Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Proceder in Spanish
proceder to proceed Regular ER Verb
At a glance: Proceder (to proceed) is a regular -ER verb in Spanish. In the present tense: procedo, procedes, procede, procedemos, procedéis, proceden. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -ER verbs.
- Past participle
- procedido proceeded
- Gerund
- procediendo proceeding
- Similar
- avanzar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Proceder
- Proceder in the Indicative Present
- Proceder in the Indicative Preterite
- Proceder in the Indicative Imperfect
- Proceder in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Proceder in the Indicative Informal Future
- Proceder in the Indicative Future
- Proceder in the Indicative Conditional
- Proceder in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Proceder in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Proceder in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Proceder in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Proceder
- Imperative tenses of Proceder
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Proceder conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Proceder
Proceder in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of proceder 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, “procedo”, meaning “I proceed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | procedo | I proceed |
| Tú | procedes | you proceed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | procede | s/he proceeds |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | procedemos | we proceed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | procedéis | you (plural) proceed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proceden | they proceed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem proced- plus the -er endings.
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Proceder in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of proceder is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “procedí”, meaning “I proceeded”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | procedí | I proceeded |
| Tú | procediste | you proceeded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | procedió | s/he proceeded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | procedimos | we proceeded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | procedisteis | you (plural) proceeded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | procedieron | they proceeded |
How it’s built: Regular: stem proced- plus the -er endings.
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Proceder in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of proceder is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “procedía”, meaning “I used to proceed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | procedía | I used to proceed |
| Tú | procedías | you used to proceed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | procedía | s/he used to proceed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | procedíamos | we used to proceed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | procedíais | you (plural) used to proceed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | procedían | they used to proceed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem proced- plus the -er endings.
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Proceder in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of proceder is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy procediendo”, meaning “I am proceeding”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy procediendo | I am proceeding |
| Tú | estás procediendo | you are proceeding |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está procediendo | s/he is proceeding |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos procediendo | we are proceeding |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis procediendo | you (plural) are proceeding |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están procediendo | they are proceeding |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund procediendo.
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Proceder in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of proceder is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a proceder”, meaning “I am going to proceed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a proceder | I am going to proceed |
| Tú | vas a proceder | you are going to proceed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a proceder | s/he is going to proceed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a proceder | we are going to proceed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a proceder | you (plural) are going to proceed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a proceder | they are going to proceed |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive proceder.
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Proceder in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of proceder is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “procederé”, meaning “I will proceed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | procederé | I will proceed |
| Tú | procederás | you will proceed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | procederá | s/he will proceed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | procederemos | we will proceed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | procederéis | you (plural) will proceed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | procederán | they will proceed |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive proceder plus the future endings.
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Proceder in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of proceder is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “procedería”, meaning “I would proceed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | procedería | I would proceed |
| Tú | procederías | you would proceed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | procedería | s/he would proceed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | procederíamos | we would proceed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | procederíais | you (plural) would proceed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | procederían | they would proceed |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive proceder plus the conditional endings.
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Proceder in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of proceder 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 procedido”, meaning “I have proceeded”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he procedido | I have proceeded |
| Tú | has procedido | you have proceeded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha procedido | s/he has proceeded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos procedido | we have proceeded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis procedido | you (plural) have proceeded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han procedido | they have proceeded |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle procedido.
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Proceder in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of proceder is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había procedido”, meaning “I had proceeded”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había procedido | I had proceeded |
| Tú | habías procedido | you had proceeded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había procedido | s/he had proceeded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos procedido | we had proceeded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais procedido | you (plural) had proceeded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían procedido | they had proceeded |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle procedido.
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Proceder in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of proceder is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré procedido”, meaning “I will have proceeded”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré procedido | I will have proceeded |
| Tú | habrás procedido | you will have proceeded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá procedido | s/he will have proceeded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos procedido | we will have proceeded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis procedido | you (plural) will have proceeded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán procedido | they will have proceeded |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle procedido.
