Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | embestir | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | embestiendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar embestiendo. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Embestir conjugation
embestir is an irregular Spanish -IR verb meaning charge at. In the present tense: yo embisto, tú embistes, él/ella embiste, nosotros embestimos, vosotros embestís, ellos embisten. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1632-IRIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- embestir
- Gerundio
- embestiendo
- Meaning
- charge at
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Embestir across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | embisto | Yo embisto al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.I charge at the punching bag without thinking. |
| tú | embistes | Normalmente, tú embistes al defensa por la banda.You usually charge at the defender down the wing. |
| él | embiste | Hoy, el toro de la feria embiste al caballo del jinete.Today, the bull at the fair charges at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | embestimos | A veces, nosotros embestimos al rival con toda la fuerza.At times, we charge at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | embestís | Ahora, vosotros embestís al portón para abrir paso.Right now, you all charge at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | embisten | Casi siempre, los jabalíes del monte embisten a los perros al verse cercados.Most of the time, the wild boars in the hills charge at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he embestido | Este año, yo he embestido al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.This year, I have charged at the punching bag without thinking. |
| tú | has embestido | Últimamente, tú has embestido al defensa por la banda.Lately, you have charged at the defender down the wing. |
| él | ha embestido | En estos meses, el toro de la feria ha embestido al caballo del jinete.In these months, the bull at the fair has charged at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | hemos embestido | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos embestido al rival con toda la fuerza.So far, we have charged at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | habéis embestido | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis embestido al portón para abrir paso.This term, you all have charged at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | han embestido | En este tiempo, los jabalíes del monte han embestido a los perros al verse cercados.During this time, the wild boars in the hills have charged at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | embestí | Ayer, yo embestí al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.Yesterday, I charged at the punching bag without thinking. |
| tú | embestiste | Hace un rato, tú embestiste al defensa por la banda.A little while ago, you charged at the defender down the wing. |
| él | embistió | Esta mañana, el toro de la feria embistió al caballo del jinete.This morning, the bull at the fair charged at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | embestimos | Anoche, nosotros embestimos al rival con toda la fuerza.Last night, we charged at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | embestisteis | El sábado, vosotros embestisteis al portón para abrir paso.On Saturday, you all charged at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | embistieron | Hace poco, los jabalíes del monte embistieron a los perros al verse cercados.Not long ago, the wild boars in the hills charged at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | embestía | Antes, yo embestía al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.Before, I used to charge at the punching bag without thinking. |
| tú | embestías | Por entonces, tú embestías al defensa por la banda.Back then, you used to charge at the defender down the wing. |
| él | embestía | En esa época, el toro de la feria embestía al caballo del jinete.At that time, the bull at the fair used to charge at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | embestíamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros embestíamos al rival con toda la fuerza.When that was normal, we used to charge at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | embestíais | Hace años, vosotros embestíais al portón para abrir paso.Years ago, you all used to charge at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | embestían | En aquellos días, los jabalíes del monte embestían a los perros al verse cercados.In those days, the wild boars in the hills used to charge at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había embestido | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había embestido al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.When you arrived, I had already charged at the punching bag without thinking. |
| tú | habías embestido | Para entonces, tú ya habías embestido al defensa por la banda.By then, you had already charged at the defender down the wing. |
| él | había embestido | Al volver, el toro de la feria ya había embestido al caballo del jinete.When we came back, the bull at the fair had already charged at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | habíamos embestido | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos embestido al rival con toda la fuerza.Before talking it through, we had already charged at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | habíais embestido | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais embestido al portón para abrir paso.When you looked again, you all had already charged at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | habían embestido | Para ese momento, los jabalíes del monte ya habían embestido a los perros al verse cercados.By that moment, the wild boars in the hills had already charged at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube embestido | Apenas yo hube embestido al saco del gimnasio sin pensar, todo cambió.As soon as I had charged at the punching bag without thinking, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste embestido | En cuanto tú hubiste embestido al defensa por la banda, se notó.The moment you had charged at the defender down the wing, it showed. |
| él | hubo embestido | No bien el toro de la feria hubo embestido al caballo del jinete, hubo ruido.As soon as the bull at the fair had charged at the rider's horse, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos embestido | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos embestido al rival con toda la fuerza, seguimos adelante.Once we had charged at the rival with all our force, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis embestido | Apenas vosotros hubisteis embestido al portón para abrir paso, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had charged at the gate to break through, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron embestido | En cuanto los jabalíes del monte hubieron embestido a los perros al verse cercados, el ambiente cambió.The moment the wild boars in the hills had charged at the dogs when they feel cornered, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | embestiré | Mañana, yo embestiré al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.Tomorrow, I will charge at the punching bag without thinking. |
