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cumplir

to fulfill, to keep, to turn

verb Word 881 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate cumplir

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo cumplo I fulfill / I am fulfilling / I keep / I am keeping / I turn / I am turning
tú cumples you fulfill / you are fulfilling / you keep / you are keeping / you turn / you are turning
él/ella cumple he/she fulfills / he/she is fulfilling / you fulfill (formal) / you are fulfilling (formal) / he/she keeps / he/she is keeping / you keep (formal) / you are keeping (formal) / he/she turns / he/she is turning / you turn (formal) / you are turning (formal)
nosotros cumplimos we fulfill / we are fulfilling / we keep / we are keeping / we turn / we are turning
ellos/ellas cumplen they fulfill / they are fulfilling / you all fulfill / you all are fulfilling / they keep / they are keeping / you all keep / you all are keeping / they turn / they are turning / you all turn / you all are turning

Preterite

yo cumplí I fulfilled / I kept / I turned
tú cumpliste you fulfilled / you kept / you turned
él/ella cumplió he/she fulfilled / you fulfilled (formal) / he/she kept / you kept (formal) / he/she turned / you turned (formal)
nosotros cumplimos we fulfilled / we kept / we turned
ellos/ellas cumplieron they fulfilled / you all fulfilled / they kept / you all kept / they turned / you all turned

Imperfect

yo cumplía I was fulfilling / I used to fulfill / I was keeping / I used to keep / I was turning / I used to turn
tú cumplías you were fulfilling / you used to fulfill / you were keeping / you used to keep / you were turning / you used to turn
él/ella cumplía he/she was fulfilling / he/she used to fulfill / you were fulfilling (formal) / you used to fulfill (formal) / he/she was keeping / he/she used to keep / you were keeping (formal) / you used to keep (formal) / he/she was turning / he/she used to turn / you were turning (formal) / you used to turn (formal)
nosotros cumplíamos we were fulfilling / we used to fulfill / we were keeping / we used to keep / we were turning / we used to turn
ellos/ellas cumplían they were fulfilling / they used to fulfill / you all were fulfilling / you all used to fulfill / they were keeping / they used to keep / you all were keeping / you all used to keep / they were turning / they used to turn / you all were turning / you all used to turn

Future

yo cumpliré I will fulfill / I will keep / I will turn
tú cumplirás you will fulfill / you will keep / you will turn
él/ella cumplirá he/she will fulfill / you will fulfill (formal) / he/she will keep / you will keep (formal) / he/she will turn / you will turn (formal)
nosotros cumpliremos we will fulfill / we will keep / we will turn
ellos/ellas cumplirán they will fulfill / you all will fulfill / they will keep / you all will keep / they will turn / you all will turn

In a sentence

Mi hija cumple diez años en mayo.

My daughter turns ten in May.

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