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SPANISH VERB

conquistar

to conquer

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: conquistando
  • Past participle: conquistado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use conquistar

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

  1. Present

    Este bar conquista a todos con sus montaditos.

    This bar wins everyone over with its little sandwiches.

  2. Past

    Sevilla me conquistó el primer día que la vi.

    Seville won me over the first day I saw it.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo conquistaba a la gente con su sentido del humor.

    My grandfather won people over with his sense of humour.

  4. Future

    Con esa sonrisa conquistarás a toda la familia.

    With that smile you'll win over the whole family.

  5. Conditional

    Un buen gazpacho conquistaría hasta al más difícil.

    A good gazpacho would win over even the fussiest.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que mi tortilla conquiste a tus padres.

    I hope my tortilla wins your parents over.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No esperaba que la ciudad me conquistara tan rápido.

    I didn't expect the city to win me over so fast.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Conquista el mundo, hija, pero llama los domingos!

    Conquer the world, daughter, but call on Sundays!

Good to know

  • "Conquistar a alguien" is to win someone's heart.

Where you hear conquistar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • En este juego, un ejército conquista una ciudad. In this game, an army conquers a city.
  • La ciudad fue conquistada hace siglos. The city was conquered centuries ago.
  • En el juego, voy a conquistar otro territorio. In the game, I'm going to conquer another territory.
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Built Inside the Mosque

Advanced Level 1 · fue conquistada

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Verbs like this one

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