Conjugation of conversar in Spanish
conversarto converse; to chatregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | converso | |
| tú | conversas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | conversa | |
| nosotros | conversamos | |
| vosotros | conversáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conversan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- vosotros
conversaisconversáisMissing accent: the present vosotros form is 'conversáis' (stress on -áis).
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conversé | |
| tú | conversaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | conversó | |
| nosotros | conversamos | |
| vosotros | conversasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conversaron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito Indefinido
- yo
converseconverséAdd the acute accent for the first-person preterite: 'conversé'. 'Converse' is a different form (subjunctive).
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conversaba | |
| tú | conversabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | conversaba | |
| nosotros | conversábamos | |
| vosotros | conversabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conversaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conversaré | |
| tú | conversarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | conversará | |
| nosotros | conversaremos | |
| vosotros | conversaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conversarán |
Common mistakes in the Futuro Simple
- vosotros
conversareisconversaréisAdd the accent on the vosotros future: 'conversaréis'.
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conversaría | |
| tú | conversarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | conversaría | |
| nosotros | conversaríamos | |
| vosotros | conversaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conversarían |
Common mistakes in the Condicional Simple
- vosotros
conversariaisconversaríaisAdd the accent on the conditional vosotros: 'conversaríais'.
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | converse | |
| tú | converses | |
| él/ella/Ud. | converse | |
| nosotros | conversemos | |
| vosotros | converséis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conversen |
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conversara | |
| tú | conversaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | conversara | |
| nosotros | conversáramos | |
| vosotros | conversarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conversaran |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Imperfecto
- nosotros
conversaramosconversáramosWrite the written accent: correct is 'conversáramos' (accent on the a).
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | conversa / no converses | |
| él/ella/Ud. | converse / no converse | |
| nosotros | conversemos / no conversemos | |
| vosotros | conversad / no converséis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conversen / no conversen |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
conversasconversa / no conversesAffirmative imperative for tú drops the -s: use 'conversa'. For negative imperative use 'no converses'.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conversando | |
| tú | conversando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | conversando | |
| nosotros | conversando | |
| vosotros | conversando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conversando |
Common mistakes in the Gerundio
- yo
conversándoconversandoGerund has no written accent: use 'conversando'.
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conversado | |
| tú | conversado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | conversado | |
| nosotros | conversado | |
| vosotros | conversado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conversado |
conversar — frequently asked questions
Is conversar a regular verb?
Yes — conversar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does conversar mean?
conversar is a Spanish verb meaning "to converse; to chat".