Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | constipar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | constipando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar constipando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Constipar conjugation
constipar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning catch a cold / make someone catch a cold. In the present tense: yo constipo, tú constipas, él/ella constipa, nosotros constipamos, vosotros constipáis, ellos constipan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2229-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- constipar
- Gerundio
- constipando
- Meaning
- catch a cold / make someone catch a cold
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
Conjugation tables
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Study tense
Constipar across the MuyVerbs tense system
Study present continuous
Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | constipo | Yo constipo a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.I make my brother catch a cold with so much rain. |
| tú | constipas | Normalmente, tú constipas al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.You usually make the baby catch a cold if you take him out without a coat. |
| él | constipa | Él constipa a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.He makes his son catch a cold when he leaves him wet. |
| nosotros | constipamos | Nosotros constipamos a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.We make the children catch a cold if we open the windows at night. |
| vosotros | constipáis | Vosotros constipáis a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.You all make your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home. |
| ellos | constipan | Ellos constipan a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.They make half the team catch a cold during the winter trip. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he constipado | Este año, yo he constipado a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.This year, I have made my brother catch a cold with so much rain. |
| tú | has constipado | Este año, tú has constipado al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.This year, you have made the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat. |
| él | ha constipado | Este año, él ha constipado a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.This year, he has made his son catch a cold by leaving him wet. |
| nosotros | hemos constipado | Este año, nosotros hemos constipado a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.This year, we have made the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night. |
| vosotros | habéis constipado | Este año, vosotros habéis constipado a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.This year, you all have made your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home. |
| ellos | han constipado | Este año, ellos han constipado a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.This year, they have made half the team catch a cold during the winter trip. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | constipé | Ayer, yo constipé a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.Yesterday, I made my brother catch a cold with so much rain. |
| tú | constipaste | Ayer, tú constipaste al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.Yesterday, you made the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat. |
| él | constipó | Ayer, él constipó a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.Yesterday, he made his son catch a cold by leaving him wet. |
| nosotros | constipamos | Ayer, nosotros constipamos a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.Yesterday, we made the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night. |
| vosotros | constipasteis | Ayer, vosotros constipasteis a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.Yesterday, you all made your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home. |
| ellos | constiparon | Ayer, ellos constiparon a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.Yesterday, they made half the team catch a cold during the winter trip. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | constipaba | Antes, yo constipaba a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.Before, I used to make my brother catch a cold with so much rain. |
| tú | constipabas | Antes, tú constipabas al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.Before, you used to make the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat. |
| él | constipaba | Antes, él constipaba a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.Before, he used to make his son catch a cold by leaving him wet. |
| nosotros | constipábamos | Antes, nosotros constipábamos a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.Before, we used to make the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night. |
| vosotros | constipabais | Antes, vosotros constipabais a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.Before, you all used to make your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home. |
| ellos | constipaban | Antes, ellos constipaban a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.Before, they used to make half the team catch a cold during the winter trip. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había constipado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había constipado a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.When you arrived, I had already made my brother catch a cold with so much rain. |
| tú | habías constipado | Cuando llegaste, tú ya habías constipado al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.When you arrived, you had already made the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat. |
| él | había constipado | Cuando llegaste, él ya había constipado a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.When you arrived, he had already made his son catch a cold by leaving him wet. |
| nosotros | habíamos constipado | Cuando llegaste, nosotros ya habíamos constipado a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.When you arrived, we had already made the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night. |
| vosotros | habíais constipado | Cuando llegaste, vosotros ya habíais constipado a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.When you arrived, you all had already made your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home. |
| ellos | habían constipado | Cuando llegaste, ellos ya habían constipado a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.When you arrived, they had already made half the team catch a cold during the winter trip. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube constipado | Apenas yo hube constipado a mi hermano con tanta lluvia, todo cambió.As soon as I had made my brother catch a cold with so much rain, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste constipado | Apenas tú hubiste constipado al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo, todo cambió.As soon as you had made the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat, everything changed. |
| él | hubo constipado | Apenas él hubo constipado a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado, todo cambió.As soon as he had made his son catch a cold by leaving him wet, everything changed. |
| nosotros | hubimos constipado | Apenas nosotros hubimos constipado a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche, todo cambió.As soon as we had made the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night, everything changed. |
| vosotros | hubisteis constipado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis constipado a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa, todo cambió.As soon as you all had made your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home, everything changed. |
| ellos | hubieron constipado | Apenas ellos hubieron constipado a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno, todo cambió.As soon as they had made half the team catch a cold during the winter trip, everything changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | constiparé | Mañana, yo constiparé a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.Tomorrow, I will make my brother catch a cold with so much rain. |
