Competir means to compete or contest with others, often in sports, games, or competitions. It involves striving to win or achieve a goal against others.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | compito | Yo compito en carreras locales. I compete in local races. | |
| Tú | compites | Tú compites en el torneo escolar. You compete in the school tournament. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | compite | Ella compite en el campeonato nacional. She competes in the national championship. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | competimos | Nosotros competimos en el torneo regional. We compete in the regional tournament. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | competís | Vosotros competís en la liga local. You all compete in the local league. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | compiten | Ellos compiten en varias disciplinas. They compete in various disciplines. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | competí | Ayer competí en la carrera local. Yesterday I competed in the local race. | |
| Tú | competiste | Tú competiste muy bien en el torneo. You competed very well in the tournament. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | competió | Él compitió en el campeonato nacional. He competed in the national championship. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | competimos | Nosotros competimos en el torneo escolar. We competed in the school tournament. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | competisteis | Vosotros competisteis en la final ayer. You all competed in the final yesterday. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | competieron | Ellos compitieron en el partido de ayer. They competed in yesterday's match. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | competía | Yo competía en torneos de natación. I used to compete in swimming tournaments. | |
| Tú | competías | Tú competías en carreras escolares. You used to compete in school races. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | competía | Ella competía en el equipo local. She used to compete on the local team. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | competíamos | Nosotros competíamos en diferentes disciplinas. We used to compete in different disciplines. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | competíais | Vosotros competíais en varias competencias. You all used to compete in several competitions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | competían | Ellos competían en torneos nacionales. They used to compete in national tournaments. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy compitiendo | Estoy compitiendo en la carrera ahora mismo. I am competing in the race right now. | |
| Tú | estás compitiendo | Estás compitiendo en el torneo esta semana. You are competing in the tournament this week. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está compitiendo | Ella está compitiendo en el campeonato nacional. She is competing in the national championship. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos compitiendo | Estamos compitiendo en el torneo escolar. We are competing in the school tournament. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis compitiendo | Vosotros estáis compitiendo en la liga local. You all are competing in the local league. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están compitiendo | Ellos están compitiendo en el torneo internacional. They are competing in the international tournament. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a competir | Voy a competir en la carrera mañana. I am going to compete in the race tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a competir | ¿Vas a competir en el torneo? Are you going to compete in the tournament? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a competir | Ella va a competir en el campeonato. She is going to compete in the championship. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a competir | Vamos a competir en la próxima semana. We are going to compete next week. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a competir | Vosotros vais a competir en el evento. You all are going to compete in the event. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a competir | Ellos van a competir en el torneo internacional. They are going to compete in the international tournament. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | competiré | Yo competiré en la carrera mañana. I will compete in the race tomorrow. | |
| Tú | competirás | Tú competirás en el torneo la próxima semana. You will compete in the tournament next week. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | competirá | Ella competirá en el campeonato nacional. She will compete in the national championship. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | competiremos | Nosotros competiremos en el evento deportivo. We will compete in the sports event. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | competiréis | Vosotros competiréis en la final del torneo. You all will compete in the tournament final. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | competirán | Ellos competirán en el campeonato internacional. They will compete in the international championship. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | competiría | Yo competiría en la carrera si tuviera tiempo. I would compete in the race if I had time. | |
| Tú | competirías | Tú competirías mejor con más entrenamiento. You would compete better with more training. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | competiría | Él competiría en el torneo si pudiera. He would compete in the tournament if he could. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | competiríamos | Nosotros competiríamos en el campeonato si ganáramos. We would compete in the championship if we won. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | competiríais | Vosotros competiríais en la final si participasteis. You all would compete in the final if you participated. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | competirían | Ellos competirían en la próxima temporada. They would compete in the next season. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he competido | Yo he competido en varias carreras. I have competed in several races. | |
| Tú | has competido | Tú has competido en muchos torneos. You have competed in many tournaments. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha competido | Ella ha competido en varias competencias. She has competed in several competitions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos competido | Nosotros hemos competido juntos antes. We have competed together before. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis competido | Vosotros habéis competido en muchas ocasiones. You all have competed many times. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han competido | Ellos han competido en varias ligas. They have competed in several leagues. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había competido | Yo había competido en varias carreras. I had competed in several races. | |
| Tú | habías competido | Tú habías competido en el torneo anterior. You had competed in the previous tournament. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había competido | Ella había competido en muchas competencias. She had competed in many competitions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos competido | Nosotros habíamos competido juntos antes. We had competed together before. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais competido | Vosotros habíais competido en esa carrera. You all had competed in that race. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían competido | Ellos habían competido en varias olimpiadas. They had competed in several Olympics. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré competido | Para entonces, habré competido en la carrera. By then, I will have competed in the race. | |
