The Spanish verb conducir means "to drive". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of conducir is yo conduzco, tú conduces, él/ella/usted conduce, nosotros conducimos, vosotros conducís, ellos/ellas/ustedes conducen. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | conduzco (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | conduces | |
| él/ | conduce | |
| nosotros | conducimos | |
| vosotros | conducís | |
| ellos/ | conducen |
| yo | conduje (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | condujiste (irregular) |
| él/ | condujo (irregular) |
| nosotros | condujimos (irregular) |
| vosotros | condujisteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | condujeron (irregular) |
| yo | conducía |
|---|---|
| tú | conducías |
| él/ | conducía |
| nosotros | conducíamos |
| vosotros | conducíais |
| ellos/ | conducían |
| yo | conduciré |
|---|---|
| tú | conducirás |
| él/ | conducirá |
| nosotros | conduciremos |
| vosotros | conduciréis |
| ellos/ | conducirán |
| yo | conduciría |
|---|---|
| tú | conducirías |
| él/ | conduciría |
| nosotros | conduciríamos |
| vosotros | conduciríais |
| ellos/ | conducirían |
| yo | conduzca (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | conduzcas (irregular) |
| él/ | conduzca (irregular) |
| nosotros | conduzcamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | conduzcáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | conduzcan (irregular) |
| tú | conduce |
|---|---|
| usted | conduzca (irregular) |
| nosotros | conduzcamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | conducid |
| ustedes | conduzcan (irregular) |
| yo | he conducido |
|---|---|
| tú | has conducido |
| él/ | ha conducido |
| nosotros | hemos conducido |
| vosotros | habéis conducido |
| ellos/ | han conducido |
Conducir is irregular. The present yo form is conduzco, and the preterite uses conduj, as in conduje and condujeron. The present subjunctive and formal commands use conduzc, as in conduzca and conduzcan.
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No. Conducir is irregular: it has conduzco in the present, conduje in the preterite, and conduzca in the present subjunctive.
The preterite uses the stem conduj: conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujisteis, condujeron.
The past participle is conducido. The present perfect uses forms of haber, such as he conducido and han conducido.