to defeat, to overcome
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Cada día venzo un poco más el miedo.
Every day I overcome my fear a little more.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Los Tigres vencieron a los Leones.
The Tigers beat the Lions.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
El pasaporte vencía en marzo.
The passport expired in March.
Futuro · What will happen
Al final vencerán el miedo.
In the end they'll overcome their fear.
Condicional · What would happen
Con ese jugador venceríamos a cualquiera.
With that player we would beat anyone.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Mi abuela ha vencido el cáncer.
My grandmother has beaten cancer.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Mi pasaporte ya había vencido.
My passport had already expired.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para junio ya habrá vencido el contrato.
By June the contract will have expired.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Con más entrenamiento, los habríamos vencido.
With more training, we would have beaten them.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que venzas ese miedo.
I hope you overcome that fear.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
El entrenador quería que venciéramos.
The coach wanted us to win.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Temíamos que venciesen los otros.
We were afraid the others would win.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me alegra que haya vencido la enfermedad.
I'm glad she has beaten the illness.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si los hubiéramos vencido, habríamos ganado el campeonato.
If we had beaten them, we would have won the championship.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Vence tus miedos.
Overcome your fears.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.