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How to conjugate Vencer in Spanish

vencer to overcome, to defeat, to beat (an opponent), to expire Irregular Verb

At a glance: Vencer (to overcome, to defeat, to beat (an opponent), to expire) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: venzo, vences, vence, vencemos, vencéis, vencen. Yo changes c to z (venzo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (venza).

Past participle
vencido overcome
Gerund
venciendo overcoming
Similar
caducar, derrotar, doblegar, remontar, superar

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Indicative tenses of Vencer

Vencer in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of vencer 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, “venzo”, meaning “I overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovenzoI overcome
Túvencesyou overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedvences/he overcomes
Nosotras / Nosotrosvencemoswe overcome
Vosotras / Vosotrosvencéisyou (plural) overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvencenthey overcome

How it’s built: Yo changes c to z (venzo); the other forms are regular.

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Vencer in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of vencer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “vencí”, meaning “I overcame”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovencíI overcame
Túvencisteyou overcame
Ella / Él / Ustedvenciós/he overcame
Nosotras / Nosotrosvencimoswe overcame
Vosotras / Vosotrosvencisteisyou (plural) overcame
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvencieronthey overcame

How it’s built: Regular: stem venc- plus the -er endings.

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Vencer in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of vencer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “vencía”, meaning “I used to overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovencíaI used to overcome
Túvencíasyou used to overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedvencías/he used to overcome
Nosotras / Nosotrosvencíamoswe used to overcome
Vosotras / Vosotrosvencíaisyou (plural) used to overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvencíanthey used to overcome

How it’s built: Regular: stem venc- plus the -er endings.

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Vencer in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of vencer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy venciendo”, meaning “I am overcoming”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy venciendoI am overcoming
Túestás venciendoyou are overcoming
Ella / Él / Ustedestá venciendos/he is overcoming
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos venciendowe are overcoming
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis venciendoyou (plural) are overcoming
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán venciendothey are overcoming

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund venciendo.

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Vencer in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a vencerI am going to overcome
Túvas a venceryou are going to overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedva a vencers/he is going to overcome
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a vencerwe are going to overcome
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a venceryou (plural) are going to overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a vencerthey are going to overcome

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive vencer.

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Vencer in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of vencer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “venceré”, meaning “I will overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovenceréI will overcome
Túvencerásyou will overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedvencerás/he will overcome
Nosotras / Nosotrosvenceremoswe will overcome
Vosotras / Vosotrosvenceréisyou (plural) will overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvenceránthey will overcome

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive vencer plus the future endings.

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Vencer in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of vencer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “vencería”, meaning “I would overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovenceríaI would overcome
Túvenceríasyou would overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedvencerías/he would overcome
Nosotras / Nosotrosvenceríamoswe would overcome
Vosotras / Vosotrosvenceríaisyou (plural) would overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvenceríanthey would overcome

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive vencer plus the conditional endings.

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Vencer in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of vencer 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 vencido”, meaning “I have overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe vencidoI have overcome
Túhas vencidoyou have overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedha vencidos/he has overcome
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos vencidowe have overcome
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis vencidoyou (plural) have overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan vencidothey have overcome

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle vencido.

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Vencer in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of vencer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había vencido”, meaning “I had overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía vencidoI had overcome
Túhabías vencidoyou had overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía vencidos/he had overcome
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos vencidowe had overcome
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais vencidoyou (plural) had overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían vencidothey had overcome

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle vencido.

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Vencer in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of vencer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré vencido”, meaning “I will have overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré vencidoI will have overcome
Túhabrás vencidoyou will have overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá vencidos/he will have overcome
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos vencidowe will have overcome
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis vencidoyou (plural) will have overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán vencidothey will have overcome

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle vencido.

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Vencer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of vencer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría vencido”, meaning “I would have overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría vencidoI would have overcome
Túhabrías vencidoyou would have overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría vencidos/he would have overcome
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos vencidowe would have overcome
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais vencidoyou (plural) would have overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían vencidothey would have overcome

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle vencido.

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Subjunctive tenses of Vencer

Vencer 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, “venza”, meaning “I overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovenzaI overcome
Túvenzasyou overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedvenzas/he overcomes
Nosotras / Nosotrosvenzamoswe overcome
Vosotras / Vosotrosvenzáisyou (plural) overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvenzanthey overcome

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, venzo (venza, venzas, venza, venzamos, venzáis, venzan).

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Vencer 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, “venciera”, meaning “I overcame”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovencieraI overcame
Túvencierasyou overcame
Ella / Él / Ustedvencieras/he overcame
Nosotras / Nosotrosvenciéramoswe overcame
Vosotras / Vosotrosvencieraisyou (plural) overcame
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvencieranthey overcame

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, vencieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (venciéramos).

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Vencer 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, “venciere”, meaning “I will overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovenciereI will overcome
Túvencieresyou will overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedvencieres/he will overcome
Nosotras / Nosotrosvenciéremoswe will overcome
Vosotras / Vosotrosvenciereisyou (plural) will overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvencierenthey will overcome

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, vencieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (venciéremos).

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Vencer 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 vencido”, meaning “I have overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya vencidoI have overcome
Túhayas vencidoyou have overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya vencidos/he has overcome
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos vencidowe have overcome
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis vencidoyou (plural) have overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan vencidothey have overcome

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle vencido.

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Vencer 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 vencido”, meaning “I had overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera vencidoI had overcome
Túhubieras vencidoyou had overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera vencidos/he had overcome
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos vencidowe had overcome
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais vencidoyou (plural) had overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran vencidothey had overcome

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle vencido.

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Vencer 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 vencido”, meaning “I will have overcome”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere vencidoI will have overcome
Túhubieres vencidoyou will have overcome
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere vencidos/he will have overcome
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos vencidowe will have overcome
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis vencidoyou (plural) will have overcome
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren vencidothey will have overcome

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle vencido.

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Imperative tenses of Vencer

Vencer in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “venza”, meaning “(to you formal) overcome!”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túvence(to you) overcome!
Ella / Él / Ustedvenza(to you formal) overcome!
Nosotras / Nosotrosvenzamoslet's overcome!
Vosotras / Vosotrosvenced(to you plural) overcome!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvenzan(to you plural formal) overcome!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (vence); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (venza, venzamos, venzan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (venced).

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Vencer in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno venzas(to you) don't overcome!
Ella / Él / Ustedno venza(to you formal) don't overcome!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno venzamoslet's not overcome!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno venzáis(to you plural) don't overcome!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno venzan(to you plural formal) don't overcome!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no venzas, no venza, no venzamos, no venzáis, no venzan.

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Frequently asked questions about Vencer

Is vencer a regular or irregular verb?

Vencer is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo changes c to z (venzo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (venza).

How do you conjugate vencer in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), vencer is conjugated as: yo venzo, tú vences, él/ella/usted vence, nosotros vencemos, vosotros vencéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vencen. 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 vencer in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), vencer is conjugated as: yo vencí, tú venciste, él/ella/usted venció, nosotros vencimos, vosotros vencisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vencieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate vencer in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), vencer is conjugated as: yo vencía, tú vencías, él/ella/usted vencía, nosotros vencíamos, vosotros vencíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes vencían. 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 vencer in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), vencer is conjugated as: yo venceré, tú vencerás, él/ella/usted vencerá, nosotros venceremos, vosotros venceréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vencerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate vencer in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), vencer is conjugated as: yo venza, tú venzas, él/ella/usted venza, nosotros venzamos, vosotros venzáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes venzan. 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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