to get, to obtain; to manage to
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Nunca consigo mesa en ese restaurante.
I can never get a table at that restaurant.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi hermano consiguió trabajo en un hotel.
My brother got a job at a hotel.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Conseguíamos mangos baratos en el mercado.
We used to get cheap mangoes at the market.
Futuro · What will happen
Con esfuerzo, conseguirás lo que quieres.
With effort, you'll get what you want.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo conseguiría los boletos más baratos en línea.
I'd get the tickets cheaper online.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Mis primos han conseguido entradas para el juego.
My cousins have gotten tickets to the game.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella ya había conseguido la visa.
She had already gotten the visa.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para diciembre habremos conseguido el dinero.
By December we will have gotten the money.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Con mejor nota, habrías conseguido la beca.
With a better grade, you would have gotten the scholarship.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Ojalá consigas ese trabajo.
I hope you get that job.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Me alegró que mi hija consiguiera la beca.
I was glad my daughter got the scholarship.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Dudaba que consiguiesen llegar a tiempo.
I doubted they would manage to arrive on time.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
No creo que hayas conseguido eso tan barato.
I can't believe you got that so cheap.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera conseguido el préstamo, habría comprado la casa.
If I had gotten the loan, I would have bought the house.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Consigue un carro y nos vamos a la playa.
Get a car and we'll go to the beach.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.