Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | perseverar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | perseverando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar perseverando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Perseverar conjugation
perseverar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning persevere. In the present tense: yo persevero, tú perseveras, él/ella persevera, nosotros perseveramos, vosotros perseveráis, ellos perseveran. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- perseverar
- Gerundio
- perseverando
- Meaning
- persevere
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Perseverar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | persevero | Yo persevero con este plan aunque vaya lento.I persevere with this plan even if it goes slowly. |
| tú | perseveras | Normalmente, tú perseveras con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.You usually persevere with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | persevera | Hoy, la atleta del barrio persevera en la rehabilitación cada mañana.Today, the athlete in the neighborhood perseveres with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | perseveramos | A veces, nosotros perseveramos en la subida hasta la cima.At times, we persevere on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | perseveráis | Ahora, vosotros perseveráis con esa idea tras dos intentos.Right now, you all persevere with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | perseveran | Casi siempre, los alumnos del curso nocturno perseveran en el taller hasta que sale bien.Most of the time, the students in the night class persevere in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he perseverado | Este año, yo he perseverado con este plan aunque vaya lento.This year, I have persevered with this plan even if it goes slowly. |
| tú | has perseverado | Últimamente, tú has perseverado con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.Lately, you have persevered with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | ha perseverado | En estos meses, la atleta del barrio ha perseverado en la rehabilitación cada mañana.In these months, the athlete in the neighborhood has persevered with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | hemos perseverado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos perseverado en la subida hasta la cima.So far, we have persevered on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | habéis perseverado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis perseverado con esa idea tras dos intentos.This term, you all have persevered with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | han perseverado | En este tiempo, los alumnos del curso nocturno han perseverado en el taller hasta que sale bien.During this time, the students in the night class have persevered in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perseveré | Ayer, yo perseveré con este plan aunque vaya lento.Yesterday, I persevered with this plan even if it goes slowly. |
| tú | perseveraste | Hace un rato, tú perseveraste con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.A little while ago, you persevered with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | perseveró | Esta mañana, la atleta del barrio perseveró en la rehabilitación cada mañana.This morning, the athlete in the neighborhood persevered with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | perseveramos | Anoche, nosotros perseveramos en la subida hasta la cima.Last night, we persevered on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | perseverasteis | El sábado, vosotros perseverasteis con esa idea tras dos intentos.On Saturday, you all persevered with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | perseveraron | Hace poco, los alumnos del curso nocturno perseveraron en el taller hasta que sale bien.Not long ago, the students in the night class persevered in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perseveraba | Antes, yo perseveraba con este plan aunque vaya lento.Before, I used to persevere with this plan even if it goes slowly. |
| tú | perseverabas | Por entonces, tú perseverabas con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.Back then, you used to persevere with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | perseveraba | En esa época, la atleta del barrio perseveraba en la rehabilitación cada mañana.At that time, the athlete in the neighborhood used to persevere with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | perseverábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros perseverábamos en la subida hasta la cima.When that was normal, we used to persevere on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | perseverabais | Hace años, vosotros perseverabais con esa idea tras dos intentos.Years ago, you all used to persevere with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | perseveraban | En aquellos días, los alumnos del curso nocturno perseveraban en el taller hasta que sale bien.In those days, the students in the night class used to persevere in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había perseverado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había perseverado con este plan aunque vaya lento.When you arrived, I had already persevered with this plan even if it goes slowly. |
| tú | habías perseverado | Para entonces, tú ya habías perseverado con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.By then, you had already persevered with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | había perseverado | Al volver, la atleta del barrio ya había perseverado en la rehabilitación cada mañana.When we came back, the athlete in the neighborhood had already persevered with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | habíamos perseverado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos perseverado en la subida hasta la cima.Before talking it through, we had already persevered on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | habíais perseverado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais perseverado con esa idea tras dos intentos.When you looked again, you all had already persevered with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | habían perseverado | Para ese momento, los alumnos del curso nocturno ya habían perseverado en el taller hasta que sale bien.By that moment, the students in the night class had already persevered in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube perseverado | Apenas yo hube perseverado con este plan aunque vaya lento, todo cambió.As soon as I had persevered with this plan even if it goes slowly, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste perseverado | En cuanto tú hubiste perseverado con las clases de piano pese al cansancio, se notó.The moment you had persevered with your piano lessons despite the tiredness, it showed. |
| él | hubo perseverado | No bien la atleta del barrio hubo perseverado en la rehabilitación cada mañana, hubo ruido.As soon as the athlete in the neighborhood had persevered with rehab every morning, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos perseverado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos perseverado en la subida hasta la cima, seguimos adelante.Once we had persevered on the climb to the summit, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis perseverado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis perseverado con esa idea tras dos intentos, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had persevered with that idea after two attempts, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron perseverado | En cuanto los alumnos del curso nocturno hubieron perseverado en el taller hasta que sale bien, el ambiente cambió.The moment the students in the night class had persevered in the workshop until it turns out right, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perseveraré | Mañana, yo perseveraré con este plan aunque vaya lento.Tomorrow, I will persevere with this plan even if it goes slowly. |