| tú | constiparás | Mañana, tú constiparás al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.Tomorrow, you will make the baby catch a cold if you take him out without a coat. |
| él | constipará | Mañana, él constipará a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.Tomorrow, he will make his son catch a cold if he leaves him wet. |
| nosotros | constiparemos | Mañana, nosotros constiparemos a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.Tomorrow, we will make the children catch a cold if we open the windows at night. |
| vosotros | constiparéis | Mañana, vosotros constiparéis a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.Tomorrow, you all will make your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home. |
| ellos | constiparán | Mañana, ellos constiparán a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.Tomorrow, they will make half the team catch a cold during the winter trip. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré constipado | Para entonces, yo ya habré constipado a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.By then, I will already have made my brother catch a cold with so much rain. |
| tú | habrás constipado | Para entonces, tú ya habrás constipado al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.By then, you will already have made the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat. |
| él | habrá constipado | Para entonces, él ya habrá constipado a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.By then, he will already have made his son catch a cold by leaving him wet. |
| nosotros | habremos constipado | Para entonces, nosotros ya habremos constipado a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.By then, we will already have made the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night. |
| vosotros | habréis constipado | Para entonces, vosotros ya habréis constipado a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.By then, you all will already have made your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home. |
| ellos | habrán constipado | Para entonces, ellos ya habrán constipado a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.By then, they will already have made half the team catch a cold during the winter trip. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | constiparía | En un caso así, yo constiparía a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.In a case like that, I would make my brother catch a cold with so much rain. |
| tú | constiparías | En un caso así, tú constiparías al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.In a case like that, you would make the baby catch a cold if you took him out without a coat. |
| él | constiparía | En un caso así, él constiparía a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.In a case like that, he would make his son catch a cold if he left him wet. |
| nosotros | constiparíamos | En un caso así, nosotros constiparíamos a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.In a case like that, we would make the children catch a cold if we opened the windows at night. |
| vosotros | constiparíais | En un caso así, vosotros constiparíais a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.In a case like that, you all would make your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home. |
| ellos | constiparían | En un caso así, ellos constiparían a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.In a case like that, they would make half the team catch a cold during the winter trip. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría constipado | En otro momento, yo habría constipado a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.At another moment, I would have made my brother catch a cold with so much rain. |
| tú | habrías constipado | En otro momento, tú habrías constipado al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.At another moment, you would have made the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat. |
| él | habría constipado | En otro momento, él habría constipado a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.At another moment, he would have made his son catch a cold by leaving him wet. |
| nosotros | habríamos constipado | En otro momento, nosotros habríamos constipado a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.At another moment, we would have made the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night. |
| vosotros | habríais constipado | En otro momento, vosotros habríais constipado a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.At another moment, you all would have made your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home. |
| ellos | habrían constipado | En otro momento, ellos habrían constipado a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.At another moment, they would have made half the team catch a cold during the winter trip. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | constipe | Es mejor que yo constipe a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.It is better that I make my brother catch a cold with so much rain. |
| tú | constipes | Es mejor que tú constipes al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.It is better that you make the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat. |
| él | constipe | Es mejor que él constipe a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.It is better that he make his son catch a cold by leaving him wet. |
| nosotros | constipemos | Es mejor que nosotros constipemos a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.It is better that we make the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night. |
| vosotros | constipéis | Es mejor que vosotros constipéis a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.It is better that you all make your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home. |
| ellos | constipen | Es mejor que ellos constipen a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.It is better that they make half the team catch a cold during the winter trip. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya constipado | Ojalá yo haya constipado a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.Hopefully I have made my brother catch a cold with so much rain. |
| tú | hayas constipado | Ojalá tú hayas constipado al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.Hopefully you have made the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat. |
| él | haya constipado | Ojalá él haya constipado a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.Hopefully he has made his son catch a cold by leaving him wet. |
| nosotros | hayamos constipado | Ojalá nosotros hayamos constipado a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.Hopefully we have made the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night. |
| vosotros | hayáis constipado | Ojalá vosotros hayáis constipado a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.Hopefully you all have made your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home. |
| ellos | hayan constipado | Ojalá ellos hayan constipado a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.Hopefully they have made half the team catch a cold during the winter trip. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | constipara | Si yo constipara a mi hermano con tanta lluvia, se notaría enseguida.If I made my brother catch a cold with so much rain, it would show right away. |
| tú | constiparas | Si tú constiparas al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo, se notaría enseguida.If you made the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat, it would show right away. |
| él | constipara | Si él constipara a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado, se notaría enseguida.If he made his son catch a cold by leaving him wet, it would show right away. |
| nosotros | constipáramos | Si nosotros constipáramos a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche, se notaría enseguida.If we made the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night, it would show right away. |
