-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate codiciar in Spanish

to covet, to desire greedily

codiciar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2054 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Codicia las riquezas ajenas." (He covets other people's wealth.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo codicio
codicias
él/ella/Ud. codicia
nosotros codiciamos
vosotros codiciáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. codician
Example

Codicia las riquezas ajenas.

He covets other people's wealth.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ambicié
codiciaste
él/ella/Ud. codició
nosotros codiciamos
vosotros ambiciasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. codiciaron
Example

Ayer yo ambicié.

Yesterday I covet, to desire greedily.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo codiciaba
codiciabas
él/ella/Ud. codiciaba
nosotros codiciábamos
vosotros codiciabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. codiciaban
Example

Antes yo codiciaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to covet, to desire greedily often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ambiciaré
ambiciarás
él/ella/Ud. ambiciará
nosotros ambiciaremos
vosotros ambiciaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ambiciarán
Example

Mañana yo ambiciaré.

Tomorrow I will covet, to desire greedily.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo codiciaria
ambiciarías
él/ella/Ud. ambiciaría
nosotros ambiciaríamos
vosotros ambiciaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ambiciarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo codiciaria.

If I could, I would covet, to desire greedily.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo codicie
ambicies
él/ella/Ud. codicie
nosotros codiciemos
vosotros codiciéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. codicien
Example

Espero que tú ambicies.

I hope that you covet, to desire greedily.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
codicia
él/ella/Ud. codicie
nosotros codiciemos
vosotros ambiciad
ellos/ellas/Uds. codicien
Example

Codicia las riquezas ajenas.

He covets other people's wealth.

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