Existir conjugation chart
Existir present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I exist | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you exist | |
| vos | you exist | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she exists | |
| nosotros | we exist | |
| vosotros | you all exist | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they exist |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Existir preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I existed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you existed | |
| vos | you existed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she existed | |
| nosotros | we existed | |
| vosotros | you all existed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they existed |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Existir imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I existed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you existed | |
| vos | you existed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she existed | |
| nosotros | we existed | |
| vosotros | you all existed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they existed |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Existir future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will exist | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will exist | |
| vos | you will exist | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will exist | |
| nosotros | we will exist | |
| vosotros | you all will exist | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will exist |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Existir conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would exist | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would exist | |
| vos | you would exist | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would exist | |
| nosotros | we would exist | |
| vosotros | you all would exist | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would exist |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Existir present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I exist | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you exist | |
| vos | that you exist | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she exist | |
| nosotros | that we exist | |
| vosotros | that you all exist | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they exist |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Existir imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I existed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you existed | |
| vos | if you existed | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she existed | |
| nosotros | if we existed | |
| vosotros | if you all existed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they existed |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (existiese), more common in writing.
Existir affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | ||
|---|---|---|
| vos | ||
| usted | ||
| nosotros | ||
| vosotros | ||
| ustedes |
The tú form is the él form of the present: existe. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (exista, existamos, existan).
Existir negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | ||
|---|---|---|
| vos | ||
| usted | ||
| nosotros | ||
| vosotros | ||
| ustedes |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + existas, exista…
Always the verb haber + the past participle existido, which never changes.
Existir present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he existido |
|---|---|
| tú | has existido |
| vos | has existido |
| él, ella, usted | ha existido |
| nosotros | hemos existido |
| vosotros | habéis existido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han existido |
Existir pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había existido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías existido |
| vos | habías existido |
| él, ella, usted | había existido |
| nosotros | habíamos existido |
| vosotros | habíais existido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían existido |
Existir future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré existido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás existido |
| vos | habrás existido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá existido |
| nosotros | habremos existido |
| vosotros | habréis existido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán existido |
Existir conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría existido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías existido |
| vos | habrías existido |
| él, ella, usted | habría existido |
| nosotros | habríamos existido |
| vosotros | habríais existido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían existido |
Existir present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya existido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas existido |
| vos | hayas existido |
| él, ella, usted | haya existido |
| nosotros | hayamos existido |
| vosotros | hayáis existido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan existido |
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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