Persignar means to make the sign of the cross, typically as a religious gesture in Christian traditions. It involves touching the forehead, chest, and shoulders with the fingers while saying a prayer or blessing.
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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 | persigno | Yo persigno la cruz cada mañana. I make the sign of the cross every morning. | |
| Tú | persignas | Tú persignas a los niños antes de salir. You make the sign of the cross over the children before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | persigna | Él persigna la puerta para protección. He makes the sign of the cross on the door for protection. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | persignamos | Nosotros persignamos antes de comenzar. We make the sign of the cross before starting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | persignáis | Vosotros persignáis en la iglesia. You all make the sign of the cross in church. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | persignan | Ellos persignan para bendecir la casa. They make the sign of the cross to bless the house. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | persigné | Ayer persigné la cruz en la iglesia. Yesterday I made the sign of the cross in the church. | |
| Tú | persignaste | Tú persignaste antes de entrar. You made the sign of the cross before entering. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | persignó | Él persignó a los niños antes de la oración. He made the sign of the cross to the children before prayer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | persignamos | Nosotros persignamos en la ceremonia. We made the sign of the cross during the ceremony. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | persignasteis | Vosotros persignasteis en la procesión. You all made the sign of the cross in the procession. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | persignaron | Ellos persignaron al entrar en la iglesia. They made the sign of the cross when entering the church. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | persignaba | Yo persignaba a los niños todos los días. I used to make the sign of the cross on the children every day. | |
| Tú | persignabas | Tú persignabas antes de entrar a la iglesia. You used to make the sign of the cross before entering the church. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | persignaba | Ella persignaba a los enfermos con fe. She used to make the sign of the cross on the sick with faith. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | persignábamos | Nosotros persignábamos antes de comenzar la oración. We used to make the sign of the cross before starting the prayer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | persignabais | Vosotros persignabais en cada misa. You all used to make the sign of the cross at every mass. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | persignaban | Ellos persignaban a los niños en la iglesia. They used to make the sign of the cross on the children in the church. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me persigno | Estoy persignándome antes de entrar. I am making the sign of the cross before entering. | |
| Tú | te persignas | ¿Por qué te persignas ahora? Why are you making the sign of the cross now? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se persigna | Él se persigna antes de comenzar. He is making the sign of the cross before starting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos estamos persignando | Nos estamos persignando en la iglesia. We are making the sign of the cross in the church. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os estáis persignando | ¿Qué estáis haciendo? Nos estamos persignando. What are you doing? We are making the sign of the cross. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se están persignando | Ellos se están persignando en la ceremonia. They are making the sign of the cross at the ceremony. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a persignar | Me voy a persignar antes de entrar. I am going to make the sign of the cross before entering. | |
| Tú | te vas a persignar | ¿Tú vas a persignarte para la suerte? Are you going to make the sign of the cross for good luck? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se va a persignar | Él se va a persignar antes de empezar. He is going to make the sign of the cross before starting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos vamos a persignar | Nosotros nos vamos a persignar en la iglesia. We are going to make the sign of the cross in the church. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os vais a persignar | Vosotros os vais a persignar antes de comer. You all are going to make the sign of the cross before eating. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se van a persignar | Ellos se van a persignar por protección. They are going to make the sign of the cross for protection. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | persignaré | Persignaré la cruz antes de entrar. I will make the sign of the cross before entering. | |
| Tú | persignarás | Persignarás a los niños en la iglesia. You will make the sign of the cross on the children at church. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | persignará | Él persignará la casa para protección. He will make the sign of the cross for protection. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | persignaremos | Persignaremos a todos antes de salir. We will make the sign of the cross before leaving. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | persignaréis | Persignaréis a los niños en la ceremonia. You all will make the sign of the cross at the ceremony. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | persignarán | Ellos persignarán la iglesia mañana. They will make the sign of the cross at the church tomorrow. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | persignaría | Yo persignaría antes de entrar en la iglesia. I would make the sign of the cross before entering the church. | |
