Emerger means to come out or rise to the surface from a liquid, or to appear suddenly or become visible. It is often used in contexts related to water, visibility, or emergence of ideas.
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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 | emerge | El volcán emerge del océano. The volcano emerges from the ocean.  | |
| Tú | emerges | Tú emergas en la superficie del agua. You emerge on the surface of the water.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | emerge | El río emerge en la montaña. The river emerges in the mountain.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | emergemos | Nosotros emergemos después de la tormenta. We emerge after the storm.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | emergéis | Vosotros emergéis en la playa. You all emerge on the beach.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | emergen | Las ideas emergen durante la discusión. Ideas emerge during the discussion.  | 
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | emergí | Emergí del agua rápidamente. I emerged from the water quickly.  | |
| Tú | emergiste | Emergiste de la piscina muy cansado. You emerged from the pool very tired.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | emergió | Emergió del sótano a medianoche. He/She/You (formal) emerged from the basement at midnight.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | emergimos | Emergimos del edificio en emergencia. We emerged from the building in an emergency.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | emergisteis | Emergisteis del mar en silencio. You all emerged from the sea silently.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | emergieron | Emergieron de la cueva al amanecer. They/You all emerged from the cave at dawn.  | 
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | emergía | La isla emergía lentamente del mar. The island was slowly emerging from the sea.  | |
| Tú | emergías | Tú emergías de la sombra en la esquina. You were emerging from the shadow in the corner.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | emergía | Ella emergía del agua después de nadar. She was emerging from the water after swimming.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | emergíamos | Nosotros emergíamos del bosque al amanecer. We were emerging from the forest at dawn.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | emergíais | Vosotros emergíais de la cueva lentamente. You all were emerging from the cave slowly.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | emergían | Los barcos emergían en el horizonte. The ships were emerging on the horizon.  | 
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy emergiendo | Estoy emergiendo del agua lentamente. I am emerging from the water slowly.  | |
| Tú | estás emergiendo | ¿Estás emergiendo de la piscina ahora? Are you emerging from the pool now?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está emergiendo | Ella está emergiendo del río en este momento. She is emerging from the river right now.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos emergiendo | Estamos emergiendo de la cueva lentamente. We are emerging from the cave slowly.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis emergiendo | ¿Estáis emergiendo del mar ahora? Are you all emerging from the sea now?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están emergiendo | Los peces están emergiendo del fondo. The fish are emerging from the bottom.  | 
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 emerger | Voy a emerger en la superficie pronto. I am going to emerge on the surface soon.  | |
| Tú | vas a emerger | ¿Vas a emerger del agua ahora? Are you going to emerge from the water now?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a emerger | Ella va a emerger en unos minutos. She is going to emerge in a few minutes.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a emerger | Vamos a emerger juntos después de la tormenta. We are going to emerge together after the storm.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a emerger | Vosotros vais a emerger en breve. You all are going to emerge shortly.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a emerger | Ellos van a emerger en la superficie pronto. They are going to emerge on the surface soon.  | 
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | emergeré | El río emergerá después de la lluvia. The river will emerge after the rain.  | |
| Tú | emergerás | Tú emergerás en la superficie pronto. You will emerge on the surface soon.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | emergerá | La bacteria emergerá en el laboratorio. The bacteria will emerge in the laboratory.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | emergeremos | Nosotros emergeremos del agua en breve. We will emerge from the water soon.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | emergeréis | Vosotros emergeréis en la próxima fase. You all will emerge in the next phase.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | emergerán | Las ideas emergerán durante la reunión. The ideas will emerge during the meeting.  | 
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | emergería | El río emergería si llueve mucho. The river would emerge if it rains a lot.  | |
| Tú | emergerías | Tú emergerías en el agua si saltaras. You would emerge in the water if you jumped.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | emergería | Ella emergería del lago pronto. She would emerge from the lake soon.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | emergeríamos | Nosotros emergeríamos si la marea sube. We would emerge if the tide rises.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | emergeríais | Vosotros emergeríais en la piscina. You all would emerge in the pool.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | emergerían | Ellos emergerían después de la tormenta. They would emerge after the storm.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he emergido | Yo he emergido de la piscina. I have emerged from the pool.  | |
| Tú | has emergido | Tú has emergido del agua rápidamente. You have emerged from the water quickly.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha emergido | Ella ha emergido del río con cuidado. She has emerged from the river carefully.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos emergido | Nosotros hemos emergido a la superficie. We have emerged to the surface.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis emergido | Vosotros habéis emergido del mar ahora. You all have emerged from the sea now.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han emergido | Ellos han emergido del volcán en erupción. They have emerged from the erupting volcano.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había emergido | El barco ya había emergido del agua. The boat had already emerged from the water.  | |
| Tú | habías emergido | Tú habías emergido antes que yo. You had emerged before me.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había emergido | Ella había emergido de la piscina. She had emerged from the pool.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos emergido | Nosotros habíamos emergido del río. We had emerged from the river.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais emergido | Vosotros habíais emergido del mar. You all had emerged from the sea.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían emergido | Ellos habían emergido del volcán. They had emerged from the volcano.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré emergido | Para entonces, ya habré emergido del agua. By then, I will have emerged from the water.  | |
