What does beber mean in English?

Beber means "to drink" in English.

How do you conjugate beber in Spanish?

Beber is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with beber?

Common idiomatic expressions using beber include: "beber como una esponja" (to drink like a fish), "beber los vientos por alguien" (to be crazy about someone). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use beber in a sentence?

Example: "Bebí agua fría." which means "I drank cold water." in English.

What are synonyms for beber?

Spanish synonyms for beber include: tomar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Beber

to drink

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

beber

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

bebiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

bebido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bebo I drink	I drink
tú	bebes you drink	you drink
él/ella/usted	bebe he/she/you drinks	he/she/you drinks
nosotros	bebemos we drink	we drink
vosotros	bebéis you all drink	you all drink
ellos/ustedes	beben they/you all drink	they/you all drink

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bebía I used to drink	I used to drink
tú	bebías you used to drink	you used to drink
él/ella/usted	bebía he/she/you used to drink	he/she/you used to drink
nosotros	bebíamos we used to drink	we used to drink
vosotros	bebíais you all used to drink	you all used to drink
ellos/ustedes	bebían they/you all used to drink	they/you all used to drink

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bebí I drunk	I drunk
tú	bebiste you drunk	you drunk
él/ella/usted	bebió he/she/you drunk	he/she/you drunk
nosotros	bebimos we drunk	we drunk
vosotros	bebisteis you all drunk	you all drunk
ellos/ustedes	bebieron they/you all drunk	they/you all drunk

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	beberé I will drink	I will drink
tú	beberás you will drink	you will drink
él/ella/usted	beberá he/she/you will drink	he/she/you will drink
nosotros	beberemos we will drink	we will drink
vosotros	beberéis you all will drink	you all will drink
ellos/ustedes	beberán they/you all will drink	they/you all will drink

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bebería I would drink	I would drink
tú	beberías you would drink	you would drink
él/ella/usted	bebería he/she/you would drink	he/she/you would drink
nosotros	beberíamos we would drink	we would drink
vosotros	beberíais you all would drink	you all would drink
ellos/ustedes	beberían they/you all would drink	they/you all would drink

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	beba that I drink	that I drink
tú	bebas that you drink	that you drink
él/ella/usted	beba that he/she/you drink	that he/she/you drink
nosotros	bebamos that we drink	that we drink
vosotros	bebáis that you all drink	that you all drink
ellos/ustedes	beban that they/you all drink	that they/you all drink

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bebiera or bebiese that I drunk	that I drunk
tú	bebieras or bebieses that you drunk	that you drunk
él/ella/usted	bebiera or bebiese that he/she/you drunk	that he/she/you drunk
nosotros	bebiéramos or bebiésemos that we drunk	that we drunk
vosotros	bebierais or bebieseis that you all drunk	that you all drunk
ellos/ustedes	bebieran or bebiesen that they/you all drunk	that they/you all drunk

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he bebido I have drunk	I have drunk
tú	has bebido you have drunk	you have drunk
él/ella/usted	ha bebido he/she/you have drunk	he/she/you have drunk
nosotros	hemos bebido we have drunk	we have drunk
vosotros	habéis bebido you all have drunk	you all have drunk
ellos/ustedes	han bebido they/you all have drunk	they/you all have drunk

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había bebido I had drunk	I had drunk
tú	habías bebido you had drunk	you had drunk
él/ella/usted	había bebido he/she/you had drunk	he/she/you had drunk
nosotros	habíamos bebido we had drunk	we had drunk
vosotros	habíais bebido you all had drunk	you all had drunk
ellos/ustedes	habían bebido they/you all had drunk	they/you all had drunk

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube bebido I had drunk	I had drunk
tú	hubiste bebido you had drunk	you had drunk
él/ella/usted	hubo bebido he/she/you had drunk	he/she/you had drunk
nosotros	hubimos bebido we had drunk	we had drunk
vosotros	hubisteis bebido you all had drunk	you all had drunk
ellos/ustedes	hubieron bebido they/you all had drunk	they/you all had drunk

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré bebido I will have drunk	I will have drunk
tú	habrás bebido you will have drunk	you will have drunk
él/ella/usted	habrá bebido he/she/you will have drunk	he/she/you will have drunk
nosotros	habremos bebido we will have drunk	we will have drunk
vosotros	habréis bebido you all will have drunk	you all will have drunk
ellos/ustedes	habrán bebido they/you all will have drunk	they/you all will have drunk

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría bebido I would have drunk	I would have drunk
tú	habrías bebido you would have drunk	you would have drunk
él/ella/usted	habría bebido he/she/you would have drunk	he/she/you would have drunk
nosotros	habríamos bebido we would have drunk	we would have drunk
vosotros	habríais bebido you all would have drunk	you all would have drunk
ellos/ustedes	habrían bebido they/you all would have drunk	they/you all would have drunk

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya bebido that I have drunk	that I have drunk
tú	hayas bebido that you have drunk	that you have drunk
él/ella/usted	haya bebido that he/she/you have drunk	that he/she/you have drunk
nosotros	hayamos bebido that we have drunk	that we have drunk
vosotros	hayáis bebido that you all have drunk	that you all have drunk
ellos/ustedes	hayan bebido that they/you all have drunk	that they/you all have drunk

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera bebido that I had drunk	that I had drunk
tú	hubieras bebido that you had drunk	that you had drunk
él/ella/usted	hubiera bebido that he/she/you had drunk	that he/she/you had drunk
nosotros	hubiéramos bebido that we had drunk	that we had drunk
vosotros	hubierais bebido that you all had drunk	that you all had drunk
ellos/ustedes	hubieran bebido that they/you all had drunk	that they/you all had drunk

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	bebe	drink! (you)
usted	beba	drink! (you formal)
nosotros	bebamos	let's drink!
vosotros	bebed	drink! (you all)
ustedes	beban	drink! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no bebas	don't drink! (you)
usted	no beba	don't drink! (you formal)
nosotros	no bebamos	let's not drink!
vosotros	no bebáis	don't drink! (you all)
ustedes	no beban	don't drink! (you all)

More About "beber"

Idiomatic Expressions

beber como una esponja

to drink like a fish

💡 Describing someone who drinks excessively

beber los vientos por alguien

to be crazy about someone

💡 To be madly in love or infatuated

Examples in Context

Bebí agua fría.

I drank cold water.

Preterite

Bebo café cada mañana.

I drink coffee every morning.

Present

Hemos bebido vino con la cena.

We have drunk wine with dinner.

Present Perfect

Beberemos un brindis.

We will drink a toast.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

tomar(to drink, to take)

More common in Latin America for drinking

Usage Notes

•Beber is a regular -er verb
•Main meaning: to drink
•Common verb for everyday drinking

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