Hervir conjugation chart
Hervir present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I boil | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you boil | |
| vos | you boil | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she boils | |
| nosotros | we boil | |
| vosotros | you all boil | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they boil |
The highlighted forms change their stem. Notice that nosotros, vosotros and vos stay out: draw a line around the forms that change and you get a boot, which is why these are called “boot verbs.”
Hervir preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I boiled | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you boiled | |
| vos | you boiled | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she boiled | |
| nosotros | we boiled | |
| vosotros | you all boiled | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they boiled |
Irregular in él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): hirvió, hirvieron…; the other forms are regular.
Hervir imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to boil | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to boil | |
| vos | you used to boil | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to boil | |
| nosotros | we used to boil | |
| vosotros | you all used to boil | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to boil |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Hervir future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will boil | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will boil | |
| vos | you will boil | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will boil | |
| nosotros | we will boil | |
| vosotros | you all will boil | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will boil |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Hervir conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would boil | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would boil | |
| vos | you would boil | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would boil | |
| nosotros | we would boil | |
| vosotros | you all would boil | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would boil |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Hervir present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I boil | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you boil | |
| vos | that you boil | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she boil | |
| nosotros | that we boil | |
| vosotros | that you all boil | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they boil |
Irregular stem hi- + -erva, -ervas, -rvamos, -rváis, -ervan.
Hervir imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I boiled | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you boiled | |
| vos | if you boiled | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she boiled | |
| nosotros | if we boiled | |
| vosotros | if you all boiled | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they boiled |
Irregular stem hirvi- + -era, -eras, -éramos, -erais, -eran.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (hirviese), more common in writing.
Hervir affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | boil! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | boil! | |
| usted | boil! | |
| nosotros | let's boil! | |
| vosotros | boil! | |
| ustedes | boil! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: hierve. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (hierva, hirvamos, hiervan).
Hervir negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't boil! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't boil! | |
| usted | don't boil! | |
| nosotros | let's not boil! | |
| vosotros | don't boil! | |
| ustedes | don't boil! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + hiervas, hierva…
Always the verb haber + the past participle hervido, which never changes.
Hervir present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he hervido |
|---|---|
| tú | has hervido |
| vos | has hervido |
| él, ella, usted | ha hervido |
| nosotros | hemos hervido |
| vosotros | habéis hervido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han hervido |
Hervir pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había hervido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías hervido |
| vos | habías hervido |
| él, ella, usted | había hervido |
| nosotros | habíamos hervido |
| vosotros | habíais hervido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían hervido |
Hervir future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré hervido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás hervido |
| vos | habrás hervido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá hervido |
| nosotros | habremos hervido |
| vosotros | habréis hervido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán hervido |
Hervir conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría hervido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías hervido |
| vos | habrías hervido |
| él, ella, usted | habría hervido |
| nosotros | habríamos hervido |
| vosotros | habríais hervido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían hervido |
Hervir present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya hervido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas hervido |
| vos | hayas hervido |
| él, ella, usted | haya hervido |
| nosotros | hayamos hervido |
| vosotros | hayáis hervido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan hervido |
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.
Practice hervir
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Verbs like hervir
Stem change e → ie (hervir → hierves). Same pattern:
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