merecer
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Conocer means 'to know' (people or places). The yo form adds z before c: conozco. All other present forms are regular (conoces, conoce...). Many -ecer and -ocer verbs follow this (parecer → parezco...
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjuntivo
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — merecer
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber merecido
- Gerundio — mereciendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo merecido
- Participio — merecido
Key forms
yo
merezco
tú
mereces
él/ella
merece
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he merecido
tú
has merecido
él/ella
ha merecido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
merecí
tú
mereciste
él/ella
mereció
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
merecía
tú
merecías
él/ella
merecía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había merecido
tú
habías merecido
él/ella
había merecido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube merecido
tú
hubiste merecido
él/ella
hubo merecido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
mereceré
tú
merecerás
él/ella
merecerá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
merecería
tú
merecerías
él/ella
merecería
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré merecido
tú
habrás merecido
él/ella
habrá merecido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría merecido
tú
habrías merecido
él/ella
habría merecido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
merezca
tú
merezcas
él/ella
merezca
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya merecido
tú
hayas merecido
él/ella
haya merecido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
mereciera (mereciese)
tú
merecieras (merecieses)
él/ella
mereciera (mereciese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera merecido (hubiese merecido)
tú
hubieras merecido (hubieses merecido)
él/ella
hubiera merecido (hubiese merecido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
mereciere
tú
merecieres
él/ella
mereciere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere merecido
tú
hubieres merecido
él/ella
hubiere merecido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
merece
él/ella
merezca
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
merezcas
él/ella
merezca
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