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How to conjugate Inducir in Spanish

inducir to induce Irregular Verb

At a glance: Inducir (to induce) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: induzco, induces, induce, inducimos, inducís, inducen. Yo adds a z (induzco); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (induje) and subjunctive.

Past participle
inducido induced
Gerund
induciendo inducing

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Indicative tenses of Inducir

Inducir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of inducir 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, “induzco”, meaning “I induce”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoinduzcoI induce
Túinducesyou induce
Ella / Él / Ustedinduces/he induces
Nosotras / Nosotrosinducimoswe induce
Vosotras / Vosotrosinducísyou (plural) induce
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesinducenthey induce

How it’s built: Yo adds a z (induzco); the other forms are regular.

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Inducir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of inducir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “induje”, meaning “I induced”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoindujeI induced
Túindujisteyou induced
Ella / Él / Ustedindujos/he induced
Nosotras / Nosotrosindujimoswe induced
Vosotras / Vosotrosindujisteisyou (plural) induced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesindujeronthey induced

How it’s built: Irregular stem induj- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron; ellas/ellos drops the i (indujeron).

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Inducir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of inducir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “inducía”, meaning “I used to induce”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoinducíaI used to induce
Túinducíasyou used to induce
Ella / Él / Ustedinducías/he used to induce
Nosotras / Nosotrosinducíamoswe used to induce
Vosotras / Vosotrosinducíaisyou (plural) used to induce
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesinducíanthey used to induce

How it’s built: Regular: stem induc- plus the -ir endings.

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Inducir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of inducir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy induciendo”, meaning “I am inducing”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy induciendoI am inducing
Túestás induciendoyou are inducing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá induciendos/he is inducing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos induciendowe are inducing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis induciendoyou (plural) are inducing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán induciendothey are inducing

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund induciendo.

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Inducir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of inducir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a inducir”, meaning “I am going to induce”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a inducirI am going to induce
Túvas a induciryou are going to induce
Ella / Él / Ustedva a inducirs/he is going to induce
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a inducirwe are going to induce
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a induciryou (plural) are going to induce
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a inducirthey are going to induce

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive inducir.

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Inducir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of inducir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “induciré”, meaning “I will induce”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoinduciréI will induce
Túinducirásyou will induce
Ella / Él / Ustedinducirás/he will induce
Nosotras / Nosotrosinduciremoswe will induce
Vosotras / Vosotrosinduciréisyou (plural) will induce
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesinduciránthey will induce

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive inducir plus the future endings.

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Inducir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of inducir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “induciría”, meaning “I would induce”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoinduciríaI would induce
Túinduciríasyou would induce
Ella / Él / Ustedinducirías/he would induce
Nosotras / Nosotrosinduciríamoswe would induce
Vosotras / Vosotrosinduciríaisyou (plural) would induce
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesinduciríanthey would induce

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive inducir plus the conditional endings.

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Inducir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of inducir 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 inducido”, meaning “I have induced”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe inducidoI have induced
Túhas inducidoyou have induced
Ella / Él / Ustedha inducidos/he has induced
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos inducidowe have induced
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis inducidoyou (plural) have induced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan inducidothey have induced

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle inducido.

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Inducir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of inducir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había inducido”, meaning “I had induced”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía inducidoI had induced
Túhabías inducidoyou had induced
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía inducidos/he had induced
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos inducidowe had induced
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais inducidoyou (plural) had induced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían inducidothey had induced

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle inducido.

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Inducir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of inducir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré inducido”, meaning “I will have induced”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré inducidoI will have induced
Túhabrás inducidoyou will have induced
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá inducidos/he will have induced
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos inducidowe will have induced
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis inducidoyou (plural) will have induced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán inducidothey will have induced

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle inducido.

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Inducir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of inducir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría inducido”, meaning “I would have induced”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría inducidoI would have induced
Túhabrías inducidoyou would have induced
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría inducidos/he would have induced
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos inducidowe would have induced
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais inducidoyou (plural) would have induced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían inducidothey would have induced

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle inducido.

