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Existir (to exist) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of existir (to exist) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Existir (to exist) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 2: El buen pasado (The good old past)

Lesson 13: A través de las décadas (Through the decades)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Existir (to exist) existiendo (existing) existido (existed)

Existir (to exist): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo existo I exist
tú existes you exist
él/ella existe he/she exists
nosotros/nosotras existimos We exist
vosotros/vosotras existís you exist
ellos/ellas existen They exist

Pretérito perfecto 

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

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo exista I exist
tú existas you exist
él/ella exista He/she exists
nosotros/nosotras existamos we exist
vosotros/vosotras existáis you exist
ellos/ellas existan they exist

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya existido I may have existed
tú hayas existido you have existed
él/ella haya existido He/she may have existed
nosotros/nosotras hayamos existido we have existed
vosotros/vosotras hayáis existido you have existed
ellos/ellas hayan existido They have existed

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo existía I existed
tú existías you existed
él/ella existía He existed
nosotros/nosotras existíamos We existed
vosotros/vosotras existíais You existed
ellos/ellas existían They existed

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había existido I had existed
tú habías existido You had existed
él/ella había existido He had existed
nosotros/nosotras habíamos existido we had existed
vosotros/vosotras habíais existido You had existed
ellos/ellas habían existido They had existed

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo existiera/existiese I existed
tú existieras/existieses you existed
él/ella existiera/existiese he/she existed
nosotros/nosotras existiéramos/existiésemos we existed
vosotros/vosotras existierais/existieseis you existed
ellos/ellas existieran/existiesen they existed

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo existí I existed
tú exististe you existed
él/ella existió He existed
nosotros/nosotras existimos We existed
vosotros/vosotras exististeis You existed
ellos/ellas existieron They existed

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube existido I had existed
tú hubiste existido You had existed
él/ella hubo existido he had existed
nosotros/nosotras hubimos existido We had existed
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis existido You had existed
ellos/ellas hubieron existido They had existed

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo existiere I will exist
tú existieres you would exist
él/ella existiére he/she would exist
nosotros/nosotras existiéremos We shall exist
vosotros/vosotras existiereis You will exist
ellos/ellas existieren They would exist

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere existido I will have existed
tú hubieres existido You will have existed
él/ella hubiere existido he/she will have existed
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos existido we will have existed
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis existido You will have existed
ellos/ellas hubieren existido They will have existed

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo existiré I will exist
tú existirás You will exist
él/ella existirá He/she will exist
nosotros/nosotras existiremos we will exist
vosotros/vosotras existiréis You will exist
ellos/ellas existirán They will exist

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré existido I will have existed
tú habrás existido You will have existed
él/ella habrá existido He/she will have existed
nosotros/nosotras habremos existido We will have existed
vosotros/vosotras habréis existido You will have existed
ellos/ellas habrán existido They will have existed
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Existe! Exist!
Exista! Exist!
Existamos! Let us exist!
Existid! Exist!
Existan! Exist!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
N/A You do not exist
¡No existas! Do not exist!
¡No exista! Let's not exist
¡No existamos! You/they do not exist!
¡No existáis! Don't exist!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo existiría I would exist
tú existirías You would exist
él/ella existiría he/she would exist
nosotros/nosotras existiríamos we would exist
vosotros/vosotras existiríais You would exist
ellos/ellas existirían They would exist

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría existido I would have existed
tú habrías existido You would have existed
él/ella habría existido He would have existed
nosotros/nosotras habríamos existido We would have existed
vosotros/vosotras habríais existido You would have existed
ellos/ellas habrían existido They would have existed

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You will exist in the years when people have fun.
Vosotros existiréis en los años donde la gente se divierte.
2. We will exist in an era where fashion evolves.
Nosotros existiremos en una era donde la moda evoluciona.
3. In the future, I will exist in a different era.
En el futuro, yo existiré en una época diferente.
4. We exist to have fun every decade.
Nosotros existimos para divertirnos cada década.
5. She exists to evolve fashion.
Ella existe para evolucionar la moda.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We existed in the period of new trends.
Nosotros existimos en el período de tendencias nuevas.
2. We existed before the technological evolution.
Existíamos antes de la evolución tecnológica.
3. I have existed in different fun times.
He existido en diferentes épocas divertidas.
4. You existed in an interesting decade.
Existías en una década interesante.
5. They existed when people were having more fun.
Ellos existieron cuando la gente se divertía más.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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existamos, existieran, existáis, existan, existiéramos

1.
Si ... en los años 80, disfrutaríamos.
(If we existed in the 80s, we would enjoy ourselves.)
2.
Deseáis que ... en los años 80.
(You wish you existed in the 80s.)
3.
Esperan que ... nuevas tendencias.
(They hope there are new trends.)
4.
Si ... tendencias nuevas, enloquecerían.
(If new trends were to exist, they would go mad.)
5.
Queremos que ... en el siglo xxi.
(We want us to exist in the 21st century.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. It's incredible that we have existed in many decades.
Es increíble que hayamos existido en muchas décadas.
2. You would have existed during the period of evolution.
Hubierais existido en el período de evolución.
3. You may have existed in another era.
Es posible que hayas existido en otra época.
4. I wish you had existed in the past century.
Ojalá hubieras existido en el siglo pasado.
5. There might have been this different time.
Hubiera existido esta época diferente.