concluir — Spanish conjugation

to conclude

Frequency#575Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoconcluyoI conclude
concluyesyou conclude
vosconcluísyou conclude
él/ella/Ud.concluyehe/she/it concludes
nosotrosconcluimoswe conclude
vosotrosconcluísyou (pl.) conclude
ellos/ellas/Uds.concluyenthey conclude

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoconcluíI concluded
concluisteyou concluded
vosconcluisteyou concluded
él/ella/Ud.concluyóhe/she/it concluded
nosotrosconcluimoswe concluded
vosotrosconcluisteisyou (pl.) concluded
ellos/ellas/Uds.concluyeronthey concluded

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoconcluía
concluías
vosconcluías
él/ella/Ud.concluía
nosotrosconcluíamos
vosotrosconcluíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.concluían

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoconcluiríaI would conclude
concluiríasyou would conclude
vosconcluiríasyou would conclude
él/ella/Ud.concluiríahe/she/it would conclude
nosotrosconcluiríamoswe would conclude
vosotrosconcluiríaisyou (pl.) would conclude
ellos/ellas/Uds.concluiríanthey would conclude

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoconcluiréI will conclude
concluirásyou will conclude
vosconcluirásyou will conclude
él/ella/Ud.concluiráhe/she/it will conclude
nosotrosconcluiremoswe will conclude
vosotrosconcluiréisyou (pl.) will conclude
ellos/ellas/Uds.concluiránthey will conclude

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe concluidoI have concluded
has concluidoyou have concluded
voshas concluidoyou have concluded
él/ella/Ud.ha concluidohe/she/it has concluded
nosotroshemos concluidowe have concluded
vosotroshabéis concluidoyou (pl.) have concluded
ellos/ellas/Uds.han concluidothey have concluded

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía concluidoI had concluded
habías concluidoyou had concluded
voshabías concluidoyou had concluded
él/ella/Ud.había concluidohe/she/it had concluded
nosotroshabíamos concluidowe had concluded
vosotroshabíais concluidoyou (pl.) had concluded
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían concluidothey had concluded

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría concluido
habrías concluido
voshabrías concluido
él/ella/Ud.habría concluido
nosotroshabríamos concluido
vosotroshabríais concluido
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían concluido

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré concluidoI will have concluded
habrás concluidoyou will have concluded
voshabrás concluidoyou will have concluded
él/ella/Ud.habrá concluidohe/she/it will have concluded
nosotroshabremos concluidowe will have concluded
vosotroshabréis concluidoyou (pl.) will have concluded
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán concluidothey will have concluded

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoconcluya
concluyas
vosconcluyas
él/ella/Ud.concluya
nosotrosconcluyamos
vosotrosconcluyáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.concluyan

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Irregular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoconcluyera
concluyeras
vosconcluyeras
él/ella/Ud.concluyera
nosotrosconcluyéramos
vosotrosconcluyerais
ellos/ellas/Uds.concluyeran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoconcluyese
concluyeses
vosconcluyeses
él/ella/Ud.concluyese
nosotrosconcluyésemos
vosotrosconcluyeseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.concluyesen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya concluido
hayas concluido
voshayas concluido
él/ella/Ud.haya concluido
nosotroshayamos concluido
vosotroshayáis concluido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan concluido

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera concluido
hubieras concluido
voshubieras concluido
él/ella/Ud.hubiera concluido
nosotroshubiéramos concluido
vosotroshubierais concluido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran concluido

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
concluye
vosconcluí
él/ella/Ud.concluya
nosotrosconcluyamos
vosotrosconcluid
ustedesconcluyan

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no concluyas
vosno concluyas
él/ella/Ud.no concluya
nosotrosno concluyamos
vosotrosno concluyáis
ustedesno concluyan

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy concluyendo
estás concluyendo
vosestás concluyendo
él/ella/Ud.está concluyendo
nosotrosestamos concluyendo
vosotrosestáis concluyendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están concluyendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve concluyendo
estuviste concluyendo
vosestuviste concluyendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo concluyendo
nosotrosestuvimos concluyendo
vosotrosestuvisteis concluyendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron concluyendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba concluyendo
estabas concluyendo
vosestabas concluyendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba concluyendo
nosotrosestábamos concluyendo
vosotrosestabais concluyendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban concluyendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría concluyendo
estarías concluyendo
vosestarías concluyendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría concluyendo
nosotrosestaríamos concluyendo
vosotrosestaríais concluyendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían concluyendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré concluyendo
estarás concluyendo
vosestarás concluyendo
él/ella/Ud.estará concluyendo
nosotrosestaremos concluyendo
vosotrosestaréis concluyendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán concluyendo