| Tú | persignarías | Tú persignarías si supieras lo que pasa. You would make the sign of the cross if you knew what happens. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | persignaría | Él persignaría para protección. He would make the sign of the cross for protection. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | persignaríamos | Nosotros persignaríamos en momentos de duda. We would make the sign of the cross in moments of doubt. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | persignaríaís | Vosotros persignaríaís antes de comenzar. You all would make the sign of the cross before starting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | persignarían | Ellos persignarían si sintieran miedo. They would make the sign of the cross if they felt afraid. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he persignado | Me he persignado antes de entrar. I have made the sign of the cross before entering. | |
| Tú | te has persignado | ¿Te has persignado hoy? Have you made the sign of the cross today? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha persignado | Ella se ha persignado en la iglesia. She has made the sign of the cross in church. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos persignado | Nosotros nos hemos persignado antes de la oración. We have made the sign of the cross before prayer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis persignado | ¿Os habéis persignado ya? Have you all made the sign of the cross yet? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han persignado | Ellos se han persignado en la ceremonia. They have made the sign of the cross at the ceremony. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había persignado | Yo me había persignado antes de entrar. I had made the sign of the cross before entering. | |
| Tú | te habías persignado | Tú te habías persignado en la iglesia. You had made the sign of the cross in the church. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se había persignado | Él se había persignado al pasar por la iglesia. He had made the sign of the cross when passing by the church. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habíamos persignado | Nosotros nos habíamos persignado antes de comenzar. We had made the sign of the cross before starting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habíais persignado | Vosotros os habíais persignado en la ceremonia. You all had made the sign of the cross at the ceremony. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habían persignado | Ellos se habían persignado antes de entrar. They had made the sign of the cross before entering. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré persignado | Para entonces, me habré persignado varias veces. By then, I will have made the sign of the cross several times. | |
| Tú | te habrás persignado | Para cuando llegues, ya te habrás persignado. By the time you arrive, you will have made the sign of the cross. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se habrá persignado | Ella se habrá persignado antes de entrar. She will have made the sign of the cross before entering. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habremos persignado | Nosotros nos habremos persignado antes de la ceremonia. We will have made the sign of the cross before the ceremony. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habréis persignado | Vosotros os habréis persignado en la iglesia. You all will have made the sign of the cross in the church. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrán persignado | Ellos se habrán persignado antes de comenzar. They will have made the sign of the cross before starting. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría persignado | Yo me habría persignado antes de entrar. I would have crossed myself before entering. | |
| Tú | te habrías persignado | Tú te habrías persignado si hubieras sabido. You would have crossed yourself if you had known. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se habría persignado | Él se habría persignado en la iglesia. He would have crossed himself in the church. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habríamos persignado | Nosotros nos habríamos persignado antes de comenzar. We would have crossed ourselves before starting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habríais persignado | Vosotros os habríais persignado si hubierais visto. You all would have crossed yourselves if you had seen. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrían persignado | Ellos se habrían persignado al entrar. They would have crossed themselves upon entering. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | persigne | Espero que yo persigne la cruz correctamente. I hope that I make the sign of the cross correctly. | |
| Tú | persignes | Es importante que tú persignes antes de entrar. It's important that you make the sign of the cross before entering. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | persigne | Es necesario que él persigne al niño. It's necessary that he make the sign of the cross on the child. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | persignemos | Queremos que nosotros persignemos en la ceremonia. We want us to make the sign of the cross in the ceremony. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | persignéis | Espero que vosotros persignéis antes de comenzar. I hope that you all make the sign of the cross before starting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | persignen | Es importante que ellos persignen en la iglesia. It's important that they make the sign of the cross in the church. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | persignara | Esperaba que yo persignara antes de entrar. I hoped that I would make the sign of the cross before entering. | |
