Conceder Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb conceder means to grant, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Conceder means to grant, and it is a formal verb for giving something officially: you grant an interview, a prize, an extension, a permission. It takes a for the person who receives it, as in conceder un premio al mejor alumno. Like every Spanish verb, conceder changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say concedo una entrevista al periódico, and in the preterite you say concedí una prórroga de una semana. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: conceder
- English: to grant
- Verb type: regular -er verb
- Ending: -er
- Gerund: concediendo
- Past participle: concedido
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + concedido)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for conceder, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Conceder is a regular -er verb: concedí, concedía, concederé. The noun is concesión, grant or concession.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for conceder. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | concedo |
| tú | concedes |
| él/ella/Ud. | concede |
| nosotros/as | concedemos |
| vosotros/as | concedéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | conceden |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | concedí |
| tú | concediste |
| él/ella/Ud. | concedió |
| nosotros/as | concedimos |
| vosotros/as | concedisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | concedieron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | concedía |
| tú | concedías |
| él/ella/Ud. | concedía |
| nosotros/as | concedíamos |
| vosotros/as | concedíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | concedían |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | concederé |
| tú | concederás |
| él/ella/Ud. | concederá |
| nosotros/as | concederemos |
| vosotros/as | concederéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | concederán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | concedería |
| tú | concederías |
| él/ella/Ud. | concedería |
| nosotros/as | concederíamos |
| vosotros/as | concederíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | concederían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he concedido |
| tú | has concedido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha concedido |
| nosotros/as | hemos concedido |
| vosotros/as | habéis concedido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han concedido |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había concedido |
| tú | habías concedido |
| él/ella/Ud. | había concedido |
| nosotros/as | habíamos concedido |
| vosotros/as | habíais concedido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían concedido |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré concedido |
| tú | habrás concedido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá concedido |
| nosotros/as | habremos concedido |
| vosotros/as | habréis concedido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán concedido |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría concedido |
| tú | habrías concedido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría concedido |
| nosotros/as | habríamos concedido |
| vosotros/as | habríais concedido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían concedido |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | conceda |
| tú | concedas |
| él/ella/Ud. | conceda |
| nosotros/as | concedamos |
| vosotros/as | concedáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | concedan |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | concediera |
| tú | concedieras |
| él/ella/Ud. | concediera |
| nosotros/as | concediéramos |
| vosotros/as | concedierais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | concedieran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | concede |
| él/ella/Ud. | conceda |
| nosotros/as | concedamos |
| vosotros/as | conceded |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | concedan |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | concedas |
| él/ella/Ud. | conceda |
| nosotros/as | concedamos |
| vosotros/as | concedáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | concedan |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | concediendo | with estar for the progressive: estoy concediendo |
| Past participle | concedido | with haber for the perfect tenses: he concedido |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Concedo una entrevista al periódico. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, concedí un premio al mejor alumno. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, concedía una prórroga de una semana. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, concederé el permiso para salir. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Concedería una entrevista al periódico si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he concedido un premio al mejor alumno. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había concedido una prórroga de una semana antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré concedido el permiso para salir. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría concedido una entrevista al periódico con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él conceda un premio al mejor alumno. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él concediera una prórroga de una semana, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡concede el permiso para salir! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For conceder, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No concedas una entrevista al periódico. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with conceder, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Concedo una entrevista al periódico. — I grant an interview to the newspaper.
- Concede un premio al mejor alumno. — He/she grants a prize to the best student.
- Ayer, concedí una prórroga de una semana. — Yesterday, I granted an extension of a week.
- Antes, nosotros concedíamos el permiso para salir. — Before, we used to grant permission to go out.
- Mañana, tú concederás una entrevista al periódico. — Tomorrow, you will grant an interview to the newspaper.
- Yo concedería un premio al mejor alumno si tuviera más tiempo. — I would grant a prize to the best student if I had more time.
- Él ha concedido una prórroga de una semana. — He has granted an extension of a week.
- Espero que él conceda el permiso para salir. — I hope he grants permission to go out.
- Yo ya había concedido una entrevista al periódico antes de salir. — I had already granted an interview to the newspaper before leaving.
- Ellos concedían un premio al mejor alumno cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to grant a prize to the best student when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo concede una entrevista al periódico. — Right: Yo concedo una entrevista al periódico. — The person matters: concede is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is concedo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Treating conceder and otorgar as identical in every context. — Right: Conceder means to grant, while otorgar means to grant or award something officially. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: conceder fits sentences such as Concedo una entrevista al periódico, while otorgar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy concedido un premio al mejor alumno. — Right: Yo he concedido un premio al mejor alumno. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he concedido, has concedido, ha concedido. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo concedí una prórroga de una semana todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo concedía una prórroga de una semana todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (concedía), not the preterite. The preterite (concedí) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on conceder. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ una entrevista al periódico. (present tense) A. concedo B. concedes C. concede D. concedemos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ un premio al mejor alumno. (preterite) A. concedí B. concediste C. concedieron D. concedió
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ una prórroga de una semana. (imperfect) A. concedías B. concedían C. concedíamos D. concedía
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ el permiso para salir. (future) A. concederemos B. concederás C. concederé D. concederá
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ una entrevista al periódico si pudiera. (conditional) A. concedería B. concederías C. concederían D. concedo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ un premio al mejor alumno. (present subjunctive) A. concedas B. concedamos C. concedo D. conceda
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ una prórroga de una semana, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. concediéramos B. concedo C. concediera D. concedieras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ el permiso para salir. (present perfect) A. han concedido B. hemos concedido C. he concedido D. has concedido
Complete the command: ¡___ una entrevista al periódico! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. concede B. conceda C. concedamos D. conceded
Which is the gerund of conceder, used with estar for the progressive? A. concedido B. concedo C. concedí D. concediendo
Answer key
- concedo — The first-person present of conceder is concedo. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- concedió — The third-person preterite of conceder is concedió, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- concedíamos — The nosotros imperfect of conceder is concedíamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- concederás — The second-person future of conceder is concederás.
- concedería — The first-person conditional of conceder is concedería, the form for what would happen.
- conceda — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of conceder is conceda.
- concediera — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of conceder is concediera.
- hemos concedido — The nosotros present perfect of conceder is hemos concedido: hemos + concedido.
- concede — The affirmative tú imperative of conceder is concede.
- concediendo — The gerund of conceder is concediendo: estoy concediendo. The participle concedido is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does conceder mean in English?
Conceder means to grant. It is used in everyday situations such as Concedo una entrevista al periódico. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is conceder regular or irregular?
Conceder is a fully regular -er verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including concedo in the present and concedí in the preterite.
What is the difference between conceder and otorgar?
Conceder means to grant, while otorgar means to grant or award something officially. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use conceder when you mean to grant, as in Concedo una entrevista al periódico, and use otorgar for to grant or award something officially. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I grant” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo concedí un premio al mejor alumno. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo concedía una prórroga de una semana. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he concedido un premio al mejor alumno.
How do I practise conceder?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the conceder examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Conceder in the present tense — the full present-tense table for conceder.
- Conceder examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for conceder.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Cometer conjugation — another -er verb to compare with conceder.
- Coger conjugation — another -er verb to compare with conceder.
- Caer conjugation — another -er verb to compare with conceder.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.