Depender is a regular -er verb in Spanish.
Practice depender free →Depender means 'to depend', and it is a regular -er verb whose most useful form is the everyday phrase depende ('it depends') — a perfect, natural answer in speaking exams. It almost always takes de: depende del tiempo (it depends on the weather), dependo de mis padres (I depend on my parents). Because expressing that something is conditional adds nuance to opinions and answers, depender de is a valuable structure. As a regular -er verb the conjugation is predictable; the key point is the preposition de, which English speakers often replace with 'on'.
Quick facts
Depender (to depend) is a regular -er verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Depende — a perfect natural answer.
Always depender de: depende del tiempo.
Dependo de mis padres (I depend on my parents).
Adds conditional nuance to opinions.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
depender is a regular -er verb — it follows the standard -er pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know depender, you know the template for all regular -er verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice depender now →Three questions, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: dependo, tú: dependes, él: depende, nosotros: dependemos, vosotros: dependéis, ellos: dependen
The past participle is dependido (he dependido) and the gerund is dependiendo (estoy dependiendo).
Verbs that are easy to confuse with depender or that behave like it.
Depender is on the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.