Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Hervir in Spanish
To boil Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Hervir
- Hervir in the Indicative Present
- Hervir in the Indicative Preterite
- Hervir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Hervir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Hervir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Hervir in the Indicative Future
- Hervir in the Indicative Conditional
- Hervir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Hervir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Hervir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Hervir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Hervir
- Imperative tenses of Hervir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Hervir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Hervir is the Spanish verb for "to boil". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to hervir include: bullir, cocer.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hervir | to boil |
| Past participle | hervido | boiled |
| Gerund | hirviendo | boiling |
Indicative Tenses of Hervir
Hervir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of hervir 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, "hiervo", meaning "I boil".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hiervo | I boil |
| Tú | hierves | you boil |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hierve | s/he boils, you (formal) boil |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hervimos | we boil |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hervís | you (plural) boil |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hierven | they boil, you (plural formal) boil |
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Hervir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of hervir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "herví", meaning "I boiled".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | herví | I boiled |
| Tú | herviste | you boiled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hirvió | s/he boiled, you (formal) boiled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hervimos | we boiled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hervisteis | you (plural) boiled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hirvieron | they boiled, you (plural formal) boiled |
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Hervir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of hervir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "hervía", meaning "I used to boil".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hervía | I used to boil |
| Tú | hervías | you used to boil |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hervía | s/he used to boil, you (formal) used to boil |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hervíamos | we used to boil |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hervíais | you (plural) used to boil |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hervían | they used to boil, you (plural formal) used to boil |
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Hervir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of hervir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy hirviendo", meaning "I am boiling".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy hirviendo | I am boiling |
| Tú | estás hirviendo | you are boiling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está hirviendo | s/he is boiling, you (formal) are boiling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos hirviendo | we are boiling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis hirviendo | you (plural) are boiling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están hirviendo | they are boiling, you (plural formal) are boiling |
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Hervir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of hervir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a hervir", meaning "I am going to boil".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a hervir | I am going to boil |
| Tú | vas a hervir | you are going to boil |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a hervir | s/he is going to boil, you (formal) are going to boil |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a hervir | we are going to boil |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a hervir | you (plural) are going to boil |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a hervir | they are going to boil, you (plural formal) are going to boil |
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Hervir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of hervir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "herviré", meaning "I will boil".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | herviré | I will boil |
| Tú | hervirás | you will boil |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hervirá | s/he will boil, you (formal) will boil |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | herviremos | we will boil |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | herviréis | you (plural) will boil |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hervirán | they will boil, you (plural formal) will boil |
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Hervir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of hervir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "herviría", meaning "I would boil".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | herviría | I would boil |
| Tú | hervirías | you would boil |
| Ella / Él / Usted | herviría | s/he would boil, you (formal) would boil |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | herviríamos | we would boil |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | herviríais | you (plural) would boil |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hervirían | they would boil, you (plural formal) would boil |
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Hervir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of hervir 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 hervido", meaning "I have boiled".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he hervido | I have boiled |
| Tú | has hervido | you have boiled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha hervido | s/he has boiled, you (formal) have boiled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos hervido | we have boiled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis hervido | you (plural) have boiled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han hervido | they have boiled, you (plural formal) have boiled |
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Hervir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of hervir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había hervido", meaning "I had boiled".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había hervido | I had boiled |
| Tú | habías hervido | you had boiled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había hervido | s/he had boiled, you (formal) had boiled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos hervido | we had boiled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais hervido | you (plural) had boiled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían hervido | they had boiled, you (plural formal) had boiled |
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Hervir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of hervir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré hervido", meaning "I will have boiled".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré hervido | I will have boiled |
| Tú | habrás hervido | you will have boiled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá hervido | s/he will have boiled, you (formal) will have boiled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos hervido | we will have boiled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis hervido | you (plural) will have boiled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán hervido | they will have boiled, you (plural formal) will have boiled |
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Hervir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of hervir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría hervido", meaning "I would have boiled".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría hervido | I would have boiled |
| Tú | habrías hervido | you would have boiled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría hervido | s/he would have boiled, you (formal) would have boiled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos hervido | we would have boiled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais hervido | you (plural) would have boiled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían hervido | they would have boiled, you (plural formal) would have boiled |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Hervir
Hervir 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, "hierva", meaning "I boil".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hierva | I boil |
| Tú | hiervas | you boil |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hierva | s/he boils, you (formal) boil |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hirvamos | we boil |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hirváis | you (plural) boil |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hiervan | they boil, you (plural formal) boil |
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Hervir 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, "hirviera", meaning "I boiled".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hirviera | I boiled |
| Tú | hirvieras | you boiled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hirviera | s/he boiled, you (formal) boiled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hirviéramos | we boiled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hirvierais | you (plural) boiled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hirvieran | they boiled, you (plural formal) boiled |
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Hervir 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, "hirviere", meaning "I will boil".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hirviere | I will boil |
| Tú | hirvieres | you will boil |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hirviere | s/he will boil, you (formal) will boil |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hirviéremos | we will boil |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hirviereis | you (plural) will boil |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hirvieren | they will boil, you (plural formal) will boil |
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Hervir 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 hervido", meaning "I have boiled".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya hervido | I have boiled |
| Tú | hayas hervido | you have boiled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya hervido | s/he has boiled, you (formal) have boiled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos hervido | we have boiled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis hervido | you (plural) have boiled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan hervido | they have boiled, you (plural formal) have boiled |
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Hervir 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 hervido", meaning "I had boiled".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera hervido | I had boiled |
| Tú | hubieras hervido | you had boiled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera hervido | s/he had boiled, you (formal) had boiled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos hervido | we had boiled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais hervido | you (plural) had boiled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran hervido | they had boiled, you (plural formal) had boiled |
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Hervir 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 hervido", meaning "I will have boiled".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere hervido | I will have boiled |
| Tú | hubieres hervido | you will have boiled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere hervido | s/he will have boiled, you (formal) will have boiled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos hervido | we will have boiled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis hervido | you (plural) will have boiled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren hervido | they will have boiled, you (plural formal) will have boiled |
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Imperative Tenses of Hervir
Hervir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "hierva", meaning "(to you formal) boil!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | hierve | (to you) boil! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hierva | (to you formal) boil! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hirvamos | let's boil! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hervid | (to you plural) boil! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hiervan | (to you plural formal) boil! |
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Hervir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no hierva", meaning "(to you formal) don't boil!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no hiervas | (to you) don't boil! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no hierva | (to you formal) don't boil! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no hirvamos | let's not boil! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no hirváis | (to you plural) don't boil! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no hiervan | (to you plural formal) don't boil! |
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