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Cambiar (to change) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of cambiar (to change) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Cambiar (to change) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

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Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Cambiar (to change) Cambiando (Changing) Cambiado (Changed)

Cambiar (to change): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) cambio I change
(tú) cambias You change
(él/ella) cambia he/she changes
(nosotros/nosotras) cambiamos we change
(vosotros/vosotras) cambiáis You change
(ellos/ellas) cambian they change

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he cambiado I have changed
(tú) has cambiado You have changed
(él/ella) ha cambiado he/she has changed
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos cambiado we have changed
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis cambiado You have changed
(ellos/ellas) han cambiado they have changed

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) cambie I change
(tú) cambies you change
(él/ella) cambie he changes/she changes
(nosotros/nosotras) cambiemos we change
(vosotros/vosotras) cambiéis you change
(ellos/ellas) cambien they change

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya cambiado I have changed
(tú) hayas cambiado you have changed
(él/ella) haya cambiado he/she has changed
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos cambiado we have changed
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis cambiado you have changed
(ellos/ellas) hayan cambiado they have changed

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) cambiaba I used to change
(tú) cambiabas You used to change
(él/ella) cambiaba he/she was changing
(nosotros/nosotras) cambiábamos we changed
(vosotros/vosotras) cambiabais You were changing
(ellos/ellas) cambiaban they were changing

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había cambiado I had changed
(tú) habías cambiado you had changed
(él/ella) había cambiado he/she had changed
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos cambiado we had changed
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais cambiado you had changed
(ellos/ellas) habían cambiado they had changed

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) cambiara/cambiase I changed
(tú) cambiaras/cambiases You changed
(él/ella) cambiara/cambiase he/she changed
(nosotros/nosotras) cambiáramos/cambiásemos we changed
(vosotros/vosotras) cambiarais/cambiaseis You would change
(ellos/ellas) cambiaran/cambiasen they changed

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese cambiado I would have changed
(tú) hubieras/hubieses cambiado You had changed
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese cambiado he/she had changed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos cambiado we had changed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis cambiado You would have changed
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen cambiado they had changed

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) cambié I changed
(tú) cambiaste You changed
(él/ella) cambió he/she changed
(nosotros/nosotras) cambiamos we changed
(vosotros/vosotras) cambiasteis You changed
(ellos/ellas) cambiaron They changed

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube cambiado I had changed
(tú) hubiste cambiado You had changed
(él/ella) hubo cambiado he had changed/she had changed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos cambiado we had changed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis cambiado You changed
(ellos/ellas) hubieron cambiado they had changed

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cambiare I will change
(tú) cambiares you would change
(él/ella) cambiare he/she will change
(nosotros/nosotras) cambiáremos we will change
(vosotros/vosotras) cambiareis you will change
(ellos/ellas) cambiaren they would change

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere cambiado I will have changed
(tú) hubieres cambiado you will have changed
(él/ella) hubiere cambiado he/she will have changed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos cambiado we will have changed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis cambiado You would have changed
(ellos/ellas) hubieren cambiado they will have changed

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cambiaré I will change
(tú) cambiarás you will change
(él/ella) cambiará he/she will change
(nosotros/nosotras) cambiaremos we will change
(vosotros/vosotras) cambiaréis You will change
(ellos/ellas) cambiarán they will change

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré cambiado I will have changed
(tú) habrás cambiado You will have changed
(él/ella) habrá cambiado he/she will have changed
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos cambiado we will have changed
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis cambiado you will have changed
(ellos/ellas) habrán cambiado they will have changed
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡cambia! change!
¡cambie! He/she change!
¡cambiemos! Let's change!
¡cambiad! Change!
¡cambien! They change!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡no cambies! Don't change!
¡no cambie! Do not change!
¡no cambiemos! let's not change!
¡no cambiéis! Do not change!
¡no cambien! They do not change!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cambiaría I would change
(tú) cambiarías You would change
(él/ella) cambiaría he would change/she would change
(nosotros/nosotras) cambiaríamos we would change
(vosotros/vosotras) cambiaríais you would change
(ellos/ellas) cambiarían they would change

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría cambiado I would have changed
(tú) habrías cambiado You would have changed
(él/ella) habría cambiado he/she would have changed
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos cambiado We would have changed
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais cambiado you would have changed
(ellos/ellas) habrían cambiado they would have changed

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He will change his attitude over time.
Él cambiará su actitud con el tiempo.
2. You change the routine in autumn.
Vosotros cambiáis la rutina en otoño.
3. They will change the world with their innovation.
Ellos cambiarán el mundo con su innovación.
4. They change colour in winter.
Ellos cambian el color en invierno.
5. You will change your mind after seeing it.
Tú cambiarás de opinión después de verlo.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We used to change the route southwards every day.
Nosotros cambiábamos la ruta hacia el sur cada día.
2. He changed jobs last month.
Él cambió de trabajo el mes pasado.
3. You used to change the direction by looking at the stars.
Vosotros cambiabais la dirección mirando las estrellas.
4. He was exchanging the sleeping bag for a more comfortable one.
Él cambiaba el saco de dormir por uno más cómodo.
5. We changed the design of the webpage.
Nosotros cambiamos el diseño de la página web.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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cambie, cambiemos, cambiaras/cambiases, cambiéis, cambies

1.
Es vital que ... las tareas pendientes.
(It is vital that we change the pending tasks.)
2.
Espero que ... la agenda pronto.
(I hope the agenda changes soon.)
3.
Os pido que ... esta responsabilidad.
(I ask you to change this responsibility.)
4.
Es necesario que ... la notificación.
(It is necessary that you change the notification.)
5.
Si tú ... tu dieta, te sentirías mejor.
(If you changed your diet, you would feel better.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You would have changed your mind after hearing the explanation.
Tú habrías cambiado de opinión después de escuchar la explicación.
2. I don't think it has changed much over the years.
No creo que haya cambiado mucho con los años.
3. You would have changed the topic of conversation.
Vosotros habríais cambiado el tema de conversación.
4. I would have changed my answer if I had known.
Yo habría cambiado mi respuesta si hubiera sabido.
5. You had changed your approach before receiving the instructions.
Tú hubiste cambiado tu enfoque antes de recibir las instrucciones.