Conjugation of canviar in Catalan
canviarto changeregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | canvio | |
| tu | canvies | |
| ell/ella/vostè | canvia | |
| nosaltres | canviem | |
| vosaltres | canvieu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | canvien |
Common mistakes in the Present
- jo
canvicanvioDon't drop the personal ending — first-person singular of the present is 'canvio'.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | canvií | |
| tu | canviares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | canvià | |
| nosaltres | canviàrem | |
| vosaltres | canviàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | canviaren |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | canviava | |
| tu | canviaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | canviava | |
| nosaltres | canviàvem | |
| vosaltres | canviàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | canviaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | canviaré | |
| tu | canviaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | canviarà | |
| nosaltres | canviarem | |
| vosaltres | canviareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | canviaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | canviaria | |
| tu | canviaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | canviaria | |
| nosaltres | canviaríem | |
| vosaltres | canviaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | canviarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | canviï | |
| tu | canviïs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | canviï | |
| nosaltres | canviem | |
| vosaltres | canvieu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | canviïn |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- jo
canviacanviïDon't use the indicative form. The present subjunctive requires the ï to mark the hiatus: 'canviï'.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | canviés | |
| tu | canviessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | canviés | |
| nosaltres | canviéssim | |
| vosaltres | canviéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | canviessin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu imperfet
- jo
canviaracanviésSpanish-influenced forms like '-ara' are not Catalan; use 'canviés' / 'canviessis' forms.
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | canvia | |
| ell/ella/vostè | canviï | |
| nosaltres | canviem | |
| vosaltres | canvieu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | canviïn |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- ell/ella/vostè
canviacanviïFormal (usted) commands use the subjunctive: 'canviï', not the indicative 'canvia'.
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | canviant | |
| tu | canviant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | canviant | |
| nosaltres | canviant | |
| vosaltres | canviant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | canviant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | canviat | |
| tu | canviat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | canviat | |
| nosaltres | canviat | |
| vosaltres | canviat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | canviat |
Common mistakes in the Participi passat
- ells/elles/vostès
cambiadocanviatAvoid Spanish transfer ('cambiado'); the Catalan past participle is 'canviat'.
canviar — frequently asked questions
Is canviar a regular verb?
Yes — canviar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does canviar mean?
canviar is a Catalan verb meaning "to change".