caber
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Caber means 'to fit.' The yo form is quepo (irregular). The preterite is also irregular: cupe, cupiste, cupo, cupimos, cupisteis, cupieron. Subjunctive: quepa, cupiera/cupiese.
Conjugation
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Indicativo
Indicativo
Tiempo
Presente
Presente
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Imperativo — Imperativo
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — caber
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber cabido
- Gerundio — cabiendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo cabido
- Participio — cabido
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Key forms
yo
quepo
tú
cabes
él/ella
cabe
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he cabido
tú
has cabido
él/ella
ha cabido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
cupe
tú
cupiste
él/ella
cupo
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
cabía
tú
cabías
él/ella
cabía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había cabido
tú
habías cabido
él/ella
había cabido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube cabido
tú
hubiste cabido
él/ella
hubo cabido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
cabré
tú
cabrás
él/ella
cabrá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
cabría
tú
cabrías
él/ella
cabría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré cabido
tú
habrás cabido
él/ella
habrá cabido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría cabido
tú
habrías cabido
él/ella
habría cabido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
quepa
tú
quepas
él/ella
quepa
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya cabido
tú
hayas cabido
él/ella
haya cabido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
cupiera (cupiese)
tú
cupieras (cupieses)
él/ella
cupiera (cupiese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera cabido (hubiese cabido)
tú
hubieras cabido (hubieses cabido)
él/ella
hubiera cabido (hubiese cabido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
cupiere
tú
cupieres
él/ella
cupiere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere cabido
tú
hubieres cabido
él/ella
hubiere cabido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
cabe
él/ella
quepa
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
quepas
él/ella
quepa
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