Presumir Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb presumir means to show off, to presume, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Presumir means to show off or to presume, and it has two everyday uses: showing off something you have (presumir de coche nuevo) and assuming something is true (presumo que vendrá). It takes de for what you show off. Like every Spanish verb, presumir 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 presumo de coche nuevo, and in the preterite you say presumí que todo saldrá bien. 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: presumir
- English: to show off, to presume
- Verb type: regular -ir verb
- Ending: -ir
- Gerund: presumiendo
- Past participle: presumido
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + presumido)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for presumir, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Presumir de is to show off: presume de coche nuevo. Without de it usually means to presume or assume.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for presumir. 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 | presumo |
| tú | presumes |
| él/ella/Ud. | presume |
| nosotros/as | presumimos |
| vosotros/as | presumís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | presumen |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | presumí |
| tú | presumiste |
| él/ella/Ud. | presumió |
| nosotros/as | presumimos |
| vosotros/as | presumisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | presumieron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | presumía |
| tú | presumías |
| él/ella/Ud. | presumía |
| nosotros/as | presumíamos |
| vosotros/as | presumíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | presumían |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | presumiré |
| tú | presumirás |
| él/ella/Ud. | presumirá |
| nosotros/as | presumiremos |
| vosotros/as | presumiréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | presumirán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | presumiría |
| tú | presumirías |
| él/ella/Ud. | presumiría |
| nosotros/as | presumiríamos |
| vosotros/as | presumiríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | presumirían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he presumido |
| tú | has presumido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha presumido |
| nosotros/as | hemos presumido |
| vosotros/as | habéis presumido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han presumido |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había presumido |
| tú | habías presumido |
| él/ella/Ud. | había presumido |
| nosotros/as | habíamos presumido |
| vosotros/as | habíais presumido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían presumido |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré presumido |
| tú | habrás presumido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá presumido |
| nosotros/as | habremos presumido |
| vosotros/as | habréis presumido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán presumido |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría presumido |
| tú | habrías presumido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría presumido |
| nosotros/as | habríamos presumido |
| vosotros/as | habríais presumido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían presumido |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | presuma |
| tú | presumas |
| él/ella/Ud. | presuma |
| nosotros/as | presumamos |
| vosotros/as | presumáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | presuman |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | presumiera |
| tú | presumieras |
| él/ella/Ud. | presumiera |
| nosotros/as | presumiéramos |
| vosotros/as | presumierais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | presumieran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | presume |
| él/ella/Ud. | presuma |
| nosotros/as | presumamos |
| vosotros/as | presumid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | presuman |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | presumas |
| él/ella/Ud. | presuma |
| nosotros/as | presumamos |
| vosotros/as | presumáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | presuman |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | presumiendo | with estar for the progressive: estoy presumiendo |
| Past participle | presumido | with haber for the perfect tenses: he presumido |
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 presumir, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Presumo de coche nuevo. 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 presumir, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, presumí de sus notas en clase. 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 presumir, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, presumía que todo saldrá bien. 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 presumir, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, presumiré mucho delante de sus amigos. 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 presumir, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Presumiría de coche nuevo 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 presumir, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he presumido de sus notas en clase. 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 presumir, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había presumido que todo saldrá bien 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 presumir, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré presumido mucho delante de sus amigos. 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 presumir, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría presumido de coche nuevo 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 presumir, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él presuma de sus notas en clase. 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 presumir, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él presumiera que todo saldrá bien, 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 presumir, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Presume mucho delante de sus amigos! 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 presumir, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No presumas de coche nuevo. 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 presumir, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Presumo de coche nuevo. — I show off about his new car.
- Presume de sus notas en clase. — He/she shows off about his marks in class.
- Ayer, presumí que todo saldrá bien. — Yesterday, I showed off that everything will go well.
- Antes, nosotros presumíamos mucho delante de sus amigos. — Before, we used to show off a lot in front of his friends.
- Mañana, tú presumirás de coche nuevo. — Tomorrow, you will show off about his new car.
- Yo presumiría de sus notas en clase si tuviera más tiempo. — I would show off about his marks in class if I had more time.
- Él ha presumido que todo saldrá bien. — He has shown off that everything will go well.
- Espero que él presuma mucho delante de sus amigos. — I hope he shows off a lot in front of his friends.
- Yo ya había presumido de coche nuevo antes de salir. — I had already shown off about his new car before leaving.
- Ellos presumían de sus notas en clase cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to show off about his marks in class when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo presume de coche nuevo. — Right: Yo presumo de coche nuevo. — The person matters: presume is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is presumo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Ayer yo presumo de sus notas en clase. — Right: Ayer yo presumí de sus notas en clase. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: presumo is happening now, while presumí is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
- Wrong: Treating presumir and suponer as identical in every context. — Right: Presumir means to show off, to presume, while suponer means to suppose. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: presumir fits sentences such as Presumo de coche nuevo, while suponer belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy presumido de sus notas en clase. — Right: Yo he presumido de sus notas en clase. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he presumido, has presumido, ha presumido. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo presumí que todo saldrá bien todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo presumía que todo saldrá bien todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (presumía), not the preterite. The preterite (presumí) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on presumir. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ de coche nuevo. (present tense) A. presumo B. presumes C. presume D. presumimos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ de sus notas en clase. (preterite) A. presumí B. presumiste C. presumimos D. presumió
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ que todo saldrá bien. (imperfect) A. presumías B. presumo C. presumíamos D. presumía
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ mucho delante de sus amigos. (future) A. presumiremos B. presumirás C. presumiré D. presumirá
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ de coche nuevo si pudiera. (conditional) A. presumiría B. presumirías C. presumiríamos D. presumo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ de sus notas en clase. (present subjunctive) A. presumas B. presumamos C. presumo D. presuma
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ que todo saldrá bien, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. presumiéramos B. presumo C. presumiera D. presumieras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ mucho delante de sus amigos. (present perfect) A. ha presumido B. hemos presumido C. he presumido D. has presumido
Complete the command: ¡___ de coche nuevo! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. presume B. presuma C. presumamos D. presumid
Which is the gerund of presumir, used with estar for the progressive? A. presumido B. presumo C. presumí D. presumiendo
Answer key
- presumo — The yo present tense of presumir is presumo.
- presumió — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of presumir is presumió.
- presumíamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of presumir is presumíamos.
- presumirás — The tú future of presumir is presumirás.
- presumiría — The yo conditional of presumir is presumiría.
- presuma — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of presumir is presuma.
- presumiera — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of presumir is presumiera.
- hemos presumido — The nosotros/as present perfect of presumir is hemos presumido.
- presume — The affirmative tú imperative of presumir is presume.
- presumiendo — The gerund of presumir is presumiendo: estoy presumiendo. The participle presumido is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does presumir mean in English?
Presumir means to show off, to presume. It is used in everyday situations such as Presumo de coche nuevo. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is presumir regular or irregular?
Presumir is a fully regular -ir 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 presumo in the present and presumí in the preterite.
What is the difference between presumir and suponer?
Presumir means to show off, to presume, while suponer means to suppose. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use presumir when you mean to show off, to presume, as in Presumo de coche nuevo, and use suponer for to suppose. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I show off” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo presumí de sus notas en clase. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo presumía que todo saldrá bien. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he presumido de sus notas en clase.
How do I practise presumir?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the presumir examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Presumir in the present tense — the full present-tense table for presumir.
- Presumir examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for presumir.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Presidir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with presumir.
- Interrumpir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with presumir.
- Proseguir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with presumir.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.