Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abarco | |
| tú | abarcas | |
| él / ella / usted | abarca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abarcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abarcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abarcan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abarqué | |
| tú | abarcaste | |
| él / ella / usted | abarcó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abarcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abarcasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abarcaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abarcaba | |
| tú | abarcabas | |
| él / ella / usted | abarcaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abarcábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abarcabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abarcaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abarcaré | |
| tú | abarcarás | |
| él / ella / usted | abarcará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abarcaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abarcaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abarcarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abarcaría | |
| tú | abarcarías | |
| él / ella / usted | abarcaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abarcaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abarcaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abarcarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abarque | |
| tú | abarques | |
| él / ella / usted | abarque | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abarquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abarquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abarquen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to embrace (to hold with the arms)
- to include, to encompass, to comprise, to contain, to make up; to range, to span
- to take in (a sight)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations