Perseverar means to persist or continue steadily in a course of action, especially in spite of difficulties or obstacles. It is used to describe sustained effort over time.
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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 |
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Yo | persevero | Yo persevero en mis estudios. I persevere in my studies. | |
Tú | perseveras | Tú perseveras a pesar de las dificultades. You persevere despite the difficulties. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | persevera | Ella persevera en su trabajo. She perseveres in her work. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | perseveramos | Nosotros perseveramos juntos. We persevere together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | perseveráis | Vosotros perseveráis en vuestros objetivos. You all persevere in your goals. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perseveran | Ellos perseveran en sus sueños. They persevere in their dreams. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | perseveré | Perseveré en mis estudios. I persevered in my studies. | |
Tú | perseveraste | Perseveraste en tus objetivos. You persevered in your goals. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | perseveró | Él perseveró a pesar de las dificultades. He persevered despite the difficulties. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | perseveramos | Perseveramos hasta el final. We persevered until the end. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | perseverasteis | Perseverasteis en el proyecto. You all persevered in the project. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perseveraron | Ellos perseveraron en su esfuerzo. They persevered in their effort. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | perseveraba | Yo perseveraba en mis estudios siempre. I used to persevere in my studies always. | |
Tú | perseverabas | Tú perseverabas a pesar de las dificultades. You used to persevere despite the difficulties. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | perseveraba | Ella perseveraba en su trabajo diario. She used to persevere in her daily work. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | perseverábamos | Nosotros perseverábamos en nuestros sueños. We used to persevere in our dreams. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | perseverabais | Vosotros perseverabais en el proyecto. You all used to persevere in the project. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perseveraban | Ellos perseveraban en sus metas. They used to persevere in their goals. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy perseverando | Estoy perseverando en mis estudios. I am persevering in my studies. | |
Tú | estás perseverando | Estás perseverando en tu trabajo. You are persevering in your work. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está perseverando | Ella está perseverando en sus metas. She is persevering in her goals. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos perseverando | Estamos perseverando juntos. We are persevering together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis perseverando | Vosotros estáis perseverando en el proyecto. You all are persevering in the project. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están perseverando | Ellos están perseverando a pesar de las dificultades. They are persevering despite the difficulties. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a perseverar | Voy a perseverar en mis estudios. I am going to persevere in my studies. | |
Tú | vas a perseverar | Vas a perseverar en tu trabajo. You are going to persevere in your work. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a perseverar | Ella va a perseverar en sus metas. She is going to persevere in her goals. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a perseverar | Vamos a perseverar juntos. We are going to persevere together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a perseverar | Vosotros vais a perseverar en el proyecto. You all are going to persevere in the project. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a perseverar | Ellos van a perseverar en sus esfuerzos. They are going to persevere in their efforts. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | perseveraré | Perseveraré en mis esfuerzos. I will persevere in my efforts. | |
Tú | perseverarás | Tú perseverarás en tus metas. You will persevere in your goals. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | perseverará | Él perseverará en su trabajo. He will persevere in his work. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | perseveraremos | Nosotros perseveraremos juntos. We will persevere together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | perseveraréis | Vosotros perseveraréis en el proyecto. You all will persevere in the project. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perseverarán | Ellos perseverarán ante los desafíos. They will persevere in the face of challenges. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | perseveraría | Yo perseveraría si tuviera más paciencia. I would persevere if I had more patience. | |
Tú | perseverarías | Tú perseverarías en el esfuerzo. You would persevere in the effort. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | perseveraría | Él perseveraría ante la dificultad. He would persevere in the face of difficulty. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | perseveraríamos | Nosotros perseveraríamos juntos en el proyecto. We would persevere together in the project. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | perseveraríais | Vosotros perseveraríais si creyerais en ello. You all would persevere if you believed in it. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perseverarían | Ellos perseverarían en sus metas. They would persevere in their goals. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he perseverado | Yo he perseverado en mis estudios. I have persevered in my studies. | |
Tú | has perseverado | Tú has perseverado en tus metas. You have persevered in your goals. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha perseverado | Él ha perseverado en su trabajo. He has persevered in his work. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos perseverado | Nosotros hemos perseverado juntos. We have persevered together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis perseverado | Vosotros habéis perseverado mucho. You all have persevered a lot. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han perseverado | Ellos han perseverado en sus esfuerzos. They have persevered in their efforts. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había perseverado | Yo había perseverado en mis estudios. I had persevered in my studies. | |
Tú | habías perseverado | Tú habías perseverado a pesar de las dificultades. You had persevered despite the difficulties. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había perseverado | Ella había perseverado en su carrera. She had persevered in her career. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos perseverado | Nosotros habíamos perseverado juntos. We had persevered together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais perseverado | Vosotros habíais perseverado en el proyecto. You all had persevered in the project. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían perseverado | Ellos habían perseverado hasta el final. They had persevered until the end. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré perseverado | Para entonces, habré perseverado en mis metas. By then, I will have persevered in my goals. | |
Tú | habrás perseverado | Para el próximo año, habrás perseverado más. By next year, you will have persevered more. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá perseverado | Ella habrá perseverado en su carrera. She will have persevered in her career. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos perseverado | Nosotros habremos perseverado juntos. We will have persevered together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis perseverado | Vosotros habréis perseverado en el proyecto. You all will have persevered in the project. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán perseverado | Ellos habrán perseverado en sus esfuerzos. They will have persevered in their efforts. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría perseverado | Yo habría perseverado si hubiera tenido más apoyo. I would have persevered if I had had more support. | |
