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concebirConjugation

concebir means to conceive.

irregular (e-i stem change)-ir9 tenses52 forms
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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoconcibiera
concibieras
él/ella/ustedconcibiera
nosotrosconcibiéramos
vosotrosconcibierais
ellos/ellas/ustedesconcibieran

The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'concib-' stem: concibiera, concibieras...

Present Subjunctive

yoconciba
concibas
él/ella/ustedconciba
nosotrosconcibamos
vosotrosconcibáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesconciban

Concebir changes the stem to 'concib-' for all subjects in the present subjunctive.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no concibas
ustedno conciba
nosotrosno concibamos
vosotrosno concibáis
ustedesno conciban

The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.

Imperative

concibe
ustedconciba
nosotrosconcibamos
vosotrosconcebid
ustedesconciban

Use 'concibe' (tú) or 'conciban' (ustedes) to tell someone to form an idea.

Indicative

Conditional

yoconcebiría
concebirías
él/ella/ustedconcebiría
nosotrosconcebiríamos
vosotrosconcebiríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesconcebirían

The conditional of concebir is regular: concebiría, concebirías, concebiría...

Preterite

yoconcebí
concebiste
él/ella/ustedconcibió
nosotrosconcebimos
vosotrosconcebisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesconcibieron

Concebir has a third-person stem change (e-i) in the preterite: concibió and concibieron.

Imperfect

yoconcebía
concebías
él/ella/ustedconcebía
nosotrosconcebíamos
vosotrosconcebíais
ellos/ellas/ustedesconcebían

The imperfect of concebir is completely regular: concebía, concebías, concebía...

Present

yoconcibo
concibes
él/ella/ustedconcibe
nosotrosconcebimos
vosotrosconcebís
ellos/ellas/ustedesconciben

Concebir follows an e-i stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Future

yoconcebiré
concebirás
él/ella/ustedconcebirá
nosotrosconcebiremos
vosotrosconcebiréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesconcebirán

Concebir is regular in the future; just add endings to the infinitive (concebiré).

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does concebir mean in Spanish?

concebir means "to conceive".

Is concebir a regular or irregular verb?

concebir is a irregular (e-i stem change) -ir verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate concebir in the present tense?

The present tense of concebir is: yo concibo, tú concibes, él/ella/usted concibe, nosotros concebimos, vosotros concebís, ellos/ellas/ustedes conciben.

How do you conjugate concebir in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of concebir is: yo concebí, tú concebiste, él/ella/usted concibió, nosotros concebimos, vosotros concebisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes concibieron.

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