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Proceder in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of proceder is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría procedido”, meaning “I would have proceeded”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría procedido | I would have proceeded |
| Tú | habrías procedido | you would have proceeded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría procedido | s/he would have proceeded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos procedido | we would have proceeded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais procedido | you (plural) would have proceeded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían procedido | they would have proceeded |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle procedido.
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Subjunctive tenses of Proceder
Proceder 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, “proceda”, meaning “I proceed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proceda | I proceed |
| Tú | procedas | you proceed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proceda | s/he proceeds |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | procedamos | we proceed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | procedáis | you (plural) proceed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | procedan | they proceed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem proced- plus the -er subjunctive endings.
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Proceder 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, “procediera”, meaning “I proceeded”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | procediera | I proceeded |
| Tú | procedieras | you proceeded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | procediera | s/he proceeded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | procediéramos | we proceeded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | procedierais | you (plural) proceeded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | procedieran | they proceeded |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, procedieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (procediéramos).
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Proceder 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, “procediere”, meaning “I will proceed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | procediere | I will proceed |
| Tú | procedieres | you will proceed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | procediere | s/he will proceed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | procediéremos | we will proceed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | procediereis | you (plural) will proceed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | procedieren | they will proceed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, procedieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (procediéremos).
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Proceder 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 procedido”, meaning “I have proceeded”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya procedido | I have proceeded |
| Tú | hayas procedido | you have proceeded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya procedido | s/he has proceeded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos procedido | we have proceeded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis procedido | you (plural) have proceeded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan procedido | they have proceeded |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle procedido.
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Proceder 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 procedido”, meaning “I had proceeded”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera procedido | I had proceeded |
| Tú | hubieras procedido | you had proceeded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera procedido | s/he had proceeded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos procedido | we had proceeded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais procedido | you (plural) had proceeded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran procedido | they had proceeded |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle procedido.
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Proceder 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 procedido”, meaning “I will have proceeded”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere procedido | I will have proceeded |
| Tú | hubieres procedido | you will have proceeded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere procedido | s/he will have proceeded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos procedido | we will have proceeded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis procedido | you (plural) will have proceeded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren procedido | they will have proceeded |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle procedido.
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Imperative tenses of Proceder
Proceder in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “proceda”, meaning “(to you formal) proceed!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | procede | (to you) proceed! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proceda | (to you formal) proceed! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | procedamos | let's proceed! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proceded | (to you plural) proceed! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | procedan | (to you plural formal) proceed! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (procede); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (proceda, procedamos, procedan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (proceded).
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Proceder in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no proceda”, meaning “(to you formal) don't proceed!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no procedas | (to you) don't proceed! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no proceda | (to you formal) don't proceed! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no procedamos | let's not proceed! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no procedáis | (to you plural) don't proceed! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no procedan | (to you plural formal) don't proceed! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no procedas, no proceda, no procedamos, no procedáis, no procedan.
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Frequently asked questions about Proceder
Is proceder a regular or irregular verb?
Proceder is a fully regular -ER verb. It follows the standard -ER conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -ER conjugation system.
How do you conjugate proceder in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), proceder is conjugated as: yo procedo, tú procedes, él/ella/usted procede, nosotros procedemos, vosotros procedéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes proceden. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate proceder in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), proceder is conjugated as: yo procedí, tú procediste, él/ella/usted procedió, nosotros procedimos, vosotros procedisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes procedieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate proceder in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), proceder is conjugated as: yo procedía, tú procedías, él/ella/usted procedía, nosotros procedíamos, vosotros procedíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes procedían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate proceder in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), proceder is conjugated as: yo procederé, tú procederás, él/ella/usted procederá, nosotros procederemos, vosotros procederéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes procederán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate proceder in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), proceder is conjugated as: yo proceda, tú procedas, él/ella/usted proceda, nosotros procedamos, vosotros procedáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes procedan. The present subjunctive 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.
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