Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | activo | |
| tú | activas | |
| él / ella / usted | activa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | activamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | activáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | activan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | activé | |
| tú | activaste | |
| él / ella / usted | activó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | activamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | activasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | activaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | activaba | |
| tú | activabas | |
| él / ella / usted | activaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | activábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | activabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | activaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | activaré | |
| tú | activarás | |
| él / ella / usted | activará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | activaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | activaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | activarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | activaría | |
| tú | activarías | |
| él / ella / usted | activaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | activaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | activaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | activarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | active | |
| tú | actives | |
| él / ella / usted | active | |
| nosotros / nosotras | activemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | activéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | activen |
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 activate (to encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate)
- to activate, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into action or motion)
- to activate (to render more reactive)
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