Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | conservar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | conservando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar conservando. |
conservar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning keep / preserve / conserve. In the present tense: yo conservo, tú conservas, él/ella conserva, nosotros conservamos, vosotros conserváis, ellos conservan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | conservar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | conservando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar conservando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conservo | Yo conservo esta carta desde niño.I keep this letter since childhood. |
| tú | conservas | Tú conservas la calma en momentos difíciles.You keep calm in difficult moments. |
| él | conserva | Él conserva viejas costumbres.He preserves old customs. |
| nosotros | conservamos | Nosotros conservamos el mismo objetivo.We keep the same goal. |
| vosotros | conserváis | Vosotros conserváis la energía hasta el final.You keep your energy until the end. |
| ellos | conservan | Ellos conservan el edificio histórico.They preserve the historic building. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he conservado | Yo he conservado esta carta durante años.I have kept this letter for years. |
| tú | has conservado | Tú has conservado la calma hoy.You have kept calm today. |
| él | ha conservado | Él ha conservado viejas costumbres.He has preserved old customs. |
| nosotros | hemos conservado | Nosotros hemos conservado el mismo objetivo.We have kept the same goal. |
| vosotros | habéis conservado | Vosotros habéis conservado la energía.You have kept your energy. |
| ellos | han conservado | Ellos han conservado el edificio histórico.They have preserved the historic building. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conservé | Ayer yo conservé esta carta en mi bolso.Yesterday I kept this letter in my bag. |
| tú | conservaste | Tú conservaste la calma en ese momento.You kept calm at that moment. |
| él | conservó | Él conservó viejas costumbres.He preserved old customs. |
| nosotros | conservamos | Nosotros conservamos el mismo objetivo.We kept the same goal. |
| vosotros | conservasteis | Vosotros conservasteis la energía hasta el final.You kept your energy until the end. |
| ellos | conservaron | Ellos conservaron el edificio histórico.They preserved the historic building. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conservaba | Yo conservaba esta carta siempre conmigo.I used to keep this letter always with me. |
| tú | conservabas | Tú conservabas la calma en momentos difíciles.You used to keep calm in difficult moments. |
| él | conservaba | Él conservaba viejas costumbres del pueblo.He used to preserve old customs of the town. |
| nosotros | conservábamos | Nosotros conservábamos el mismo objetivo siempre.We used to keep the same goal always. |
| vosotros | conservabais | Vosotros conservabais la energía hasta tarde.You used to keep your energy until late. |
| ellos | conservaban | Ellos conservaban el edificio con cuidado.They used to preserve the building carefully. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había conservado | Yo había conservado esta carta antes.I had kept this letter before. |
| tú | habías conservado | Tú habías conservado la calma ya.You had kept calm already. |
| él | había conservado | Él había conservado esas costumbres previamente.He had preserved those customs previously. |
| nosotros | habíamos conservado | Nosotros habíamos conservado el mismo objetivo antes.We had kept the same goal before. |
| vosotros | habíais conservado | Vosotros habíais conservado la energía esa mañana.You had kept your energy that morning. |
| ellos | habían conservado | Ellos habían conservado el edificio antes.They had preserved the building before. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube conservado | Cuando yo hube conservado la carta, la guardé mejor.When I had kept the letter, I stored it better. |
| tú | hubiste conservado | En cuanto tú hubiste conservado la calma, todos respiraron.As soon as you had kept calm, everyone breathed easier. |
| él | hubo conservado | Después de que él hubo conservado las costumbres, fue respetado.After he had preserved the customs, he was respected. |
| nosotros | hubimos conservado | Apenas nosotros hubimos conservado el objetivo, seguimos.As soon as we had kept the goal, we continued. |
| vosotros | hubisteis conservado | Una vez que vosotros hubisteis conservado la energía, acabasteis bien.Once you had kept your energy, you finished well. |
