What does subir mean in English?

Subir means "to go up" in English.

How do you conjugate subir in Spanish?

Subir 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.

How do you use subir in a sentence?

Example: "Subí las escaleras." which means "I climbed the stairs." in English.

What are synonyms for subir?

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

Subir

to go up

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

subir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

subiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

subido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	subo I go up	I go up
tú	subes you go up	you go up
él/ella/usted	sube he/she/you go ups	he/she/you go ups
nosotros	subimos we go up	we go up
vosotros	subís you all go up	you all go up
ellos/ustedes	suben they/you all go up	they/you all go up

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	subía I used to go up	I used to go up
tú	subías you used to go up	you used to go up
él/ella/usted	subía he/she/you used to go up	he/she/you used to go up
nosotros	subíamos we used to go up	we used to go up
vosotros	subíais you all used to go up	you all used to go up
ellos/ustedes	subían they/you all used to go up	they/you all used to go up

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	subí I go uped	I go uped
tú	subiste you go uped	you go uped
él/ella/usted	subió he/she/you go uped	he/she/you go uped
nosotros	subimos we go uped	we go uped
vosotros	subisteis you all go uped	you all go uped
ellos/ustedes	subieron they/you all go uped	they/you all go uped

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	subiré I will go up	I will go up
tú	subirás you will go up	you will go up
él/ella/usted	subirá he/she/you will go up	he/she/you will go up
nosotros	subiremos we will go up	we will go up
vosotros	subiréis you all will go up	you all will go up
ellos/ustedes	subirán they/you all will go up	they/you all will go up

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	subiría I would go up	I would go up
tú	subirías you would go up	you would go up
él/ella/usted	subiría he/she/you would go up	he/she/you would go up
nosotros	subiríamos we would go up	we would go up
vosotros	subiríais you all would go up	you all would go up
ellos/ustedes	subirían they/you all would go up	they/you all would go up

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	suba that I go up	that I go up
tú	subas that you go up	that you go up
él/ella/usted	suba that he/she/you go up	that he/she/you go up
nosotros	subamos that we go up	that we go up
vosotros	subáis that you all go up	that you all go up
ellos/ustedes	suban that they/you all go up	that they/you all go up

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	subiera or subiese that I go uped	that I go uped
tú	subieras or subieses that you go uped	that you go uped
él/ella/usted	subiera or subiese that he/she/you go uped	that he/she/you go uped
nosotros	subiéramos or subiésemos that we go uped	that we go uped
vosotros	subierais or subieseis that you all go uped	that you all go uped
ellos/ustedes	subieran or subiesen that they/you all go uped	that they/you all go uped

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	sube	go up! (you)
usted	suba	go up! (you formal)
nosotros	subamos	let's go up!
vosotros	subid	go up! (you all)
ustedes	suban	go up! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no subas	don't go up! (you)
usted	no suba	don't go up! (you formal)
nosotros	no subamos	let's not go up!
vosotros	no subáis	don't go up! (you all)
ustedes	no suban	don't go up! (you all)

More About "subir"

Examples in Context

Subí las escaleras.

I climbed the stairs.

Preterite

Subo al autobús.

I get on the bus.

Present

Han subido la montaña.

They have climbed the mountain.

Present Perfect

Subiré el volumen.

I will turn up the volume.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

ascender(to ascend)

More formal

Antonyms:

bajar(to go down, to descend)

Usage Notes

•Subir is a regular -ir verb
•Main meanings: to go up, to climb, to rise
•Also means to upload (files) or to get on (transportation)

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