Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | bullir | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | bulliendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar bulliendo. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Bullir conjugation
bullir is an irregular Spanish -IR verb meaning boil / bustle. In the present tense: yo bullo, tú bulles, él/ella bulle, nosotros bullimos, vosotros bullís, ellos bullen. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1407-IRIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- bullir
- Gerundio
- bulliendo
- Meaning
- boil / bustle
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Bullir across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bullo | Yo bullo de rabia por dentro.I boil with rage inside. |
| tú | bulles | Normalmente, tú bulles de ganas de hablar.You usually boil with the urge to speak. |
| él | bulle | Hoy, la olla grande bulle en la cocina desde temprano.Today, the big pot boils in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | bullimos | A veces, nosotros bullimos de nervios antes del examen.At times, we boil with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | bullís | Ahora, vosotros bullís de alegría al verlos llegar.Right now, you all boil with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | bullen | Casi siempre, las calles del centro bullen al mediodía con tanto ruido.Most of the time, the streets downtown boil at noon with so much noise. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he bullido | Este año, yo he bullido de rabia por dentro.This year, I have boiled with rage inside. |
| tú | has bullido | Últimamente, tú has bullido de ganas de hablar.Lately, you have boiled with the urge to speak. |
| él | ha bullido | En estos meses, la olla grande ha bullido en la cocina desde temprano.In these months, the big pot has boiled in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | hemos bullido | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos bullido de nervios antes del examen.So far, we have boiled with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | habéis bullido | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis bullido de alegría al verlos llegar.This term, you all have boiled with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | han bullido | En este tiempo, las calles del centro han bullido al mediodía con tanto ruido.During this time, the streets downtown have boiled at noon with so much noise. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bullí | Ayer, yo bullí de rabia por dentro.Yesterday, I boiled with rage inside. |
| tú | bulliste | Hace un rato, tú bulliste de ganas de hablar.A little while ago, you boiled with the urge to speak. |
| él | bullió | Esta mañana, la olla grande bullió en la cocina desde temprano.This morning, the big pot boiled in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | bullimos | Anoche, nosotros bullimos de nervios antes del examen.Last night, we boiled with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | bullisteis | El sábado, vosotros bullisteis de alegría al verlos llegar.On Saturday, you all boiled with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | bullieron | Hace poco, las calles del centro bullieron al mediodía con tanto ruido.Not long ago, the streets downtown boiled at noon with so much noise. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bullía | Antes, yo bullía de rabia por dentro.Before, I used to boil with rage inside. |
| tú | bullías | Por entonces, tú bullías de ganas de hablar.Back then, you used to boil with the urge to speak. |
| él | bullía | En esa época, la olla grande bullía en la cocina desde temprano.At that time, the big pot used to boil in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | bullíamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros bullíamos de nervios antes del examen.When that was normal, we used to boil with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | bullíais | Hace años, vosotros bullíais de alegría al verlos llegar.Years ago, you all used to boil with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | bullían | En aquellos días, las calles del centro bullían al mediodía con tanto ruido.In those days, the streets downtown used to boil at noon with so much noise. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había bullido | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había bullido de rabia por dentro.When you arrived, I had already boiled with rage inside. |
| tú | habías bullido | Para entonces, tú ya habías bullido de ganas de hablar.By then, you had already boiled with the urge to speak. |
| él | había bullido | Al volver, la olla grande ya había bullido en la cocina desde temprano.When we came back, the big pot had already boiled in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | habíamos bullido | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos bullido de nervios antes del examen.Before talking it through, we had already boiled with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | habíais bullido | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais bullido de alegría al verlos llegar.When you looked again, you all had already boiled with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | habían bullido | Para ese momento, las calles del centro ya habían bullido al mediodía con tanto ruido.By that moment, the streets downtown had already boiled at noon with so much noise. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube bullido | Apenas yo hube bullido de rabia por dentro, todo cambió.As soon as I had boiled with rage inside, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste bullido | En cuanto tú hubiste bullido de ganas de hablar, se notó.The moment you had boiled with the urge to speak, it showed. |
| él | hubo bullido | No bien la olla grande hubo bullido en la cocina desde temprano, hubo ruido.As soon as the big pot had boiled in the kitchen since early morning, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos bullido | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos bullido de nervios antes del examen, seguimos adelante.Once we had boiled with nerves before the exam, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis bullido | Apenas vosotros hubisteis bullido de alegría al verlos llegar, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had boiled with joy on seeing them arrive, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron bullido | En cuanto las calles del centro hubieron bullido al mediodía con tanto ruido, el ambiente cambió.The moment the streets downtown had boiled at noon with so much noise, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bulliré | Mañana, yo bulliré de rabia por dentro.Tomorrow, I will boil with rage inside. |
| tú | bullirás | Dentro de poco, tú bullirás de ganas de hablar.Soon, you will boil with the urge to speak. |
| él | bullirá | Esta tarde, la olla grande bullirá en la cocina desde temprano.This afternoon, the big pot will boil in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | bulliremos | La semana que viene, nosotros bulliremos de nervios antes del examen.Next week, we will boil with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | bulliréis | Pronto, vosotros bulliréis de alegría al verlos llegar.Before long, you all will boil with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | bullirán | Más adelante, las calles del centro bullirán al mediodía con tanto ruido.Later on, the streets downtown will boil at noon with so much noise. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré bullido | Para entonces, yo ya habré bullido de rabia por dentro.By then, I will already have boiled with rage inside. |
| tú | habrás bullido | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás bullido de ganas de hablar.Before closing time, you will already have boiled with the urge to speak. |
| él | habrá bullido | Al final del día, la olla grande ya habrá bullido en la cocina desde temprano.By the end of the day, the big pot will already have boiled in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | habremos bullido | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos bullido de nervios antes del examen.By tomorrow, we will already have boiled with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | habréis bullido | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis bullido de alegría al verlos llegar.Before leaving, you all will already have boiled with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | habrán bullido | Para esa hora, las calles del centro ya habrán bullido al mediodía con tanto ruido.By that hour, the streets downtown will already have boiled at noon with so much noise. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bulliría | En un caso así, yo bulliría de rabia por dentro.In a case like that, I would boil with rage inside. |
| tú | bullirías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú bullirías de ganas de hablar.With a little more time, you would boil with the urge to speak. |
| él | bulliría | En esa situación, la olla grande bulliría en la cocina desde temprano.In that situation, the big pot would boil in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | bulliríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros bulliríamos de nervios antes del examen.With that outlook, we would boil with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | bulliríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros bulliríais de alegría al verlos llegar.If it came to that, you all would boil with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | bullirían | En un día así, las calles del centro bullirían al mediodía con tanto ruido.On a day like that, the streets downtown would boil at noon with so much noise. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría bullido | En otro momento, yo habría bullido de rabia por dentro.At another moment, I would have boiled with rage inside. |
| tú | habrías bullido | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías bullido de ganas de hablar.With a little more margin, you would have boiled with the urge to speak. |
| él | habría bullido | A esas alturas, la olla grande habría bullido en la cocina desde temprano.By then, the big pot would have boiled in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | habríamos bullido | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos bullido de nervios antes del examen.With that turn, we would have boiled with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | habríais bullido | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais bullido de alegría al verlos llegar.At that point, you all would have boiled with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | habrían bullido | En ese punto, las calles del centro habrían bullido al mediodía con tanto ruido.From there, the streets downtown would have boiled at noon with so much noise. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bulla | Es mejor que yo bulla de rabia por dentro.It is better that I boil with rage inside. |
| tú | bullas | Hace falta que tú bullas de ganas de hablar.It is necessary that you boil with the urge to speak. |
| él | bulla | Conviene que la olla grande bulla en la cocina desde temprano.It is wise that the big pot boil in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | bullamos | Importa que nosotros bullamos de nervios antes del examen.It matters that we boil with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | bulláis | Puede ser útil que vosotros bulláis de alegría al verlos llegar.It may help if you all boil with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | bullan | Es posible que las calles del centro bullan al mediodía con tanto ruido.It is possible that the streets downtown boil at noon with so much noise. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya bullido | Ojalá yo haya bullido de rabia por dentro.Hopefully I have boiled with rage inside. |
| tú | hayas bullido | Puede que tú ya hayas bullido de ganas de hablar.Maybe you already have boiled with the urge to speak. |
| él | haya bullido | Tal vez la olla grande haya bullido en la cocina desde temprano.Perhaps the big pot has boiled in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | hayamos bullido | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos bullido de nervios antes del examen.Maybe we already have boiled with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | hayáis bullido | Es probable que vosotros hayáis bullido de alegría al verlos llegar.It is likely that you all have boiled with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | hayan bullido | Puede ser que las calles del centro ya hayan bullido al mediodía con tanto ruido.It may be that the streets downtown already have boiled at noon with so much noise. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bulliera | Si yo bulliera de rabia por dentro, se notaría enseguida.If I boiled with rage inside, it would show right away. |
| tú | bullieras | Si tú bullieras de ganas de hablar, costaría ocultarlo.If you boiled with the urge to speak, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | bulliera | Si la olla grande bulliera en la cocina desde temprano, daría mucho que hablar.If the big pot boiled in the kitchen since early morning, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | bulliéramos | Si nosotros bulliéramos de nervios antes del examen, todo iría por otro lado.If we boiled with nerves before the exam, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | bullierais | Si vosotros bullierais de alegría al verlos llegar, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all boiled with joy on seeing them arrive, the mood would change. |
