Merecer conjugation chart
Merecer present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I deserve | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you deserve | |
| vos | you deserve | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she deserves | |
| nosotros | we deserve | |
| vosotros | you all deserve | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they deserve |
Irregular only in the yo form, merezco; the rest has the same endings as comer.
Merecer preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I deserved | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you deserved | |
| vos | you deserved | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she deserved | |
| nosotros | we deserved | |
| vosotros | you all deserved | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they deserved |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Merecer imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I deserved | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you deserved | |
| vos | you deserved | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she deserved | |
| nosotros | we deserved | |
| vosotros | you all deserved | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they deserved |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Merecer future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will deserve | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will deserve | |
| vos | you will deserve | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will deserve | |
| nosotros | we will deserve | |
| vosotros | you all will deserve | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will deserve |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Merecer conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would deserve | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would deserve | |
| vos | you would deserve | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would deserve | |
| nosotros | we would deserve | |
| vosotros | you all would deserve | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would deserve |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Merecer present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I deserve | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you deserve | |
| vos | that you deserve | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she deserve | |
| nosotros | that we deserve | |
| vosotros | that you all deserve | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they deserve |
Irregular stem merezc- (from the yo form merezco) + -a, -as, -amos, -áis, -an.
Merecer imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I deserved | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you deserved | |
| vos | if you deserved | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she deserved | |
| nosotros | if we deserved | |
| vosotros | if you all deserved | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they deserved |
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 (mereciese), more common in writing.
Merecer affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | ||
|---|---|---|
| vos | ||
| usted | ||
| nosotros | ||
| vosotros | ||
| ustedes |
The tú form is the él form of the present: merece. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (merezca, merezcamos, merezcan).
Merecer negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | ||
|---|---|---|
| vos | ||
| usted | ||
| nosotros | ||
| vosotros | ||
| ustedes |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + merezcas, merezca…
Always the verb haber + the past participle merecido, which never changes.
Merecer present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he merecido |
|---|---|
| tú | has merecido |
| vos | has merecido |
| él, ella, usted | ha merecido |
| nosotros | hemos merecido |
| vosotros | habéis merecido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han merecido |
Merecer pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había merecido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías merecido |
| vos | habías merecido |
| él, ella, usted | había merecido |
| nosotros | habíamos merecido |
| vosotros | habíais merecido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían merecido |
Merecer future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré merecido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás merecido |
| vos | habrás merecido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá merecido |
| nosotros | habremos merecido |
| vosotros | habréis merecido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán merecido |
Merecer conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría merecido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías merecido |
| vos | habrías merecido |
| él, ella, usted | habría merecido |
| nosotros | habríamos merecido |
| vosotros | habríais merecido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían merecido |
Merecer present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya merecido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas merecido |
| vos | hayas merecido |
| él, ella, usted | haya merecido |
| nosotros | hayamos merecido |
| vosotros | hayáis merecido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan merecido |
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 merecer
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Verbs like merecer
Yo-zco verbs (merecer → merezco). Same pattern: