Conseguir conjugation Spanish verb

How conseguir conjugates

Conseguir works like seguir, combining an e→i stem change with a spelling change. The e becomes i in consigo, consigues, consigue, consiguen, in the third-person preterite (consiguió, consiguieron), in the whole present subjunctive and in the gerund consiguiendo. The yo form drops the u before o (consigo), and the subjunctive is consiga. The imperfect, future and conditional are regular.

Conseguir in example sentences

• Present

  Aquí consigues de todo a buen precio.

  You can get everything here at a good price.

• Preterite

  Por fin conseguimos la cita con el cliente de Guadalajara.

  We finally got the meeting with the client from Guadalajara.

• Imperfect

  No conseguía concentrarme con tanto ruido en la oficina.

  I couldn't concentrate with so much noise in the office.

• Present perfect

  Mi hijo ha conseguido su primer trabajo.

  My son has landed his first job.

• Future

  Si mejoras tu currículum, conseguirás más entrevistas.

  If you improve your résumé, you'll get more interviews.

• Present subjunctive

  Necesito que consigas los permisos antes del lunes.

  I need you to get the permits before Monday.

• Conditional

  Con un buen abogado, conseguiríamos un mejor acuerdo.

  With a good lawyer, we'd get a better deal.

• Preterite

  La enfermera consiguió calmar al paciente.

  The nurse managed to calm the patient down.

Common phrases with conseguir

conseguir + infinitive

to manage to do something

conseguir trabajo

to get a job

conseguir que + subjunctive

to get someone to do something

conseguir boletos

to get tickets

conseguir un préstamo

to get a loan

Mistakes to avoid

• Misspelling the yo form: it is consigo, not consiguo or consego.
• Using conseguir for messages and packages: for things that arrive, use recibir. Recibí tu correo, not Conseguí tu correo.
• Using conseguir for 'get + adjective': 'get tired' is cansarse, not conseguir cansado.

Conseguir tense by tense

• Conseguir present
• Conseguir preterite
• Conseguir imperfect
• Conseguir future
• Conseguir conditional
• Conseguir present subjunctive
• Conseguir affirmative commands

Related verbs

• seguir to follow; to continue; to keep (doing)
• pedir to ask for; to request; to order
• lograr to achieve; to manage to; to get
• servir to serve; to be useful; to work (for)

Most common Spanish verbs

• ser
• estar
• tener
• haber
• hacer
• ir
• poder
• decir
• dar
• ver
• saber
• querer

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