| Tú | persignaras | No creía que tú persignaras en público. I didn't believe that you would make the sign of the cross in public. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | persignara | Era importante que él persignara antes de la ceremonia. It was important that he made the sign of the cross before the ceremony. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | persignáramos | Queríamos que nosotros persignáramos al comenzar. We wanted us to make the sign of the cross at the beginning. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | persignarais | Pensé que vosotros persignarais en la iglesia. I thought that you all would make the sign of the cross in church. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | persignaran | Dudaba que ellos persignaran en la ceremonia. I doubted that they would make the sign of the cross during the ceremony. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situaciones y acciones/eventos que pueden ocurrir en el futuro
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | persignare | Si alguien me lo pidiera, persignare en la iglesia. If someone asked me, I would make the sign of the cross in the church. | |
| Tú | persignares | ¿Qué harás si te lo piden? Persignares en la ceremonia. What will you do if they ask you? You will make the sign of the cross at the ceremony. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | persignare | El sacerdote persignare antes de comenzar la misa. The priest will make the sign of the cross before starting the mass. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | persignáremos | Nosotros persignáremos antes de entrar en la capilla. We will make the sign of the cross before entering the chapel. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | persignareis | Vosotros persignareis al pasar por la iglesia. You all will make the sign of the cross as you pass by the church. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | persignaren | Ellos persignaren antes de comenzar la oración. They will make the sign of the cross before starting the prayer. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya persignado | Espero que haya persignado a los niños. I hope I have blessed the children. | |
| Tú | hayas persignado | Es importante que hayas persignado la casa. It's important that you have blessed the house. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya persignado | Es posible que él haya persignado antes de salir. It's possible that he has blessed himself before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos persignado | Creemos que ya hayamos persignado la iglesia. We believe that we have blessed the church already. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis persignado | ¿Habéis persignado la puerta? Have you blessed the door? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan persignado | Es probable que hayan persignado el lugar. It's likely that they have blessed the place. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera persignado | Esperaba que él hubiera persignado antes de entrar. I hoped that he had made the sign of the cross before entering. | |
| Tú | hubieras persignado | No creía que tú hubieras persignado en ese momento. I didn't believe that you had made the sign of the cross at that moment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera persignado | Pensé que ella hubiera persignado en la iglesia. I thought that she had made the sign of the cross in the church. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos persignado | Si hubiéramos persignado, todo habría sido diferente. If we had made the sign of the cross, everything would have been different. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais persignado | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais persignado tan rápido. I was surprised that you all had made the sign of the cross so quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran persignado | No estaban seguros si ellos hubieran persignado. They weren't sure if they had made the sign of the cross. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me persignare | Cuando llegues, me persignare. When you arrive, I will have crossed myself. | |
| Tú | te persignares | Si rezas, te persignares en la iglesia. If you pray, you will have crossed yourself in the church. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se persignare | Cuando vea la cruz, se persignare. When he sees the cross, he will have crossed himself. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos persignáremos | Para la ceremonia, nos persignáremos juntos. For the ceremony, we will have crossed ourselves together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os persignareis | En la misa, os persignareis al comenzar. In the mass, you will have crossed yourselves at the start. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se persignaren | Cuando vean la imagen, se persignaren. When they see the image, they will have crossed themselves. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | persigne | ¡Persigne la cruz con fe! Sign the cross with faith! | |
| Tú | persigna | Persigna a los niños antes de entrar. Sign the children before entering. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | persigne | Persigne a la persona en la foto. Sign the person in the photo. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | persignemos | Persignémonos antes de comenzar. Let's sign ourselves before starting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | persignad | Persignados antes de la reunión. Sign yourselves before the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | persignad | Persíngense para protección. Sign yourselves for protection. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no me persigne | No me persigne antes de entrar. Don't cross myself before entering. | |
| Tú | no te persignes | No te persignes en la iglesia. Don't cross yourself in the church. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no se persigne | Por favor, no se persigne en público. Please, don't cross yourself in public. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no nos persignemos | No nos persignemos antes de la ceremonia. Let's not cross ourselves before the ceremony. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no os persignéis | No os persignéis en la calle. Don't cross yourselves on the street. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no se persigan | No se persigan en la procesión. Don't cross yourselves during the procession. |
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