Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Escribir in Spanish
To write Irregular Verb Top 100
At a glance: Escribir (to write) is one of the most common irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: escribo, escribes, escribe, escribimos, escribís, escriben. Its irregularities include: Irregular past participle ending of "ito".
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Escribir
- Escribir in the Indicative Present
- Escribir in the Indicative Preterite
- Escribir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Escribir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Escribir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Escribir in the Indicative Future
- Escribir in the Indicative Conditional
- Escribir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Escribir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Escribir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Escribir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Escribir
- Imperative tenses of Escribir
- Example sentences and usage
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Escribir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Escribir is the Spanish verb for "to write". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to escribir include: redactar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | escribir | to write |
| Past participle | escrito | written |
| Gerund | escribiendo | writing |
Indicative Tenses of Escribir
Escribir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of escribir 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, "escribo un libro", meaning "I write a book".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escribo | I write |
| Tú | escribes | you write |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escribe | s/he writes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escribimos | we write |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escribís | you (plural) write |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escriben | they write |
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Escribir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of escribir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "escribí un libro", meaning "I wrote a book".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escribí | I wrote |
| Tú | escribiste | you wrote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escribió | s/he wrote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escribimos | we wrote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escribisteis | you (plural) wrote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escribieron | they wrote |
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Escribir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of escribir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "escribía un libro", meaning "I used to write a book".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escribía | I used to write |
| Tú | escribías | you used to write |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escribía | s/he used to write |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escribíamos | we used to write |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escribíais | you (plural) used to write |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escribían | they used to write |
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Escribir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of escribir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy escribiendo un libro", meaning "I am writing a book".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy escribiendo | I am writing |
| Tú | estás escribiendo | you are writing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está escribiendo | s/he is writing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos escribiendo | we are writing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis escribiendo | you (plural) are writing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están escribiendo | they are writing |
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Escribir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of escribir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a escribir un libro", meaning "I am going to write a book".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a escribir | I am going to write |
| Tú | vas a escribir | you are going to write |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a escribir | s/he is going to write |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a escribir | we are going to write |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a escribir | you (plural) are going to write |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a escribir | they are going to write |
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Escribir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of escribir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "escribiré un libro", meaning "I will write a book".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escribiré | I will write |
| Tú | escribirás | you will write |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escribirá | s/he will write |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escribiremos | we will write |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escribiréis | you (plural) will write |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escribirán | they will write |
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Escribir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of escribir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "escribiría un libro", meaning "I would write a book".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escribiría | I would write |
| Tú | escribirías | you would write |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escribiría | s/he would write |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escribiríamos | we would write |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escribiríais | you (plural) would write |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escribirían | they would write |
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Escribir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of escribir 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 escrito un libro", meaning "I have written a book".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he escrito | I have written |
| Tú | has escrito | you have written |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha escrito | s/he has written |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos escrito | we have written |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis escrito | you (plural) have written |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han escrito | they have written |
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Escribir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of escribir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había escrito un libro", meaning "I had written a book".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había escrito | I had written |
| Tú | habías escrito | you had written |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había escrito | s/he had written |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos escrito | we had written |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais escrito | you (plural) had written |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían escrito | they had written |
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Escribir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of escribir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré escrito un libro", meaning "I will have written a book".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré escrito | I will have written |
| Tú | habrás escrito | you will have written |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá escrito | s/he will have written |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos escrito | we will have written |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis escrito | you (plural) will have written |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán escrito | they will have written |