| tú | perseverarás | Dentro de poco, tú perseverarás con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.Soon, you will persevere with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | perseverará | Esta tarde, la atleta del barrio perseverará en la rehabilitación cada mañana.This afternoon, the athlete in the neighborhood will persevere with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | perseveraremos | La semana que viene, nosotros perseveraremos en la subida hasta la cima.Next week, we will persevere on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | perseveraréis | Pronto, vosotros perseveraréis con esa idea tras dos intentos.Before long, you all will persevere with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | perseverarán | Más adelante, los alumnos del curso nocturno perseverarán en el taller hasta que sale bien.Later on, the students in the night class will persevere in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré perseverado | Para entonces, yo ya habré perseverado con este plan aunque vaya lento.By then, I will already have persevered with this plan even if it goes slowly. |
| tú | habrás perseverado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás perseverado con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.Before closing time, you will already have persevered with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | habrá perseverado | Al final del día, la atleta del barrio ya habrá perseverado en la rehabilitación cada mañana.By the end of the day, the athlete in the neighborhood will already have persevered with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | habremos perseverado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos perseverado en la subida hasta la cima.By tomorrow, we will already have persevered on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | habréis perseverado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis perseverado con esa idea tras dos intentos.Before leaving, you all will already have persevered with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | habrán perseverado | Para esa hora, los alumnos del curso nocturno ya habrán perseverado en el taller hasta que sale bien.By that hour, the students in the night class will already have persevered in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perseveraría | En un caso así, yo perseveraría con este plan aunque vaya lento.In a case like that, I would persevere with this plan even if it goes slowly. |
| tú | perseverarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú perseverarías con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.With a little more time, you would persevere with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | perseveraría | En esa situación, la atleta del barrio perseveraría en la rehabilitación cada mañana.In that situation, the athlete in the neighborhood would persevere with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | perseveraríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros perseveraríamos en la subida hasta la cima.With that outlook, we would persevere on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | perseveraríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros perseveraríais con esa idea tras dos intentos.If it came to that, you all would persevere with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | perseverarían | En un día así, los alumnos del curso nocturno perseverarían en el taller hasta que sale bien.On a day like that, the students in the night class would persevere in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría perseverado | En otro momento, yo habría perseverado con este plan aunque vaya lento.At another moment, I would have persevered with this plan even if it goes slowly. |
| tú | habrías perseverado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías perseverado con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.With a little more margin, you would have persevered with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | habría perseverado | A esas alturas, la atleta del barrio habría perseverado en la rehabilitación cada mañana.By then, the athlete in the neighborhood would have persevered with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | habríamos perseverado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos perseverado en la subida hasta la cima.With that turn, we would have persevered on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | habríais perseverado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais perseverado con esa idea tras dos intentos.At that point, you all would have persevered with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | habrían perseverado | En ese punto, los alumnos del curso nocturno habrían perseverado en el taller hasta que sale bien.From there, the students in the night class would have persevered in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | persevere | Es mejor que yo persevere con este plan aunque vaya lento.It is better that I persevere with this plan even if it goes slowly. |
| tú | perseveres | Hace falta que tú perseveres con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.It is necessary that you persevere with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | persevere | Conviene que la atleta del barrio persevere en la rehabilitación cada mañana.It is wise that the athlete in the neighborhood persevere with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | perseveremos | Importa que nosotros perseveremos en la subida hasta la cima.It matters that we persevere on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | perseveréis | Puede ser útil que vosotros perseveréis con esa idea tras dos intentos.It may help if you all persevere with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | perseveren | Es posible que los alumnos del curso nocturno perseveren en el taller hasta que sale bien.It is possible that the students in the night class persevere in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya perseverado | Ojalá yo haya perseverado con este plan aunque vaya lento.Hopefully I have persevered with this plan even if it goes slowly. |
| tú | hayas perseverado | Puede que tú ya hayas perseverado con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.Maybe you already have persevered with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | haya perseverado | Tal vez la atleta del barrio haya perseverado en la rehabilitación cada mañana.Perhaps the athlete in the neighborhood has persevered with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | hayamos perseverado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos perseverado en la subida hasta la cima.Maybe we already have persevered on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | hayáis perseverado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis perseverado con esa idea tras dos intentos.It is likely that you all have persevered with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | hayan perseverado | Puede ser que los alumnos del curso nocturno ya hayan perseverado en el taller hasta que sale bien.It may be that the students in the night class already have persevered in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perseverara | Si yo perseverara con este plan aunque vaya lento, se notaría enseguida.If I persevered with this plan even if it goes slowly, it would show right away. |
| tú | perseveraras | Si tú perseveraras con las clases de piano pese al cansancio, costaría ocultarlo.If you persevered with your piano lessons despite the tiredness, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | perseverara | Si la atleta del barrio perseverara en la rehabilitación cada mañana, daría mucho que hablar.If the athlete in the neighborhood persevered with rehab every morning, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | perseveráramos | Si nosotros perseveráramos en la subida hasta la cima, todo iría por otro lado.If we persevered on the climb to the summit, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | perseverarais | Si vosotros perseverarais con esa idea tras dos intentos, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all persevered with that idea after two attempts, the mood would change. |
