Hervir

to boil

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

hervir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

hirviendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

hervido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hiervo I boil	I boil
tú	hierves you boil	you boil
él/ella/usted	hierve he/she/you boils	he/she/you boils
nosotros	hervimos we boil	we boil
vosotros	hervís you all boil	you all boil
ellos/ustedes	hierven they/you all boil	they/you all boil

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hervía I used to boil	I used to boil
tú	hervías you used to boil	you used to boil
él/ella/usted	hervía he/she/you used to boil	he/she/you used to boil
nosotros	hervíamos we used to boil	we used to boil
vosotros	hervíais you all used to boil	you all used to boil
ellos/ustedes	hervían they/you all used to boil	they/you all used to boil

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	herví I boiled	I boiled
tú	herviste you boiled	you boiled
él/ella/usted	hirvió he/she/you boiled	he/she/you boiled
nosotros	hervimos we boiled	we boiled
vosotros	hervisteis you all boiled	you all boiled
ellos/ustedes	hirvieron they/you all boiled	they/you all boiled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	herviré I will boil	I will boil
tú	hervirás you will boil	you will boil
él/ella/usted	hervirá he/she/you will boil	he/she/you will boil
nosotros	herviremos we will boil	we will boil
vosotros	herviréis you all will boil	you all will boil
ellos/ustedes	hervirán they/you all will boil	they/you all will boil

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	herviría I would boil	I would boil
tú	hervirías you would boil	you would boil
él/ella/usted	herviría he/she/you would boil	he/she/you would boil
nosotros	herviríamos we would boil	we would boil
vosotros	herviríais you all would boil	you all would boil
ellos/ustedes	hervirían they/you all would boil	they/you all would boil

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hierva that I boil	that I boil
tú	hiervas that you boil	that you boil
él/ella/usted	hierva that he/she/you boil	that he/she/you boil
nosotros	hirvamos that we boil	that we boil
vosotros	hirváis that you all boil	that you all boil
ellos/ustedes	hiervan that they/you all boil	that they/you all boil

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	herviera or herviese that I boiled	that I boiled
tú	hervieras or hervieses that you boiled	that you boiled
él/ella/usted	herviera or herviese that he/she/you boiled	that he/she/you boiled
nosotros	herviéramos or herviésemos that we boiled	that we boiled
vosotros	hervierais or hervieseis that you all boiled	that you all boiled
ellos/ustedes	hervieran or herviesen that they/you all boiled	that they/you all boiled

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	herve	boil! (you)
usted	herva	boil! (you formal)
nosotros	hervamos	let's boil!
vosotros	hervid	boil! (you all)
ustedes	hervan	boil! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no hervas	don't boil! (you)
usted	no herva	don't boil! (you formal)
nosotros	no hervamos	let's not boil!
vosotros	no herváis	don't boil! (you all)
ustedes	no hervan	don't boil! (you all)

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