Consistir

to consist

🎯
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
PersonConjugation
yo
consisto
I consist
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
PersonConjugation
yo
consistía
I used to consist
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
PersonConjugation
yo
consistí
I consisted
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
PersonConjugation
yo
consistiré
I will consist
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
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
PersonConjugation
yo
consistiría
I would consist
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
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
PersonConjugation
yo
consista
that I consist
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
PersonConjugation
yo
consistiera
or
consistiese
that I consisted
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
PersonConjugation
yo
he consistido
I have consisted
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
PersonConjugation
yo
había consistido
I had consisted
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
PersonConjugation
yo
hube consistido
I had consisted
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
PersonConjugation
yo
habré consistido
I will have consisted
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
PersonConjugation
yo
habría consistido
I would have consisted
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
💫
Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
PersonConjugation
yo
haya consistido
that I have consisted
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
PersonConjugation
yo
hubiera consistido
that I had consisted
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
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
PersonCommandEnglish
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
PersonCommandEnglish
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"