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Subjunctive tenses of Inducir

Inducir 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, “induzca”, meaning “I induce”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoinduzcaI induce
Túinduzcasyou induce
Ella / Él / Ustedinduzcas/he induces
Nosotras / Nosotrosinduzcamoswe induce
Vosotras / Vosotrosinduzcáisyou (plural) induce
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesinduzcanthey induce

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, induzco (induzca, induzcas, induzca, induzcamos, induzcáis, induzcan).

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Inducir 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, “indujera”, meaning “I induced”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoindujeraI induced
Túindujerasyou induced
Ella / Él / Ustedindujeras/he induced
Nosotras / Nosotrosindujéramoswe induced
Vosotras / Vosotrosindujeraisyou (plural) induced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesindujeranthey induced

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, indujeron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (indujéramos).

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Inducir 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, “indujere”, meaning “I will induce”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoindujereI will induce
Túindujeresyou will induce
Ella / Él / Ustedindujeres/he will induce
Nosotras / Nosotrosindujéremoswe will induce
Vosotras / Vosotrosindujereisyou (plural) will induce
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesindujerenthey will induce

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, indujeron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (indujéremos).

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Inducir 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 inducido”, meaning “I have induced”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya inducidoI have induced
Túhayas inducidoyou have induced
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya inducidos/he has induced
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos inducidowe have induced
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis inducidoyou (plural) have induced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan inducidothey have induced

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle inducido.

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Inducir 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 inducido”, meaning “I had induced”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera inducidoI had induced
Túhubieras inducidoyou had induced
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera inducidos/he had induced
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos inducidowe had induced
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais inducidoyou (plural) had induced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran inducidothey had induced

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle inducido.

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Inducir 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 inducido”, meaning “I will have induced”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere inducidoI will have induced
Túhubieres inducidoyou will have induced
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere inducidos/he will have induced
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos inducidowe will have induced
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis inducidoyou (plural) will have induced
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren inducidothey will have induced

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle inducido.

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Imperative tenses of Inducir

Inducir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “induzca”, meaning “(to you formal) induce!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túinduce(to you) induce!
Ella / Él / Ustedinduzca(to you formal) induce!
Nosotras / Nosotrosinduzcamoslet's induce!
Vosotras / Vosotrosinducid(to you plural) induce!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesinduzcan(to you plural formal) induce!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (induce); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (induzca, induzcamos, induzcan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (inducid).

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Inducir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no induzca”, meaning “(to you formal) don't induce!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno induzcas(to you) don't induce!
Ella / Él / Ustedno induzca(to you formal) don't induce!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno induzcamoslet's not induce!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno induzcáis(to you plural) don't induce!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno induzcan(to you plural formal) don't induce!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no induzcas, no induzca, no induzcamos, no induzcáis, no induzcan.

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Frequently asked questions about Inducir

Is inducir a regular or irregular verb?

Inducir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo adds a z (induzco); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (induje) and subjunctive.

How do you conjugate inducir in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), inducir is conjugated as: yo induzco, tú induces, él/ella/usted induce, nosotros inducimos, vosotros inducís, ellos/ellas/ustedes inducen. 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 inducir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), inducir is conjugated as: yo induje, tú indujiste, él/ella/usted indujo, nosotros indujimos, vosotros indujisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes indujeron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate inducir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), inducir is conjugated as: yo inducía, tú inducías, él/ella/usted inducía, nosotros inducíamos, vosotros inducíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes inducían. 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 inducir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), inducir is conjugated as: yo induciré, tú inducirás, él/ella/usted inducirá, nosotros induciremos, vosotros induciréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes inducirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate inducir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), inducir is conjugated as: yo induzca, tú induzcas, él/ella/usted induzca, nosotros induzcamos, vosotros induzcáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes induzcan. 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.


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