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How to conjugate Hervir in Spanish

To boil Irregular Verb

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.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivehervirto boil
Past participlehervidoboiled
Gerundhirviendoboiling

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohiervo I boil
hierves you boil
Ella / Él / Ustedhierve s/he boils, you (formal) boil
Nosotras / Nosotroshervimoswe boil
Vosotras / Vosotroshervísyou (plural) boil
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshierven they 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YohervíI boiled
hervisteyou boiled
Ella / Él / Ustedhirvió s/he boiled, you (formal) boiled
Nosotras / Nosotroshervimoswe boiled
Vosotras / Vosotroshervisteisyou (plural) boiled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshirvieron they 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YohervíaI used to boil
hervíasyou used to boil
Ella / Él / Ustedhervías/he used to boil, you (formal) used to boil
Nosotras / Nosotroshervíamoswe used to boil
Vosotras / Vosotroshervíaisyou (plural) used to boil
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshervíanthey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy hirviendo I am boiling
estás hirviendo you are boiling
Ella / Él / Ustedestá hirviendo s/he is boiling, you (formal) are boiling
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos hirviendo we are boiling
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis hirviendo you (plural) are boiling
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán hirviendo they 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a hervirI am going to boil
vas a herviryou are going to boil
Ella / Él / Ustedva a hervirs/he is going to boil, you (formal) are going to boil
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a hervirwe are going to boil
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a herviryou (plural) are going to boil
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a hervirthey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoherviréI will boil
hervirásyou will boil
Ella / Él / Ustedhervirás/he will boil, you (formal) will boil
Nosotras / Nosotrosherviremoswe will boil
Vosotras / Vosotrosherviréisyou (plural) will boil
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesherviránthey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoherviríaI would boil
herviríasyou would boil
Ella / Él / Ustedhervirías/he would boil, you (formal) would boil
Nosotras / Nosotrosherviríamoswe would boil
Vosotras / Vosotrosherviríaisyou (plural) would boil
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesherviríanthey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe hervidoI have boiled
has hervidoyou have boiled
Ella / Él / Ustedha hervidos/he has boiled, you (formal) have boiled
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos hervidowe have boiled
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis hervidoyou (plural) have boiled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan hervidothey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía hervidoI had boiled
habías hervidoyou had boiled
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía hervidos/he had boiled, you (formal) had boiled
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos hervidowe had boiled
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais hervidoyou (plural) had boiled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían hervidothey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré hervidoI will have boiled
habrás hervidoyou will have boiled
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá hervidos/he will have boiled, you (formal) will have boiled
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos hervidowe will have boiled
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis hervidoyou (plural) will have boiled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán hervidothey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría hervidoI would have boiled
habrías hervidoyou would have boiled
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría hervidos/he would have boiled, you (formal) would have boiled
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos hervidowe would have boiled
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais hervidoyou (plural) would have boiled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían hervidothey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohierva I boil
hiervas you boil
Ella / Él / Ustedhierva s/he boils, you (formal) boil
Nosotras / Nosotroshirvamos we boil
Vosotras / Vosotroshirváis you (plural) boil
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshiervan they 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohirviera I boiled
hirvieras you boiled
Ella / Él / Ustedhirviera s/he boiled, you (formal) boiled
Nosotras / Nosotroshirviéramos we boiled
Vosotras / Vosotroshirvierais you (plural) boiled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshirvieran they 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohirviere I will boil
hirvieres you will boil
Ella / Él / Ustedhirviere s/he will boil, you (formal) will boil
Nosotras / Nosotroshirviéremos we will boil
Vosotras / Vosotroshirviereis you (plural) will boil
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshirvieren they 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya hervidoI have boiled
hayas hervidoyou have boiled
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya hervidos/he has boiled, you (formal) have boiled
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos hervidowe have boiled
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis hervidoyou (plural) have boiled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan hervidothey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera hervidoI had boiled
hubieras hervidoyou had boiled
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera hervidos/he had boiled, you (formal) had boiled
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos hervidowe had boiled
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais hervidoyou (plural) had boiled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran hervidothey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere hervidoI will have boiled
hubieres hervidoyou will have boiled
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere hervidos/he will have boiled, you (formal) will have boiled
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos hervidowe will have boiled
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis hervidoyou (plural) will have boiled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren hervidothey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
hierve (to you) boil!
Ella / Él / Ustedhierva (to you formal) boil!
Nosotras / Nosotroshirvamos let's boil!
Vosotras / Vosotroshervid(to you plural) boil!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshiervan (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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no hiervas (to you) don't boil!
Ella / Él / Ustedno hierva (to you formal) don't boil!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno hirvamos let's not boil!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno hirváis (to you plural) don't boil!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno hiervan (to you plural formal) don't boil!

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