Beber Conjugation 101: Conjugate Beber In Spanish

Beber conjugation pattern can help you understand how to conjugate regular -ER verbs. Since this is also a common verb in everyday conversations, in this guide, we’ll go through the conjugation charts of beber. Here’s what you’ll learn:

• Beber Overview 
• Indicative Tenses of Beber Conjugations
  • Present tense
  • Preterite tense
  • Imperfect tense
  • Near Future tense
  • Future tense
  • Conditional tense
  • Present Perfect tense
  • Past Perfect tense
  • Future Perfect tense
  • Conditional Perfect tense
  • Progressive tenses
• Subjunctive Tenses of Beber Conjugations 
  • Present Subjunctive tense
  • Present Perfect Subjunctive tense
  • Imperfect Subjunctive tense
  • Past Perfect Subjunctive tense
• Imperative (Commands) of Beber Conjugations
  • Affirmative Commands
  • Negative Commands
• Uses & Examples
• Download Beber Conjugation Tables & Uses Cheat sheets
• Beber Conjugation Practice Quiz

Overview of Beber

Indicative Conjugations of Beber

Present tense

Use the present tense conjugations of beber to ask or talk about what people usually drink. For example: Nunca bebo café antes de desayunar.

Preterite tense

In the preterite tense, beber communicates that a person drank something at a specific time in the past. For instance: ¿Qué bebieron en la fiesta de Patty? As shown in the conjugation chart below, the preterite conjugations of ‘beber’ are regular.

Imperfect tense

Beber conjugated to the imperfect tense is used to talk about the things you used to drink repeatedly in the past. Mi mamá siempre bebía dos tazas de café.

Near future

Ir + a + infinitive (in this case, beber) is the formula to build the near future. In this tense, beber expresses that someone is going to drink something. For example: Yo no voy a beber hoy.

Future simple tense

Use the future conjugations of ‘beber’ to convey that someone will drink something at some point in the future. Yo nunca beberé sake.

Conditional tense

Beber conditional conjugations are used to talk about the beverages someone would drink. For instance: Nosotros jamás beberíamos tanto jugo de naranja.

Present perfect tense

Haber in the present tense + bebido (past participle) is the formula of the Spanish present perfect tense. These conjugations express that someone has or hasn’t drunk something. For instance: ¿Nunca has bebido sake?

Past perfect

In the past perfect tense, ‘beber’ communicates that someone had or hadn’t drunk something  before some other reference point in the past. A las ocho, ya se habían bebido todo el té. To form the past perfect, use the imperfect form of ‘haber’ and the past participle form of ‘beber’.

Future perfect

The future perfect tense conjugations of ‘beber’ are used to say that someone will have drunk something by or before a certain point in the future. This tense also refers to drinks someone might have drunk. For instance: Para cuando llegues, ya habremos bebido nuestro café.

Conditional perfect

The conditional perfect conjugations of beber are used to talk about what someone would have drunk if certain conditions had been met. For instance: Habría bebido más, pero mañana tengo que trabajar.

Progressive tenses

The progressive tenses of beber convey that someone is drinking at the moment of speaking. Or, in the case of past forms (preterite and imperfect), to communicate that a past action was in progress when a person was drinking something. For example: ¿Qué están bebiendo?

Spanish progressive tenses are conjugated by using the formula estar conjugated + present participle of beber.

Beber Subjunctive Conjugations

The Spanish subjunctive mood is used to describe wishes, discuss hypothetical situations or express uncertainty. The beber conjugation charts below show how to conjugate this verb to the subjunctive tenses.

Present subjunctive

The present subjunctive conjugations of beber are used to recommend, request or wish that someone drinks something. For example: Te sugiero que no bebas más café.

Present perfect subjunctive

Haber in the present subjunctive + bebido is the formula to build the present perfect subjunctive of ‘beber’. We use these conjugations to express doubt or expectations about someone having drunk something. Espero que se hayan bebido su jugo.

Imperfect subjunctive

Use the imperfect subjunctive conjugations of ‘beber’ to talk about past suggestions or expectations you had about someone drinking something. The wishes or expectations expressed by this tense are usually difficult to accomplish. Ojalá no bebieran tanto café. 

The imperfect subjunctive has two models for conjugating ‘beber’ depending on which type of Spanish you’re using.

Latin American Spanish version

Note: The conjugation chart above doesn’t include the form vosotros as this pronoun is not used in Latin American Spanish.

Castilian Spanish version

Past perfect subjunctive

In the past perfect subjunctive, beber conveys that someone would have drunk something if a past circumstance was met. You can also use these conjugations to express regrets or hypothetical results if someone had drunk something.

For example: Ojalá no hubiéramos bebido tanto.

Beber Imperative Conjugations

The Spanish imperative is used to order people to do (affirmative commands) or not do something (negative commands)

Affirmative commands

We use the affirmative imperative of ‘beber’ to order someone to drink something. For instance: Por favor, beba más agua. These conjugations are regular.

Negative commands

Use the negative imperative to demand someone to not drink something. For example: No beban agua de la llave.

Meanings of Beber & Examples

Now that you’ve learned how to conjugate beber in Spanish, we’ll go over a few examples so you see how to apply this verb correctly. 

[Beber conjugated] + beverage) 

¿Cuántas cervezas han bebido?
How many beers have you guys drunk?

Matt siempre bebe su café sin azúcar. 
Matt always drinks his coffee without sugar. 

In Spanish, we use reflexive pronouns to emphasize the action of drinking. We do this when we want to highlight that someone drinks something or to stress the amount of beverages they have had. 

[Reflexive pronoun] + [beber conjugated] + (beverage) 

¿Quién se bebió mi coca? 
Who drank my coke?

Tony y yo nos bebimos todo el vino. 
Tony and I drank all the wine. 

Take Note: In Latin American Spanish, tomar is more commonly used instead of ‘beber’ to say ‘to drink’.

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Practice Quiz: Beber Conjugation

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