to fulfill; to turn (age)
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Siempre cumplo mis promesas.
I always keep my promises.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi abuela cumplió noventa años.
My grandmother turned ninety.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los empleados cumplían con su horario.
The employees kept to their schedule.
Futuro · What will happen
Mañana cumplirás treinta años.
Tomorrow you'll turn thirty.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo cumpliría mi palabra.
I would keep my word.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Han cumplido con todo lo prometido.
They've done everything they promised.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella ya había cumplido dieciocho años.
She had already turned eighteen.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
En mayo habremos cumplido veinte años de casados.
In May we will have been married for twenty years.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Tú habrías cumplido con tu palabra.
You would have kept your word.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que cumplas tus sueños.
I hope you fulfill your dreams.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Queríamos que cumpliera su promesa.
We wanted him to keep his promise.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Exigimos que cumpliesen el contrato.
We demanded that they fulfill the contract.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
No creo que haya cumplido su palabra.
I don't think he has kept his word.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera cumplido mi promesa, no estarías enojado.
If I had kept my promise, you wouldn't be angry.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Cumple lo que prometes.
Do what you promise.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.