existir

/eksisˈtiɾ/

verb #1075 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to exist

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -ir conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoexistoexistíexistíaexistiréexistiría
existesexististeexistíasexistirásexistirías
él/ella/ud.existeexistióexistíaexistiráexistiría
nos.existimosexistimosexistíamosexistiremosexistiríamos
vos.existísexististeisexistíaisexistiréisexistiríais
ellos/uds.existenexistieronexistíanexistiránexistirían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoexistaexistieraexistiese
existasexistierasexistieses
él/ella/ud.existaexistieraexistiese
nos.existamosexistiéramosexistiésemos
vos.existáisexistieraisexistieseis
ellos/uds.existanexistieranexistiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
existe
ud.exista
nosotrosexistamos
vosotrosexistid
uds.existan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
existiendo
Past participle
existido

Examples

sencilla esa .

There is no simple answer to that question.

muchas culturas distintas .

Many different cultures exist in this country.

, .

I think, therefore I am.

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