Conducir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Conducir in Spanish

Conducir means “to drive.” You will learn its irregular first-person present form, the conduzc- present-subjunctive family, the conduj- preterite family, and the regular future, conditional, gerund, and participle forms used for everyday driving contexts.

Conducir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Linguistically, conducir is an -IR verb with several predictable irregular families: conduzco — “I drive” — in the first-person present, conduzc- in the present subjunctive, and conduj- in the preterite and the subjunctive forms inherited from that preterite stem. Its future and conditional remain regular.

Conducir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund is used in progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. In compound tenses with haber, the participle remains invariant.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	conducir	to drive
Gerund	conduciendo	driving
Past participle	conducido	driven

Conducir meaning and essential uses

Conducir — “to drive” — is commonly used for operating a motor vehicle: Conduzco todos los días. — “I drive every day.” It can be transitive with the vehicle named or intransitive when the activity is understood.

It can also describe transporting or guiding someone or something toward a place or result, but this lesson prioritizes the high-frequency vehicle-driving meaning while keeping the same verified conjugation paradigm.

Conducir irregular conjugation patterns

Conducir has three major irregularity families to track. The present has conduzco — “I drive” — only in the yo row; the present subjunctive and the subjunctive-based formal and negative commands use conduzc-. The preterite uses conduj- with forms such as conduje — “I drove” — and condujeron — “they drove,” and the imperfect and future subjunctive inherit that conduj- base. The infinitive-based future and conditional are regular.

Conducir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Conducir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current actions, habits, scheduled events, and general statements. The yo form is conduzco — “I drive”; the other present-indicative rows follow the standard -IR pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	conduzco	I drive
Tú — you, singular informal	conduces	you drive
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	conduce	he / she drives; you drive (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	conducimos	we drive
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conducís	you drive (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	conducen	they drive; you drive (plural)

• Conduzco treinta kilómetros cada día. — I drive thirty kilometers every day.

Conducir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. Conducir uses the irregular preterite stem conduj-; the third-person plural is condujeron — “they drove,” without an extra i before the ending.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	conduje	I drove
Tú — you, singular informal	condujiste	you drove
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	condujo	he / she drove; you drove (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	condujimos	we drove
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	condujisteis	you drove (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	condujeron	they drove; you drove (plural)

• Ayer conduje hasta la costa. — Yesterday I drove to the coast.

Conducir imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for past habits, background descriptions, or actions viewed as ongoing. Conducir uses the regular -IR imperfect pattern in this system.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	conducía	I used to drive / was driving
Tú — you, singular informal	conducías	you used to drive / were driving
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	conducía	he / she used to drive / was driving; you used to drive / were driving (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	conducíamos	we used to drive / were driving
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conducíais	you used to drive / were driving (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	conducían	they used to drive / were driving; you used to drive / were driving (plural)

• Antes conducíamos al trabajo juntos. — We used to drive to work together.

Conducir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis presents the action as genuinely in progress. Form it with a present form of estar — “to be” — plus conduciendo — “driving.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy conduciendo	I am driving
Tú — you, singular informal	estás conduciendo	you are driving
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está conduciendo	he / she is driving; you are driving (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos conduciendo	we are driving
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis conduciendo	you are driving (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están conduciendo	they are driving; you are driving (plural)

• Estoy conduciendo ahora. — I am driving now.

Conducir near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses plans or expected future events. Form it with a present form of ir — “to go” — followed by a and conducir — “to drive.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a conducir	I am going to drive
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a conducir	you are going to drive
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a conducir	he / she is going to drive; you are going to drive (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a conducir	we are going to drive
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a conducir	you are going to drive (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a conducir	they are going to drive; you are going to drive (plural)

• Voy a conducir hasta Madrid mañana. — I am going to drive to Madrid tomorrow.

Conducir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, in suitable contexts, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive conducir — “to drive”; the target verb uses its full infinitive as the future stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	conduciré	I will drive
Tú — you, singular informal	conducirás	you will drive
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	conducirá	he / she will drive; you will drive (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	conduciremos	we will drive
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conduciréis	you will drive (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	conducirán	they will drive; you will drive (plural)

• Conduciré después de descansar. — I will drive after resting.

Conducir conditional conjugation

Simple conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, polite softening, and other conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive conducir — “to drive.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	conduciría	I would drive
Tú — you, singular informal	conducirías	you would drive
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	conduciría	he / she would drive; you would drive (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	conduciríamos	we would drive
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conduciríais	you would drive (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	conducirían	they would drive; you would drive (plural)

• Conduciría si el tiempo fuera mejor. — I would drive if the weather were better.

Conducir present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to the present; regional distribution varies. Form it with present forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle. Here the target participle is conducido — “driven.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he conducido	I have driven
Tú — you, singular informal	has conducido	you have driven
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha conducido	he / she has driven; you have driven (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos conducido	we have driven
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis conducido	you have driven (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han conducido	they have driven; you have driven (plural)

• Hoy he conducido más de cien kilómetros. — Today I have driven more than one hundred kilometers.

Conducir past perfect conjugation

Past perfect / pluperfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with imperfect forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle. Here the target participle is conducido — “driven.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había conducido	I had driven
Tú — you, singular informal	habías conducido	you had driven
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había conducido	he / she had driven; you had driven (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos conducido	we had driven
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais conducido	you had driven (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían conducido	they had driven; you had driven (plural)

• Ya habían conducido esa ruta antes. — They had already driven that route before.

Conducir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for something expected to be completed by a future reference point. Form it with future forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle. Here the target participle is conducido — “driven.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré conducido	I will have driven
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás conducido	you will have driven
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá conducido	he / she will have driven; you will have driven (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos conducido	we will have driven
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis conducido	you will have driven (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán conducido	they will have driven; you will have driven (plural)

• Para entonces habremos conducido toda la noche. — By then we will have driven all night.

