Conjugate competir in Spanish
to compete
competir is an irregular -ir verb ranked #316 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo compito todos los días." (I compete every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
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Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | compito |
| tú | compites |
| él/ella/Ud. | compite |
| nosotros | competimos |
| vosotros | competís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | compiten |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | competí |
| tú | competiste |
| él/ella/Ud. | compitió |
| nosotros | competimos |
| vosotros | competisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | compitieron |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | competía |
| tú | competías |
| él/ella/Ud. | competía |
| nosotros | competíamos |
| vosotros | competíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | competían |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | competiré |
| tú | competirás |
| él/ella/Ud. | competirá |
| nosotros | competiremos |
| vosotros | competiréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | competirán |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | competiría |
| tú | competirías |
| él/ella/Ud. | competiría |
| nosotros | competiríamos |
| vosotros | competiríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | competirían |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | compita |
| tú | compitas |
| él/ella/Ud. | compita |
| nosotros | compitamos |
| vosotros | compitáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | compitan |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | compete |
| él/ella/Ud. | competa |
| nosotros | competamos |
| vosotros | competid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | competan |
Example sentences
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Yo compito todos los días.
I compete every day.
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¿Tú compites mucho?
Do you compete a lot?
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Él compite con frecuencia.
He competes often.
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Nosotros competimos juntos.
We compete together.
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Ellos compiten bien.
They compete well.
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Ayer competí por primera vez.
Yesterday I competed for the first time.
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Quiero que tú compitas más.
I want you to compete more.
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Es importante competir correctamente.
It is important to compete correctly.
Common phrases with competir
- competir bien to compete well
- competir mucho to compete a lot
- dejar de competir to stop competeing
- volver a competir to compete again