| ellos | hubieron conservado | Cuando ellos hubieron conservado el edificio, lo abrieron al público.When they had preserved the building, they opened it to the public. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conservaré | Yo conservaré esta carta para siempre.I will keep this letter forever. |
| tú | conservarás | Tú conservarás la calma.You will keep calm. |
| él | conservará | Él conservará viejas costumbres.He will preserve old customs. |
| nosotros | conservaremos | Nosotros conservaremos el mismo objetivo.We will keep the same goal. |
| vosotros | conservaréis | Vosotros conservaréis la energía hasta el final.You will keep your energy until the end. |
| ellos | conservarán | Ellos conservarán el edificio histórico.They will preserve the historic building. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré conservado | Para entonces yo habré conservado esta carta por años.By then I will have kept this letter for years. |
| tú | habrás conservado | Tú habrás conservado la calma para esa hora.You will have kept calm by that time. |
| él | habrá conservado | Él habrá conservado esas costumbres.He will have preserved those customs. |
| nosotros | habremos conservado | Nosotros habremos conservado el mismo objetivo antes.We will have kept the same goal beforehand. |
| vosotros | habréis conservado | Vosotros habréis conservado la energía ya.You will have kept your energy already. |
| ellos | habrán conservado | Ellos habrán conservado el edificio para entonces.They will have preserved the building by then. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conservaría | Yo conservaría esta carta en otro lugar.I would keep this letter in another place. |
| tú | conservarías | Tú conservarías la calma si respiraras.You would keep calm if you breathed. |
| él | conservaría | Él conservaría esas costumbres con orgullo.He would preserve those customs with pride. |
| nosotros | conservaríamos | Nosotros conservaríamos el mismo objetivo.We would keep the same goal. |
| vosotros | conservaríais | Vosotros conservaríais la energía mejor con descanso.You would keep your energy better with rest. |
| ellos | conservarían | Ellos conservarían el edificio sin cambios.They would preserve the building without changes. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría conservado | Yo habría conservado esta carta en otro lugar.I would have kept this letter in another place. |
| tú | habrías conservado | Tú habrías conservado la calma si hubieras respirado.You would have kept calm if you had breathed. |
| él | habría conservado | Él habría conservado esas costumbres con orgullo.He would have preserved those customs with pride. |
| nosotros | habríamos conservado | Nosotros habríamos conservado el mismo objetivo.We would have kept the same goal. |
| vosotros | habríais conservado | Vosotros habríais conservado la energía mejor con descanso.You would have kept your energy better with rest. |
| ellos | habrían conservado | Ellos habrían conservado el edificio sin cambios.They would have preserved the building without changes. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conserve | Es bueno que yo conserve esta carta.It is good that I keep this letter. |
| tú | conserves | Quiero que tú conserves la calma.I want you to keep calm. |
| él | conserve | Es importante que él conserve esas costumbres.It is important that he preserve those customs. |
| nosotros | conservemos | Deseo que nosotros conservemos el mismo objetivo.I wish that we keep the same goal. |
| vosotros | conservéis | Es mejor que vosotros conservéis la energía.It is better that you keep your energy. |
| ellos | conserven | Temo que ellos no conserven el edificio.I fear that they may not preserve the building. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya conservado | Dudo que yo haya conservado esta carta bien.I doubt that I have kept this letter well. |
| tú | hayas conservado | No creo que tú hayas conservado la calma todavía.I do not think that you have kept calm yet. |
| él | haya conservado | Es posible que él haya conservado esas costumbres.It is possible that he has preserved those customs. |
| nosotros | hayamos conservado | Es probable que nosotros hayamos conservado el mismo objetivo.It is likely that we have kept the same goal. |
| vosotros | hayáis conservado | No parece que vosotros hayáis conservado la energía aún.It does not seem that you have kept your energy yet. |
| ellos | hayan conservado | Puede que ellos hayan conservado el edificio.They may have preserved the building. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conservara | Si yo conservara esta carta, estaría tranquilo.If I kept this letter, I would be calm. |
