What does consistir mean in English?

Consistir means "to consist" in English.

How do you conjugate consistir in Spanish?

Consistir 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 are common idiomatic expressions with consistir?

Common idiomatic expressions using consistir include: "consistir en" (to consist of / to be based on). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using consistir?

Consistir is a regular -ir verb

How do you use consistir in a sentence?

Example: "Consistió en tres partes." which means "It consisted of three parts." in English.

Consistir

to consist

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

consistir

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

consistiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

consistido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consisto I consist	I consist
tú	consistes you consist	you consist
él/ella/usted	consiste he/she/you consists	he/she/you consists
nosotros	consistimos we consist	we consist
vosotros	consistís you all consist	you all consist
ellos/ustedes	consisten they/you all consist	they/you all consist

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consistía I used to consist	I used to consist
tú	consistías you used to consist	you used to consist
él/ella/usted	consistía he/she/you used to consist	he/she/you used to consist
nosotros	consistíamos we used to consist	we used to consist
vosotros	consistíais you all used to consist	you all used to consist
ellos/ustedes	consistían they/you all used to consist	they/you all used to consist

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consistí I consisted	I consisted
tú	consististe you consisted	you consisted
él/ella/usted	consistió he/she/you consisted	he/she/you consisted
nosotros	consistimos we consisted	we consisted
vosotros	consististeis you all consisted	you all consisted
ellos/ustedes	consistieron they/you all consisted	they/you all consisted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consistiré I will consist	I will consist
tú	consistirás you will consist	you will consist
él/ella/usted	consistirá he/she/you will consist	he/she/you will consist
nosotros	consistiremos we will consist	we will consist
vosotros	consistiréis you all will consist	you all will consist
ellos/ustedes	consistirán they/you all will consist	they/you all will consist

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consistiría I would consist	I would consist
tú	consistirías you would consist	you would consist
él/ella/usted	consistiría he/she/you would consist	he/she/you would consist
nosotros	consistiríamos we would consist	we would consist
vosotros	consistiríais you all would consist	you all would consist
ellos/ustedes	consistirían they/you all would consist	they/you all would consist

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consista that I consist	that I consist
tú	consistas that you consist	that you consist
él/ella/usted	consista that he/she/you consist	that he/she/you consist
nosotros	consistamos that we consist	that we consist
vosotros	consistáis that you all consist	that you all consist
ellos/ustedes	consistan that they/you all consist	that they/you all consist

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consistiera or consistiese that I consisted	that I consisted
tú	consistieras or consistieses that you consisted	that you consisted
él/ella/usted	consistiera or consistiese that he/she/you consisted	that he/she/you consisted
nosotros	consistiéramos or consistiésemos that we consisted	that we consisted
vosotros	consistierais or consistieseis that you all consisted	that you all consisted
ellos/ustedes	consistieran or consistiesen that they/you all consisted	that they/you all consisted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré consistido I will have consisted	I will have consisted
tú	habrás consistido you will have consisted	you will have consisted
él/ella/usted	habrá consistido he/she/you will have consisted	he/she/you will have consisted
nosotros	habremos consistido we will have consisted	we will have consisted
vosotros	habréis consistido you all will have consisted	you all will have consisted
ellos/ustedes	habrán consistido they/you all will have consisted	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	English
yo	habría consistido I would have consisted	I would have consisted
tú	habrías consistido you would have consisted	you would have consisted
él/ella/usted	habría consistido he/she/you would have consisted	he/she/you would have consisted
nosotros	habríamos consistido we would have consisted	we would have consisted
vosotros	habríais consistido you all would have consisted	you all would have consisted
ellos/ustedes	habrían consistido they/you all would have consisted	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	English
yo	haya consistido that I have consisted	that I have consisted
tú	hayas consistido that you have consisted	that you have consisted
él/ella/usted	haya consistido that he/she/you have consisted	that he/she/you have consisted
nosotros	hayamos consistido that we have consisted	that we have consisted
vosotros	hayáis consistido that you all have consisted	that you all have consisted
ellos/ustedes	hayan consistido that they/you all have consisted	that they/you all have consisted

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

Más sobre "consistir"

Expresiones idiomáticas

consistir en

to consist of / to be based on

💡 Always used with "en" to explain what something is made of or based on

Ejemplos en contexto

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

Notas de uso

•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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