What does prever mean in English?

Prever means "to foresee" in English.

How do you conjugate prever in Spanish?

Prever 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 verbs are related to prever?

Verbs related to prever include: ver. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use prever in a sentence?

Example: "Preví el problema." which means "I foresaw the problem." in English.

What are synonyms for prever?

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

Prever

to foresee

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

prever

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

previendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

prevido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prevo I foresee	I foresee
tú	preves you foresee	you foresee
él/ella/usted	preve he/she/you foresees	he/she/you foresees
nosotros	prevemos we foresee	we foresee
vosotros	prevéis you all foresee	you all foresee
ellos/ustedes	preven they/you all foresee	they/you all foresee

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prevía I used to foresee	I used to foresee
tú	prevías you used to foresee	you used to foresee
él/ella/usted	prevía he/she/you used to foresee	he/she/you used to foresee
nosotros	prevíamos we used to foresee	we used to foresee
vosotros	prevíais you all used to foresee	you all used to foresee
ellos/ustedes	prevían they/you all used to foresee	they/you all used to foresee

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preví I foreseed	I foreseed
tú	previste you foreseed	you foreseed
él/ella/usted	previó he/she/you foreseed	he/she/you foreseed
nosotros	previmos we foreseed	we foreseed
vosotros	previsteis you all foreseed	you all foreseed
ellos/ustedes	previeron they/you all foreseed	they/you all foreseed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preveré I will foresee	I will foresee
tú	preverás you will foresee	you will foresee
él/ella/usted	preverá he/she/you will foresee	he/she/you will foresee
nosotros	preveremos we will foresee	we will foresee
vosotros	preveréis you all will foresee	you all will foresee
ellos/ustedes	preverán they/you all will foresee	they/you all will foresee

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prevería I would foresee	I would foresee
tú	preverías you would foresee	you would foresee
él/ella/usted	prevería he/she/you would foresee	he/she/you would foresee
nosotros	preveríamos we would foresee	we would foresee
vosotros	preveríais you all would foresee	you all would foresee
ellos/ustedes	preverían they/you all would foresee	they/you all would foresee

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preva that I foresee	that I foresee
tú	prevas that you foresee	that you foresee
él/ella/usted	preva that he/she/you foresee	that he/she/you foresee
nosotros	prevamos that we foresee	that we foresee
vosotros	preváis that you all foresee	that you all foresee
ellos/ustedes	prevan that they/you all foresee	that they/you all foresee

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	previera or previese that I foreseed	that I foreseed
tú	previeras or previeses that you foreseed	that you foreseed
él/ella/usted	previera or previese that he/she/you foreseed	that he/she/you foreseed
nosotros	previéramos or previésemos that we foreseed	that we foreseed
vosotros	previerais or previeseis that you all foreseed	that you all foreseed
ellos/ustedes	previeran or previesen that they/you all foreseed	that they/you all foreseed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	preve	foresee! (you)
usted	preva	foresee! (you formal)
nosotros	prevamos	let's foresee!
vosotros	preved	foresee! (you all)
ustedes	prevan	foresee! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no prevas	don't foresee! (you)
usted	no preva	don't foresee! (you formal)
nosotros	no prevamos	let's not foresee!
vosotros	no preváis	don't foresee! (you all)
ustedes	no prevan	don't foresee! (you all)

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Examples in Context

Preví el problema.

I foresaw the problem.

Preterite

Preveo dificultades.

I foresee difficulties.

Present

Ha previsto el resultado.

He/She has foreseen the result.

Present Perfect

Preveré los riesgos.

I will foresee the risks.

Future

Related Verbs

ver(to see)

base verb - to see

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

anticipar(to anticipate)

More common in some contexts

Usage Notes

•Prever is irregular like ver
•Present: preveo, prevés, prevé
•Preterite: preví, previste, previó
•Main meaning: to foresee, to anticipate

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