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Depender (to depend) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of depender (to depend) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Depender (to depend) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: B1

Module 3: Sueños (Dreams)

Lesson 19: Deseos y anhelos (Desires and wishes)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Depender (to depend) Dependiendo (Depending) Dependido (Depended)

Depender (to depend): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo dependo I depend
tú dependes you depend
él/ella depende He/she depends
nosotros/nosotras dependemos we depend
vosotros/vosotras dependéis You depend
ellos/ellas dependen they depend

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he dependido I have depended
tú has dependido You have depended
él/ella ha dependido He/she has depended
nosotros/nosotras hemos dependido We have depended
vosotros/vosotras habéis dependido You have depended
ellos/ellas han dependido They have depended

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo dependa I depend
tú dependas you depend
él/ella dependa he/she depends
nosotros/nosotras dependamos we depend
vosotros/vosotras dependáis you depend
ellos/ellas dependan they depend

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya dependido I have depended
tú hayas dependido you have depended
él/ella haya dependido he has depended
nosotros/nosotras hayamos dependido we have depended
vosotros/vosotras hayáis dependido you have depended
ellos/ellas hayan dependido they have depended

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo dependía I depended
tú dependías you depended
él/ella dependía he/she depended
nosotros/nosotras dependíamos we depended
vosotros/vosotras dependíais You depended
ellos/ellas dependían They depended

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había dependido I had depended
tú habías dependido you had depended
él/ella había dependido He/she had depended
nosotros/nosotras habíamos dependido we had depended
vosotros/vosotras habíais dependido you had depended
ellos/ellas habían dependido They had depended

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo dependiera/depandiese I would depend
tú dependieras/depandieses you depended
él/ella dependiera/depandiese he/she would depend
nosotros/nosotras dependiéramos/depandiésemos we depended
vosotros/vosotras dependierais/depandieseis you (plural) would depend
ellos/ellas dependieran/depandiesen they depended

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese dependido I would have depended
tú hubieras/hubieses dependido you had depended
él/ella hubiera/hubiese dependido he/she had depended
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos dependido we had depended
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis dependido You would have depended
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen dependido They had depended

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo dependí I depended
tú dependiste You depended
él/ella dependió he/she depended
nosotros/nosotras dependimos We depended
vosotros/vosotras dependisteis You (all) depended
ellos/ellas dependieron They depended

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube dependido I had depended
tú hubiste dependido You had depended
él/ella hubo dependido He/She had depended
nosotros/nosotras hubimos dependido we had depended
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis dependido You had depended
ellos/ellas hubieron dependido They had depended

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo dependiere I would depend
tú dependieres you would depend
él/ella dependiere he/she would depend
nosotros/nosotras dependiéremos we shall depend
vosotros/vosotras dependiereis You will depend
ellos/ellas dependieren they would depend

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere dependido I will have depended
tú hubieres dependido You will have depended
él/ella hubiere dependido He/she will have depended
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos dependido we will have depended
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis dependido You will have depended
ellos/ellas hubieren dependido they will have depended

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo dependeré I will depend
tú dependerás you will depend
él/ella dependerá He/she will depend
nosotros/nosotras dependeremos we will depend
vosotros/vosotras dependeréis You (plural) will depend
ellos/ellas dependerán They will depend

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré dependido I will have depended
tú habrás dependido you will have depended
él/ella habrá dependido He/She will have depended
nosotros/nosotras habremos dependido we will have depended
vosotros/vosotras habréis dependido You will have depended
ellos/ellas habrán dependido They will have depended
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Depende! Depend!
¡Dependa! Depend!
¡Dependamos! Let's depend
¡Dependede! Depend!
¡Dependan! Depend!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No dependas! Do not depend!
¡No dependa! Do not depend!
¡No dependamos! Let's not depend!
¡No dependáis! Do not depend!
¡No dependan! They do not depend

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo dependería I would depend
tú dependerías you would depend
él/ella dependería He/she would depend
nosotros/nosotras dependeríamos we would depend
vosotros/vosotras dependeríais you would depend
ellos/ellas dependerían They would depend

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría dependido I would have depended
tú habrías dependido You would have depended
él/ella habría dependido He/she would have depended
nosotros/nosotras habríamos dependido we would have depended
vosotros/vosotras habríais dependido You would have depended
ellos/ellas habrían dependido They would have depended

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They will rely on the internet to publish the news.
Ellos dependerán de internet para publicar las noticias.
2. He will depend on being informed for the debate.
Él dependerá de estar informado para el debate.
3. You will depend on discipline to achieve your goals.
Vosotros dependeréis de la disciplina para lograr vuestras metas.
4. They depend on the internet to stay informed.
Ellos dependen de internet para estar informados.
5. We will depend on the sense of humour to relax.
Nosotros dependeremos del sentido del humor para relajarnos.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You depended on the announcer to know the news live.
Dependiste del locutor para conocer las noticias en vivo.
2. We depended on the radio station to listen to the news in our childhood.
En nuestra infancia, dependíamos de la emisora de radio para escuchar las noticias.
3. You all depended on social media to communicate with friends during university.
Vosotros dependíais de las redes sociales para comunicaros con los amigos durante la universidad.
4. She depended on her assistant in the laboratory to carry out the experiments.
Ella dependía de su ayudante en el laboratorio para llevar a cabo los experimentos.
5. They depended on the newspaper to keep up with the impact of technological innovations.
Ellos dependían del periódico para estar al tanto del impacto de las innovaciones tecnológicas.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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dependan, dependieras/depandieses, dependiera/depandiese, dependieran/depandiesen, dependáis

1.
Ellos dijeron que, si ... del doctorado, no se jubilarían tan pronto.
(They said that, if they depended on the doctorate, they would not retire so soon.)
2.
Pensabas que si tú ... del laboratorio, serías más organizado.
(You thought that if you were to depend on the laboratory, you would be more organised.)
3.
Es posible que ellos ... del influjo de las redes sociales para el éxito de sus productos.
(They may depend on the influence of social networks for the success of their products.)
4.
Si yo ... de tener estudios, habría elegido otro camino.
(If I were to depend on having studies, I would have chosen another path.)
5.
Quisiera que vosotros no ... de las estrategias publicitarias para lograr la meta.
(I would like you not to depend on advertising strategies to achieve the goal.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I am glad he/she has depended on his/her own judgment at work.
Me alegro de que haya dependido de su propio criterio en el trabajo.
2. We had depended on the boss's good mood to keep the work environment pleasant.
Nosotros hubimos dependido del buen humor del jefe para mantener el ambiente laboral ameno.
3. He/she would have achieved discipline if he/she had depended on habit.
Si hubiera/hubiese dependido del hábito, hubiera/hubiese logrado la disciplina.
4. If they had depended on the campaigns, they would have had good publicity.
Si hubieran/hubiesen dependido de las campañas, habrían tenido buena publicidad.
5. You would have depended on employment to achieve stability.
Vosotros habríais dependido del empleo para lograr estabilidad.