Conseguir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Conseguir in Spanish

Conseguir means “to get” or “to obtain.” You will learn its e-to-i changes, the irregular gerund consiguiendo, and the forms used to obtain something or manage to achieve a result.

Conseguir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Linguistically, conseguir is an -IR verb whose present and preterite families show the changes seen in consigo — “I get,” consigue — “he / she gets,” consiguió — “he / she got,” and consiguieron — “they got.” Its gerund is consiguiendo — “getting,” while the future, conditional, imperfect, and participle are regular.

Conseguir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. With haber, the participle does not agree with the subject.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	conseguir	to get, to obtain
Gerund	consiguiendo	getting
Past participle	conseguido	obtained

Conseguir meaning and essential uses

Conseguir — “to get” or “to obtain” — is commonly transitive: Consigo entradas para el concierto. — “I get tickets for the concert.” The direct object names what is obtained.

It also commonly appears before an infinitive when the meaning is successfully achieving an action: Conseguimos terminar a tiempo. — “We managed to finish on time.” This construction focuses on reaching the intended result.

Conseguir irregular conjugation patterns

The present has consigo — “I get,” with gu becoming g before o, and the stressed present forms consigues, consigue, and consiguen — “you get,” “he / she gets,” and “they get” — use e → i. The present subjunctive uses consig- throughout. In the preterite, only third-person forms change to consiguió — “he / she got” — and consiguieron — “they got”; those forms supply the base for consiguiera — “that I got” — and consiguiere — “if / when I should get.” The gerund is consiguiendo — “getting,” and the participle conseguido — “obtained” — is regular.

Conseguir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Conseguir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current actions, habits, and general statements. The key forms are consigo — “I get,” consigues — “you get,” consigue — “he / she gets,” and consiguen — “they get”; conseguimos — “we get” — and conseguís — “you all get” — keep the infinitive stem spelling.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	consigo	I get
Tú — you, singular informal	consigues	you get
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	consigue	he / she gets; you get (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	conseguimos	we get
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conseguís	you get (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	consiguen	they get; you get (plural)

• Consigo fruta fresca en este mercado. — I get fresh fruit at this market.

Conseguir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. Most rows are regular, but the third-person forms change e → i: consiguió — “he / she got” — and consiguieron — “they got.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	conseguí	I got
Tú — you, singular informal	conseguiste	you got
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	consiguió	he / she got; you got (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	conseguimos	we got
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conseguisteis	you got (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	consiguieron	they got; you got (plural)

• Ayer consiguieron dos entradas. — Yesterday they got two tickets.

Conseguir imperfect conjugation

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

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	conseguía	I used to get / was getting
Tú — you, singular informal	conseguías	you used to get / were getting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	conseguía	he / she used to get / was getting; you used to get / were getting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	conseguíamos	we used to get / were getting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conseguíais	you used to get / were getting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	conseguían	they used to get / were getting; you used to get / were getting (plural)

• Antes conseguíamos descuentos con frecuencia. — We used to get discounts frequently.

Conseguir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with a present form of estar — “to be” — plus consiguiendo — “getting.”

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

• Estoy consiguiendo mejores resultados. — I am getting better results.

Conseguir 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 conseguir — “to get, to obtain.”

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

• Voy a conseguir los documentos esta tarde. — I am going to get the documents this afternoon.

Conseguir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where context supports it, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive conseguir — “to get, to obtain.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	conseguiré	I will get
Tú — you, singular informal	conseguirás	you will get
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	conseguirá	he / she will get; you will get (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	conseguiremos	we will get
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conseguiréis	you will get (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	conseguirán	they will get; you will get (plural)

• Conseguiremos una solución pronto. — We will get a solution soon.

Conseguir conditional conjugation

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

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	conseguiría	I would get
Tú — you, singular informal	conseguirías	you would get
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	conseguiría	he / she would get; you would get (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	conseguiríamos	we would get
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conseguiríais	you would get (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	conseguirían	they would get; you would get (plural)

• Conseguiría más información si llamara hoy. — I would get more information if I called today.

Conseguir present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to the present; its regional distribution varies. Form it with the corresponding finite form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus conseguido — “obtained.”

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

• Ya he conseguido la confirmación. — I have already obtained the confirmation.

Conseguir past perfect conjugation

Past perfect / pluperfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the corresponding finite form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus conseguido — “obtained.”

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

• Habíamos conseguido permiso antes de empezar. — We had obtained permission before starting.

Conseguir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for something expected to be completed by a future reference point. Form it with the corresponding finite form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus conseguido — “obtained.”

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

• Para el lunes habrán conseguido todos los datos. — By Monday they will have obtained all the data.

