What does existir mean?
existir means to exist in English. It is a regular -ir verb.
Spanish verb guide
Existir Conjugation in Spanish
Learn existir, meaning to exist, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-irgerund: existiendoparticiple: existido
Principal forms of existir
- Infinitive
- existir
- Gerund
- existiendo
- Past participle
- existido
Existir conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | existo | existí | existía | existiré |
| tú | existes | exististe | existías | existirás |
| él / ella / usted | existe | existió | existía | existirá |
| nosotros/as | existimos | existimos | existíamos | existiremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | existen | existieron | existían | existirán |
Pattern notes
- Existir follows the regular -ir pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with existir
¿Los fantasmas existen de verdad?Do ghosts really exist?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Existen escasos pintores como Picasso.Such painters as Picasso are rare.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Existe una pequeña posibilidad de recaída.There's a slight possibility of a recurrence.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate existir for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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