| tú | conservaras | Si tú conservaras la calma, pensarías mejor.If you kept calm, you would think better. |
| él | conservara | Si él conservara esas costumbres, habría respeto.If he preserved those customs, there would be respect. |
| nosotros | conserváramos | Si nosotros conserváramos el mismo objetivo, avanzaríamos.If we kept the same goal, we would move forward. |
| vosotros | conservarais | Si vosotros conservarais la energía, acabaríais bien.If you kept your energy, you would finish well. |
| ellos | conservaran | Si ellos conservaran el edificio, sería valioso.If they preserved the building, it would be valuable. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera conservado | Si yo hubiera conservado esta carta, habría estado tranquilo.If I had kept this letter, I would have been calm. |
| tú | hubieras conservado | Si tú hubieras conservado la calma, habrías pensado mejor.If you had kept calm, you would have thought better. |
| él | hubiera conservado | Si él hubiera conservado esas costumbres, habría habido respeto.If he had preserved those customs, there would have been respect. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos conservado | Si nosotros hubiéramos conservado el mismo objetivo, habríamos avanzado.If we had kept the same goal, we would have moved forward. |
| vosotros | hubierais conservado | Si vosotros hubierais conservado la energía, habríais acabado bien.If you had kept your energy, you would have finished well. |
| ellos | hubieran conservado | Si ellos hubieran conservado el edificio, habría sido valioso.If they had preserved the building, it would have been valuable. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conservare | Si algún día yo conservare esta carta, te la mostraré.If someday I should keep this letter, I will show it to you. |
| tú | conservares | Si tú conservares la calma, saldrá bien.If you should keep calm, it will go well. |
| él | conservare | Si él conservare esas costumbres, lo admirarán.If he should preserve those customs, they will admire him. |
| nosotros | conserváremos | Si nosotros conserváremos el mismo objetivo, creceremos.If we should keep the same goal, we will grow. |
| vosotros | conservareis | Si vosotros conservareis la energía, llegaréis lejos.If you should keep your energy, you will go far. |
| ellos | conservaren | Si ellos conservaren el edificio, habrá turismo.If they should preserve the building, there will be tourism. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere conservado | Cuando yo hubiere conservado esta carta, te la leeré.When I shall have kept this letter, I will read it to you. |
| tú | hubieres conservado | Cuando tú hubieres conservado la calma, hablaremos mejor.When you shall have kept calm, we will talk better. |
| él | hubiere conservado | Cuando él hubiere conservado esas costumbres, será recordado.When he shall have preserved those customs, he will be remembered. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos conservado | Cuando nosotros hubiéremos conservado el mismo objetivo, descansaremos.When we shall have kept the same goal, we will rest. |
| vosotros | hubiereis conservado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis conservado la energía, seguiréis.When you shall have kept your energy, you will continue. |
| ellos | hubieren conservado | Cuando ellos hubieren conservado el edificio, lo abrirán al público.When they shall have preserved the building, they will open it to the public. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | — |
| tú | conserva | Tú, conserva la calma.You, keep calm. |
| él | conserve | Que él conserve esas costumbres.Let him preserve those customs. |
| nosotros | conservemos | conservemos el mismo objetivo.Let us keep the same goal. |
| vosotros | conservad | Vosotros, conservad la energía.You, keep your energy. |
| ellos | conserven | Que ellos conserven el edificio.Let them preserve the building. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | — |
| tú | no conserves | No no conserves cosas inútiles.Do not keep useless things. |
| él | no conserve | Que él no no conserve costumbres dañinas.Let him not preserve harmful customs. |
| nosotros | no conservemos | No no conservemos un objetivo vacío.Let us not keep an empty goal. |
| vosotros | no conservéis | No no conservéis esa comida fuera del frío.Do not keep that food out of the cold. |
| ellos | no conserven | Que ellos no no conserven un edificio inseguro.Let them not preserve an unsafe building. |
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Yo ___ esta carta desde niño.
I keep this letter since childhood.
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