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Escribir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of escribir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría escrito un libro", meaning "I would have written a book".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría escrito | I would have written |
| Tú | habrías escrito | you would have written |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría escrito | s/he would have written |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos escrito | we would have written |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais escrito | you (plural) would have written |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían escrito | they would have written |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Escribir
Escribir 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, "escriba", meaning "I write".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escriba | I write |
| Tú | escribas | you write |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escriba | s/he writes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escribamos | we write |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escribáis | you (plural) write |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escriban | they write |
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Escribir 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, "escribiera", meaning "I wrote".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escribiera | I wrote |
| Tú | escribieras | you wrote |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escribiera | s/he wrote |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escribiéramos | we wrote |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escribierais | you (plural) wrote |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escribieran | they wrote |
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Escribir 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, "escribiere", meaning "I will write".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escribiere | I will write |
| Tú | escribieres | you will write |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escribiere | s/he will write |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escribiéremos | we will write |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escribiereis | you (plural) will write |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escribieren | they will write |
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Escribir 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 escrito", meaning "I have written".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya escrito | I have written |
| Tú | hayas escrito | you have written |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya escrito | s/he has written |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos escrito | we have written |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis escrito | you (plural) have written |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan escrito | they have written |
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Escribir 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 escrito", meaning "I had written".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera escrito | I had written |
| Tú | hubieras escrito | you had written |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera escrito | s/he had written |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos escrito | we had written |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais escrito | you (plural) had written |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran escrito | they had written |
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Escribir 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 escrito", meaning "I will have written".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere escrito | I will have written |
| Tú | hubieres escrito | you will have written |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere escrito | s/he will have written |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos escrito | we will have written |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis escrito | you (plural) will have written |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren escrito | they will have written |
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Imperative Tenses of Escribir
Escribir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "escriba", meaning "(to you formal) write!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | escribe | (to you) write! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escriba | (to you formal) write! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escribamos | let's write! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escribid | (to you plural) write! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escriban | (to you plural formal) write! |
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Escribir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no escriba", meaning "(to you formal) don't write!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no escribas | (to you) don't write! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no escriba | (to you formal) don't write! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no escribamos | let's not write! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no escribáis | (to you plural) don't write! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no escriban | (to you plural formal) don't write! |
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Example sentences and usage
- La mayoría de la gente escribe sobre su vida cotidiana. Most people write about their daily life.
- ¿Cómo se escribe "pretty"? How do you spell "pretty"?
- ¿Cuántas veces al mes escribes a casa? How many times a month do you write home?
- Escriba su nombre en mayúsculas. Write your name in capitals.
- Escriba aquí su dirección. Write your address here.
- Mi amigo me escribió informándome de su regreso del extranjero. My old friend wrote to me, informing me of his return from abroad.
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Frequently asked questions about Escribir
Is escribir a regular or irregular verb?
Escribir is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Irregular past participle ending of "ito".
How do you conjugate escribir in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), escribir is conjugated as: yo escribo, tú escribes, él/ella/usted escribe, nosotros escribimos, vosotros escribís, ellos/ellas/ustedes escriben. 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 escribir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), escribir is conjugated as: yo escribí, tú escribiste, él/ella/usted escribió, nosotros escribimos, vosotros escribisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escribieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate escribir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), escribir is conjugated as: yo escribía, tú escribías, él/ella/usted escribía, nosotros escribíamos, vosotros escribíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes escribían. 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 escribir in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), escribir is conjugated as: yo escribiré, tú escribirás, él/ella/usted escribirá, nosotros escribiremos, vosotros escribiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escribirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate escribir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), escribir is conjugated as: yo escriba, tú escribas, él/ella/usted escriba, nosotros escribamos, vosotros escribáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escriban. 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 escribir and escribirse?
Escribir means "to write" in the standard sense. Escribirse 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 escriben" instead of "no escriben".
What are some common example sentences using escribir?
Here are everyday sentences using escribir: La mayoría de la gente escribe sobre su vida cotidiana. (Most people write about their daily life.) ¿Cómo se escribe "pretty"? (How do you spell "pretty"?) ¿Cuántas veces al mes escribes a casa? (How many times a month do you write home?) Escriba su nombre en mayúsculas. (Write your name in capitals.) Escriba aquí su dirección. (Write your address here.)
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