Subir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Subir in Spanish

Subir means “to go up,” “to raise,” or “to upload.” You will learn its fully regular -IR conjugation and the main movement, increase, vehicle, volume, and digital-upload patterns.

Subir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular IR. Subir keeps the stable stem sub- and takes ordinary -IR endings. Its gerund subiendo — “going up / raising / uploading” — and participle subido — “gone up / raised / uploaded” — are regular.

Subir 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. The participle subido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	subir	to go up / raise / upload
Gerund	subiendo	going up / raising / uploading
Past participle	subido	gone up / raised / uploaded

Subir meaning and essential uses

Subir can be intransitive, meaning to move upward or rise: Subo al segundo piso. — “I go up to the second floor.” RAE also records entering a vehicle: Sube al tren. — “Get on the train.”

It is also transitive: Sube el volumen. — “Turn up the volume.” In computing, RAE records subir for uploading information to a website: Subí el archivo. — “I uploaded the file.”

Subir regular conjugation pattern

The stem sub- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as subo — “I go up / upload,” subí — “I went up / uploaded,” and suba — “that I go up / upload” — use normal -IR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Subir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Subir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	subo	I go up / raise / upload
Tú — you, singular informal	subes	you go up / raise / upload
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	sube	he / she goes up / raises / uploads; you go up / raise / upload (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	subimos	we go up / raise / upload
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	subís	you go up / raise / upload (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	suben	they go up / raise / upload; you go up / raise / upload (plural)

• Subo las escaleras cada mañana. — I go up the stairs every morning.

Subir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	subí	I went up / raised / uploaded
Tú — you, singular informal	subiste	you went up / raised / uploaded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	subió	he / she went up / raised / uploaded; you went up / raised / uploaded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	subimos	we went up / raised / uploaded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	subisteis	you went up / raised / uploaded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	subieron	they went up / raised / uploaded; you went up / raised / uploaded (plural)

• Ayer subí un archivo al sitio web. — Yesterday I uploaded a file to the website.

Subir imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle subido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	subía	I used to go up / raise / upload / was going up / raising / uploading
Tú — you, singular informal	subías	you used to go up / raise / upload / were going up / raising / uploading
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	subía	he / she used to go up / raise / upload / was going up / raising / uploading; you used to go up / raise / upload / were going up / raising / uploading (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	subíamos	we used to go up / raise / upload / were going up / raising / uploading
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	subíais	you used to go up / raise / upload / were going up / raising / uploading (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	subían	they used to go up / raise / upload / were going up / raising / uploading; you used to go up / raise / upload / were going up / raising / uploading (plural)

• Antes subía al autobús en esta parada. — I used to get on the bus at this stop.

Subir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus subiendo — “going up / raising / uploading.”

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

• Estoy subiendo el volumen. — I am turning up the volume.

Subir near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and subir.

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

• Voy a subir al segundo piso. — I am going to go up to the second floor.

Subir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	subiré	I will go up / raise / upload
Tú — you, singular informal	subirás	you will go up / raise / upload
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	subirá	he / she will go up / raise / upload; you will go up / raise / upload (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	subiremos	we will go up / raise / upload
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	subiréis	you will go up / raise / upload (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	subirán	they will go up / raise / upload; you will go up / raise / upload (plural)

• Subiremos los documentos mañana. — We will upload the documents tomorrow.

Subir conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	subiría	I would go up / raise / upload
Tú — you, singular informal	subirías	you would go up / raise / upload
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	subiría	he / she would go up / raise / upload; you would go up / raise / upload (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	subiríamos	we would go up / raise / upload
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	subiríais	you would go up / raise / upload (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	subirían	they would go up / raise / upload; you would go up / raise / upload (plural)

• Subiría el precio solo si fuera necesario. — I would raise the price only if necessary.

Subir present perfect conjugation

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

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

• He subido todas las fotos. — I have uploaded all the photos.

