Conjugate Consumir in Spanish: All Tense, Chart, Practice Test

spanish conjugation of consumir
Learning how to conjugate consumir in Spanish is a fundamental step for students embarking on their journey to master the Spanish language. The verb “consumir” translates to “to consume” in English, and it’s an important action verb that finds its usage in various contexts, from talking about eating and drinking to spending resources or time. Understanding its conjugation is crucial because it not only helps in constructing sentences accurately but also in comprehending texts and conversations where this verb is commonly used.

The conjugation process involves altering the verb form to correspond with different tenses, moods, as well as the subject of the sentence. Given the diversity of Spanish verb conjugations, tackling each form of “consumir” can initially seem daunting. However, with a structured approach and adequate practice, students can rapidly become proficient in using this verb in different scenarios. This not only enhances their communication skills but also enriches their vocabulary.

By mastering how to conjugate consumir in Spanish, learners unlock the ability to express a variety of actions and scenarios accurately and fluently. It paves the way for more dynamic and varied expressions, allowing students to better share their thoughts, experiences, and desires. As such, the conjugation of “consumir” is not just about memorizing forms but about deepening one’s ability to engage with the Spanish-speaking world more effectively.

Consumir Conjugation Chart in Spanish

Personal Pronoun	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfecto	Futuro	Condicional	Presente Subjuntivo	Imperfecto Subjuntivo	Imperativo
Yo	consumo	consumí	consumía	consumiré	consumiría	consuma	consumiera	consume
Tú	consumes	consumiste	consumías	consumirás	consumirías	consumas	consumieras	consume
Él/Ella/Usted	consume	consumió	consumía	consumirá	consumiría	consuma	consumiera	consuma
Nosotros	consumimos	consumimos	consumíamos	consumiremos	consumiríamos	consumamos	consumiéramos	consumamos
Vosotros	consumís	consumisteis	consumíais	consumiréis	consumiríais	consumáis	consumierais	consumid
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	consumen	consumieron	consumían	consumirán	consumirían	consuman	consumieran	consuman

Consumir Conjugation Present Tense – Presente

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	consumo	Yo consumo mucha agua al día.	I drink a lot of water a day.
tú	consumes	Tú consumes menos carne ahora.	You eat less meat now.
él/ella/usted	consume	Él consume todo lo que cocino.	He eats everything I cook.
nosotros/as	consumimos	Nosotros consumimos energía verde.	We use green energy.
vosotros/as	consumís	Vosotros consumís muchos refrescos.	You all drink a lot of sodas.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	consumen	Ellos consumen productos orgánicos.	They eat organic products.

Consumir Conjugation Present Perfect Tense – Pretérito Perfecto Conjugation Chart

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	he consumido	He consumido demasiado cafe hoy.	I have consumed too much coffee today.
tú	has consumido	¿Has consumido toda el agua?	Have you consumed all the water?
él/ella/usted	ha consumido	Ella ha consumido mucha energía.	She has consumed a lot of energy.
nosotros/as	hemos consumido	Hemos consumido todos los recursos.	We have consumed all the resources.
vosotros/as	habéis consumido	¿Ya habéis consumido la cena?	Have you already consumed the dinner?
ellos/ellas/ustedes	han consumido	Ellos han consumido toda la comida.	They have consumed all the food.

Consumir Conjugation Simple Paste Tense – Pretérito Indefinido

Here’s Consumir conjugation preterite indefinido:

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	consumí	Yo consumí toda la pizza.	I consumed all the pizza.
tú	consumiste	Tú consumiste demasiado café.	You consumed too much coffee.
él/ella	consumió	Él consumió los recursos.	He consumed the resources.
nosotros	consumimos	Nosotros consumimos la energía.	We consumed the energy.
vosotros	consumisteis	Vosotros consumisteis el tiempo.	You all consumed the time.
ellos	consumieron	Ellos consumieron la comida.	They consumed the food.

Consumir Imperfect Conjugation – Pretérito Imperfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
(tú)	consume	Consume más frutas.	Consume more fruits.
(usted)	consuma	Consuma menos azúcar.	Consume less sugar.
(vosotros/as)	consumid	Consumid la comida caliente.	Consume the food while it’s hot.
(ustedes)	consuman	Consuman los recursos con moderación.	Consume resources moderately.

