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SPANISH VERB

cambiar

to change

  • #61 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cambiando
  • Past participle: cambiado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I change
  2. tú you change
  3. usted, él, ella he/she changes
  4. nosotros we change
  5. vosotros Spain you all change
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they change

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I changed
  2. tú you changed
  3. usted, él, ella he/she changed
  4. nosotros we changed
  5. vosotros Spain you all changed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they changed

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to change
  2. tú you used to change
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to change
  4. nosotros we used to change
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to change
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to change

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will change
  2. tú you will change
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will change
  4. nosotros we will change
  5. vosotros Spain you all will change
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will change

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would change
  2. tú you would change
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would change
  4. nosotros we would change
  5. vosotros Spain you all would change
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would change

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I change
  2. tú (that) you change
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she change
  4. nosotros (that) we change
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all change
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they change

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I changed
  2. tú (if) you changed
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she changed
  4. nosotros (if) we changed
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all changed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they changed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú change!
  2. usted change! (formal)
  3. nosotros change! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain change! (all of you)
  5. ustedes change! (all of you)

How to use cambiar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi hermano cambia de trabajo cada dos años.

    My brother changes jobs every two years.

  2. Past

    Ayer cambié los dólares en el aeropuerto.

    Yesterday I changed the dollars at the airport.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes cambiábamos de coche muy seguido.

    We used to change cars very often.

  4. Future

    ¿Cambiarás de opinión si te explico todo?

    Will you change your mind if I explain everything?

  5. Conditional

    Yo no cambiaría nada de esta casa.

    I wouldn't change anything about this house.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que el clima cambie para el domingo.

    I hope the weather changes by Sunday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si cambiaras el horario, iría contigo al gimnasio.

    If you changed the schedule, I'd go to the gym with you.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Cambia esa cara, que ya es viernes!

    Change that face, it's Friday already!

Where you hear cambiar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Cambio dinero en el banco. I change money at the bank.
  • Cambié mi vuelo para noviembre. I changed my flight to November.
  • Vamos a cambiar la fecha. We're going to change the date.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • El tiempo cambia muy rápido en la costa. The weather changes very fast on the coast.
  • Este viaje cambió mi vida. This trip changed my life.
  • Mañana cambiaré dinero en el banco. Tomorrow I'll change money at the bank.
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I Want to Change My Flight

Beginner Level 2 · cambiar

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Camila's Story

Beginner Level 3 · cambiar mi vida

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No Water

Intermediate Level 1 · se la cambio

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She Said She Would

Intermediate Level 2 · cambiamos

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Do You Remember Me?

Intermediate Level 2 · Has cambiado.

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As Long As You Wrap Them Well

Intermediate Level 3 · Se la cambio.

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See You Later, Oaxaca

Intermediate Level 3 · antes de que cambie de opinión

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It Was Written in Oaxaca

Advanced Level 1 · no han cambiado

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Can You Keep a Secret?

Advanced Level 1 · cambia de color

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In Honour of a Nun

Advanced Level 2 · cambiarlos

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An Eight from Rosario

Advanced Level 2 · ¿Qué cambiarías?

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Don't Look at the Clock

Advanced Level 3 · ¿Qué cambiarías?

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And 2 more lessons.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.