Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I get
- tú you get
- usted, él, ella he/she gets
- nosotros we get
- vosotros Spain you all get
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they get
SPANISH VERB
conseguir
to get, to manage to get
- #54 most used
- Irregular -ir verb
- Gerund: consiguiendo
- Past participle: conseguido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I got
- tú you got
- usted, él, ella he/she got
- nosotros we got
- vosotros Spain you all got
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they got
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to get
- tú you used to get
- usted, él, ella he/she used to get
- nosotros we used to get
- vosotros Spain you all used to get
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will get
- tú you will get
- usted, él, ella he/she will get
- nosotros we will get
- vosotros Spain you all will get
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would get
- tú you would get
- usted, él, ella he/she would get
- nosotros we would get
- vosotros Spain you all would get
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I get
- tú (that) you get
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she get
- nosotros (that) we get
- vosotros Spain (that) you all get
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I got
- tú (if) you got
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she got
- nosotros (if) we got
- vosotros Spain (if) you all got
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú get!
- usted get! (formal)
- nosotros get! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain get! (all of you)
- ustedes get! (all of you)
How to use conseguir
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Nunca consigo entradas para la final de la Copa.
I never manage to get tickets for the Cup final.
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Past
Al final conseguí aparcar justo delante de casa.
In the end I managed to park right outside the house.
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Imperfect
Antes conseguíamos mesa sin reservar en ese restaurante.
We used to get a table without booking at that restaurant.
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Future
Con paciencia, conseguirás hablar español muy bien.
With patience, you'll manage to speak Spanish very well.
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Conditional
¿Conseguirías un descuento si pagas en efectivo?
Would you get a discount if you pay in cash?
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Present subjunctive
Ojalá consigas el trabajo en el hospital.
I hope you get the job at the hospital.
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Past subjunctive
Si consiguiera un billete barato, iría a Mallorca.
If I got a cheap ticket, I'd go to Mallorca.
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Imperative
¡Consigue hielo, que las bebidas están calientes!
Get some ice, the drinks are warm!
Good to know
- "Conseguir" followed by an infinitive is to manage to: conseguí aparcar.
Where you hear conseguir
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Yo te consigo la camiseta. I'll get the shirt for you.
- Ayer conseguí una mesa en la terraza. Yesterday I got a table on the terrace.
- Voy a conseguir entradas para el Betis. I'm going to get tickets for Betis.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Si trabajo todos los días, lo consigo. If I work every day, I manage it.
- ¡Lo he conseguido! He llegado a tiempo. I made it! I got there in time.
- Lo conseguirás, ya verás. You'll manage it, you'll see.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.