Consumir Conjugation Pluperfect/Past Perfect Tense – Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	había consumido	Antes de ayer, yo había consumido todo el pan.	Before yesterday, I had consumed all the bread.
tú	habías consumido	Tú habías consumido demasiadas calorías.	You had consumed too many calories.
él/ella/usted	había consumido	Él había consumido suficientes recursos.	He had consumed enough resources.
nosotros/nosotras	habíamos consumido	Nosotros habíamos consumido toda la energía disponible.	We had consumed all the available energy.
vosotros/vosotras	habíais consumido	Vosotros habíais consumido las bebidas antes de que llegáramos.	You had consumed the drinks before we arrived.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	habían consumido	Ellos habían consumido todas las provisiones para el viaje.	They had consumed all the provisions for the trip.

Consumir Conjugation Simple Future Tense – Futuro Simple

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	consumiré	Yo consumiré frutas cada día.	I will eat fruits every day.
tú	consumirás	Tú consumirás menos plástico.	You will consume less plastic.
él/ella	consumirá	Ella consumirá más vegetales.	She will eat more vegetables.
nosotros/as	consumiremos	Nosotros consumiremos productos locales.	We will consume local products.
vosotros/as	consumiréis	Vosotros consumiréis toda la pizza.	You all will eat all the pizza.
ellos/ellas	consumirán	Ellos consumirán energía renovable.	They will consume renewable energy.

Consumir Spanish Conjugation Future Perfect Tense – Futuro Perfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	habré consumido	Para mañana, ya habré consumido todo el pan.	By tomorrow, I will have consumed all the bread.
tú	habrás consumido	Para el viernes, tú habrás consumido toda la energía reservada.	By Friday, you will have consumed all the reserved energy.
él/ella/usted	habrá consumido	Para el final del día, él habrá consumido todas sus calorías permitidas.	By the end of the day, he will have consumed all his allowed calories.
nosotros/as	habremos consumido	En una semana, nosotros habremos consumido todos los recursos.	In a week, we will have consumed all the resources.
vosotros/as	habréis consumido	Antes del concierto, vosotros ya habréis consumido toda la bebida.	Before the concert, you all will have consumed all the drink.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	habrán consumido	Para el próximo mes, ellos habrán consumido todo el presupuesto.	By next month, they will have consumed the entire budget.

Consumir Conjugation Simple Conditional Tense – Condicional Simple

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	consumiría	Yo consumiría menos si fuera necesario.	I would consume less if necessary.
tú	consumirías	¿Tú consumirías carne de laboratorio?	Would you consume lab-grown meat?
él/ella/usted	consumiría	Ella consumiría más frutas si pudiera.	She would consume more fruits if she could.
nosotros/nosotras	consumiríamos	Nosotros consumiríamos más productos locales.	We would consume more local products.
vosotros/vosotras	consumiríais	¿Vosotros consumiríais insectos como proteína?	Would you all consume insects as protein?
ellos/ellas/ustedes	consumirían	Ellos consumirían todo lo que les des por curiosidad.	They would consume everything you give them out of curiosity.

Conjugate Consumir in Spanish: Conditional Perfect Tense – Condicional Compuesto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	habría consumido	Yo habría consumido más si tuviera hambre.	I would have consumed more if I were hungry.
tú	habrías consumido	Tú habrías consumido menos si supieras la verdad.	You would have consumed less if you knew the truth.
él/ella/usted	habría consumido	Él habría consumido todo antes de irse.	He would have consumed everything before leaving.
nosotros/as	habríamos consumido	Nosotros habríamos consumido lo necesario.	We would have consumed what was necessary.
vosotros/as	habríais consumido	Vosotros habríais consumido demasiado rápido.	You all would have consumed too quickly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	habrían consumido	Ellos habrían consumido antes de que llegáramos.	They would have consumed before we arrived.

Consumir Conjugation Imperative Tense – Imperativo

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
(tú)	consume	Consume más frutas.	Consume more fruits.
(usted)	consuma	Consuma menos azúcar.	Consume less sugar.
(vosotros/as)	consumid	Consumid la comida caliente.	Consume the food while it’s hot.
(ustedes)	consuman	Consuman los recursos con moderación.	Consume resources moderately.

Consumir Subjunctive Conjugation

Consumir Subjunctive Conjugation Present Tense – Subjuntivo Presente

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	consuma	Espero que yo consuma menos plástico.	I hope that I use less plastic.
tú	consumas	Quiero que tú consumas más vegetales.	I want you to eat more vegetables.
él/ella/usted	consuma	Es importante que él consuma suficiente agua.	It’s important that he drinks enough water.
nosotros/nosotras	consumamos	Sugiero que consumamos productos locales.	I suggest that we consume local products.
vosotros/vosotras	consumáis	Espero que consumáis menos energía.	I hope you (all) use less energy.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	consuman	Es necesario que consuman menos carne.	It’s necessary that they eat less meat.

