to convert, to turn into
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
El calor convierte el agua en vapor.
Heat turns water into steam.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Convirtieron la vieja fábrica en apartamentos.
They turned the old factory into apartments.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
La música convertía cualquier día en fiesta.
The music turned any day into a party.
Futuro · What will happen
Convertiremos el garaje en una oficina.
We'll turn the garage into an office.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo convertiría este cuarto en una biblioteca.
I'd turn this room into a library.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Ese hotel ha convertido el pueblo en un lugar turístico.
That hotel has turned the town into a tourist spot.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya habían convertido la casa en un restaurante.
They had already turned the house into a restaurant.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para julio habremos convertido el patio en un jardín.
By July we will have turned the yard into a garden.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Con más trabajo, habrías convertido esto en un buen negocio.
With more work, you would have turned this into a good business.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que conviertas esa idea en realidad.
I hope you turn that idea into a reality.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Queríamos que la plaza convirtiera el barrio en un lugar más alegre.
We wanted the square to turn the neighborhood into a happier place.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Temían que convirtiesen el parque en un estacionamiento.
They were afraid they would turn the park into a parking lot.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me alegra que haya convertido su pasión en un trabajo.
I'm glad she has turned her passion into a job.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos convertido el dinero antes, habríamos ganado más.
If we had converted the money earlier, we would have made more.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Convierte tus errores en lecciones.
Turn your mistakes into lessons.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No conviertas esto en una pelea.
Don't turn this into a fight.