Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | existo | |
| tú | existes | |
| él / ella / usted | existe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | existimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | existís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | existen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | existí | |
| tú | exististe | |
| él / ella / usted | existió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | existimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | exististeis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | existieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | existía | |
| tú | existías | |
| él / ella / usted | existía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | existíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | existíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | existían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | existiré | |
| tú | existirás | |
| él / ella / usted | existirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | existiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | existiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | existirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | existiría | |
| tú | existirías | |
| él / ella / usted | existiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | existiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | existiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | existirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | exista | |
| tú | existas | |
| él / ella / usted | exista | |
| nosotros / nosotras | existamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | existáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | existan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to exist
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations