Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abuso | |
| tú | abusas | |
| él / ella / usted | abusa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abusamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abusáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abusan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abusé | |
| tú | abusaste | |
| él / ella / usted | abusó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abusamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abusasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abusaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abusaba | |
| tú | abusabas | |
| él / ella / usted | abusaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abusábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abusabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abusaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abusaré | |
| tú | abusarás | |
| él / ella / usted | abusará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abusaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abusaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abusarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abusaría | |
| tú | abusarías | |
| él / ella / usted | abusaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abusaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abusaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abusarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abuse | |
| tú | abuses | |
| él / ella / usted | abuse | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abusemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abuséis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abusen |
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 abuse, to betray
- to misuse
- to get clever, to get smart, to wise up
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