Subir past perfect conjugation

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

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

• Ya habíamos subido al tren. — We had already gotten on the train.

Subir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event 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 subido.

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

• Para entonces habrán subido todos los archivos. — By then they will have uploaded all the files.

Subir 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 subido.

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

• Habría subido el volumen un poco más. — I would have raised the volume a little more.

Subir subjunctive conjugations

Subir 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. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	suba	that I go up / raise / upload
Tú — you, singular informal	subas	that you go up / raise / upload
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	suba	that he / she go up / raise / upload; that you go up / raise / upload (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	subamos	that we go up / raise / upload
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	subáis	that you go up / raise / upload (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	suban	that they go up / raise / upload; that you go up / raise / upload (plural)

• Quiero que subas el archivo hoy. — I want you to upload the file today.

Subir 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 demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle subido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	subiera	that I went up / raised / uploaded
Tú — you, singular informal	subieras	that you went up / raised / uploaded
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	subiera	that he / she went up / raised / uploaded; that you went up / raised / uploaded (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	subiéramos	that we went up / raised / uploaded
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	subierais	that you went up / raised / uploaded (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	subieran	that they went up / raised / uploaded; that you went up / raised / uploaded (plural)

• Preferían que subiéramos por las escaleras. — They preferred that we go up by the stairs.
• Era mejor que subieses el volumen lentamente. — It was better for you to turn up the volume slowly.

Subir 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 reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	subiere	if / when I should go up / raise / upload
Tú — you, singular informal	subieres	if / when you should go up / raise / upload
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	subiere	if / when he / she should go up / raise / upload; if / when you should go up / raise / upload (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	subiéremos	if / when we should go up / raise / upload
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	subiereis	if / when you should go up / raise / upload (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	subieren	if / when they should go up / raise / upload; if / when you should go up / raise / upload (plural)

• Quien subiere archivos al sistema deberá revisar su contenido. — Whoever should upload files to the system must review their content.

Subir 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 appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle subido.

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

• Me alegra que hayas subido las fotos. — I am glad that you uploaded the photos.

Subir 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 subido.

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

• Si hubiera subido antes al tren, habría encontrado asiento. — If I had gotten on the train earlier, I would have found a seat.
• Si hubieses subido el archivo correcto, no habría problema. — If you had uploaded the correct file, there would be no problem.

Subir 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, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle subido.

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

• Si hubieren subido nuevos documentos, deberán registrarlos. — If they should have uploaded new documents, they must register them.

Subir imperative and commands

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

Subir affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	sube	go up
Usted — you, singular formal	suba	go up (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	subamos	let’s go up
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	subid	go up (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	suban	go up (plural)

• Sube el volumen un poco. — Turn up the volume a little.

Subir 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 subas	do not go up
Usted — you, singular formal	no suba	do not go up (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no subamos	let’s not go up
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no subáis	do not go up (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no suban	do not go up (plural)

• No subas archivos privados sin permiso. — Do not upload private files without permission.

Common constructions with Subir

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

• subir a + higher place. — to go up to / climb to a higher place.
• subir a / subirse a + vehicle. — to get on / board a vehicle.
• subir algo. — to raise something.
• subir un archivo / foto. — to upload a file / photo.

Example sentences with Subir

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

• Los precios están subiendo. — Prices are going up.
• Subimos al tren a las ocho. — We get on the train at eight.
• ¿Puedes subir esta foto? — Can you upload this photo?
• Espero que subas el archivo correcto. — I hope you upload the correct file.
• Han subido el volumen demasiado. — They have turned the volume up too high.
• Sube por las escaleras. — Go up the stairs.

Regional and usage notes for Subir

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

• Vos subís al autobús aquí. — You get on the bus here. (voseo)
• Subí el archivo ahora. — Upload the file now. (affirmative vos command)

Subir is fully regular. Its difficulty is not morphology but meaning: context determines whether it means going up, getting on, raising something, increasing a value, or uploading digital content.