How to conjugate Percibir in Spanish
To perceive Regular IR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Percibir
- Percibir in the Indicative Present
- Percibir in the Indicative Preterite
- Percibir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Percibir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Percibir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Percibir in the Indicative Future
- Percibir in the Indicative Conditional
- Percibir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Percibir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Percibir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Percibir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Percibir
- Imperative tenses of Percibir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Percibir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Percibir is the Spanish verb for "to perceive". It is a regular IR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to percibir include: adivinar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | percibir | to perceive |
| Past participle | percibido | perceived |
| Gerund | percibiendo | perceiving |
Indicative Tenses of Percibir
Percibir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of percibir 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, "percibo", meaning "I perceive".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | percibo | I perceive |
| Tú | percibes | you perceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | percibe | s/he perceives, you (formal) perceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | percibimos | we perceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | percibís | you (plural) perceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | perciben | they perceive, you (plural formal) perceive |
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Percibir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of percibir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "percibí", meaning "I perceived".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | percibí | I perceived |
| Tú | percibiste | you perceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | percibió | s/he perceived, you (formal) perceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | percibimos | we perceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | percibisteis | you (plural) perceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | percibieron | they perceived, you (plural formal) perceived |
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Percibir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of percibir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "percibía", meaning "I used to perceive".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | percibía | I used to perceive |
| Tú | percibías | you used to perceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | percibía | s/he used to perceive, you (formal) used to perceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | percibíamos | we used to perceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | percibíais | you (plural) used to perceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | percibían | they used to perceive, you (plural formal) used to perceive |
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Percibir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of percibir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy percibiendo", meaning "I am perceiving".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy percibiendo | I am perceiving |
| Tú | estás percibiendo | you are perceiving |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está percibiendo | s/he is perceiving, you (formal) are perceiving |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos percibiendo | we are perceiving |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis percibiendo | you (plural) are perceiving |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están percibiendo | they are perceiving, you (plural formal) are perceiving |
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Percibir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of percibir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a percibir", meaning "I am going to perceive".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a percibir | I am going to perceive |
| Tú | vas a percibir | you are going to perceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a percibir | s/he is going to perceive, you (formal) are going to perceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a percibir | we are going to perceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a percibir | you (plural) are going to perceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a percibir | they are going to perceive, you (plural formal) are going to perceive |
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Percibir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of percibir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "percibiré", meaning "I will perceive".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | percibiré | I will perceive |
| Tú | percibirás | you will perceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | percibirá | s/he will perceive, you (formal) will perceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | percibiremos | we will perceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | percibiréis | you (plural) will perceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | percibirán | they will perceive, you (plural formal) will perceive |
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Percibir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of percibir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "percibiría", meaning "I would perceive".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | percibiría | I would perceive |
| Tú | percibirías | you would perceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | percibiría | s/he would perceive, you (formal) would perceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | percibiríamos | we would perceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | percibiríais | you (plural) would perceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | percibirían | they would perceive, you (plural formal) would perceive |
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Percibir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of percibir 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 percibido", meaning "I have perceived".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he percibido | I have perceived |
| Tú | has percibido | you have perceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha percibido | s/he has perceived, you (formal) have perceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos percibido | we have perceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis percibido | you (plural) have perceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han percibido | they have perceived, you (plural formal) have perceived |
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Percibir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of percibir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había percibido", meaning "I had perceived".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había percibido | I had perceived |
| Tú | habías percibido | you had perceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había percibido | s/he had perceived, you (formal) had perceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos percibido | we had perceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais percibido | you (plural) had perceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían percibido | they had perceived, you (plural formal) had perceived |
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Percibir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of percibir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré percibido", meaning "I will have perceived".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré percibido | I will have perceived |
| Tú | habrás percibido | you will have perceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá percibido | s/he will have perceived, you (formal) will have perceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos percibido | we will have perceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis percibido | you (plural) will have perceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán percibido | they will have perceived, you (plural formal) will have perceived |
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Percibir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of percibir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría percibido", meaning "I would have perceived".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría percibido | I would have perceived |
| Tú | habrías percibido | you would have perceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría percibido | s/he would have perceived, you (formal) would have perceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos percibido | we would have perceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais percibido | you (plural) would have perceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían percibido | they would have perceived, you (plural formal) would have perceived |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Percibir
Percibir 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, "perciba", meaning "I perceive".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | perciba | I perceive |
| Tú | percibas | you perceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | perciba | s/he perceives, you (formal) perceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | percibamos | we perceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | percibáis | you (plural) perceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | perciban | they perceive, you (plural formal) perceive |
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Percibir 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, "percibiera", meaning "I perceived".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | percibiera | I perceived |
| Tú | percibieras | you perceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | percibiera | s/he perceived, you (formal) perceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | percibiéramos | we perceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | percibierais | you (plural) perceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | percibieran | they perceived, you (plural formal) perceived |
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Percibir 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, "percibiere", meaning "I will perceive".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | percibiere | I will perceive |
| Tú | percibieres | you will perceive |
| Ella / Él / Usted | percibiere | s/he will perceive, you (formal) will perceive |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | percibiéremos | we will perceive |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | percibiereis | you (plural) will perceive |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | percibieren | they will perceive, you (plural formal) will perceive |
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Percibir 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 percibido", meaning "I have perceived".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya percibido | I have perceived |
| Tú | hayas percibido | you have perceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya percibido | s/he has perceived, you (formal) have perceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos percibido | we have perceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis percibido | you (plural) have perceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan percibido | they have perceived, you (plural formal) have perceived |
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Percibir 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 percibido", meaning "I had perceived".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera percibido | I had perceived |
| Tú | hubieras percibido | you had perceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera percibido | s/he had perceived, you (formal) had perceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos percibido | we had perceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais percibido | you (plural) had perceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran percibido | they had perceived, you (plural formal) had perceived |
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Percibir 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 percibido", meaning "I will have perceived".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere percibido | I will have perceived |
| Tú | hubieres percibido | you will have perceived |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere percibido | s/he will have perceived, you (formal) will have perceived |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos percibido | we will have perceived |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis percibido | you (plural) will have perceived |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren percibido | they will have perceived, you (plural formal) will have perceived |
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Imperative Tenses of Percibir
Percibir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "perciba", meaning "(to you formal) perceive!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | percibe | (to you) perceive! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | perciba | (to you formal) perceive! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | percibamos | let's perceive! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | percibid | (to you plural) perceive! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | perciban | (to you plural formal) perceive! |
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Percibir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no perciba", meaning "(to you formal) don't perceive!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no percibas | (to you) don't perceive! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no perciba | (to you formal) don't perceive! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no percibamos | let's not perceive! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no percibáis | (to you plural) don't perceive! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no perciban | (to you plural formal) don't perceive! |
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