Conseguir means to get, to manage to. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: consigo, consigues, consigue, conseguimos, conseguís, consiguen.
Conseguir 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.
Conseguir in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Conseguir in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Conseguir in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Conseguir 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 | consigo | conseguí | conseguía | conseguiré | conseguiría |
| tú | consigues | conseguiste | conseguías | conseguirás | conseguirías |
| él / ella / usted | consigue | consiguió | conseguía | conseguirá | conseguiría |
| nosotros / nosotras | conseguimos | conseguimos | conseguíamos | conseguiremos | conseguiríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | conseguís | conseguisteis | conseguíais | conseguiréis | conseguiríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | consiguen | consiguieron | conseguían | conseguirán | conseguirían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consigo | I get |
| tú | consigues | you get |
| él / ella / usted | consigue | he/she gets |
| nosotros / nosotras | conseguimos | we get |
| vosotros / vosotras | conseguís | you all (vosotros) get |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | consiguen | they get |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conseguí | I got |
| tú | conseguiste | you got |
| él / ella / usted | consiguió | he/she got |
| nosotros / nosotras | conseguimos | we got |
| vosotros / vosotras | conseguisteis | you all (vosotros) got |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | consiguieron | they got |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conseguía | I used to get |
| tú | conseguías | you used to get |
| él / ella / usted | conseguía | he/she used to get |
| nosotros / nosotras | conseguíamos | we used to get |
| vosotros / vosotras | conseguíais | you all (vosotros) used to get |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | conseguían | they used to get |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conseguiré | I will get |
| tú | conseguirás | you will get |
| él / ella / usted | conseguirá | he/she will get |
| nosotros / nosotras | conseguiremos | we will get |
| vosotros / vosotras | conseguiréis | you all (vosotros) will get |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | conseguirán | they will get |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conseguiría | I would get |
| tú | conseguirías | you would get |
| él / ella / usted | conseguiría | he/she would get |
| nosotros / nosotras | conseguiríamos | we would get |
| vosotros / vosotras | conseguiríais | you all (vosotros) would get |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | conseguirían | they would get |
Conseguir differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: consigo, consigues, consigue; preterite: consiguió, consiguieron. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are consigo, consigues, consigue, conseguimos, conseguís, consiguen, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
conseguí, conseguiste, consiguió, conseguimos, conseguisteis, consiguieron. For example, conseguí means “I got”.
Conseguir differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: consigo, consigues, consigue; preterite: consiguió, consiguieron. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (conseguí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (conseguía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I got” and “I used to get”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are conseguiré (“I will get”) and conseguiría (“I would get”). The full charts above include every person.
Conseguir means to get, to manage to.
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