| vosotros | constiparais | Si vosotros constiparais a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa, se notaría enseguida.If you all made your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home, it would show right away. |
| ellos | constiparan | Si ellos constiparan a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno, se notaría enseguida.If they made half the team catch a cold during the winter trip, it would show right away. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera constipado | Si yo hubiera constipado a mi hermano con tanta lluvia, aún se recordaría.If I had made my brother catch a cold with so much rain, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras constipado | Si tú hubieras constipado al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo, aún se recordaría.If you had made the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat, it would still be remembered. |
| él | hubiera constipado | Si él hubiera constipado a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado, aún se recordaría.If he had made his son catch a cold by leaving him wet, it would still be remembered. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos constipado | Si nosotros hubiéramos constipado a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche, aún se recordaría.If we had made the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night, it would still be remembered. |
| vosotros | hubierais constipado | Si vosotros hubierais constipado a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa, aún se recordaría.If you all had made your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home, it would still be remembered. |
| ellos | hubieran constipado | Si ellos hubieran constipado a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno, aún se recordaría.If they had made half the team catch a cold during the winter trip, it would still be remembered. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | constipare | Si yo constipare a mi hermano con tanta lluvia, se notará enseguida.If I make my brother catch a cold with so much rain, it will show right away. |
| tú | constipares | Si tú constipares al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo, se notará enseguida.If you make the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat, it will show right away. |
| él | constipare | Si él constipare a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado, se notará enseguida.If he make his son catch a cold by leaving him wet, it will show right away. |
| nosotros | constipáremos | Si nosotros constipáremos a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche, se notará enseguida.If we make the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night, it will show right away. |
| vosotros | constipareis | Si vosotros constipareis a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa, se notará enseguida.If you all make your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home, it will show right away. |
| ellos | constiparen | Si ellos constiparen a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno, se notará enseguida.If they make half the team catch a cold during the winter trip, it will show right away. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere constipado | Cuando yo hubiere constipado a mi hermano con tanta lluvia, ya se notará.When I have made my brother catch a cold with so much rain, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres constipado | Cuando tú hubieres constipado al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo, ya se notará.When you have made the baby catch a cold by taking him out without a coat, it will already show. |
| él | hubiere constipado | Cuando él hubiere constipado a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado, ya se notará.When he has made his son catch a cold by leaving him wet, it will already show. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos constipado | Cuando nosotros hubiéremos constipado a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche, ya se notará.When we have made the children catch a cold by opening the windows at night, it will already show. |
| vosotros | hubiereis constipado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis constipado a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa, ya se notará.When you all have made your grandmother catch a cold with so much cold at home, it will already show. |
| ellos | hubieren constipado | Cuando ellos hubieren constipado a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno, ya se notará.When they have made half the team catch a cold during the winter trip, it will already show. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | constipa | constipa al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.Make the baby catch a cold. |
| él | constipe | Que él constipe a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.Let him make his son catch a cold. |
| nosotros | constipemos | constipemos a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.Let's make the children catch a cold. |
| vosotros | constipad | constipad a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.Make your grandmother catch a cold. |
| ellos | constipen | Que ellos constipen a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.Let them make half the team catch a cold. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no constipes | No no constipes al bebé si lo sacas sin abrigo.Do not make the baby catch a cold. |
| él | no constipe | Que él no no constipe a su hijo cuando lo deja mojado.Let him not make his son catch a cold. |
| nosotros | no constipemos | No no constipemos a los niños si abrimos las ventanas de noche.Let us not make the children catch a cold. |
| vosotros | no constipéis | No no constipéis a vuestra abuela con tanto frío en casa.Do not make your grandmother catch a cold. |
| ellos | no constipen | Que ellos no no constipen a medio equipo durante el viaje de invierno.Let them not make half the team catch a cold. |
Free web drill
Practice constipar
1 / 1
Presente•yo
Yo ___ a mi hermano con tanta lluvia.
I make my brother catch a cold with so much rain.
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.
Grammar to master with constipar
Related Spanish grammar topics
Concepts that come up every time you conjugate constipar. Each is a short, focused guide.
Common questions
Constipar conjugation — frequently asked
Short, direct answers to what learners search most about constipar.
- What does 'constipar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'constipar' means to catch a cold / make someone catch a cold. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is constipar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Constipar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate constipar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of constipar: yo constipo, tú constipas, él/ella/usted constipa, nosotros constipamos, vosotros constipáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes constipan.
- How do you conjugate constipar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of constipar: yo constipé, tú constipaste, él/ella/usted constipó, nosotros constipamos, vosotros constipasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes constiparon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of constipar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of constipar: yo constipaba, tú constipabas, él/ella/usted constipaba, nosotros constipábamos, vosotros constipabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes constipaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of constipar?
- The past participle of constipar is 'constipado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he constipado' (I have catch a cold / make someone catch a colded), 'has constipado', 'ha constipado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of constipar?
- The gerundio of constipar is 'constipando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy constipando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
Related verbs
Continue with verbs that share the same ending and difficulty band.