Conjugation of beber in Galician
beberto drinkregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | bebo | |
| ti | bebes | |
| el/ela | bebe | |
| nós | bebemos | |
| vós | bebedes | |
| eles/elas | beben |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- vós
bebéisbebedesLearners often use the Spanish vós form 'bebéis'; in Galician the vós present ends in -edes: 'bebedes'.
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | bebín | |
| ti | bebiches | |
| el/ela | bebeu | |
| nós | bebemos | |
| vós | bebestes | |
| eles/elas | beberon |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- eu
bebíbebínLearners sometimes use the Spanish/Portuguese form 'bebí' or 'bebi'; Galician simple past first person is 'bebín'.
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | bebía | |
| ti | bebías | |
| el/ela | bebía | |
| nós | bebiamos | |
| vós | bedíades | |
| eles/elas | bebían |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | beberei | |
| ti | beberás | |
| el/ela | beberá | |
| nós | beberemos | |
| vós | beberedes | |
| eles/elas | beberán |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | bebería | |
| ti | beberías | |
| el/ela | bebería | |
| nós | beberiamos | |
| vós | beberiades | |
| eles/elas | beberían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | beba | |
| ti | bebas | |
| el/ela | beba | |
| nós | bebamos | |
| vós | bebades | |
| eles/elas | beban |
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | bebese | |
| ti | bebeses | |
| el/ela | bebese | |
| nós | bebésemos | |
| vós | bebésedes | |
| eles/elas | bebesen |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | bebe | |
| el/ela | beba | |
| nós | bebamos | |
| vós | bebede | |
| eles/elas | beban |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- vós
bebedbebedeLearners may use the Spanish imperative 'bebed'; Galician vós affirmative imperative typically uses -ede: 'bebede'.
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | bebendo | |
| ti | bebendo | |
| el/ela | bebendo | |
| nós | bebendo | |
| vós | bebendo | |
| eles/elas | bebendo |
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | bebido | |
| ti | bebido | |
| el/ela | bebido | |
| nós | bebido | |
| vós | bebido | |
| eles/elas | bebido |
beber — frequently asked questions
Is beber a regular verb?
Yes — beber is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does beber mean?
beber is a Galician verb meaning "to drink".