How to conjugate Pertenecer in Spanish
To belong Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Pertenecer
- Pertenecer in the Indicative Present
- Pertenecer in the Indicative Preterite
- Pertenecer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Pertenecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Pertenecer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Pertenecer in the Indicative Future
- Pertenecer in the Indicative Conditional
- Pertenecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Pertenecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Pertenecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Pertenecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Pertenecer
- Imperative tenses of Pertenecer
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Pertenecer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Pertenecer is the Spanish verb for "to belong". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | pertenecer | to belong |
| Past participle | pertenecido | belonged |
| Gerund | perteneciendo | belonging |
Indicative Tenses of Pertenecer
Pertenecer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of pertenecer 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, "pertenezco", meaning "I belong".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pertenezco | I belong |
| Tú | perteneces | you belong |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pertenece | s/he belongs, you (formal) belong |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pertenecemos | we belong |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pertenecéis | you (plural) belong |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pertenecen | they belong, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Pertenecer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of pertenecer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "pertenecí", meaning "I belonged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pertenecí | I belonged |
| Tú | perteneciste | you belonged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | perteneció | s/he belonged, you (formal) belonged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pertenecimos | we belonged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pertenecisteis | you (plural) belonged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pertenecieron | they belonged, |
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Pertenecer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of pertenecer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "pertenecía", meaning "I used to belong".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pertenecía | I used to belong |
| Tú | pertenecías | you used to belong |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pertenecía | s/he used to belong, you (formal) used to belong |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pertenecíamos | we used to belong |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pertenecíais | you (plural) used to belong |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pertenecían | they used to belong, |
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Pertenecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of pertenecer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy perteneciendo", meaning "I am belonging".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy perteneciendo | I am belonging |
| Tú | estás perteneciendo | you are belonging |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está perteneciendo | s/he is belonging, you (formal) are belonging |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos perteneciendo | we are belonging |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis perteneciendo | you (plural) are belonging |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están perteneciendo | they are belonging, |
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Pertenecer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of pertenecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a pertenecer", meaning "I am going to belong".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a pertenecer | I am going to belong |
| Tú | vas a pertenecer | you are going to belong |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a pertenecer | s/he is going to belong, you (formal) are going to belong |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a pertenecer | we are going to belong |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a pertenecer | you (plural) are going to belong |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a pertenecer | they are going to belong, |
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Pertenecer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of pertenecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "perteneceré", meaning "I will belong".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | perteneceré | I will belong |
| Tú | pertenecerás | you will belong |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pertenecerá | s/he will belong, you (formal) will belong |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perteneceremos | we will belong |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perteneceréis | you (plural) will belong |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pertenecerán | they will belong, |
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Pertenecer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of pertenecer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "pertenecería", meaning "I would belong".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pertenecería | I would belong |
| Tú | pertenecerías | you would belong |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pertenecería | s/he would belong, you (formal) would belong |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perteneceríamos | we would belong |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perteneceríais | you (plural) would belong |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pertenecerían | they would belong, |
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Pertenecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of pertenecer 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 pertenecido", meaning "I have belonged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he pertenecido | I have belonged |
| Tú | has pertenecido | you have belonged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha pertenecido | s/he has belonged, you (formal) have belonged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos pertenecido | we have belonged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis pertenecido | you (plural) have belonged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han pertenecido | they have belonged, |
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Pertenecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of pertenecer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había pertenecido", meaning "I had belonged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había pertenecido | I had belonged |
| Tú | habías pertenecido | you had belonged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había pertenecido | s/he had belonged, you (formal) had belonged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos pertenecido | we had belonged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais pertenecido | you (plural) had belonged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían pertenecido | they had belonged, |
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Pertenecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of pertenecer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré pertenecido", meaning "I will have belonged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré pertenecido | I will have belonged |
| Tú | habrás pertenecido | you will have belonged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá pertenecido | s/he will have belonged, you (formal) will have belonged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos pertenecido | we will have belonged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis pertenecido | you (plural) will have belonged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán pertenecido | they will have belonged, |
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Pertenecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of pertenecer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría pertenecido", meaning "I would have belonged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría pertenecido | I would have belonged |
| Tú | habrías pertenecido | you would have belonged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría pertenecido | s/he would have belonged, you (formal) would have belonged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos pertenecido | we would have belonged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais pertenecido | you (plural) would have belonged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían pertenecido | they would have belonged, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Pertenecer
Pertenecer 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, "pertenezca", meaning "I belong".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pertenezca | I belong |
| Tú | pertenezcas | you belong |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pertenezca | s/he belongs, you (formal) belong |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pertenezcamos | we belong |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pertenezcáis | you (plural) belong |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pertenezcan | they belong, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Pertenecer 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, "perteneciera", meaning "I belonged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | perteneciera | I belonged |
| Tú | pertenecieras | you belonged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | perteneciera | s/he belonged, you (formal) belonged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perteneciéramos | we belonged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pertenecierais | you (plural) belonged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pertenecieran | they belonged, |
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Pertenecer 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, "perteneciere", meaning "I will belong".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | perteneciere | I will belong |
| Tú | pertenecieres | you will belong |
| Ella / Él / Usted | perteneciere | s/he will belong, you (formal) will belong |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | perteneciéremos | we will belong |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perteneciereis | you (plural) will belong |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pertenecieren | they will belong, |
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Pertenecer 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 pertenecido", meaning "I have belonged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya pertenecido | I have belonged |
| Tú | hayas pertenecido | you have belonged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya pertenecido | s/he has belonged, you (formal) have belonged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos pertenecido | we have belonged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis pertenecido | you (plural) have belonged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan pertenecido | they have belonged, |
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Pertenecer 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 pertenecido", meaning "I had belonged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera pertenecido | I had belonged |
| Tú | hubieras pertenecido | you had belonged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera pertenecido | s/he had belonged, you (formal) had belonged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos pertenecido | we had belonged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais pertenecido | you (plural) had belonged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran pertenecido | they had belonged, |
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Pertenecer 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 pertenecido", meaning "I will have belonged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere pertenecido | I will have belonged |
| Tú | hubieres pertenecido | you will have belonged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere pertenecido | s/he will have belonged, you (formal) will have belonged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos pertenecido | we will have belonged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis pertenecido | you (plural) will have belonged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren pertenecido | they will have belonged, |
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Imperative Tenses of Pertenecer
Pertenecer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "pertenezca", meaning "(to you formal) belong!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | pertenece | (to you) belong! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pertenezca | (to you formal) belong! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pertenezcamos | let's belong! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | perteneced | (to you plural) belong! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pertenezcan | (to you plural formal) belong! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Pertenecer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no pertenezca", meaning "(to you formal) don't belong!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no pertenezcas | (to you) don't belong! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no pertenezca | (to you formal) don't belong! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no pertenezcamos | let's not belong! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no pertenezcáis | (to you plural) don't belong! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no pertenezcan | (to you plural formal) don't belong! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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