Tú | habrías perseverado | Tú habrías perseverado en esa situación. You would have persevered in that situation. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría perseverado | Él habría perseverado a pesar de las dificultades. He would have persevered despite the difficulties. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos perseverado | Nosotros habríamos perseverado si hubiéramos sabido los resultados. We would have persevered if we had known the results. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais perseverado | Vosotros habríais perseverado en el proyecto. You all would have persevered in the project. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían perseverado | Ellos habrían perseverado si no hubieran rendido. They would have persevered if they hadn't given up. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | persevere | Espero que yo persevere en mis metas. I hope that I persevere in my goals. | |
Tú | perseveres | Es importante que tú perseveres siempre. It's important that you persevere always. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | persevere | Dudo que él persevere en esa decisión. I doubt that he perseveres in that decision. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | perseveremos | Esperamos que nosotros perseveremos juntos. We hope that we persevere together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | perseveréis | Es posible que vosotros perseveréis en el proyecto. It's possible that you all persevere in the project. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perseveren | No creo que ellos perseveren sin ayuda. I don't think they persevere without help. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | perseverara | Esperaba que él perseverara en sus esfuerzos. I hoped that he persevered in his efforts. | |
Tú | perseveraras | Dudaba que tú perseveraras en esa tarea. I doubted that you persevered in that task. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | perseverara | No creía que ella perseverara tanto. I didn't believe that she persevered so much. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | perseveráramos | Si perseveráramos, lograríamos el objetivo. If we persevered, we would achieve the goal. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | perseverarais | Me sorprendió que vosotros perseverarais en la dificultad. I was surprised that you all persevered in the difficulty. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perseveraran | Era importante que ellos perseveraran en la competencia. It was important that they persevered in the competition. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | perseverare | Si perseverare, lograrás el éxito. If you persevere, you will achieve success. | |
Tú | perseverares | Cuando perseverares, vencerás los obstáculos. When you persevere, you will overcome obstacles. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | perseverare | Si perseverare, alcanzará sus metas. If he perseveres, he will reach his goals. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | perseveráremos | Nos perseveráremos en nuestro esfuerzo. We will persevere in our effort. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | perseverareis | Si perseverareis, triunfaréis. If you persevere, you will triumph. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perseveraren | Si perseveraren, conseguirán sus objetivos. If they persevere, they will achieve their objectives. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya perseverado | Espero que haya perseverado en sus esfuerzos. I hope that I have persevered in my efforts. | |
Tú | hayas perseverado | Es importante que hayas perseverado. It's important that you have persevered. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya perseverado | Creo que él haya perseverado en su decisión. I believe that he has persevered in his decision. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos perseverado | Es posible que hayamos perseverado juntos. It's possible that we have persevered together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis perseverado | Me alegra que hayáis perseverado en esto. I'm glad that you all have persevered in this. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan perseverado | Dudo que hayan perseverado sin ayuda. I doubt that they have persevered without help. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera perseverado | Si hubiera perseverado, habría tenido éxito. If I had persevered, I would have succeeded. | |
Tú | hubieras perseverado | Es posible que hubieras perseverado más. You might have persevered more. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera perseverado | Ella habría perseverado si hubiera sabido. She would have persevered if she had known. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos perseverado | Nosotros hubiéramos perseverado juntos. We would have persevered together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais perseverado | Si vosotros hubierais perseverado, habría sido mejor. If you all had persevered, it would have been better. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran perseverado | Ellos habrían perseverado si hubieran intentado más. They would have persevered if they had tried harder. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere perseverado | Para entonces, yo habré perseverado en mi esfuerzo. By then, I will have persevered in my effort. | |
Tú | hubieres perseverado | Si tú hubieres perseverado, lo habrías logrado. If you will have persevered, you would have achieved it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere perseverado | Es probable que él hubiere perseverado en su decisión. He probably will have persevered in his decision. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos perseverado | Nosotros habremos perseverado en el proyecto. We will have persevered in the project. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis perseverado | Vosotros habréis perseverado en la tarea. You all will have persevered in the task. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren perseverado | Ellos habieren perseverado en sus metas. They will have persevered in their goals. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | persevera | ¡Persevera en tus esfuerzos! Persevere in your efforts! | |
Tú | persevera | ¡Persevera en tus estudios! Persevere in your studies! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | persevere | ¡Persevere en su camino! Persevere in your path! | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | perseveremos | ¡Perseveremos juntos en esto! Let's persevere together in this! | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | perseverad | ¡Perseverad en la tarea! Persevere in the task! | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | perseveren | ¡Perseveren en sus metas! Persevere in their goals! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no persevere | No persevere en esa actitud. Don't persevere in that attitude. | |
Tú | no perseveres | No perseveres en tus errores. Don't persevere in your mistakes. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no persevere | No persevere en esa decisión. Don't persevere in that decision. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no perseveremos | No perseveremos en el problema. Let's not persevere in the problem. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no perseveréis | No perseveréis en esa ruta. Don't persevere on that route. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no perseveren | No perseveren en sus esfuerzos. Don't persevere in your efforts. |
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