pudrir Present Conjugation
pudrir — to rot
The present tense of pudrir is regular: pudro, pudres, pudre, pudrimos, pudrís, pudren.
pudrir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe things that are currently decaying or general truths about how organic matter decomposes.
Notes on pudrir in the Present
Pudrir is regular in the present tense. While some older texts used an 'o' to 'u' stem change, modern Spanish treats it as a standard -ir verb.
Example Sentences
La fruta se pudre rápido con este calor.
The fruit rots quickly in this heat.
él/ella/usted
Si no las comes, las manzanas se pudren.
If you don't eat them, the apples rot.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo no pudro el compost con carne.
I don't let meat rot in the compost.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'podre' instead of 'pudre'.
Correct: pudre
Why: Learners often confuse it with the adjective 'podrido' and try to use an 'o' in the stem, but the verb stem is pudr-.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: pudrí
The preterite of pudrir is regular: pudrí, pudriste, pudrió, pudrimos, pudristeis, pudrieron.
Imperfect
yo: pudría
The imperfect of pudrir is regular: pudría, pudrías, pudría, pudríamos, pudríais, pudrían.
Future
yo: pudriré
The future of pudrir is regular: pudriré, pudrirás, pudrirá, pudriremos, pudriréis, pudrirán.
Conditional
yo: pudriría
The conditional of pudrir is regular: pudriría, pudrirías, pudriría, pudriríamos, pudriríais, pudrirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pudra
The present subjunctive of pudrir is regular: pudra, pudras, pudra, pudramos, pudráis, pudran.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pudriera
The imperfect subjunctive of pudrir is regular: pudriera, pudrieras, pudriera, pudriéramos, pudrierais, pudrieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pudre
The imperative of pudrir uses: pudre (tú), pudra (usted), pudrid (vosotros), pudran (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no pudras
The negative imperative of pudrir uses: no pudras (tú), no pudra (usted), no pudráis (vosotros), no pudran (ustedes).