How to conjugate Prevenir in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Prevenir
- Prevenir in the Indicative Present
- Prevenir in the Indicative Preterite
- Prevenir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Prevenir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Prevenir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Prevenir in the Indicative Future
- Prevenir in the Indicative Conditional
- Prevenir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Prevenir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Prevenir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Prevenir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Prevenir
- Imperative tenses of Prevenir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Prevenir conjugations (free mobile app)
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.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | prevenir | to prevent |
Past participle | prevenido | prevented |
Gerund | previniendo | preventing |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | prevengo | I prevent |
Tú | previenes | you prevent |
Ella / Él / Usted | previene | s/he prevents, you (formal) prevent |
Nosotras / Nosotros | prevenimos | we prevent |
Vosotras / Vosotros | prevenís | you (plural) prevent |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | previenen | they prevent, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | previne | I prevented |
Tú | previniste | you prevented |
Ella / Él / Usted | previno | s/he prevented, you (formal) prevented |
Nosotras / Nosotros | previnimos | we prevented |
Vosotras / Vosotros | previnisteis | you (plural) prevented |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | previnieron | they prevented, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | prevenía | I used to prevent |
Tú | prevenías | you used to prevent |
Ella / Él / Usted | prevenía | s/he used to prevent, you (formal) used to prevent |
Nosotras / Nosotros | preveníamos | we used to prevent |
Vosotras / Vosotros | preveníais | you (plural) used to prevent |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prevenían | they 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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy previniendo | I am preventing |
Tú | estás previniendo | you are preventing |
Ella / Él / Usted | está previniendo | s/he is preventing, you (formal) are preventing |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos previniendo | we are preventing |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis previniendo | you (plural) are preventing |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están previniendo | they are preventing, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a prevenir | I am going to prevent |
Tú | vas a prevenir | you are going to prevent |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a prevenir | s/he is going to prevent, you (formal) are going to prevent |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a prevenir | we are going to prevent |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a prevenir | you (plural) are going to prevent |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a prevenir | they 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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | prevendré | I will prevent |
Tú | prevendrás | you will prevent |
Ella / Él / Usted | prevendrá | s/he will prevent, you (formal) will prevent |
Nosotras / Nosotros | prevendremos | we will prevent |
Vosotras / Vosotros | prevendréis | you (plural) will prevent |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prevendrán | they will prevent, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | prevendría | I would prevent |
Tú | prevendrías | you would prevent |
Ella / Él / Usted | prevendría | s/he would prevent, you (formal) would prevent |
Nosotras / Nosotros | prevendríamos | we would prevent |
Vosotras / Vosotros | prevendríais | you (plural) would prevent |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prevendrían | they would prevent, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he prevenido | I have prevented |
Tú | has prevenido | you have prevented |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha prevenido | s/he has prevented, you (formal) have prevented |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos prevenido | we have prevented |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis prevenido | you (plural) have prevented |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han prevenido | they 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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había prevenido | I had prevented |
Tú | habías prevenido | you had prevented |
Ella / Él / Usted | había prevenido | s/he had prevented, you (formal) had prevented |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos prevenido | we had prevented |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais prevenido | you (plural) had prevented |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían prevenido | they 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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré prevenido | I will have prevented |
Tú | habrás prevenido | you will have prevented |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá prevenido | s/he will have prevented, you (formal) will have prevented |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos prevenido | we will have prevented |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis prevenido | you (plural) will have prevented |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán prevenido | they 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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría prevenido | I would have prevented |
Tú | habrías prevenido | you would have prevented |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría prevenido | s/he would have prevented, you (formal) would have prevented |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos prevenido | we would have prevented |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais prevenido | you (plural) would have prevented |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían prevenido | they 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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | prevenga | I prevent |
Tú | prevengas | you prevent |
Ella / Él / Usted | prevenga | s/he prevents, you (formal) prevent |
Nosotras / Nosotros | prevengamos | we prevent |
Vosotras / Vosotros | prevengáis | you (plural) prevent |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prevengan | they prevent, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | previniera | I prevented |
Tú | previnieras | you prevented |
Ella / Él / Usted | previniera | s/he prevented, you (formal) prevented |
Nosotras / Nosotros | previniéramos | we prevented |
Vosotras / Vosotros | previnierais | you (plural) prevented |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | previnieran | they prevented, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | previniere | I will prevent |
Tú | previnieres | you will prevent |
Ella / Él / Usted | previniere | s/he will prevent, you (formal) will prevent |
Nosotras / Nosotros | previniéremos | we will prevent |
Vosotras / Vosotros | previniereis | you (plural) will prevent |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | previnieren | they will prevent, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya prevenido | I have prevented |
Tú | hayas prevenido | you have prevented |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya prevenido | s/he has prevented, you (formal) have prevented |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos prevenido | we have prevented |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis prevenido | you (plural) have prevented |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan prevenido | they 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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera prevenido | I had prevented |
Tú | hubieras prevenido | you had prevented |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera prevenido | s/he had prevented, you (formal) had prevented |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos prevenido | we had prevented |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais prevenido | you (plural) had prevented |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran prevenido | they 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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere prevenido | I will have prevented |
Tú | hubieres prevenido | you will have prevented |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere prevenido | s/he will have prevented, you (formal) will have prevented |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos prevenido | we will have prevented |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis prevenido | you (plural) will have prevented |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren prevenido | they 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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | prevén | (to you) prevent! |
Ella / Él / Usted | prevenga | (to you formal) prevent! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | prevengamos | let's prevent! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | prevenid | (to you plural) prevent! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prevengan | (to you plural formal) prevent! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no prevengas | (to you) don't prevent! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no prevenga | (to you formal) don't prevent! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no prevengamos | let's not prevent! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no prevengáis | (to you plural) don't prevent! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no prevengan | (to you plural formal) don't prevent! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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