Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | convalecer | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | convaleciendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar convaleciendo. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Convalecer conjugation
convalecer is an irregular Spanish -ER verb meaning recover. In the present tense: yo convalezco, tú convaleces, él/ella convalece, nosotros convalecemos, vosotros convalecéis, ellos convalecen. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- convalecer
- Gerundio
- convaleciendo
- Meaning
- recover
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Convalecer across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convalezco | Yo convalezco bien en casa esta semana.I recover well at home this week. |
| tú | convaleces | Normalmente, tú convaleces despacio después de la fiebre.You usually recover slowly after the fever. |
| él | convalece | Hoy, el vecino operado convalece sin ayuda desde ayer.Today, the neighbor after surgery recovers without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | convalecemos | A veces, nosotros convalecemos mejor con sopa y descanso.At times, we recover better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | convalecéis | Ahora, vosotros convalecéis poco a poco tras el accidente.Right now, you all recover little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | convalecen | Casi siempre, los dos pacientes convalecen juntos en la sala nueva.Most of the time, the two patients recover together in the new ward. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he convalecido | Este año, yo he convalecido bien en casa esta semana.This year, I have recovered well at home this week. |
| tú | has convalecido | Últimamente, tú has convalecido despacio después de la fiebre.Lately, you have recovered slowly after the fever. |
| él | ha convalecido | En estos meses, el vecino operado ha convalecido sin ayuda desde ayer.In these months, the neighbor after surgery has recovered without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | hemos convalecido | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos convalecido mejor con sopa y descanso.So far, we have recovered better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | habéis convalecido | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis convalecido poco a poco tras el accidente.This term, you all have recovered little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | han convalecido | En este tiempo, los dos pacientes han convalecido juntos en la sala nueva.During this time, the two patients have recovered together in the new ward. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convalecí | Ayer, yo convalecí bien en casa esta semana.Yesterday, I recovered well at home this week. |
| tú | convaleciste | Hace un rato, tú convaleciste despacio después de la fiebre.A little while ago, you recovered slowly after the fever. |
| él | convaleció | Esta mañana, el vecino operado convaleció sin ayuda desde ayer.This morning, the neighbor after surgery recovered without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | convalecimos | Anoche, nosotros convalecimos mejor con sopa y descanso.Last night, we recovered better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | convalecisteis | El sábado, vosotros convalecisteis poco a poco tras el accidente.On Saturday, you all recovered little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | convalecieron | Hace poco, los dos pacientes convalecieron juntos en la sala nueva.Not long ago, the two patients recovered together in the new ward. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convalecía | Antes, yo convalecía bien en casa esta semana.Before, I used to recover well at home this week. |
| tú | convalecías | Por entonces, tú convalecías despacio después de la fiebre.Back then, you used to recover slowly after the fever. |
| él | convalecía | En esa época, el vecino operado convalecía sin ayuda desde ayer.At that time, the neighbor after surgery used to recover without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | convalecíamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros convalecíamos mejor con sopa y descanso.When that was normal, we used to recover better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | convalecíais | Hace años, vosotros convalecíais poco a poco tras el accidente.Years ago, you all used to recover little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | convalecían | En aquellos días, los dos pacientes convalecían juntos en la sala nueva.In those days, the two patients used to recover together in the new ward. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había convalecido | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había convalecido bien en casa esta semana.When you arrived, I had already recovered well at home this week. |
| tú | habías convalecido | Para entonces, tú ya habías convalecido despacio después de la fiebre.By then, you had already recovered slowly after the fever. |
| él | había convalecido | Al volver, el vecino operado ya había convalecido sin ayuda desde ayer.When we came back, the neighbor after surgery had already recovered without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | habíamos convalecido | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos convalecido mejor con sopa y descanso.Before talking it through, we had already recovered better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | habíais convalecido | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais convalecido poco a poco tras el accidente.When you looked again, you all had already recovered little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | habían convalecido | Para ese momento, los dos pacientes ya habían convalecido juntos en la sala nueva.By that moment, the two patients had already recovered together in the new ward. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube convalecido | Apenas yo hube convalecido bien en casa esta semana, todo cambió.As soon as I had recovered well at home this week, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste convalecido | En cuanto tú hubiste convalecido despacio después de la fiebre, se notó.The moment you had recovered slowly after the fever, it showed. |
| él | hubo convalecido | No bien el vecino operado hubo convalecido sin ayuda desde ayer, hubo ruido.As soon as the neighbor after surgery had recovered without help since yesterday, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos convalecido | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos convalecido mejor con sopa y descanso, seguimos adelante.Once we had recovered better with soup and rest, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis convalecido | Apenas vosotros hubisteis convalecido poco a poco tras el accidente, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had recovered little by little after the accident, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron convalecido | En cuanto los dos pacientes hubieron convalecido juntos en la sala nueva, el ambiente cambió.The moment the two patients had recovered together in the new ward, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convaleceré | Mañana, yo convaleceré bien en casa esta semana.Tomorrow, I will recover well at home this week. |
| tú | convalecerás | Dentro de poco, tú convalecerás despacio después de la fiebre.Soon, you will recover slowly after the fever. |
