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SPANISH VERB

conceder

to grant

  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: concediendo
  • Past participle: concedido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use conceder

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

  1. Present

    El banco no concede préstamos sin nómina.

    The bank doesn't grant loans without a payslip.

  2. Past

    Me concedieron la beca para estudiar en Granada.

    They granted me the grant to study in Granada.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes el ayuntamiento concedía ayudas para el alquiler.

    The council used to grant help with the rent.

  4. Future

    ¿Crees que te concederán el visado a tiempo?

    Do you think they'll grant you the visa in time?

  5. Conditional

    Yo te concedería más tiempo, pero no depende de mí.

    I'd give you more time, but it's not up to me.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá le concedan la plaza en el hospital.

    I hope they give her the post at the hospital.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Pedí que me concedieran dos semanas más de permiso.

    I asked them to grant me two more weeks' leave.

  8. Imperative

    Concédele una segunda oportunidad, hombre.

    Give him a second chance, man.

Good to know

  • "Conceder un préstamo", "conceder una entrevista": to grant a loan, to give an interview. It is formal; in conversation people say "dar".

Where you hear conceder

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Te concedo las dos semanas. I grant you the two weeks.
  • Me concedieron la plaza en mil novecientos noventa y dos. They gave me the post in nineteen ninety-two.
  • Te vamos a conceder un semestre más. We're going to grant you one more semester.
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Advanced Level 2 · Concedido.

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