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    Establecer conjugation in Spanish

    to establish, to set up

    irregular gerund estableciendopast participle establecido

    Here is the full establecer conjugation in Spanish, with audio for every form. How it changes: a regular -er verb, with the same endings as comer in every tense.

    Establecer conjugation chart

    Establecer present tense

    presente · I speak

    yoI establish
    túyou establish
    vosyou establish
    él, ella, ustedhe/she establishes
    nosotroswe establish
    vosotrosyou all establish
    ellos, ellas, ustedesthey establish

    Irregular only in the yo form, establezco; the rest has the same endings as comer.

    Establecer preterite

    pretérito · I spoke

    yoI established
    túyou established
    vosyou established
    él, ella, ustedhe/she established
    nosotroswe established
    vosotrosyou all established
    ellos, ellas, ustedesthey established

    Regular: same endings as comer.

    Establecer imperfect

    pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak

    yoI used to establish
    túyou used to establish
    vosyou used to establish
    él, ella, ustedhe/she used to establish
    nosotroswe used to establish
    vosotrosyou all used to establish
    ellos, ellas, ustedesthey used to establish

    Regular: same endings as comer.

    Establecer future

    futuro · I will speak

    yoI will establish
    túyou will establish
    vosyou will establish
    él, ella, ustedhe/she will establish
    nosotroswe will establish
    vosotrosyou all will establish
    ellos, ellas, ustedesthey will establish

    Regular: same endings as comer.

    Establecer conditional

    condicional · I would speak

    yoI would establish
    túyou would establish
    vosyou would establish
    él, ella, ustedhe/she would establish
    nosotroswe would establish
    vosotrosyou all would establish
    ellos, ellas, ustedesthey would establish

    Regular: same endings as comer.

    Establecer present subjunctive

    presente de subjuntivo · that I speak

    yothat I establish
    túthat you establish
    vosthat you establish
    él, ella, ustedthat he/she establish
    nosotrosthat we establish
    vosotrosthat you all establish
    ellos, ellas, ustedesthat they establish

    Irregular stem establezc- (from the yo form establezco) + -a, -as, -amos, -áis, -an.

    Establecer imperfect subjunctive

    imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke

    yoif I established
    túif you established
    vosif you established
    él, ella, ustedif he/she established
    nosotrosif we established
    vosotrosif you all established
    ellos, ellas, ustedesif they established

    Regular: same endings as comer.

    In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (estableciese), more common in writing.

    Establecer affirmative commands

    imperativo · speak!

    túestablish!
    vosestablish!
    ustedestablish!
    nosotroslet's establish!
    vosotrosestablish!
    ustedesestablish!

    The tú form is the él form of the present: establece. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (establezca, establezcamos, establezcan).

    Establecer negative commands

    imperativo negativo · don't speak!

    túdon't establish!
    vosdon't establish!
    usteddon't establish!
    nosotroslet's not establish!
    vosotrosdon't establish!
    ustedesdon't establish!

    Built from the present subjunctive: no + establezcas, establezca…

    Always the verb haber + the past participle establecido, which never changes.

    Establecer present perfect

    pretérito perfecto · I have spoken

    yohe establecido
    túhas establecido
    voshas establecido
    él, ella, ustedha establecido
    nosotroshemos establecido
    vosotroshabéis establecido
    ellos, ellas, ustedeshan establecido

    Establecer pluperfect

    pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken

    yohabía establecido
    túhabías establecido
    voshabías establecido
    él, ella, ustedhabía establecido
    nosotroshabíamos establecido
    vosotroshabíais establecido
    ellos, ellas, ustedeshabían establecido

    Establecer future perfect

    futuro perfecto · I will have spoken

    yohabré establecido
    túhabrás establecido
    voshabrás establecido
    él, ella, ustedhabrá establecido
    nosotroshabremos establecido
    vosotroshabréis establecido
    ellos, ellas, ustedeshabrán establecido

    Establecer conditional perfect

    condicional perfecto · I would have spoken

    yohabría establecido
    túhabrías establecido
    voshabrías establecido
    él, ella, ustedhabría establecido
    nosotroshabríamos establecido
    vosotroshabríais establecido
    ellos, ellas, ustedeshabrían establecido

    Establecer present perfect subjunctive

    pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken

    yohaya establecido
    túhayas establecido
    voshayas establecido
    él, ella, ustedhaya establecido
    nosotroshayamos establecido
    vosotroshayáis establecido
    ellos, ellas, ustedeshayan establecido

    In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.

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