Conjugate heredar in Spanish

to inherit

heredar is a regular -ar verb ranked #525 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Heredó la casa de su abuela cuando ella falleció." (She inherited her grandmother's house when she passed away.). 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 heredo
heredas
él/ella/Ud. hereda
nosotros heredamos
vosotros heredáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. heredan
Example

Yo heredo todos los días.

I inherit every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo heredé
heredaste
él/ella/Ud. heredó
nosotros heredamos
vosotros heredasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. heredaron
Example

Los hijos heredaron el carácter fuerte de su padre.

The children inherited their father's strong character.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo heredaba
heredabas
él/ella/Ud. heredaba
nosotros heredábamos
vosotros heredabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. heredaban
Example

Antes yo heredaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to inherit often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo heredaré
heredarás
él/ella/Ud. heredará
nosotros heredaremos
vosotros heredaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. heredarán
Example

Mañana yo heredaré.

Tomorrow I will inherit.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo heredaría
heredarías
él/ella/Ud. heredaría
nosotros heredaríamos
vosotros heredaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. heredarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo heredaría.

If I could, I would inherit.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo herede
heredes
él/ella/Ud. herede
nosotros heredemos
vosotros heredéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. hereden
Example

Espero que tú heredes.

I hope that you inherit.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
hereda
él/ella/Ud. herede
nosotros heredemos
vosotros heredad
ellos/ellas/Uds. hereden
Example

¡Hereda!

Inherit!

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