| Tú | habrás emergido | Cuando llegues, ya habrás emergido del río. When you arrive, you will have emerged from the river.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá emergido | Ella habrá emergido antes de que lleguen. She will have emerged before they arrive.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos emergido | Nosotros habremos emergido del mar al amanecer. We will have emerged from the sea at dawn.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis emergido | Vosotros habréis emergido del volcán en horas. You all will have emerged from the volcano in hours.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán emergido | Ellos habrán emergido antes del temporal. They will have emerged before the storm.  | 
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría emergido | Yo habría emergido si hubiera visto la señal. I would have emerged if I had seen the sign.  | |
| Tú | habrías emergido | Tú habrías emergido antes si hubieras sabido. You would have emerged earlier if you had known.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría emergido | Ella habría emergido del agua más rápido. She would have emerged from the water faster.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos emergido | Nosotros habríamos emergido si no hubiera llovido. We would have emerged if it hadn't rained.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais emergido | Vosotros habríais emergido antes si hubierais llegado temprano. You all would have emerged earlier if you had arrived early.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían emergido | Ellos habrían emergido si la situación hubiera sido diferente. They would have emerged if the situation had been different.  | 
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | emerja | Espero que yo emerja con fuerza. I hope that I emerge strongly.  | |
| Tú | emerjas | Es importante que tú emerjas en la competencia. It's important that you emerge in the competition.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | emerja | Es posible que él emerja primero. It's possible that he emerges first.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | emergamos | Queremos que nosotros emerjamos victoriosos. We want us to emerge victorious.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | emerjáis | Dudo que vosotros emerjáis tarde. I doubt that you all emerge late.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | emerjan | Es probable que ellos emerjan pronto. It's likely that they emerge soon.  | 
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | emerjiera | Esperaba que yo emerjiera primero. I hoped that I would emerge first.  | |
| Tú | emerjieras | Dudaba que tú emerjieras a tiempo. I doubted that you would emerge on time.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | emerjiera | Creía que él emerjiera del agua. I believed that he emerged from the water.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | emerjiéramos | Pensábamos que nosotros emerjiéramos juntos. We thought that we would emerge together.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | emerjierais | Esperabais que vosotros emerjierais pronto. You all hoped that you would emerge soon.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | emerjieran | Querían que ellos emerjieran antes de la tormenta. They wanted them to emerge before the storm.  | 
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | emergiere | Si el río emergiere, habría peligro. If the river emerges, there would be danger.  | |
| Tú | emergieres | Cuando emergieres, te llamaré. When you emerge, I will call you.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | emergiere | Es probable que emergiere en la próxima tormenta. It is likely that he/she/you will emerge in the next storm.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | emergiéremos | Cuando emergiéremos, podremos ver el paisaje. When we emerge, we will be able to see the landscape.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | emergiereis | Si emergiereis temprano, os encontraré. If you all emerge early, I will find you.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | emergieren | Es posible que emergieren en la próxima semana. They/you all may emerge next week.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya emergido | Es posible que haya emergido tarde. It is possible that I have emerged late.  | |
| Tú | hayas emergido | No creo que hayas emergido todavía. I don't think that you have emerged yet.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya emergido | Es importante que él haya emergido a tiempo. It is important that he has emerged on time.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos emergido | Esperamos que hayamos emergido sin problemas. We hope that we have emerged without problems.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis emergido | ¿Creéis que hayáis emergido ya? Do you think that you all have emerged already?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan emergido | Es probable que hayan emergido del agua. It is likely that they have emerged from the water.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera emergido | Si hubiera emergido antes, habría ayudado. If I had emerged earlier, I would have helped.  | |
| Tú | hubieras emergido | Si hubieras emergido a tiempo, no habríamos perdido. If you had emerged on time, we wouldn't have lost.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera emergido | Es posible que él hubiera emergido después. It's possible that he had emerged later.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos emergido | Si hubiéramos emergido antes, todo sería diferente. If we had emerged earlier, everything would be different.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais emergido | Quizá vosotros hubierais emergido más rápido. Maybe you all had emerged faster.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran emergido | No creía que ellos hubieran emergido aún. I didn't think they had emerged yet.  | 
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 emergido | Cuando haya llegado, ya hubiere emergido. When I arrive, I will have already emerged.  | |
| Tú | hubieres emergido | Para entonces, tú hubieres emergido. By then, you will have already emerged.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere emergido | Es posible que él hubiere emergido antes. It is possible that he will have emerged earlier.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos emergido | Cuando lleguemos, ya nos hubiéremos emergido. By the time we arrive, we will have already emerged.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis emergido | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis emergido. By then, you all will have already emerged.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren emergido | Es probable que ellos hubieren emergido antes. It is likely that they will have emerged earlier.  | 
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | emerge | ¡Emerge de la piscina ahora! Get out of the pool now!  | |
| Tú | emerge | ¡Emerge de la sombra y mira! Come out of the shadow and look!  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | emerge | ¡Emerge del agua lentamente! Come out of the water slowly!  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | emergamos | ¡Emergamos a la superficie ya! Let's surface now!  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | emerged | ¡Emerged del río rápidamente! Come out of the river quickly!  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | emergen | ¡Emergen del lago al amanecer! They emerge from the lake at dawn!  | 
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no emerjas | No emerjas sin protección. Don't emerge without protection.  | |
| Tú | no emerjas | No emerjas todavía, por favor. Don't emerge yet, please.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no emerja | Por favor, no emerja en ese lugar. Please, don't emerge in that place.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no emerjamos | No emerjamos hasta que sea seguro. Let's not emerge until it's safe.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no emerjáis | No emerjáis sin permiso. Don't emerge without permission.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no emerjan | No emerjan en esa zona peligrosa. They shouldn't emerge in that dangerous area.  | 
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