Quick answer
conducir · conduzco, conduces, conduce, conducimos, conducís, conducen
to drive. Fully regular, so the endings carry over to every other -ir verb.
Conjugation
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | conduzco | conduje | conducía | conduciré |
| tú | conduces | condujiste | conducías | conducirás |
| él / ella / usted | conduce | condujo | conducía | conducirá |
| nosotros | conducimos | condujimos | conducíamos | conduciremos |
| vosotros | conducís | condujisteis | conducíais | conduciréis |
| ellos / ustedes | conducen | condujeron | conducían | conducirán |
Orange marks a form you cannot guess from the rules.
| Non-finite | Form |
|---|---|
| gerund | conduciendo |
| past participle | conducido |
| imperative (tú) | conduce |
| subjunctive (yo) | conduzca |
Which form to learn first
conduzco. The yo form is the one that gives learners away, so learn it first.
Where you will actually use it
Conduzco desde los dieciocho.I’ve been driving since I was eighteen.
¿Sabes conducir?Can you drive?
Conduje toda la noche.I drove all night.
No conduzcas cansado.Don’t drive when you’re tired.
Conduce muy despacio.He drives very slowly.
Hay que tener carnet de conducir.You need a driving licence.
Typical mistakes
Yo conduco al trabajo.
Yo conduzco al trabajo.
Verbs in -ucir take zc in the yo form: conduzco, traduzco, produzco.
Ayer conducí a Madrid.
Ayer conduje a Madrid.
The preterite is the irregular conduje, condujiste, condujo — and the ellos form is condujeron, not condujieron.
Conduzco un coche de alquiler en Latinoamérica.
Manejo un coche de alquiler.
In most of Latin America driving is manejar; conducir is the Spanish form.
Check yourself
Ayer ___ toda la noche.