Escribir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Escribir in Spanish

Escribir means “to write.” You will learn its regular finite -IR pattern, irregular participle escrito, compound forms built with that participle, common object structures, subjunctive forms, and commands.

Escribir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Most finite forms of escribir follow the ordinary -IR pattern: escribo — “I write,” escribí — “I wrote,” and escriba — “that I write.” Its major irregularity is the participle escrito — “written.”

Escribir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund is its non-finite -ing form, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle escrito remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	escribir	to write
Gerund	escribiendo	writing
Past participle	escrito	written

Escribir meaning and essential uses

Escribir — “to write” — can be transitive or intransitive. It can take the text as its direct object: Escribo una carta. — “I write a letter.”

The recipient can be expressed with an indirect object: Le escribo a Ana. — “I write to Ana.” A language or medium may also be specified naturally: Escribo en español. — “I write in Spanish.”

Escribir irregular conjugation patterns

Finite forms use the stable stem escrib- with expected -IR endings. There is no stem change in escribo — “I write,” escribimos — “we write,” or escribieron — “they wrote.”

The key irregular form is escrito — “written,” used in all compound tenses with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary. The gerund escribiendo — “writing” — is regular.

Escribir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Escribir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The stable stem takes the regular -IR present endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	escribo	I write
Tú — you, singular informal	escribes	you write
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	escribe	he / she writes; you write (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	escribimos	we write
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	escribís	you write (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	escriben	they write; you write (plural)

• Escribo un correo cada mañana. — I write an email every morning.

Escribir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events or states. The verb uses the regular -IR preterite family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	escribí	I wrote
Tú — you, singular informal	escribiste	you wrote
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	escribió	he / she wrote; you wrote (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	escribimos	we wrote
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	escribisteis	you wrote (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	escribieron	they wrote; you wrote (plural)

• Ayer escribí tres páginas. — Yesterday I wrote three pages.

Escribir imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The verb uses the regular imperfect pattern shown below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	escribía	I used to write / was writing
Tú — you, singular informal	escribías	you used to write / were writing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	escribía	he / she used to write / was writing; you used to write / were writing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	escribíamos	we used to write / were writing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	escribíais	you used to write / were writing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	escribían	they used to write / were writing; you used to write / were writing (plural)

• De niño escribía historias cortas. — As a child, I used to write short stories.

Escribir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis normally uses present estar plus the target verb’s gerund. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus escribiendo — “writing.”

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

• Estoy escribiendo el informe. — I am writing the report.

Escribir near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis uses present ir + a + infinitive. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and escribir.

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

• Voy a escribirle esta noche. — I am going to write to him / her tonight.

Escribir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	escribiré	I will write
Tú — you, singular informal	escribirás	you will write
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	escribirá	he / she will write; you will write (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	escribiremos	we will write
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	escribiréis	you will write (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	escribirán	they will write; you will write (plural)

• Escribiré la respuesta mañana. — I will write the reply tomorrow.

Escribir conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical or softened meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	escribiría	I would write
Tú — you, singular informal	escribirías	you would write
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	escribiría	he / she would write; you would write (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	escribiríamos	we would write
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	escribiríais	you would write (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	escribirían	they would write; you would write (plural)

• Escribiría más si tuviera tiempo. — I would write more if I had time.

Escribir present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed situations connected to a present reference frame; distribution varies regionally. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle escrito — “written.”

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

• Ya he escrito la introducción. — I have already written the introduction.

Escribir past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for something completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle escrito — “written.”

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

• Habíamos escrito todo antes de la reunión. — We had written everything before the meeting.

Escribir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for something expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle escrito — “written.”

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

• Para entonces habrá escrito el capítulo final. — By then he / she will have written the final chapter.

Escribir conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle escrito — “written.”

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

• Habría escrito una explicación más breve. — I would have written a shorter explanation.

Escribir subjunctive conjugations

Escribir present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. It uses the expected present-subjunctive family for this verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	escriba	that I write
Tú — you, singular informal	escribas	that you write
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	escriba	that he / she write; that you write (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	escribamos	that we write
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	escribáis	that you write (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	escriban	that they write; that you write (plural)

• Quiero que escribas tu nombre aquí. — I want you to write your name here.

Escribir imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is shown after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle escrito — “written.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	escribiera	that I wrote
Tú — you, singular informal	escribieras	that you wrote
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	escribiera	that he / she wrote; that you wrote (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	escribiéramos	that we wrote
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	escribierais	that you wrote (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	escribieran	that they wrote; that you wrote (plural)

• Preferían que escribiéramos una respuesta conjunta. — They preferred that we write a joint response.
• Era mejor que escribieses la dirección completa. — It was better for you to write the full address.

Escribir 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. These rare forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	escribiere	if / when I should write
Tú — you, singular informal	escribieres	if / when you should write
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	escribiere	if / when he / she should write; if / when you should write (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	escribiéremos	if / when we should write
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	escribiereis	if / when you should write (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	escribieren	if / when they should write; if / when you should write (plural)

• Quien escribiere la solicitud deberá firmarla. — Whoever should write the application must sign it.

Escribir present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed situation appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle escrito — “written.”

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

• Me alegra que hayas escrito la carta. — I am glad that you have written the letter.

Escribir past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle escrito — “written.”

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

• Si hubiéramos escrito antes, habríamos recibido respuesta. — If we had written earlier, we would have received a reply.
• Si hubieses escrito la fecha, no habría confusión. — If you had written the date, there would be no confusion.

Escribir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle escrito — “written.”

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

• Si hubieren escrito el informe, deberán entregarlo. — If they should have written the report, they must submit it.

Escribir imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Escribir affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the meaning supports an instruction naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	escribe	write
Usted — you, singular formal	escriba	write (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	escribamos	let’s write
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	escribid	write (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	escriban	write (plural)

• Escribe tu nombre aquí. — Write your name here.

Escribir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no escribas	do not write
Usted — you, singular formal	no escriba	do not write (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no escribamos	let’s not write
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no escribáis	do not write (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no escriban	do not write (plural)

• No escribas en esa página. — Do not write on that page.

Common constructions with Escribir

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• escribir algo. — to write something.
• escribir a alguien. — to write to someone.
• escribir en + language or medium. — to write in a language or medium.

Example sentences with Escribir

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

• Escribimos en español durante la clase. — We write in Spanish during class.
• Ella me escribió ayer. — She wrote to me yesterday.
• He escrito una lista de preguntas. — I have written a list of questions.
• Necesito que escribas con claridad. — I need you to write clearly.
• Voy a escribir una nota rápida. — I am going to write a quick note.
• Escribe una frase completa. — Write a complete sentence.

Regional and usage notes for Escribir

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some common second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos escribís muy rápido. — You write very quickly. (voseo)
• Escribí tu nombre aquí. — Write your name here. (affirmative vos command)

For escribir, most finite forms are regular -IR forms. The form that must be memorized is the participle escrito — “written,” because every compound tense in the lesson depends on it.