Beber means to drink. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: bebo, bebes, bebe, bebemos, bebéis, beben.
Beber in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Beber in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Beber in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Beber in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Beber in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | bebo | bebí | bebía | beberé | bebería |
| tú | bebes | bebiste | bebías | beberás | beberías |
| él / ella / usted | bebe | bebió | bebía | beberá | bebería |
| nosotros / nosotras | bebemos | bebimos | bebíamos | beberemos | beberíamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | bebéis | bebisteis | bebíais | beberéis | beberíais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | beben | bebieron | bebían | beberán | beberían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bebo | I drink |
| tú | bebes | you drink |
| él / ella / usted | bebe | he/she drinks |
| nosotros / nosotras | bebemos | we drink |
| vosotros / vosotras | bebéis | you all (vosotros) drink |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | beben | they drink |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bebí | I drank |
| tú | bebiste | you drank |
| él / ella / usted | bebió | he/she drank |
| nosotros / nosotras | bebimos | we drank |
| vosotros / vosotras | bebisteis | you all (vosotros) drank |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | bebieron | they drank |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bebía | I used to drink |
| tú | bebías | you used to drink |
| él / ella / usted | bebía | he/she used to drink |
| nosotros / nosotras | bebíamos | we used to drink |
| vosotros / vosotras | bebíais | you all (vosotros) used to drink |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | bebían | they used to drink |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | beberé | I will drink |
| tú | beberás | you will drink |
| él / ella / usted | beberá | he/she will drink |
| nosotros / nosotras | beberemos | we will drink |
| vosotros / vosotras | beberéis | you all (vosotros) will drink |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | beberán | they will drink |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bebería | I would drink |
| tú | beberías | you would drink |
| él / ella / usted | bebería | he/she would drink |
| nosotros / nosotras | beberíamos | we would drink |
| vosotros / vosotras | beberíais | you all (vosotros) would drink |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | beberían | they would drink |
Beber follows the regular er pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are bebo, bebes, bebe, bebemos, bebéis, beben, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
bebí, bebiste, bebió, bebimos, bebisteis, bebieron. For example, bebí means “I drank”.
Beber follows the regular er pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (bebí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (bebía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I drank” and “I used to drink”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are beberé (“I will drink”) and bebería (“I would drink”). The full charts above include every person.
Beber means to drink.
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