Consumir Conjugation Present Perfect Subjunctive – Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	haya consumido	Es bueno que yo haya consumido los alimentos.	It’s good that I have consumed the food.
tú	hayas consumido	Espero que tú hayas consumido suficiente agua.	I hope that you have consumed enough water.
él/ella/usted	haya consumido	Me alegro de que él haya consumido su medicina.	I’m glad that he has consumed his medicine.
nosotros/as	hayamos consumido	Ojalá que nosotros hayamos consumido lo necesario.	Hopefully, we have consumed what’s necessary.
vosotros/as	hayáis consumido	Me sorprendería que vosotros no hayáis consumido toda la pizza.	I would be surprised if you haven’t consumed all the pizza.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	hayan consumido	Es posible que ellos hayan consumido demasiado.	It’s possible that they have consumed too much.

Consumir Conjugation Imperfect Subjunctive – Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
Yo	consumiera	Si yo consumiera menos, ahorraría más.	If I consumed less, I would save more.
Tú	consumieras	Ojalá tú consumieras productos locales.	I wish you would consume local products.
Él/Ella	consumiera	Deseaba que él consumiera más vegetales.	I wished he would consume more vegetables.
Nosotros	consumiéramos	Si nosotros consumiéramos menos carne, sería mejor para el medio ambiente.	If we consumed less meat, it would be better for the environment.
Vosotros	consumierais	Esperaba que vosotros consumierais menos plástico.	I hoped that you (plural) would consume less plastic.
Ellos	consumieran	Era importante que ellos consumieran energía de fuentes renovables.	It was important that they consumed energy from renewable sources.

Consumir Pluperfect Subjunctive Conjugation – Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	hubiera consumido	Si yo hubiera consumido menos, me sentiría mejor.	If I had consumed less, I would feel better.
tú	hubieras consumido	Si tú hubieras consumido menos, no estarías enfermo.	If you had consumed less, you wouldn’t be sick.
él/ella/usted	hubiera consumido	Si él hubiera consumido menos azúcar, estaría más saludable.	If he had consumed less sugar, he would be healthier.
nosotros/nosotras	hubiéramos consumido	Si nosotros hubiéramos consumido menos, habríamos ahorrado más.	If we had consumed less, we would have saved more.
vosotros/vosotras	hubierais consumido	Si vosotros hubierais consumido menos, habríais disfrutado más la cena.	If you all had consumed less, you would have enjoyed the dinner more.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	hubieran consumido	Si ellos hubieran consumido menos, no tendrían problemas ahora.	If they had consumed less, they wouldn’t have problems now.

Consumir Conjugation Future Subjunctive – Subjuntivo Futuro

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	consumiere	Si yo consumiere más agua, me sentiría mejor.	If I were to consume more water, I would feel better.
tú	consumieres	Si tú consumieres menos azúcar, mejorarías tu salud.	If you were to consume less sugar, you would improve your health.
él/ella	consumiere	Si él consumiere alimentos frescos, viviría más.	If he were to consume fresh food, he would live longer.
nosotros	consumiéremos	Si nosotros consumiéremos comida orgánica, estaríamos más sanos.	If we were to consume organic food, we would be healthier.
vosotros	consumiereis	Si vosotros consumiereis menos carne, ayudaríais al ambiente.	If you all were to consume less meat, you would help the environment.
ellos	consumieren	Si ellos consumieren más verduras, ganarían energía.	If they were to consume more vegetables, they would gain energy.

Practice Test For Conjugating Consumir in Spanish

Yo __ mucho dinero en tecnología.

A) consumí
B) consumiré
C) consumo
D) consumimos
Tú __ muchos recursos en tu proyecto.

A) consumirás
B) consumes
C) consuma
D) consumimos
Él __ toda su energía en esa competencia.

A) consume
B) consumirá
C) consumió
D) consumen
Nosotros __ demasiada electricidad todos los meses.

A) consumen
B) consumirán
C) consumimos
D) consumo
Vosotros __ menos agua que el año pasado.

A) consumisteis
B) consumir
C) consumís
D) consumiréis
Ellas __ mucho cuando van de compras.

A) consume
B) consumen
C) consumía
D) consumieron
Yo no __ tantos productos plásticos ahora.

