envejeces, él/ella/usted envejece, nosotros envejecemos, vosotros envejecéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes envejecen. 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.
How do you conjugate envejecer in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), envejecer is conjugated as: yo envejecí, tú envejeciste, él/ella/usted envejeció, nosotros envejecimos, vosotros envejecisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes envejecieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate envejecer in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), envejecer is conjugated as: yo envejecía, tú envejecías, él/ella/usted envejecía, nosotros envejecíamos, vosotros envejecíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes envejecían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate envejecer in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), envejecer is conjugated as: yo envejeceré, tú envejecerás, él/ella/usted envejecerá, nosotros envejeceremos, vosotros envejeceréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes envejecerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate envejecer in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), envejecer is conjugated as: yo envejezca, tú envejezcas, él/ella/usted envejezca, nosotros envejezcamos, vosotros envejezcáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes envejezcan. 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.
What is the difference between envejecer and envejecerse?
Envejecer means "to grow old, to get old" in the standard sense. Envejecerse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se envejecen" instead of "no envejecen".
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