🎯
Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
consistir
🏃
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
consistiendo
📋
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
consistido
Simple Tenses
⚡
Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | consisto I consist |
tú | consistes you consist |
él/ella/usted | consiste he/she/you consists |
nosotros | consistimos we consist |
vosotros | consistís you all consist |
ellos/ustedes | consisten they/you all consist |
🕰️
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | consistía I used to consist |
tú | consistías you used to consist |
él/ella/usted | consistía he/she/you used to consist |
nosotros | consistíamos we used to consist |
vosotros | consistíais you all used to consist |
ellos/ustedes | consistían they/you all used to consist |
📅
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | consistí I consisted |
tú | consististe you consisted |
él/ella/usted | consistió he/she/you consisted |
nosotros | consistimos we consisted |
vosotros | consististeis you all consisted |
ellos/ustedes | consistieron they/you all consisted |
🔮
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | consistiré I will consist |
tú | consistirás you will consist |
él/ella/usted | consistirá he/she/you will consist |
nosotros | consistiremos we will consist |
vosotros | consistiréis you all will consist |
ellos/ustedes | consistirán they/you all will consist |
🎯
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | consistiría I would consist |
tú | consistirías you would consist |
él/ella/usted | consistiría he/she/you would consist |
nosotros | consistiríamos we would consist |
vosotros | consistiríais you all would consist |
ellos/ustedes | consistirían they/you all would consist |
💭
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | consista that I consist |
tú | consistas that you consist |
él/ella/usted | consista that he/she/you consist |
nosotros | consistamos that we consist |
vosotros | consistáis that you all consist |
ellos/ustedes | consistan that they/you all consist |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | consistiera or consistiese that I consisted |
tú | consistieras or consistieses that you consisted |
él/ella/usted | consistiera or consistiese that he/she/you consisted |
nosotros | consistiéramos or consistiésemos that we consisted |
vosotros | consistierais or consistieseis that you all consisted |
ellos/ustedes | consistieran or consistiesen that they/you all consisted |
Compound Tenses
✅
Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he consistido I have consisted |
tú | has consistido you have consisted |
él/ella/usted | ha consistido he/she/you have consisted |
nosotros | hemos consistido we have consisted |
vosotros | habéis consistido you all have consisted |
ellos/ustedes | han consistido they/you all have consisted |
⏪
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había consistido I had consisted |
tú | habías consistido you had consisted |
él/ella/usted | había consistido he/she/you had consisted |
nosotros | habíamos consistido we had consisted |
vosotros | habíais consistido you all had consisted |
ellos/ustedes | habían consistido they/you all had consisted |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube consistido I had consisted |
tú | hubiste consistido you had consisted |
él/ella/usted | hubo consistido he/she/you had consisted |
nosotros | hubimos consistido we had consisted |
vosotros | hubisteis consistido you all had consisted |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron consistido they/you all had consisted |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré consistido I will have consisted |
tú | habrás consistido you will have consisted |
él/ella/usted | habrá consistido he/she/you will have consisted |
nosotros | habremos consistido we will have consisted |
vosotros | habréis consistido you all will have consisted |
ellos/ustedes | habrán consistido they/you all will have consisted |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría consistido I would have consisted |
tú | habrías consistido you would have consisted |
él/ella/usted | habría consistido he/she/you would have consisted |
nosotros | habríamos consistido we would have consisted |
vosotros | habríais consistido you all would have consisted |
ellos/ustedes | habrían consistido they/you all would have consisted |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya consistido that I have consisted |
tú | hayas consistido that you have consisted |
él/ella/usted | haya consistido that he/she/you have consisted |
nosotros | hayamos consistido that we have consisted |
vosotros | hayáis consistido that you all have consisted |
ellos/ustedes | hayan consistido that they/you all have consisted |
🌌
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera consistido that I had consisted |
tú | hubieras consistido that you had consisted |
él/ella/usted | hubiera consistido that he/she/you had consisted |
nosotros | hubiéramos consistido that we had consisted |
vosotros | hubierais consistido that you all had consisted |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran consistido that they/you all had consisted |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | consiste | consist! (you) |
usted | consista | consist! (you formal) |
nosotros | consistamos | let's consist! |
vosotros | consistid | consist! (you all) |
ustedes | consistan | consist! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no consistas | don't consist! (you) |
usted | no consista | don't consist! (you formal) |
nosotros | no consistamos | let's not consist! |
vosotros | no consistáis | don't consist! (you all) |
ustedes | no consistan | don't consist! (you all) |
More About "consistir"
Idiomatic Expressions
consistir en
to consist of / to be based on
💡 Always used with "en" to explain what something is made of or based on
Examples in Context
Consistió en tres partes.
It consisted of three parts.
Preterite
El plan consiste en esperar.
The plan consists of waiting.
Present
Ha consistido en un error.
It has consisted of a mistake.
Present Perfect
Consistirá en varias etapas.
It will consist of several stages.
Future
Usage Notes
- •Consistir is a regular -ir verb
- •Main meaning: to consist of, to be made up of
- •Almost always used with preposition "en"
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