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Conseguir Conjugation – Tenses And Commands

Conseguir Conjugation – Tenses And Commands

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.

conseguir conjugation preterite
conseguir conjugation preterite

Get The Present Indicator

For all present tense conjugations except for us and you, remember to change the stem e to i.

YoconsigoI getYo consigo los materiales para el proyecto.
consiguesYou getTú consigues buenas notas en tus clases.
Usted/él/ellaconsigueYou/he/she getsElla consigue los ingredientes para la cena.
NosotrosconseguimosWe getNosotros conseguimos las herramientas.
VosotrosconseguísYou getVosotros conseguís las frutas para el desayuno.
Ustedes/ellos/ellasconsiguenYou/they getEllos 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.

YoconseguíI gotYo conseguí los materiales para el proyecto.
conseguisteYou gotTú conseguiste buenas notas en tus clases.
Usted/él/ellaconsiguióYou/he/she gotElla consiguió los ingredientes para la cena.
NosotrosconseguimosWe gotNosotros conseguimos las herramientas.
VosotrosconseguisteisYou gotVosotros conseguisteis las frutas para el desayuno.
Ustedes/ellos/ellasconsiguieronYou/they gotEllos consiguieron un libro interesante.

Conseguir Imperfect Indicative Examples

YoconseguíaI used to getYo conseguía los materiales para el proyecto.
conseguíasYou used to getTú conseguías buenas notas en tus clases.
Usted/él/ellaconseguíaYou/he/she used to getElla conseguía los ingredientes para la cena.
NosotrosconseguíamosWe used to getNosotros conseguíamos las herramientas.
VosotrosconseguíaisYou used to getVosotros conseguíais las frutas para el desayuno.
Ustedes/ellos/ellasconseguíanYou/they used to getEllos conseguían un libro interesante.

Conseguir Future Indicative Examples

YoconseguiréI will getYo conseguiré los materiales para el proyecto.
conseguirásYou will getTú conseguirás buenas notas en tus clases.
Usted/él/ellaconseguiráYou/he/she will getElla conseguirá los ingredientes para la cena.
NosotrosconseguiremosWe will getNosotros conseguiremos las herramientas.
VosotrosconseguiréisYou will getVosotros conseguiréis las frutas para el desayuno.
Ustedes/ellos/ellasconseguiránYou/they will getEllos conseguirán un libro interesante.

Examples of Conseguir Periphrastic Future Indicative

Yovoy a conseguirI am going to getYo voy a conseguir los materiales para el proyecto.
vas a conseguirYou are going to getTú vas a conseguir buenas notas en tus clases.
Usted/él/ellava a conseguirYou/he/she is going to getElla va a conseguir los ingredientes para la cena.
Nosotrosvamos a conseguirWe are going to getNosotros vamos a conseguir las herramientas.
Vosotrosvais a conseguirYou are going to getVosotros vais a conseguir las frutas para el desayuno.
Ustedes/ellos/ellasvan a conseguirYou/they are going to getEllos 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

consigueGet!¡Consigue buenas notas en tu clase!
UstedconsigaGet!¡Consiga los ingredientes para la cena!
NosotrosconsigamosLet’s get!¡Consigamos las herramientas!
VosotrosconseguidGet!¡Conseguid las frutas para el desayuno!
UstedesconsiganGet!¡Consigan un libro interesante!

Negative commands

no consigasDon’t get!¡No consigas buenas notas en tu clase!
Ustedno consigaGet!¡No consiga los ingredientes para la cena!
Nosotrosno consigamosLet’s not get!¡No consigamos las herramientas!
Vosotrosno consigáisDon’t get!¡No consigáis las frutas para el desayuno!
Ustedesno consiganDon’t get!¡No consigan un libro interesante!

 

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