Verb
conocer
to know
# 32 most commonThis is the infinitive form of the verb. All other conjugations are derived from this base form.
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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Me gustaría conocer el mar del que habla Neruda."
I'd like to know the sea Neruda talks about.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
conocer
Infinitive
Current
"to know"
conozco
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I know"
conoce
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Most Used
"he/she knows"
conoces
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you know"
conocen
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they know"
conoció
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she knew/met"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| conocer | Infinitive | — | "to know" |
| conociendo | Gerund | — | "knowing" |
| conocido | Participle | — | "known" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| conozco | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I know" |
| conoces | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you know" |
| conoce | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she knows" |
| conocemos | Plural · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we know" |
| conocéis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all know" |
| conocen | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they know" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| conocí | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I knew/met" |
| conociste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you knew/met" |
| conoció | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she knew/met" |
| conocimos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we knew/met" |
| conocisteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all knew/met" |
| conocieron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they knew/met" |
| Imperfect | |||
| conocías | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to know" |
| conocía | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to know" |
| conocíamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to know" |
| conocíais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to know" |
| conocían | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to know" |
| Future | |||
| conoceré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will know" |
| conocerás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will know" |
| conocerá | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will know" |
| conoceremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will know" |
| conoceréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will know" |
| conocerán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will know" |
| Conditional | |||
| conocerías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would know" |
| conocería | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would know" |
| conoceríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would know" |
| conoceríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would know" |
| conocerían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would know" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| conozcas | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you know" |
| conozca | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she know" |
| conozcamos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we know" |
| conozcáis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all know" |
| conozcan | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they know" |