A) consumo
B) consumía
C) consumiría
D) consumiré
¿Tú __ papel reciclado para tus proyectos?

A) consumías
B) consumirías
C) consumes
D) consumirás
Mi hermano __ toda la comida que dejamos.

A) consume
B) consumió
C) consumir
D) consumamos
Nosotros __ más responsabilidad en el futuro.

A) consumiremos
B) consumimos
C) consumíamos
D) consumiríamos
Vosotros __ energías renovables siempre que podáis.

A) consumís
B) consumiremos
C) consumisteis
D) consumiste
Ellos nunca __ productos en exceso.

A) consumen
B) consumieron
C) consumirán
D) consuman
Yo ___ una cantidad increíble de datos móviles el mes pasado.

A) consumiré
B) consumí
C) consumo
D) consumía
Tú __ más de lo que deberías en entretenimiento digital.

A) consumías
B) consumes
C) consumiste
D) consumirás
Él __ en consumir menos combustible este año.

A) está
B) estaba
C) estará
D) estaría
Nosotros ___ bebidas sin plástico para ayudar al ambiente.

A) consumimos
B) consumiremos
C) consumíamos
D) consumiríamos
Vosotros __ productos locales para apoyar a la economía.

A) consumís
B) consumisteis
C) consumiréis
D) consumíais
Ellas siempre __ prendas de segunda mano para ser más sostenibles.

A) consumen
B) consumieron
C) consumirán
D) consumirían
Yo __ evitar los productos de un solo uso.

A) trato de
B) traté de
C) trataré de
D) trataría de
¿Tú __ productos orgánicos usualmente?

A) consumías
B) consumes
C) consumiste
D) consumirás

Answers:
1. C) consumo
2. B) consumes
3. C) consumió
4. C) consumimos
5. C) consumís
6. B) consumen
7. A) consumo
8. C) consumes
9. B) consumió
10. A) consumiremos
11. A) consumís
12. A) consumen
13. B) consumí
14. B) consumes
15. A) está
16. A) consumimos
17. C) consumiréis
18. A) consumen
19. A) trato de
20. B) consumes

This definitive guide on how to conjugate consumir in Spanish is designed for learners at all levels. Whether you’re a beginner eager to master the basics or an advanced learner polishing your grammar, this article is tailored to cover every angle of consumir conjugation. With a meticulous approach, we’ve distilled key insights into the most searched-for aspects of conjugating ‘consumir,’ ensuring that no stone is left unturned.

In this comprehensive exploration, we delve into the consumir conjugation present, where you’ll discover how to correctly use consumir in the present tense, laying the foundation for expressing current actions and states. We then transition into the past with consumir preterite and consumir conjugation preterite, guiding you through the nuances of recounting completed actions. For those intricate narratives, consumir preterite conjugation will sharpen your storytelling, ensuring you convey past events with accuracy.

Venturing into the subjunctive mood, our guide on consumir subjunctive illuminates how to express desires, doubts, and hypotheticals with consumir, adding depth to your conversations and writings. And for those looking to master every tense, our sections on consumir conditional, consumir imperative, and consumir infinitive usage will refine your command of Spanish, enabling you to navigate future possibilities, give commands, and utilize consumir in its most versatile form.

By weaving through these phrases, our article stands as a beacon for learners and educators alike, promising a well-rounded mastery of consumir. So, whether you’re drafting an email, engaging in conversation, or penning a narrative, let this guide be your trusted companion in conquering the conjugation of “consumir” across all its forms.

Final Words
In conclusion, learning how to conjugate “consumir” in Spanish is a crucial step for language learners aiming towards fluency. Mastering the conjugation of this verb, as well as others, allows for more articulate and sophisticated communication. It opens up a plethora of possibilities for expressing needs, desires, and actions related to consumption in various tenses and moods, enhancing both spoken and written Spanish.

Moreover, the ability to correctly conjugate “consumir” and integrate it into sentences paves the way for deeper understanding and engagement in conversations about food, services, resources, and habits. This knowledge not only enriches vocabulary but also fosters a more nuanced appreciation of cultural nuances and practices associated with consumption in Spanish-speaking communities around the world.

Lastly, by focusing on verbs like “consumir,” learners can significantly improve their grammatical accuracy, thereby boosting their confidence in using the Spanish language. It encourages a more active participation in dialogues, reading comprehension, and composition, ultimately contributing to a more immersive and rewarding language learning experience.