| él | convalecerá | Esta tarde, el vecino operado convalecerá sin ayuda desde ayer.This afternoon, the neighbor after surgery will recover without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | convaleceremos | La semana que viene, nosotros convaleceremos mejor con sopa y descanso.Next week, we will recover better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | convaleceréis | Pronto, vosotros convaleceréis poco a poco tras el accidente.Before long, you all will recover little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | convalecerán | Más adelante, los dos pacientes convalecerán juntos en la sala nueva.Later on, the two patients will recover together in the new ward. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré convalecido | Para entonces, yo ya habré convalecido bien en casa esta semana.By then, I will already have recovered well at home this week. |
| tú | habrás convalecido | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás convalecido despacio después de la fiebre.Before closing time, you will already have recovered slowly after the fever. |
| él | habrá convalecido | Al final del día, el vecino operado ya habrá convalecido sin ayuda desde ayer.By the end of the day, the neighbor after surgery will already have recovered without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | habremos convalecido | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos convalecido mejor con sopa y descanso.By tomorrow, we will already have recovered better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | habréis convalecido | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis convalecido poco a poco tras el accidente.Before leaving, you all will already have recovered little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | habrán convalecido | Para esa hora, los dos pacientes ya habrán convalecido juntos en la sala nueva.By that hour, the two patients will already have recovered together in the new ward. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convalecería | En un caso así, yo convalecería bien en casa esta semana.In a case like that, I would recover well at home this week. |
| tú | convalecerías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú convalecerías despacio después de la fiebre.With a little more time, you would recover slowly after the fever. |
| él | convalecería | En esa situación, el vecino operado convalecería sin ayuda desde ayer.In that situation, the neighbor after surgery would recover without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | convaleceríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros convaleceríamos mejor con sopa y descanso.With that outlook, we would recover better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | convaleceríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros convaleceríais poco a poco tras el accidente.If it came to that, you all would recover little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | convalecerían | En un día así, los dos pacientes convalecerían juntos en la sala nueva.On a day like that, the two patients would recover together in the new ward. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría convalecido | En otro momento, yo habría convalecido bien en casa esta semana.At another moment, I would have recovered well at home this week. |
| tú | habrías convalecido | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías convalecido despacio después de la fiebre.With a little more margin, you would have recovered slowly after the fever. |
| él | habría convalecido | A esas alturas, el vecino operado habría convalecido sin ayuda desde ayer.By then, the neighbor after surgery would have recovered without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | habríamos convalecido | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos convalecido mejor con sopa y descanso.With that turn, we would have recovered better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | habríais convalecido | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais convalecido poco a poco tras el accidente.At that point, you all would have recovered little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | habrían convalecido | En ese punto, los dos pacientes habrían convalecido juntos en la sala nueva.From there, the two patients would have recovered together in the new ward. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convalezca | Es mejor que yo convalezca bien en casa esta semana.It is better that I recover well at home this week. |
| tú | convalezcas | Hace falta que tú convalezcas despacio después de la fiebre.It is necessary that you recover slowly after the fever. |
| él | convalezca | Conviene que el vecino operado convalezca sin ayuda desde ayer.It is wise that the neighbor after surgery recover without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | convalezcamos | Importa que nosotros convalezcamos mejor con sopa y descanso.It matters that we recover better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | convalezcáis | Puede ser útil que vosotros convalezcáis poco a poco tras el accidente.It may help if you all recover little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | convalezcan | Es posible que los dos pacientes convalezcan juntos en la sala nueva.It is possible that the two patients recover together in the new ward. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya convalecido | Ojalá yo haya convalecido bien en casa esta semana.Hopefully I have recovered well at home this week. |
| tú | hayas convalecido | Puede que tú ya hayas convalecido despacio después de la fiebre.Maybe you already have recovered slowly after the fever. |
| él | haya convalecido | Tal vez el vecino operado haya convalecido sin ayuda desde ayer.Perhaps the neighbor after surgery has recovered without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | hayamos convalecido | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos convalecido mejor con sopa y descanso.Maybe we already have recovered better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | hayáis convalecido | Es probable que vosotros hayáis convalecido poco a poco tras el accidente.It is likely that you all have recovered little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | hayan convalecido | Puede ser que los dos pacientes ya hayan convalecido juntos en la sala nueva.It may be that the two patients already have recovered together in the new ward. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convaleciera | Si yo convaleciera bien en casa esta semana, se notaría enseguida.If I recovered well at home this week, it would show right away. |
| tú | convalecieras | Si tú convalecieras despacio después de la fiebre, costaría ocultarlo.If you recovered slowly after the fever, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | convaleciera | Si el vecino operado convaleciera sin ayuda desde ayer, daría mucho que hablar.If the neighbor after surgery recovered without help since yesterday, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | convaleciéramos | Si nosotros convaleciéramos mejor con sopa y descanso, todo iría por otro lado.If we recovered better with soup and rest, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | convalecierais | Si vosotros convalecierais poco a poco tras el accidente, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all recovered little by little after the accident, the mood would change. |
