What does padecer mean?
padecer means to suffer in English. It is a irregular -er verb.
Spanish verb guide
Padecer Conjugation in Spanish
Learn padecer, meaning to suffer, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-ergerund: padeciendoparticiple: padecido
Principal forms of padecer
- Infinitive
- padecer
- Gerund
- padeciendo
- Past participle
- padecido
Padecer 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 | padezco | padecí | padecía | padeceré |
| tú | padeces | padeciste | padecías | padecerás |
| él / ella / usted | padece | padeció | padecía | padecerá |
| nosotros/as | padecemos | padecimos | padecíamos | padeceremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | padecen | padecieron | padecían | padecerán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -er pattern in the present.
Examples with padecer
Padecimos una sequía muy prolongada.We suffered a very prolonged drought.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ella padece una enfermedad contagiosa.She suffers from a contagious disease.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él padeció una grave enfermedad en el otoño de 1823.He had a serious illness in the autumn of 1823.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate padecer 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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