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Conjugation of escribir in Galician

escribirto writeirregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

Presente of escribir
PersonConjugation
euescribo
tiescribes
el/elaescribe
nósescribimos
vósescribides
eles/elasescriben

Pretéritosimple past

Completed actions in the past.

Pretérito of escribir
PersonConjugation
euescribín
tiescribiches
el/elaescribiu
nósescribimos
vósescribistes
eles/elasescribiron

Common mistakes in the Pretérito

  • euescribíescribínGalician 1st-person preterite uses -ín (escribín), not the Spanish -í form.
  • tiescribisteescribichesLearners often use the Spanish form escribiste; Galician 2nd-person preterite is escribiches.
  • eles/elasescribieronescribironSpanish plural preterite uses -ieron; Galician uses -iron (escribiron).

Imperfecto

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Imperfecto of escribir
PersonConjugation
euescribía
tiescribías
el/elaescribía
nósescribiamos
vósescribiades
eles/elasescribían

Futurofuture

Actions that will happen.

Futuro of escribir
PersonConjugation
euescribirei
tiescribirás
el/elaescribirá
nósescribiremos
vósescribiredes
eles/elasescribirán

Condicionalconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Condicional of escribir
PersonConjugation
euescribiría
tiescribirías
el/elaescribiría
nósescribiriamos
vósescribiriades
eles/elasescribirían

Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Subxuntivo presente of escribir
PersonConjugation
euescriba
tiescribas
el/elaescriba
nósescribamos
vósescribades
eles/elasescriban

Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive

Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.

Subxuntivo imperfecto of escribir
PersonConjugation
euescribise
tiescribises
el/elaescribise
nósescribísemos
vósescribísedes
eles/elasescribisen

Imperativoimperative

Commands and requests.

Imperativo of escribir
PersonConjugation
tiescribe
el/elaescriba
nósescribamos
vósescribide
eles/elasescriban

Common mistakes in the Imperativo

  • vósescribidescribideSpanish affirmative vosotros uses escribid; Galician uses escribide.

Xerundiogerund

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Xerundio of escribir
PersonConjugation
euescribindo
tiescribindo
el/elaescribindo
nósescribindo
vósescribindo
eles/elasescribindo

Participiopast participle

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

Participio of escribir
PersonConjugation
euescrito
tiescrito
el/elaescrito
nósescrito
vósescrito
eles/elasescrito

Common mistakes in the Participio

  • euescribidoescritoThe correct past participle is irregular: escrito (not *escribido).

escribir — frequently asked questions

Is escribir a regular verb?
No — escribir is an irregular Galician verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does escribir mean?
escribir is a Galician verb meaning "to write".