| ellos | convalecieran | Si los dos pacientes convalecieran juntos en la sala nueva, la escena sería otra.If the two patients recovered together in the new ward, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera convalecido | Si yo hubiera convalecido bien en casa esta semana, aún se recordaría.If I had recovered well at home this week, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras convalecido | Si tú hubieras convalecido despacio después de la fiebre, eso habría dejado marca.If you had recovered slowly after the fever, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera convalecido | Si el vecino operado hubiera convalecido sin ayuda desde ayer, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the neighbor after surgery had recovered without help since yesterday, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos convalecido | Si nosotros hubiéramos convalecido mejor con sopa y descanso, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had recovered better with soup and rest, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais convalecido | Si vosotros hubierais convalecido poco a poco tras el accidente, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had recovered little by little after the accident, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran convalecido | Si los dos pacientes hubieran convalecido juntos en la sala nueva, nada habría quedado igual.If the two patients had recovered together in the new ward, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convaleciere | Si yo convaleciere bien en casa esta semana, se notará enseguida.If I recover well at home this week, it will show right away. |
| tú | convalecieres | Si tú convalecieres despacio después de la fiebre, costará ignorarlo.If you recover slowly after the fever, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | convaleciere | Si el vecino operado convaleciere sin ayuda desde ayer, dará mucho que hablar.If the neighbor after surgery recovers without help since yesterday, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | convaleciéremos | Si nosotros convaleciéremos mejor con sopa y descanso, todo irá por otro camino.If we recover better with soup and rest, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | convaleciereis | Si vosotros convaleciereis poco a poco tras el accidente, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all recover little by little after the accident, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | convalecieren | Si los dos pacientes convalecieren juntos en la sala nueva, la escena será distinta.If the two patients recover together in the new ward, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere convalecido | Cuando yo hubiere convalecido bien en casa esta semana, ya se notará.When I have recovered well at home this week, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres convalecido | En cuanto tú hubieres convalecido despacio después de la fiebre, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have recovered slowly after the fever, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere convalecido | Cuando el vecino operado hubiere convalecido sin ayuda desde ayer, se verá de inmediato.When the neighbor after surgery has recovered without help since yesterday, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos convalecido | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos convalecido mejor con sopa y descanso, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have recovered better with soup and rest, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis convalecido | Cuando vosotros hubiereis convalecido poco a poco tras el accidente, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have recovered little by little after the accident, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren convalecido | En cuanto los dos pacientes hubieren convalecido juntos en la sala nueva, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the two patients have recovered together in the new ward, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | convalece | convalece despacio después de la fiebre.Recover slowly after the fever. |
| él | convalezca | Que el vecino operado convalezca sin ayuda desde ayer.Let the neighbor after surgery Recover without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | convalezcamos | convalezcamos mejor con sopa y descanso.Recover better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | convaleced | convaleced poco a poco tras el accidente.Recover little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | convalezcan | Que los dos pacientes convalezcan juntos en la sala nueva.Let the two patients Recover together in the new ward. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no convalezcas | No no convalezcas despacio después de la fiebre.Do not recover slowly after the fever. |
| él | no convalezca | Que el vecino operado no no convalezca sin ayuda desde ayer.Let the neighbor after surgery not recover without help since yesterday. |
| nosotros | no convalezcamos | No no convalezcamos mejor con sopa y descanso.Let us not recover better with soup and rest. |
| vosotros | no convalezcáis | No no convalezcáis poco a poco tras el accidente.Do not recover little by little after the accident. |
| ellos | no convalezcan | Que los dos pacientes no no convalezcan juntos en la sala nueva.Let the two patients not recover together in the new ward. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ bien en casa esta semana.
I recover well at home this week.
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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- What does 'convalecer' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'convalecer' means to recover. It is a irregular -ER verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is convalecer an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, convalecer is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -ER 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 convalecer in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of convalecer: yo convalezco, tú convaleces, él/ella/usted convalece, nosotros convalecemos, vosotros convalecéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convalecen.
- How do you conjugate convalecer in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of convalecer: yo convalecí, tú convaleciste, él/ella/usted convaleció, nosotros convalecimos, vosotros convalecisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convalecieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of convalecer?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of convalecer: yo convalecía, tú convalecías, él/ella/usted convalecía, nosotros convalecíamos, vosotros convalecíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes convalecían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of convalecer?
- The past participle of convalecer is 'convalecido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he convalecido' (I have recovered), 'has convalecido', 'ha convalecido'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of convalecer?
- The gerundio of convalecer is 'convaleciendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy convaleciendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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