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"hirviera" is the third person singular preterit subjunctive of the verb hervir. View conjugation.

hervir

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to boil

∗ verb

hervir
transitive verb
1to boil
intransitive verb
2to boil (líquido)
  • hervir a borbotones -> to be at a rolling boil
  • le hervía la sangre (figurative) -> his blood was boiling
3to be boiling (hot) (estar caliente)
  • esa sopa está hirviendo -> that soup is boiling (hot)
4(lugar)
  • hervir de -> to swarm with
5(persona)
  • hervir en -> to be burning with

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hervir [er-veer’]
verb neuter
1To boil; to bubble (burbujear); to seethe (mar) Hervir a fuego lento, to simmer. (n)
2To swarm with vermin, to be crowded with people. (Metaphorical) (n)
3To be fervent, vehement. (n)
(Yo hiervo, el hirvió, hirviera; from Hervir. V. ASENTIR.) Empezar a hervir, to begin to boil.

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hervir
verbo:transitivo
to boil
verbo:intransitivo
1 [+agua, leche] to boil
hervir a fuego lento to simmer; dejar de hervir to go off the boil; stop boiling; empezar romper a herviro to come to the boil; begin to boil
¡me hierve la sangre! it makes my blood boil!
2 (burbujear) [+líquido] to bubble; seethe; [+mar] to seethe; surge
3 (persona)
hiervo en deseos de ... I'm just itching to ...; el público hervía de emoción the audience was carried away with bubbling with excitement;o
4
hervir de eno (estar lleno de) to swarm with; la cama hervía de pulgas the bed was swarming alive with fleas;o

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Verb Conjugation for "hervir"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo hiervo herví hervía herviré hierva
Tú hierves herviste hervías hervirás hiervas
Ella/Él/Usted hierve hirvió hervía hervirá hierva
Nosotros hervimos hervimos hervíamos herviremos hirvamos
Vosotros hervís hervisteis hervíais herviréis hirváis
Ellos/Ustedes hierven hirvieron hervían hervirán hiervan
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