Teñir conjugation chart
Teñir present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I dye | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you dye | |
| vos | you dye | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she dyes | |
| nosotros | we dye | |
| vosotros | you all dye | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they dye |
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.”
Teñir preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I dyed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you dyed | |
| vos | you dyed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she dyed | |
| nosotros | we dyed | |
| vosotros | you all dyed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they dyed |
Irregular in él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): tiñó, tiñeron…; the other forms are regular.
Teñir imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to dye | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to dye | |
| vos | you used to dye | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to dye | |
| nosotros | we used to dye | |
| vosotros | you all used to dye | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to dye |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Teñir future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will dye | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will dye | |
| vos | you will dye | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will dye | |
| nosotros | we will dye | |
| vosotros | you all will dye | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will dye |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Teñir conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would dye | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would dye | |
| vos | you would dye | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would dye | |
| nosotros | we would dye | |
| vosotros | you all would dye | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would dye |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Teñir present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I dye | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you dye | |
| vos | that you dye | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she dye | |
| nosotros | that we dye | |
| vosotros | that you all dye | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they dye |
Irregular stem tiñ- (from the yo form tiño) + -a, -as, -amos, -áis, -an.
Teñir imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I dyed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you dyed | |
| vos | if you dyed | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she dyed | |
| nosotros | if we dyed | |
| vosotros | if you all dyed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they dyed |
Irregular stem tiñ- + -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 (tiñese), more common in writing.
Teñir affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | dye! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | dye! | |
| usted | dye! | |
| nosotros | let's dye! | |
| vosotros | dye! | |
| ustedes | dye! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: tiñe. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (tiña, tiñamos, tiñan).
Teñir negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't dye! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't dye! | |
| usted | don't dye! | |
| nosotros | let's not dye! | |
| vosotros | don't dye! | |
| ustedes | don't dye! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + tiñas, tiña…
Always the verb haber + the past participle teñido, which never changes.
Teñir present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he teñido |
|---|---|
| tú | has teñido |
| vos | has teñido |
| él, ella, usted | ha teñido |
| nosotros | hemos teñido |
| vosotros | habéis teñido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han teñido |
Teñir pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había teñido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías teñido |
| vos | habías teñido |
| él, ella, usted | había teñido |
| nosotros | habíamos teñido |
| vosotros | habíais teñido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían teñido |
Teñir future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré teñido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás teñido |
| vos | habrás teñido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá teñido |
| nosotros | habremos teñido |
| vosotros | habréis teñido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán teñido |
Teñir conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría teñido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías teñido |
| vos | habrías teñido |
| él, ella, usted | habría teñido |
| nosotros | habríamos teñido |
| vosotros | habríais teñido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían teñido |
Teñir present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya teñido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas teñido |
| vos | hayas teñido |
| él, ella, usted | haya teñido |
| nosotros | hayamos teñido |
| vosotros | hayáis teñido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan teñido |
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 teñir
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Verbs like teñir
Stem change e → i (teñir → tiñes). Same pattern:
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