| ellos | bullieran | Si las calles del centro bullieran al mediodía con tanto ruido, la escena sería otra.If the streets downtown boiled at noon with so much noise, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera bullido | Si yo hubiera bullido de rabia por dentro, aún se recordaría.If I had boiled with rage inside, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras bullido | Si tú hubieras bullido de ganas de hablar, eso habría dejado marca.If you had boiled with the urge to speak, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera bullido | Si la olla grande hubiera bullido en la cocina desde temprano, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the big pot had boiled in the kitchen since early morning, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos bullido | Si nosotros hubiéramos bullido de nervios antes del examen, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had boiled with nerves before the exam, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais bullido | Si vosotros hubierais bullido de alegría al verlos llegar, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had boiled with joy on seeing them arrive, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran bullido | Si las calles del centro hubieran bullido al mediodía con tanto ruido, nada habría quedado igual.If the streets downtown had boiled at noon with so much noise, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bulliere | Si yo bulliere de rabia por dentro, se notará enseguida.If I boil with rage inside, it will show right away. |
| tú | bullieres | Si tú bullieres de ganas de hablar, costará ignorarlo.If you boil with the urge to speak, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | bulliere | Si la olla grande bulliere en la cocina desde temprano, dará mucho que hablar.If the big pot boils in the kitchen since early morning, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | bulliéremos | Si nosotros bulliéremos de nervios antes del examen, todo irá por otro camino.If we boil with nerves before the exam, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | bulliereis | Si vosotros bulliereis de alegría al verlos llegar, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all boil with joy on seeing them arrive, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | bullieren | Si las calles del centro bullieren al mediodía con tanto ruido, la escena será distinta.If the streets downtown boil at noon with so much noise, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere bullido | Cuando yo hubiere bullido de rabia por dentro, ya se notará.When I have boiled with rage inside, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres bullido | En cuanto tú hubieres bullido de ganas de hablar, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have boiled with the urge to speak, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere bullido | Cuando la olla grande hubiere bullido en la cocina desde temprano, se verá de inmediato.When the big pot has boiled in the kitchen since early morning, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos bullido | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos bullido de nervios antes del examen, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have boiled with nerves before the exam, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis bullido | Cuando vosotros hubiereis bullido de alegría al verlos llegar, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have boiled with joy on seeing them arrive, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren bullido | En cuanto las calles del centro hubieren bullido al mediodía con tanto ruido, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the streets downtown have boiled at noon with so much noise, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | bulle | bulle de ganas de hablar.Boil with the urge to speak. |
| él | bulla | Que la olla grande bulla en la cocina desde temprano.Let the big pot Boil in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | bullamos | bullamos de nervios antes del examen.Boil with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | bullid | bullid de alegría al verlos llegar.Boil with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | bullan | Que las calles del centro bullan al mediodía con tanto ruido.Let the streets downtown Boil at noon with so much noise. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no bullas | No no bullas de ganas de hablar.Do not boil with the urge to speak. |
| él | no bulla | Que la olla grande no no bulla en la cocina desde temprano.Let the big pot not boil in the kitchen since early morning. |
| nosotros | no bullamos | No no bullamos de nervios antes del examen.Let us not boil with nerves before the exam. |
| vosotros | no bulláis | No no bulláis de alegría al verlos llegar.Do not boil with joy on seeing them arrive. |
| ellos | no bullan | Que las calles del centro no no bullan al mediodía con tanto ruido.Let the streets downtown not boil at noon with so much noise. |
Free web drill
Practice bullir
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ de rabia por dentro.
I boil with rage inside.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about bullir.
- What does 'bullir' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'bullir' means to boil / bustle. It is a irregular -IR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is bullir an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, bullir is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -IR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate bullir in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of bullir: yo bullo, tú bulles, él/ella/usted bulle, nosotros bullimos, vosotros bullís, ellos/ellas/ustedes bullen.
- How do you conjugate bullir in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of bullir: yo bullí, tú bulliste, él/ella/usted bullió, nosotros bullimos, vosotros bullisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bullieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of bullir?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of bullir: yo bullía, tú bullías, él/ella/usted bullía, nosotros bullíamos, vosotros bullíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes bullían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of bullir?
- The past participle of bullir is 'bullido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he bullido' (I have boil / bustleed), 'has bullido', 'ha bullido'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of bullir?
- The gerundio of bullir is 'bulliendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy bulliendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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