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cambiar to change, to shift, to switch, to alter; to modify

cambiar is the #220 most common word in Spanish, a verb. It means “to change, to shift, to switch, to alter; to modify” and is pronounced /kamˈbjaɾ/.

#220frequency rank
0.04%of everyday Spanish text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of cambiar

FormWhat it isMeaning
cambioI · presentI change
cambiéI · pastI changed
cambiadopast participlechanged
cambiarinfinitiveto change
cambiando-ing formchanging
cambiadosingular · past participlechanged
cambiadasingular · past participlechanged
cambiadosplural · past participlechanged
cambiadasplural · past participlechanged
cambiasyou · presentyou change
cambiásyou · presentyou change
cambiahe/she · presenthe/she changes
cambiamoswe · presentwe change
cambiáisyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) change
cambianthey · presentthey change
cambiabaI · imperfectI used to change
cambiabasyou · imperfectyou used to change
cambiabahe/she · imperfecthe/she used to change
cambiábamoswe · imperfectwe used to change
cambiabaisyou (pl.) · imperfectyou (pl.) used to change
cambiabanthey · imperfectthey used to change
cambiasteyou · pastyou changed
cambióhe/she · pasthe/she changed
cambiamoswe · pastwe changed
cambiasteisyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) changed
cambiaronthey · pastthey changed
cambiaréI · futureI will change
cambiarásyou · futureyou will change
cambiaráhe/she · futurehe/she will change
cambiaremoswe · futurewe will change
cambiaréisyou (pl.) · futureyou (pl.) will change
cambiaránthey · futurethey will change
cambiaríaI · conditionalI would change
cambiaríasyou · conditionalyou would change
cambiaríahe/she · conditionalhe/she would change
cambiaríamoswe · conditionalwe would change
cambiaríaisyou (pl.) · conditionalyou (pl.) would change
cambiaríanthey · conditionalthey would change
cambieI · subjunctive present(that) I change
cambiesyou · subjunctive present(that) you change
cambiésyou · subjunctive present(that) you change
cambiehe/she · subjunctive present(that) he/she change
cambiemoswe · subjunctive present(that) we change
cambiéisyou (pl.) · subjunctive present(that) you (pl.) change
cambienthey · subjunctive present(that) they change
cambiaraI · subjunctive imperfect(if) I changed
cambiarasyou · subjunctive imperfect(if) you changed
cambiarahe/she · subjunctive imperfect(if) he/she changed

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