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