What does constituir mean in English?

Constituir means "to constitute" in English.

How do you conjugate constituir in Spanish?

Constituir 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 should I know about using constituir?

Constituir is a -uir verb with spelling changes

How do you use constituir in a sentence?

Example: "Constituyeron un gobierno." which means "They constituted a government." in English.

What are synonyms for constituir?

Spanish synonyms for constituir include: formar, establecer. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Constituir

to constitute

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

constituir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

constituiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

constituido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	constituyo I constitute	I constitute
tú	constituuyes you constitute	you constitute
él/ella/usted	constituuye he/she/you constitutes	he/she/you constitutes
nosotros	constituimos we constitute	we constitute
vosotros	constituís you all constitute	you all constitute
ellos/ustedes	constituuyen they/you all constitute	they/you all constitute

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	constituía I used to constitute	I used to constitute
tú	constituías you used to constitute	you used to constitute
él/ella/usted	constituía he/she/you used to constitute	he/she/you used to constitute
nosotros	constituíamos we used to constitute	we used to constitute
vosotros	constituíais you all used to constitute	you all used to constitute
ellos/ustedes	constituían they/you all used to constitute	they/you all used to constitute

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	constituí I constituted	I constituted
tú	constituiste you constituted	you constituted
él/ella/usted	constituió he/she/you constituted	he/she/you constituted
nosotros	constituimos we constituted	we constituted
vosotros	constituisteis you all constituted	you all constituted
ellos/ustedes	constituieron they/you all constituted	they/you all constituted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	constituiré I will constitute	I will constitute
tú	constituirás you will constitute	you will constitute
él/ella/usted	constituirá he/she/you will constitute	he/she/you will constitute
nosotros	constituiremos we will constitute	we will constitute
vosotros	constituiréis you all will constitute	you all will constitute
ellos/ustedes	constituirán they/you all will constitute	they/you all will constitute

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	constituiría I would constitute	I would constitute
tú	constituirías you would constitute	you would constitute
él/ella/usted	constituiría he/she/you would constitute	he/she/you would constitute
nosotros	constituiríamos we would constitute	we would constitute
vosotros	constituiríais you all would constitute	you all would constitute
ellos/ustedes	constituirían they/you all would constitute	they/you all would constitute

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	constitua that I constitute	that I constitute
tú	constituas that you constitute	that you constitute
él/ella/usted	constitua that he/she/you constitute	that he/she/you constitute
nosotros	constituamos that we constitute	that we constitute
vosotros	constituáis that you all constitute	that you all constitute
ellos/ustedes	constituan that they/you all constitute	that they/you all constitute

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	constituiera or constituiese that I constituted	that I constituted
tú	constituieras or constituieses that you constituted	that you constituted
él/ella/usted	constituiera or constituiese that he/she/you constituted	that he/she/you constituted
nosotros	constituiéramos or constituiésemos that we constituted	that we constituted
vosotros	constituierais or constituieseis that you all constituted	that you all constituted
ellos/ustedes	constituieran or constituiesen that they/you all constituted	that they/you all constituted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	constitue	constitute! (you)
usted	constitua	constitute! (you formal)
nosotros	constituamos	let's constitute!
vosotros	constituid	constitute! (you all)
ustedes	constituan	constitute! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no constituas	don't constitute! (you)
usted	no constitua	don't constitute! (you formal)
nosotros	no constituamos	let's not constitute!
vosotros	no constituáis	don't constitute! (you all)
ustedes	no constituan	don't constitute! (you all)

Más sobre "constituir"

Ejemplos en contexto

Constituyeron un gobierno.

They constituted a government.

Preterite

Esto constituye un problema.

This constitutes a problem.

Present

Han constituido una empresa.

They have formed a company.

Present Perfect

Constituirá un gran logro.

It will constitute a great achievement.

Future

Sinónimos y antónimos

Sinónimos:

formar(to form, constitute)

More common in everyday language

establecer(to establish)

When meaning to set up or create

Notas de uso

•Constituir is a -uir verb with spelling changes
•Adds y before vowels: constituyo, constituyes
•Main meanings: to constitute, to form, to establish
•Often used in formal or legal contexts

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