to boil
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
El agua hierve a cien grados.
Water boils at a hundred degrees.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El agua hirvió en dos minutos.
The water boiled in two minutes.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
La sopa hervía en la estufa.
The soup was boiling on the stove.
Futuro · What will happen
Herviré los huevos.
I'll boil the eggs.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo herviría el agua primero.
I'd boil the water first.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
El agua ya ha hervido.
The water has already boiled.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
El café ya había hervido.
The coffee had already boiled.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo habría hervido el agua.
I would have boiled the water.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espera a que hierva el agua.
Wait for the water to boil.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Esperé a que hirviera la leche.
I waited for the milk to boil.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Quité la olla antes de que hirviese.
I took the pot off before it boiled.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que haya hervido el agua.
I hope the water has boiled.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera hervido el agua, no estaría enfermo.
If I had boiled the water, I wouldn't be sick.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Hierve la yuca con sal.
Boil the cassava with salt.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.