Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hiervo | |
| tú | hierves | |
| él / ella / usted | hierve | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hervimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hervís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hierven |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | herví | |
| tú | herviste | |
| él / ella / usted | hirvió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hervimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hervisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hirvieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hervía | |
| tú | hervías | |
| él / ella / usted | hervía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hervíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hervíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hervían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | herviré | |
| tú | hervirás | |
| él / ella / usted | hervirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | herviremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | herviréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hervirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | herviría | |
| tú | hervirías | |
| él / ella / usted | herviría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | herviríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | herviríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hervirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hierva | |
| tú | hiervas | |
| él / ella / usted | hierva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | hirvamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | hirváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hiervan |
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 boil
- to seethe
- to teem
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
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