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How to conjugate Prevenir in Spanish

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Introduction

Prevenir is the Spanish verb for "to prevent". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to prevenir include: evitar, impedir.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveprevenirto prevent
Past participleprevenidoprevented
Gerundpreviniendopreventing

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Indicative Tenses of Prevenir

Prevenir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of prevenir 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, "prevengo", meaning "I prevent".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoprevengo I prevent
previenes you prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedpreviene s/he prevents, you (formal) prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosprevenimoswe prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosprevenísyou (plural) prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprevienen they prevent,

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Prevenir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of prevenir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "previne", meaning "I prevented".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoprevine I prevented
previniste you prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedprevino s/he prevented, you (formal) prevented
Nosotras / Nosotrosprevinimos we prevented
Vosotras / Vosotrosprevinisteis you (plural) prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprevinieron they prevented,

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Prevenir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of prevenir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "prevenía", meaning "I used to prevent".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopreveníaI used to prevent
preveníasyou used to prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedprevenías/he used to prevent, you (formal) used to prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrospreveníamoswe used to prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrospreveníaisyou (plural) used to prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespreveníanthey used to prevent,

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Prevenir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of prevenir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy previniendo", meaning "I am preventing".

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

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

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Prevenir in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a prevenirI am going to prevent
vas a preveniryou are going to prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedva a prevenirs/he is going to prevent, you (formal) are going to prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a prevenirwe are going to prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a preveniryou (plural) are going to prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a prevenirthey are going to prevent,

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Prevenir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of prevenir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "prevendré", meaning "I will prevent".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoprevendré I will prevent
prevendrás you will prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedprevendrá s/he will prevent, you (formal) will prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosprevendremos we will prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosprevendréis you (plural) will prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprevendrán they will prevent,

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Prevenir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of prevenir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "prevendría", meaning "I would prevent".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoprevendría I would prevent
prevendrías you would prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedprevendría s/he would prevent, you (formal) would prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosprevendríamos we would prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosprevendríais you (plural) would prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprevendrían they would prevent,

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Prevenir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of prevenir 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 prevenido", meaning "I have prevented".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe prevenidoI have prevented
has prevenidoyou have prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedha prevenidos/he has prevented, you (formal) have prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos prevenidowe have prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis prevenidoyou (plural) have prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan prevenidothey have prevented,

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Prevenir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of prevenir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había prevenido", meaning "I had prevented".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía prevenidoI had prevented
habías prevenidoyou had prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía prevenidos/he had prevented, you (formal) had prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos prevenidowe had prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais prevenidoyou (plural) had prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían prevenidothey had prevented,

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Prevenir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of prevenir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré prevenido", meaning "I will have prevented".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré prevenidoI will have prevented
habrás prevenidoyou will have prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá prevenidos/he will have prevented, you (formal) will have prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos prevenidowe will have prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis prevenidoyou (plural) will have prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán prevenidothey will have prevented,

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Prevenir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of prevenir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría prevenido", meaning "I would have prevented".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría prevenidoI would have prevented
habrías prevenidoyou would have prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría prevenidos/he would have prevented, you (formal) would have prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos prevenidowe would have prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais prevenidoyou (plural) would have prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían prevenidothey would have prevented,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Prevenir

Prevenir 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, "prevenga", meaning "I prevent".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoprevenga I prevent
prevengas you prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedprevenga s/he prevents, you (formal) prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrosprevengamos we prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrosprevengáis you (plural) prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprevengan they prevent,

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Prevenir 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, "previniera", meaning "I prevented".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yopreviniera I prevented
previnieras you prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedpreviniera s/he prevented, you (formal) prevented
Nosotras / Nosotrospreviniéramos we prevented
Vosotras / Vosotrosprevinierais you (plural) prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprevinieran they prevented,

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Prevenir 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, "previniere", meaning "I will prevent".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yopreviniere I will prevent
previnieres you will prevent
Ella / Él / Ustedpreviniere s/he will prevent, you (formal) will prevent
Nosotras / Nosotrospreviniéremos we will prevent
Vosotras / Vosotrospreviniereis you (plural) will prevent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprevinieren they will prevent,

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Prevenir 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 prevenido", meaning "I have prevented".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya prevenidoI have prevented
hayas prevenidoyou have prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya prevenidos/he has prevented, you (formal) have prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos prevenidowe have prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis prevenidoyou (plural) have prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan prevenidothey have prevented,

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Prevenir 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 prevenido", meaning "I had prevented".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera prevenidoI had prevented
hubieras prevenidoyou had prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera prevenidos/he had prevented, you (formal) had prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos prevenidowe had prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais prevenidoyou (plural) had prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran prevenidothey had prevented,

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Prevenir 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 prevenido", meaning "I will have prevented".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere prevenidoI will have prevented
hubieres prevenidoyou will have prevented
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere prevenidos/he will have prevented, you (formal) will have prevented
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos prevenidowe will have prevented
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis prevenidoyou (plural) will have prevented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren prevenidothey will have prevented,

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Imperative Tenses of Prevenir

Prevenir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "prevenga", meaning "(to you formal) prevent!".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
prevén (to you) prevent!
Ella / Él / Ustedprevenga (to you formal) prevent!
Nosotras / Nosotrosprevengamos let's prevent!
Vosotras / Vosotrosprevenid(to you plural) prevent!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesprevengan (to you plural formal) prevent!

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Prevenir in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no prevengas (to you) don't prevent!
Ella / Él / Ustedno prevenga (to you formal) don't prevent!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno prevengamos let's not prevent!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno prevengáis (to you plural) don't prevent!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno prevengan (to you plural formal) don't prevent!

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