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Cambiar Conjugation

Cambiar means to change. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.

Present: cambio, cambias, cambia, cambiamos, cambiáis, cambian.

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Cambiar 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.

  • cambioI change (present)
  • cambiasyou change (present)
  • cambiahe/she changes (present)
  • cambiamoswe change (present)
  • cambiáisyou all (vosotros) change (present)
  • cambianthey change (present)
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Cambiar conjugation chart

All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.

PersonPresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yocambiocambiécambiabacambiarécambiaría
túcambiascambiastecambiabascambiaráscambiarías
él / ella / ustedcambiacambiócambiabacambiarácambiaría
nosotros / nosotrascambiamoscambiamoscambiábamoscambiaremoscambiaríamos
vosotros / vosotrascambiáiscambiasteiscambiabaiscambiaréiscambiaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedescambiancambiaroncambiabancambiaráncambiarían

Cambiar in the present tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yocambioI change
túcambiasyou change
él / ella / ustedcambiahe/she changes
nosotros / nosotrascambiamoswe change
vosotros / vosotrascambiáisyou all (vosotros) change
ellos / ellas / ustedescambianthey change

Cambiar in the preterite tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yocambiéI changed
túcambiasteyou changed
él / ella / ustedcambióhe/she changed
nosotros / nosotrascambiamoswe changed
vosotros / vosotrascambiasteisyou all (vosotros) changed
ellos / ellas / ustedescambiaronthey changed

Cambiar in the imperfect tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yocambiabaI used to change
túcambiabasyou used to change
él / ella / ustedcambiabahe/she used to change
nosotros / nosotrascambiábamoswe used to change
vosotros / vosotrascambiabaisyou all (vosotros) used to change
ellos / ellas / ustedescambiabanthey used to change

Cambiar in the future tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yocambiaréI will change
túcambiarásyou will change
él / ella / ustedcambiaráhe/she will change
nosotros / nosotrascambiaremoswe will change
vosotros / vosotrascambiaréisyou all (vosotros) will change
ellos / ellas / ustedescambiaránthey will change

Cambiar in the conditional tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yocambiaríaI would change
túcambiaríasyou would change
él / ella / ustedcambiaríahe/she would change
nosotros / nosotrascambiaríamoswe would change
vosotros / vosotrascambiaríaisyou all (vosotros) would change
ellos / ellas / ustedescambiaríanthey would change

Is cambiar irregular?

Cambiar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.

Questions about cambiar

How do you conjugate cambiar in the present?

The present forms are cambio, cambias, cambia, cambiamos, cambiáis, cambian, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.

What is the preterite of cambiar?

cambié, cambiaste, cambió, cambiamos, cambiasteis, cambiaron. For example, cambié means “I changed”.

Is cambiar irregular?

Cambiar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.

What is the difference between the preterite and imperfect of cambiar?

The preterite (cambié) presents a completed event; the imperfect (cambiaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I changed” and “I used to change”, but context determines the best translation.

What are the future and conditional of cambiar?

The yo forms are cambiaré (“I will change”) and cambiaría (“I would change”). The full charts above include every person.

What does cambiar mean?

Cambiar means to change.

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