| Tú | habrás competido | Tú habrás competido en el torneo para mañana. You will have competed in the tournament by tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá competido | Ella habrá competido en varias competencias. She will have competed in several competitions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos competido | Nosotros habremos competido en el campeonato. We will have competed in the championship. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis competido | Vosotros habréis competido en muchas pruebas. You all will have competed in many events. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán competido | Ellos habrán competido en el torneo internacional. They will have competed in the international tournament. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría competido | Yo habría competido en la carrera. I would have competed in the race. | |
| Tú | habrías competido | Tú habrías competido si hubieras sabido. You would have competed if you had known. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría competido | Él habría competido en el torneo. He would have competed in the tournament. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos competido | Nosotros habríamos competido juntos. We would have competed together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais competido | Vosotros habríais competido si hubierais llegado a tiempo. You all would have competed if you had arrived on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían competido | Ellos habrían competido en la final. They would have competed in the final. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | competida | Es importante que yo competida en la carrera. It's important that I compete in the race. | |
| Tú | competidas | Espero que tú competidas en el torneo. I hope that you compete in the tournament. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | competida | Es posible que ella competida en el campeonato. It's possible that she competes in the championship. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | competidas | Queremos que nosotros competidas con entusiasmo. We want us to compete with enthusiasm. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | competidas | Dudo que vosotros competidas en la competencia. I doubt that you all compete in the competition. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | competidan | Es bueno que ellos competidan en el torneo. It's good that they compete in the tournament. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | competiera | Esperaba que yo competiera en la carrera. I hoped that I would compete in the race. | |
| Tú | competieras | Dudaba que tú competieras en el torneo. I doubted that you would compete in the tournament. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | competiera | No creía que él competiera en la competencia. I didn't believe that he would compete in the competition. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | competieramos | Esperábamos que nosotros competiéramos juntos. We hoped that we would compete together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | competierais | Pensaba que vosotros competierais en el evento. I thought that you all would compete in the event. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | competieran | No creían que ellos competieran en la final. They didn't believe that they would compete in the final. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | competiere | Si tuviera tiempo, competiere en la carrera. If I had time, I would compete in the race. | |
| Tú | competieres | Es posible que competieres en el torneo. It is possible that you would compete in the tournament. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | competiere | Quizás él competiere en el campeonato. Maybe he would compete in the championship. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | competiremos | Mañana competiremos en el evento. Tomorrow we will compete in the event. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | competiereis | Si fuera posible, competiereis en la final. If it were possible, you would compete in the final. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | competieren | Es probable que competieren en el torneo internacional. They probably would compete in the international tournament. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya competido | Espero que haya competido bien. I hope I have competed well. | |
| Tú | hayas competido | Es posible que hayas competido antes. It's possible that you have competed before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya competido | Es bueno que él haya competido en esa carrera. It's good that he has competed in that race. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos competido | Esperamos que hayamos competido con éxito. We hope that we have competed successfully. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis competido | Me alegra que hayáis competido tan bien. I'm glad that you all have competed so well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan competido | Dudo que hayan competido en esa categoría. I doubt that they have competed in that category. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera competido | Si hubiera competido, habría ganado. If I had competed, I would have won. | |
| Tú | hubieras competido | Si hubieras competido, lo habrías logrado. If you had competed, you would have succeeded. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera competido | Ella habría competido en la carrera. She would have competed in the race. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos competido | Si hubiéramos competido, habríamos ganado. If we had competed, we would have won. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais competido | Si hubierais competido, habríais tenido éxito. If you all had competed, you would have succeeded. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran competido | Si hubieran competido, habrían llegado primero. If they had competed, they would have arrived first. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere competido | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere competido. When I arrive, I will have already competed. | |
| Tú | hubieres competido | Para entonces, tú hubieres competido. By then, you will have already competed. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere competido | Es posible que él hubiere competido antes. It is possible that he will have competed before. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos competido | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos competido ya. Maybe we will have already competed. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis competido | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis competido. By then, you all will have competed. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren competido | Es probable que ellos hubieren competido antes. It is likely that they will have competed before. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses esa palabra en la reunión. Don't use that word in the meeting. | |
| Tú | compite | ¡Compite con entusiasmo en la carrera! Compete enthusiastically in the race! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | compita | Por favor, compita con honestidad. Please compete honestly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | compitamos | Compitamos para mejorar nuestro rendimiento. Let's compete to improve our performance. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | competid | ¡Competid con fuerza en el torneo! Compete strongly in the tournament! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | compitan | Deben compitan en la final. They must compete in the final. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no compitas | No compitas en la competencia. Don't compete in the race. | |
| Tú | no compitas | ¡No compitas con tus amigos! Don't compete with your friends! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no compita | Por favor, no compita en la reunión. Please, don't compete in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no compitamos | No compitamos por el puesto. Let's not compete for the position. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no compitáis | No compitáis entre vosotros. Don't compete with each other. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no compitan | No compitan en la misma categoría. They shouldn't compete in the same category. |
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