| ellos | perseveraran | Si los alumnos del curso nocturno perseveraran en el taller hasta que sale bien, la escena sería otra.If the students in the night class persevered in the workshop until it turns out right, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera perseverado | Si yo hubiera perseverado con este plan aunque vaya lento, aún se recordaría.If I had persevered with this plan even if it goes slowly, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras perseverado | Si tú hubieras perseverado con las clases de piano pese al cansancio, eso habría dejado marca.If you had persevered with your piano lessons despite the tiredness, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera perseverado | Si la atleta del barrio hubiera perseverado en la rehabilitación cada mañana, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the athlete in the neighborhood had persevered with rehab every morning, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos perseverado | Si nosotros hubiéramos perseverado en la subida hasta la cima, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had persevered on the climb to the summit, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais perseverado | Si vosotros hubierais perseverado con esa idea tras dos intentos, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had persevered with that idea after two attempts, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran perseverado | Si los alumnos del curso nocturno hubieran perseverado en el taller hasta que sale bien, nada habría quedado igual.If the students in the night class had persevered in the workshop until it turns out right, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | perseverare | Si yo perseverare con este plan aunque vaya lento, se notará enseguida.If I persevere with this plan even if it goes slowly, it will show right away. |
| tú | perseverares | Si tú perseverares con las clases de piano pese al cansancio, costará ignorarlo.If you persevere with your piano lessons despite the tiredness, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | perseverare | Si la atleta del barrio perseverare en la rehabilitación cada mañana, dará mucho que hablar.If the athlete in the neighborhood perseveres with rehab every morning, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | perseveráremos | Si nosotros perseveráremos en la subida hasta la cima, todo irá por otro camino.If we persevere on the climb to the summit, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | perseverareis | Si vosotros perseverareis con esa idea tras dos intentos, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all persevere with that idea after two attempts, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | perseveraren | Si los alumnos del curso nocturno perseveraren en el taller hasta que sale bien, la escena será distinta.If the students in the night class persevere in the workshop until it turns out right, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere perseverado | Cuando yo hubiere perseverado con este plan aunque vaya lento, ya se notará.When I have persevered with this plan even if it goes slowly, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres perseverado | En cuanto tú hubieres perseverado con las clases de piano pese al cansancio, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have persevered with your piano lessons despite the tiredness, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere perseverado | Cuando la atleta del barrio hubiere perseverado en la rehabilitación cada mañana, se verá de inmediato.When the athlete in the neighborhood has persevered with rehab every morning, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos perseverado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos perseverado en la subida hasta la cima, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have persevered on the climb to the summit, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis perseverado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis perseverado con esa idea tras dos intentos, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have persevered with that idea after two attempts, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren perseverado | En cuanto los alumnos del curso nocturno hubieren perseverado en el taller hasta que sale bien, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the students in the night class have persevered in the workshop until it turns out right, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | persevera | persevera con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.Persevere with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | persevere | Que la atleta del barrio persevere en la rehabilitación cada mañana.Let the athlete in the neighborhood persevere with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | perseveremos | perseveremos en la subida hasta la cima.Persevere on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | perseverad | perseverad con esa idea tras dos intentos.Persevere with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | perseveren | Que los alumnos del curso nocturno perseveren en el taller hasta que sale bien.Let the students in the night class persevere in the workshop until it turns out right. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no perseveres | No no perseveres con las clases de piano pese al cansancio.Do not persevere with your piano lessons despite the tiredness. |
| él | no persevere | Que la atleta del barrio no no persevere en la rehabilitación cada mañana.Let the athlete in the neighborhood not persevere with rehab every morning. |
| nosotros | no perseveremos | No no perseveremos en la subida hasta la cima.Let us not persevere on the climb to the summit. |
| vosotros | no perseveréis | No no perseveréis con esa idea tras dos intentos.Do not persevere with that idea after two attempts. |
| ellos | no perseveren | Que los alumnos del curso nocturno no no perseveren en el taller hasta que sale bien.Let the students in the night class not persevere in the workshop until it turns out right. |
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Practice perseverar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ con este plan aunque vaya lento.
I persevere with this plan even if it goes slowly.
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 'perseverar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'perseverar' means to persevere. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is perseverar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Perseverar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate perseverar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of perseverar: yo persevero, tú perseveras, él/ella/usted persevera, nosotros perseveramos, vosotros perseveráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes perseveran.
- How do you conjugate perseverar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of perseverar: yo perseveré, tú perseveraste, él/ella/usted perseveró, nosotros perseveramos, vosotros perseverasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes perseveraron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of perseverar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of perseverar: yo perseveraba, tú perseverabas, él/ella/usted perseveraba, nosotros perseverábamos, vosotros perseverabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes perseveraban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of perseverar?
- The past participle of perseverar is 'perseverado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he perseverado' (I have persevereed), 'has perseverado', 'ha perseverado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of perseverar?
- The gerundio of perseverar is 'perseverando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy perseverando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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