| tú | embestirás | Dentro de poco, tú embestirás al defensa por la banda.Soon, you will charge at the defender down the wing. |
| él | embestirá | Esta tarde, el toro de la feria embestirá al caballo del jinete.This afternoon, the bull at the fair will charge at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | embestiremos | La semana que viene, nosotros embestiremos al rival con toda la fuerza.Next week, we will charge at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | embestiréis | Pronto, vosotros embestiréis al portón para abrir paso.Before long, you all will charge at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | embestirán | Más adelante, los jabalíes del monte embestirán a los perros al verse cercados.Later on, the wild boars in the hills will charge at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré embestido | Para entonces, yo ya habré embestido al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.By then, I will already have charged at the punching bag without thinking. |
| tú | habrás embestido | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás embestido al defensa por la banda.Before closing time, you will already have charged at the defender down the wing. |
| él | habrá embestido | Al final del día, el toro de la feria ya habrá embestido al caballo del jinete.By the end of the day, the bull at the fair will already have charged at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | habremos embestido | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos embestido al rival con toda la fuerza.By tomorrow, we will already have charged at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | habréis embestido | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis embestido al portón para abrir paso.Before leaving, you all will already have charged at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | habrán embestido | Para esa hora, los jabalíes del monte ya habrán embestido a los perros al verse cercados.By that hour, the wild boars in the hills will already have charged at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | embestiría | En un caso así, yo embestiría al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.In a case like that, I would charge at the punching bag without thinking. |
| tú | embestirías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú embestirías al defensa por la banda.With a little more time, you would charge at the defender down the wing. |
| él | embestiría | En esa situación, el toro de la feria embestiría al caballo del jinete.In that situation, the bull at the fair would charge at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | embestiríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros embestiríamos al rival con toda la fuerza.With that outlook, we would charge at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | embestiríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros embestiríais al portón para abrir paso.If it came to that, you all would charge at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | embestirían | En un día así, los jabalíes del monte embestirían a los perros al verse cercados.On a day like that, the wild boars in the hills would charge at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría embestido | En otro momento, yo habría embestido al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.At another moment, I would have charged at the punching bag without thinking. |
| tú | habrías embestido | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías embestido al defensa por la banda.With a little more margin, you would have charged at the defender down the wing. |
| él | habría embestido | A esas alturas, el toro de la feria habría embestido al caballo del jinete.By then, the bull at the fair would have charged at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | habríamos embestido | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos embestido al rival con toda la fuerza.With that turn, we would have charged at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | habríais embestido | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais embestido al portón para abrir paso.At that point, you all would have charged at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | habrían embestido | En ese punto, los jabalíes del monte habrían embestido a los perros al verse cercados.From there, the wild boars in the hills would have charged at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | embista | Es mejor que yo embista al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.It is better that I charge at the punching bag without thinking. |
| tú | embistas | Hace falta que tú embistas al defensa por la banda.It is necessary that you charge at the defender down the wing. |
| él | embista | Conviene que el toro de la feria embista al caballo del jinete.It is wise that the bull at the fair charge at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | embistamos | Importa que nosotros embistamos al rival con toda la fuerza.It matters that we charge at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | embistáis | Puede ser útil que vosotros embistáis al portón para abrir paso.It may help if you all charge at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | embistan | Es posible que los jabalíes del monte embistan a los perros al verse cercados.It is possible that the wild boars in the hills charge at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya embestido | Ojalá yo haya embestido al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.Hopefully I have charged at the punching bag without thinking. |
| tú | hayas embestido | Puede que tú ya hayas embestido al defensa por la banda.Maybe you already have charged at the defender down the wing. |
| él | haya embestido | Tal vez el toro de la feria haya embestido al caballo del jinete.Perhaps the bull at the fair has charged at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | hayamos embestido | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos embestido al rival con toda la fuerza.Maybe we already have charged at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | hayáis embestido | Es probable que vosotros hayáis embestido al portón para abrir paso.It is likely that you all have charged at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | hayan embestido | Puede ser que los jabalíes del monte ya hayan embestido a los perros al verse cercados.It may be that the wild boars in the hills already have charged at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | embistiera | Si yo embistiera al saco del gimnasio sin pensar, se notaría enseguida.If I charged at the punching bag without thinking, it would show right away. |
| tú | embistieras | Si tú embistieras al defensa por la banda, costaría ocultarlo.If you charged at the defender down the wing, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | embistiera | Si el toro de la feria embistiera al caballo del jinete, daría mucho que hablar.If the bull at the fair charged at the rider's horse, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | embistiéramos | Si nosotros embistiéramos al rival con toda la fuerza, todo iría por otro lado.If we charged at the rival with all our force, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | embistierais | Si vosotros embistierais al portón para abrir paso, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all charged at the gate to break through, the mood would change. |