Conseguir conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for hypothetical completed results or unreal past outcomes. Form it with the corresponding finite form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus conseguido — “obtained.”

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

• Habría conseguido el billete si hubiera llegado antes. — I would have gotten the ticket if I had arrived earlier.

Conseguir subjunctive conjugations

Conseguir present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, necessity, or possibility. The entire paradigm uses consig-, giving consiga — “that I get,” consigamos — “that we get,” and consigan — “that they get.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	consiga	that I get
Tú — you, singular informal	consigas	that you get
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	consiga	that he / she get; that you get (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	consigamos	that we get
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	consigáis	that you get (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	consigan	that they get; that you get (plural)

• Espero que consigas una respuesta hoy. — I hope you get an answer today.

Conseguir 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; the second example demonstrates it without claiming that the two series are mechanically interchangeable in every construction. Both series inherit the consigu- base supplied by the third-person preterite.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	consiguiera	that I got
Tú — you, singular informal	consiguieras	that you got
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	consiguiera	that he / she got; that you got (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	consiguiéramos	that we got
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	consiguierais	that you got (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	consiguieran	that they got; that you got (plural)

• Querían que consiguiéramos más tiempo. — They wanted us to get more time.
• Prefería que consiguieses una copia original. — She preferred that you obtain an original copy.

Conseguir 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 included here as a reference system.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	consiguiere	if / when I should get
Tú — you, singular informal	consiguieres	if / when you should get
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	consiguiere	if / when he / she should get; if / when you should get (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	consiguiéremos	if / when we should get
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	consiguiereis	if / when you should get (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	consiguieren	if / when they should get; if / when you should get (plural)

• Quien consiguiere la autorización deberá presentarla. — Whoever should obtain the authorization must present it.

Conseguir 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 the corresponding subjunctive form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus conseguido — “obtained.”

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

• Me alegra que hayas conseguido el puesto. — I am glad that you got the position.

Conseguir 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 — “had” in this subjunctive construction; hubiese — “had” — is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts. Form it with the corresponding subjunctive form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus conseguido — “obtained.”

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

• Ojalá hubiéramos conseguido entradas antes. — I wish we had gotten tickets earlier.
• Si hubieses conseguido el permiso, habríamos empezado ayer. — If you had obtained the permit, we would have started yesterday.

Conseguir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It is a reference form used mainly in formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts. Form it with the corresponding subjunctive form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus conseguido — “obtained.”

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

• Si hubieren conseguido la licencia, podrán iniciar la obra. — If they should have obtained the license, they may begin the work.

Conseguir imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish draws command forms from different morphological sources depending on person and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Conseguir affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands to direct someone to obtain or achieve something. The tú form is consigue — “get,” while usted, nosotros/nosotras, and ustedes use the consig- subjunctive family; vosotros/vosotras uses conseguid — “get.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	consigue	get
Usted — you, singular formal	consiga	get (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	consigamos	let’s get
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	conseguid	get (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	consigan	get (plural)

• Consigue los documentos antes del mediodía. — Get the documents before noon.

Conseguir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms. The negative particle no — “not / do not” — precedes the command form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no consigas	do not get
Usted — you, singular formal	no consiga	do not get (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no consigamos	let’s not get
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no consigáis	do not get (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no consigan	do not get (plural)

• No consigas información de fuentes dudosas. — Do not get information from doubtful sources.

Common constructions with Conseguir

These target-verb patterns are useful because they show the complements or sentence frames that commonly accompany the conjugated verb.

• Conseguir una entrada. — To get a ticket.
• Conseguir un objetivo. — To achieve a goal.
• Conseguir terminar a tiempo. — To manage to finish on time.

Example sentences with Conseguir

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

• Consigo buenos precios cuando compro con tiempo. — I get good prices when I buy early.
• Ayer conseguí una cita para el viernes. — Yesterday I got an appointment for Friday.
• Por fin consiguió resolver el problema. — He finally managed to solve the problem.
• Espero que consigas el permiso. — I hope you get the permit.
• Ya hemos conseguido toda la información. — We have already obtained all the information.
• Consigue una copia antes de salir. — Get a copy before leaving.

Regional and usage notes for Conseguir

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. In voseo regions, present-indicative and affirmative-command forms may differ from the core tú forms; the regional examples below do not replace the main paradigm.

• Vos conseguís mejores resultados con práctica. — You get better results with practice. (voseo)
• Conseguí una copia para mañana. — Get a copy for tomorrow. (affirmative vos command)

With conseguir, keep the e-to-i families together: present stressed forms, third-person preterite forms, the gerund, and the subjunctive forms derived from them. The infinitive-based future and conditional remain predictable.