Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absorbo | |
| tú | absorbes | |
| él / ella / usted | absorbe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | absorbemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | absorbéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | absorben |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absorbí | |
| tú | absorbiste | |
| él / ella / usted | absorbió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | absorbimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | absorbisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | absorbieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absorbía | |
| tú | absorbías | |
| él / ella / usted | absorbía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | absorbíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | absorbíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | absorbían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absorberé | |
| tú | absorberás | |
| él / ella / usted | absorberá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | absorberemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | absorberéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | absorberán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absorbería | |
| tú | absorberías | |
| él / ella / usted | absorbería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | absorberíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | absorberíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | absorberían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | absorba | |
| tú | absorbas | |
| él / ella / usted | absorba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | absorbamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | absorbáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | absorban |
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 absorb
- to use up, to deplete
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