Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acato | |
| tú | acatas | |
| él / ella / usted | acata | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acatamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acatáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acatan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acaté | |
| tú | acataste | |
| él / ella / usted | acató | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acatamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acatasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acataron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acataba | |
| tú | acatabas | |
| él / ella / usted | acataba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acatábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acatabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acataban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acataré | |
| tú | acatarás | |
| él / ella / usted | acatará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acataremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acataréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acatarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acataría | |
| tú | acatarías | |
| él / ella / usted | acataría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acataríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acataríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acatarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acate | |
| tú | acates | |
| él / ella / usted | acate | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acatemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acatéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acaten |
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 comply with, to obey
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