Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Obtener in Spanish
To get, to obtain Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Obtener
- Obtener in the Indicative Present
- Obtener in the Indicative Preterite
- Obtener in the Indicative Imperfect
- Obtener in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Obtener in the Indicative Informal Future
- Obtener in the Indicative Future
- Obtener in the Indicative Conditional
- Obtener in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Obtener in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Obtener in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Obtener in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Obtener
- Imperative tenses of Obtener
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Obtener conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Obtener is the Spanish verb for "to get, to obtain". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to obtener include: coger, conseguir, sacar, traer, procurar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | obtener | to get, to obtain |
| Past participle | obtenido | gotten |
| Gerund | obteniendo | getting |
Indicative Tenses of Obtener
Obtener in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of obtener 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, "obtengo", meaning "I get".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | obtengo | I get |
| Tú | obtienes | you get |
| Ella / Él / Usted | obtiene | s/he gets, you (formal) get |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | obtenemos | we get |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | obtenéis | you (plural) get |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | obtienen | they get, you (plural formal) get |
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Obtener in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of obtener is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "obtuve", meaning "I got".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | obtuve | I got |
| Tú | obtuviste | you got |
| Ella / Él / Usted | obtuvo | s/he got, you (formal) got |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | obtuvimos | we got |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | obtuvisteis | you (plural) got |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | obtuvieron | they got, you (plural formal) got |
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Obtener in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of obtener is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "obtenía", meaning "I used to get".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | obtenía | I used to get |
| Tú | obtenías | you used to get |
| Ella / Él / Usted | obtenía | s/he used to get, you (formal) used to get |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | obteníamos | we used to get |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | obteníais | you (plural) used to get |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | obtenían | they used to get, you (plural formal) used to get |
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Obtener in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of obtener is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy obteniendo", meaning "I am getting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy obteniendo | I am getting |
| Tú | estás obteniendo | you are getting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está obteniendo | s/he is getting, you (formal) are getting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos obteniendo | we are getting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis obteniendo | you (plural) are getting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están obteniendo | they are getting, you (plural formal) are getting |
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Obtener in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of obtener is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a obtener", meaning "I am going to get".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a obtener | I am going to get |
| Tú | vas a obtener | you are going to get |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a obtener | s/he is going to get, you (formal) are going to get |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a obtener | we are going to get |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a obtener | you (plural) are going to get |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a obtener | they are going to get, you (plural formal) are going to get |
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Obtener in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of obtener is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "obtendré", meaning "I will get".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | obtendré | I will get |
| Tú | obtendrás | you will get |
| Ella / Él / Usted | obtendrá | s/he will get, you (formal) will get |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | obtendremos | we will get |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | obtendréis | you (plural) will get |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | obtendrán | they will get, you (plural formal) will get |
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Obtener in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of obtener is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "obtendría", meaning "I would get".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | obtendría | I would get |
| Tú | obtendrías | you would get |
| Ella / Él / Usted | obtendría | s/he would get, you (formal) would get |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | obtendríamos | we would get |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | obtendríais | you (plural) would get |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | obtendrían | they would get, you (plural formal) would get |
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Obtener in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of obtener 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 obtenido", meaning "I have gotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he obtenido | I have gotten |
| Tú | has obtenido | you have gotten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha obtenido | s/he has gotten, you (formal) have gotten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos obtenido | we have gotten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis obtenido | you (plural) have gotten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han obtenido | they have gotten, you (plural formal) have gotten |
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Obtener in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of obtener is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había obtenido", meaning "I had gotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había obtenido | I had gotten |
| Tú | habías obtenido | you had gotten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había obtenido | s/he had gotten, you (formal) had gotten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos obtenido | we had gotten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais obtenido | you (plural) had gotten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían obtenido | they had gotten, you (plural formal) had gotten |
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Obtener in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of obtener is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré obtenido", meaning "I will have gotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré obtenido | I will have gotten |
| Tú | habrás obtenido | you will have gotten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá obtenido | s/he will have gotten, you (formal) will have gotten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos obtenido | we will have gotten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis obtenido | you (plural) will have gotten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán obtenido | they will have gotten, you (plural formal) will have gotten |
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Obtener in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of obtener is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría obtenido", meaning "I would have gotten".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría obtenido | I would have gotten |
| Tú | habrías obtenido | you would have gotten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría obtenido | s/he would have gotten, you (formal) would have gotten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos obtenido | we would have gotten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais obtenido | you (plural) would have gotten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían obtenido | they would have gotten, you (plural formal) would have gotten |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Obtener
Obtener 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, "obtenga", meaning "I get".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | obtenga | I get |
| Tú | obtengas | you get |
| Ella / Él / Usted | obtenga | s/he gets, you (formal) get |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | obtengamos | we get |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | obtengáis | you (plural) get |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | obtengan | they get, you (plural formal) get |
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Obtener 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, "obtuviera", meaning "I got".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | obtuviera | I got |
| Tú | obtuvieras | you got |
| Ella / Él / Usted | obtuviera | s/he got, you (formal) got |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | obtuviéramos | we got |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | obtuvierais | you (plural) got |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | obtuvieran | they got, you (plural formal) got |
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Obtener 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, "obtuviere", meaning "I will get".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | obtuviere | I will get |
| Tú | obtuvieres | you will get |
| Ella / Él / Usted | obtuviere | s/he will get, you (formal) will get |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | obtuviéremos | we will get |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | obtuviereis | you (plural) will get |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | obtuvieren | they will get, you (plural formal) will get |
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Obtener 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 obtenido", meaning "I have gotten".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya obtenido | I have gotten |
| Tú | hayas obtenido | you have gotten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya obtenido | s/he has gotten, you (formal) have gotten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos obtenido | we have gotten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis obtenido | you (plural) have gotten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan obtenido | they have gotten, you (plural formal) have gotten |
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Obtener 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 obtenido", meaning "I had gotten".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera obtenido | I had gotten |
| Tú | hubieras obtenido | you had gotten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera obtenido | s/he had gotten, you (formal) had gotten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos obtenido | we had gotten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais obtenido | you (plural) had gotten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran obtenido | they had gotten, you (plural formal) had gotten |
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Obtener 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 obtenido", meaning "I will have gotten".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere obtenido | I will have gotten |
| Tú | hubieres obtenido | you will have gotten |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere obtenido | s/he will have gotten, you (formal) will have gotten |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos obtenido | we will have gotten |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis obtenido | you (plural) will have gotten |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren obtenido | they will have gotten, you (plural formal) will have gotten |
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Imperative Tenses of Obtener
Obtener in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "obtenga", meaning "(to you formal) get!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | obtén | (to you) get! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | obtenga | (to you formal) get! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | obtengamos | let's get! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | obtened | (to you plural) get! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | obtengan | (to you plural formal) get! |
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Obtener in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no obtenga", meaning "(to you formal) don't get!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no obtengas | (to you) don't get! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no obtenga | (to you formal) don't get! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no obtengamos | let's not get! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no obtengáis | (to you plural) don't get! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no obtengan | (to you plural formal) don't get! |
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