Conducir conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for hypothetical completed results or unreal past outcomes. Form it with conditional forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle. Here the target participle is conducido — “driven.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría conducido	I would have driven
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías conducido	you would have driven
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría conducido	he / she would have driven; you would have driven (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos conducido	we would have driven
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais conducido	you would have driven (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían conducido	they would have driven; you would have driven (plural)

• Habría conducido yo, pero estaba cansado. — I would have driven, but I was tired.

Conducir subjunctive conjugations

Conducir present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The present subjunctive uses conduzc- throughout, including conduzco’s zc spelling family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	conduzca	that I drive
Tú — you, singular informal	conduzcas	that you drive
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	conduzca	that he / she drive; that you drive (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	conduzcamos	that we drive
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conduzcáis	that you drive (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	conduzcan	that they drive; that you drive (plural)

• Es importante que conduzcas con atención. — It is important that you drive attentively.

Conducir imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate clauses linked to past, hypothetical, or unreal contexts. The main table uses the accepted -ra series. The -se series is also accepted in many contexts, and the second example below demonstrates it without implying mechanical interchangeability in every construction. Both series inherit the conduj- preterite base.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	condujera	that I drove / were to drive
Tú — you, singular informal	condujeras	that you drove / were to drive
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	condujera	that he / she drove / were to drive; that you drove / were to drive (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	condujéramos	that we drove / were to drive
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	condujerais	that you drove / were to drive (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	condujeran	that they drove / were to drive; that you drove / were to drive (plural)

• Querían que condujéramos más despacio. — They wanted us to drive more slowly.
• Prefería que condujeseis durante el día. — She preferred that you all drive during the day.

Conducir future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts and is presented here as a reference system. Its forms use the conduj- base inherited from the preterite family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	condujere	if / when I should drive
Tú — you, singular informal	condujeres	if / when you should drive
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	condujere	if / when he / she should drive; if / when you should drive (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	condujéremos	if / when we should drive
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	condujereis	if / when you should drive (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	condujeren	if / when they should drive; if / when you should drive (plural)

• Quien condujere el vehículo deberá presentar su licencia. — Whoever should drive the vehicle must present their license.

Conducir present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with present-subjunctive forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus conducido — “driven.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya conducido	that I have driven
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas conducido	that you have driven
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya conducido	that he / she has driven; that you have driven (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos conducido	that we have driven
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis conducido	that you have driven (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan conducido	that they have driven; that you have driven (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas conducido con prudencia. — I am glad that you have driven carefully.

Conducir past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it for earlier completed situations in unreal, counterfactual, or other subjunctive contexts. The main table uses hubiera plus conducido — “driven”; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera conducido	that I had driven
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras conducido	that you had driven
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera conducido	that he / she had driven; that you had driven (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos conducido	that we had driven
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais conducido	that you had driven (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran conducido	that they had driven; that you had driven (plural)

• Ojalá hubiéramos conducido por otra carretera. — I wish we had driven on another road.
• Si hubieses conducido más despacio, habrías evitado el problema. — If you had driven more slowly, you would have avoided the problem.

Conducir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. This reference form appears mainly in formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts. Form it with future-subjunctive forms of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus conducido — “driven.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere conducido	if / when I should have driven
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres conducido	if / when you should have driven
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere conducido	if / when he / she should have driven; if / when you should have driven (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos conducido	if / when we should have driven
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis conducido	if / when you should have driven (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren conducido	if / when they should have driven; if / when you should have driven (plural)

• Si hubieren conducido el vehículo, deberán indicarlo en el formulario. — If they should have driven the vehicle, they must state it on the form.

Conducir imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources across persons and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Conducir affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands to tell someone to drive or direct an action. The tú form is conduce — “drive,” while usted, nosotros/nosotras, and ustedes use the conduzc- subjunctive family; vosotros/vosotras uses conducid — “drive.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	conduce	drive
Usted — you, singular formal	conduzca	drive (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	conduzcamos	let’s drive
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conducid	drive (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	conduzcan	drive (plural)

• Conduce con cuidado. — Drive carefully.

Conducir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms. Accordingly, the negative command family uses conduzc-: no conduzcas — “do not drive,” no conduzca — “do not drive” for formal singular address, and the corresponding plural forms.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no conduzcas	do not drive
Usted — you, singular formal	no conduzca	do not drive (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no conduzcamos	let’s not drive
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no conduzcáis	do not drive (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no conduzcan	do not drive (plural)

• No conduzcas cansado. — Do not drive when tired.

Example sentences with Conducir

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already explained in the lesson.

• Conduzco al trabajo todos los días. — I drive to work every day.
• Ayer condujimos durante tres horas. — Yesterday we drove for three hours.
• Antes conducía de noche con frecuencia. — I used to drive at night often.
• Quiero que conduzcas con cuidado. — I want you to drive carefully.
• Ya hemos conducido suficiente por hoy. — We have driven enough for today.
• Conduce despacio en esta calle. — Drive slowly on this street.

Regional and usage notes for Conducir

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. In voseo regions, the present indicative and affirmative command can use distinct forms; these regional forms do not replace the core tú paradigm.

• Vos conducís muy bien. — You drive very well. (voseo)
• Conducí con cuidado. — Drive carefully. (affirmative vos command)

With conducir, keep the irregular families separate: conduzco and conduzc- belong to the present family, while conduj- drives the preterite and the related imperfect and future subjunctive forms. The future, conditional, gerund, and participle remain regular.