digerir — Spanish conjugation

to digest

Frequency#898Irregular

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
yodigieroI digest
digieresyou digest
vosdigerísyou digest
él/ella/Ud.digierehe/she/it digests
nosotrosdigerimoswe digest
vosotrosdigerísyou (pl.) digest
ellos/ellas/Uds.digierenthey digest

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
yodigeríI digested
digeristeyou digested
vosdigeristeyou digested
él/ella/Ud.digirióhe/she/it digested
nosotrosdigerimoswe digested
vosotrosdigeristeisyou (pl.) digested
ellos/ellas/Uds.digirieronthey digested

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
yodigería
digerías
vosdigerías
él/ella/Ud.digería
nosotrosdigeríamos
vosotrosdigeríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.digerían

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
yodigeriríaI would digest
digeriríasyou would digest
vosdigeriríasyou would digest
él/ella/Ud.digeriríahe/she/it would digest
nosotrosdigeriríamoswe would digest
vosotrosdigeriríaisyou (pl.) would digest
ellos/ellas/Uds.digeriríanthey would digest

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
yodigeriréI will digest
digerirásyou will digest
vosdigerirásyou will digest
él/ella/Ud.digeriráhe/she/it will digest
nosotrosdigeriremoswe will digest
vosotrosdigeriréisyou (pl.) will digest
ellos/ellas/Uds.digeriránthey will digest

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 digeridoI have digested
has digeridoyou have digested
voshas digeridoyou have digested
él/ella/Ud.ha digeridohe/she/it has digested
nosotroshemos digeridowe have digested
vosotroshabéis digeridoyou (pl.) have digested
ellos/ellas/Uds.han digeridothey have digested

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 digeridoI had digested
habías digeridoyou had digested
voshabías digeridoyou had digested
él/ella/Ud.había digeridohe/she/it had digested
nosotroshabíamos digeridowe had digested
vosotroshabíais digeridoyou (pl.) had digested
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían digeridothey had digested

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 digerido
habrías digerido
voshabrías digerido
él/ella/Ud.habría digerido
nosotroshabríamos digerido
vosotroshabríais digerido
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían digerido

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 digeridoI will have digested
habrás digeridoyou will have digested
voshabrás digeridoyou will have digested
él/ella/Ud.habrá digeridohe/she/it will have digested
nosotroshabremos digeridowe will have digested
vosotroshabréis digeridoyou (pl.) will have digested
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán digeridothey will have digested

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
yodigiera
digieras
vosdigieras
él/ella/Ud.digiera
nosotrosdigiramos
vosotrosdigiráis
ellos/ellas/Uds.digieran

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
yodigiriera
digirieras
vosdigirieras
él/ella/Ud.digiriera
nosotrosdigiriéramos
vosotrosdigirierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.digirieran

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
yodigiriese
digirieses
vosdigirieses
él/ella/Ud.digiriese
nosotrosdigiriésemos
vosotrosdigirieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.digiriesen

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 digerido
hayas digerido
voshayas digerido
él/ella/Ud.haya digerido
nosotroshayamos digerido
vosotroshayáis digerido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan digerido

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 digerido
hubieras digerido
voshubieras digerido
él/ella/Ud.hubiera digerido
nosotroshubiéramos digerido
vosotroshubierais digerido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran digerido

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
digiere
vosdigerí
él/ella/Ud.digiera
nosotrosdigiramos
vosotrosdigerid
ustedesdigieran

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 digieras
vosno digieras
él/ella/Ud.no digiera
nosotrosno digiramos
vosotrosno digiráis
ustedesno digieran

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Irregular

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 digiriendo
estás digiriendo
vosestás digiriendo
él/ella/Ud.está digiriendo
nosotrosestamos digiriendo
vosotrosestáis digiriendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están digiriendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Irregular

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 digiriendo
estuviste digiriendo
vosestuviste digiriendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo digiriendo
nosotrosestuvimos digiriendo
vosotrosestuvisteis digiriendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron digiriendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Irregular

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 digiriendo
estabas digiriendo
vosestabas digiriendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba digiriendo
nosotrosestábamos digiriendo
vosotrosestabais digiriendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban digiriendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Irregular

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 digiriendo
estarías digiriendo
vosestarías digiriendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría digiriendo
nosotrosestaríamos digiriendo
vosotrosestaríais digiriendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían digiriendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Irregular

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 digiriendo
estarás digiriendo
vosestarás digiriendo
él/ella/Ud.estará digiriendo
nosotrosestaremos digiriendo
vosotrosestaréis digiriendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán digiriendo