Get in Spanish can mean either to get, to achieve or to attain, depending on the context. She always achieves her goals, for example, and I must get / obtain a scholarship. Furthermore, you may also note that the verb get simply follows the prefix with. As long as you know how to conjugate follow, you can simply add the prefix with and you have the perfect get conjugation. Here you will find tables for conjugating present, past, and future indicatives, present and past subjunctives, imperatives, and more.
As an -ir verb, getting is also stem-changing. In general, you can conjugate -ir verbs by dropping the -ir and adding the appropriate ending. As well as those forms of the third person preterit for the present tense indicative, stem-changing verbs also change the endings as well. In the case of this verb, the stem change is from e to i. Get’s present tense in the first person is with you. There is a swap of e and i in the verb stem.
When conjugating getting, you also have to pay attention to the way the letter g sounds. The letter g has a hard sound as in cat The letter g has a hard sound as in gato When it is followed by the vowel a, o, or u, the letter g has a hard sound, and when it is followed by the vowel e or i, the letter g has a soft sound. There are a few conjugations where the spelling changes from g to gu because of the hard g sound, such as get versus get.
There is construction for the indicative mood (present, preterite, imperfect, future, periphrastic future and conditional), as well as for the subjunctive mood (past and present). As well as other verb forms like the present and past participles.
Get The Present Indicator
For all present tense conjugations except for us and you, remember to change the stem e to i.
| Yo | consigo | I get | Yo consigo los materiales para el proyecto. |
| Tú | consigues | You get | Tú consigues buenas notas en tus clases. |
| Usted/él/ella | consigue | You/he/she gets | Ella consigue los ingredientes para la cena. |
| Nosotros | conseguimos | We get | Nosotros conseguimos las herramientas. |
| Vosotros | conseguís | You get | Vosotros conseguís las frutas para el desayuno. |
| Ustedes/ellos/ellas | consiguen | You/they get | Ellos consiguen un libro interesante. |
Conseguir Preterite Indicative Examples
In the third person (both singular and plural) conjugations of the preterite, replace the stem e with an i.
| Yo | conseguí | I got | Yo conseguí los materiales para el proyecto. |
| Tú | conseguiste | You got | Tú conseguiste buenas notas en tus clases. |
| Usted/él/ella | consiguió | You/he/she got | Ella consiguió los ingredientes para la cena. |
| Nosotros | conseguimos | We got | Nosotros conseguimos las herramientas. |
| Vosotros | conseguisteis | You got | Vosotros conseguisteis las frutas para el desayuno. |
| Ustedes/ellos/ellas | consiguieron | You/they got | Ellos consiguieron un libro interesante. |
Conseguir Imperfect Indicative Examples
| Yo | conseguía | I used to get | Yo conseguía los materiales para el proyecto. |
| Tú | conseguías | You used to get | Tú conseguías buenas notas en tus clases. |
| Usted/él/ella | conseguía | You/he/she used to get | Ella conseguía los ingredientes para la cena. |
| Nosotros | conseguíamos | We used to get | Nosotros conseguíamos las herramientas. |
| Vosotros | conseguíais | You used to get | Vosotros conseguíais las frutas para el desayuno. |
| Ustedes/ellos/ellas | conseguían | You/they used to get | Ellos conseguían un libro interesante. |
Conseguir Future Indicative Examples
| Yo | conseguiré | I will get | Yo conseguiré los materiales para el proyecto. |
| Tú | conseguirás | You will get | Tú conseguirás buenas notas en tus clases. |
| Usted/él/ella | conseguirá | You/he/she will get | Ella conseguirá los ingredientes para la cena. |
| Nosotros | conseguiremos | We will get | Nosotros conseguiremos las herramientas. |
| Vosotros | conseguiréis | You will get | Vosotros conseguiréis las frutas para el desayuno. |
| Ustedes/ellos/ellas | conseguirán | You/they will get | Ellos conseguirán un libro interesante. |
Examples of Conseguir Periphrastic Future Indicative
| Yo | voy a conseguir | I am going to get | Yo voy a conseguir los materiales para el proyecto. |
| Tú | vas a conseguir | You are going to get | Tú vas a conseguir buenas notas en tus clases. |
| Usted/él/ella | va a conseguir | You/he/she is going to get | Ella va a conseguir los ingredientes para la cena. |
| Nosotros | vamos a conseguir | We are going to get | Nosotros vamos a conseguir las herramientas. |
| Vosotros | vais a conseguir | You are going to get | Vosotros vais a conseguir las frutas para el desayuno. |
| Ustedes/ellos/ellas | van a conseguir | You/they are going to get | Ellos van a conseguir un libro interesante. |
Conseguir Gerund form
The present progressive tense can be formed using the present tense conjugation of estar followed by a present participle (gerund in Spanish). When the present participle ends in -iendo, the verb is -ir.
Present Progressive of Conseguir: está consiguiendo
She is getting. -> Ella está consiguiendo los materiales.
Conseguir Past Participle in Sentences
For -ir verbs, drop the ending and add -ido to produce the past participle. A compound tensile such as the present perfect is constructed using the past participle. Use the present indicative tense of haber, followed by the past participle for the present perfect.
Conseguir Imperative (Positive and Negative)
When giving direct commands, the imperative mood is used. There are some differences between positive and negative commands. Below are examples of both types of commands. For me, he / she, and them, there is no imperative form.
Positive commands
| Tú | consigue | Get! | ¡Consigue buenas notas en tu clase! |
| Usted | consiga | Get! | ¡Consiga los ingredientes para la cena! |
| Nosotros | consigamos | Let’s get! | ¡Consigamos las herramientas! |
| Vosotros | conseguid | Get! | ¡Conseguid las frutas para el desayuno! |
| Ustedes | consigan | Get! | ¡Consigan un libro interesante! |
Negative commands
| Tú | no consigas | Don’t get! | ¡No consigas buenas notas en tu clase! |
| Usted | no consiga | Get! | ¡No consiga los ingredientes para la cena! |
| Nosotros | no consigamos | Let’s not get! | ¡No consigamos las herramientas! |
| Vosotros | no consigáis | Don’t get! | ¡No consigáis las frutas para el desayuno! |
| Ustedes | no consigan | Don’t get! | ¡No consigan un libro interesante! |