| ellos | embistieran | Si los jabalíes del monte embistieran a los perros al verse cercados, la escena sería otra.If the wild boars in the hills charged at the dogs when they feel cornered, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera embestido | Si yo hubiera embestido al saco del gimnasio sin pensar, aún se recordaría.If I had charged at the punching bag without thinking, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras embestido | Si tú hubieras embestido al defensa por la banda, eso habría dejado marca.If you had charged at the defender down the wing, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera embestido | Si el toro de la feria hubiera embestido al caballo del jinete, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the bull at the fair had charged at the rider's horse, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos embestido | Si nosotros hubiéramos embestido al rival con toda la fuerza, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had charged at the rival with all our force, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais embestido | Si vosotros hubierais embestido al portón para abrir paso, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had charged at the gate to break through, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran embestido | Si los jabalíes del monte hubieran embestido a los perros al verse cercados, nada habría quedado igual.If the wild boars in the hills had charged at the dogs when they feel cornered, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | embistiere | Si yo embistiere al saco del gimnasio sin pensar, se notará enseguida.If I charge at the punching bag without thinking, it will show right away. |
| tú | embistieres | Si tú embistieres al defensa por la banda, costará ignorarlo.If you charge at the defender down the wing, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | embistiere | Si el toro de la feria embistiere al caballo del jinete, dará mucho que hablar.If the bull at the fair charges at the rider's horse, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | embistiéremos | Si nosotros embistiéremos al rival con toda la fuerza, todo irá por otro camino.If we charge at the rival with all our force, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | embistiereis | Si vosotros embistiereis al portón para abrir paso, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all charge at the gate to break through, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | embistieren | Si los jabalíes del monte embistieren a los perros al verse cercados, la escena será distinta.If the wild boars in the hills charge at the dogs when they feel cornered, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere embestido | Cuando yo hubiere embestido al saco del gimnasio sin pensar, ya se notará.When I have charged at the punching bag without thinking, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres embestido | En cuanto tú hubieres embestido al defensa por la banda, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have charged at the defender down the wing, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere embestido | Cuando el toro de la feria hubiere embestido al caballo del jinete, se verá de inmediato.When the bull at the fair has charged at the rider's horse, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos embestido | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos embestido al rival con toda la fuerza, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have charged at the rival with all our force, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis embestido | Cuando vosotros hubiereis embestido al portón para abrir paso, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have charged at the gate to break through, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren embestido | En cuanto los jabalíes del monte hubieren embestido a los perros al verse cercados, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the wild boars in the hills have charged at the dogs when they feel cornered, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | embiste | embiste al defensa por la banda.Charge at the defender down the wing. |
| él | embista | Que el toro de la feria embista al caballo del jinete.Let the bull at the fair charge at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | embistamos | embistamos al rival con toda la fuerza.Charge at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | embestid | embestid al portón para abrir paso.Charge at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | embistan | Que los jabalíes del monte embistan a los perros al verse cercados.Let the wild boars in the hills charge at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no embistas | No no embistas al defensa por la banda.Do not charge at the defender down the wing. |
| él | no embista | Que el toro de la feria no no embista al caballo del jinete.Let the bull at the fair not charge at the rider's horse. |
| nosotros | no embistamos | No no embistamos al rival con toda la fuerza.Let us not charge at the rival with all our force. |
| vosotros | no embistáis | No no embistáis al portón para abrir paso.Do not charge at the gate to break through. |
| ellos | no embistan | Que los jabalíes del monte no no embistan a los perros al verse cercados.Let the wild boars in the hills not charge at the dogs when they feel cornered. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ al saco del gimnasio sin pensar.
I charge at the punching bag without thinking.
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 embestir.
- What does 'embestir' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'embestir' means to charge at. It is a irregular -IR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is embestir an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, embestir 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 embestir in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of embestir: yo embisto, tú embistes, él/ella/usted embiste, nosotros embestimos, vosotros embestís, ellos/ellas/ustedes embisten.
- How do you conjugate embestir in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of embestir: yo embestí, tú embestiste, él/ella/usted embistió, nosotros embestimos, vosotros embestisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes embistieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of embestir?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of embestir: yo embestía, tú embestías, él/ella/usted embestía, nosotros embestíamos, vosotros embestíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes embestían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of embestir?
- The past participle of embestir is 'embestido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he embestido' (I have charge ated), 'has embestido', 'ha embestido'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of embestir?
- The gerundio of embestir is 'embestiendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy embestiendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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