Spanish verb persignar conjugation

persignar

to make the sign of the cross

regular verbPast participle: persignadoGerund: persignando

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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Complete conjugation of persignar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situaciones y acciones/eventos que pueden ocurrir en el futuro

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.