Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adapto | |
| tú | adaptas | |
| él / ella / usted | adapta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adaptamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adaptáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adaptan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adapté | |
| tú | adaptaste | |
| él / ella / usted | adaptó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adaptamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adaptasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adaptaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adaptaba | |
| tú | adaptabas | |
| él / ella / usted | adaptaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adaptábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adaptabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adaptaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adaptaré | |
| tú | adaptarás | |
| él / ella / usted | adaptará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adaptaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adaptaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adaptarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adaptaría | |
| tú | adaptarías | |
| él / ella / usted | adaptaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adaptaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adaptaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adaptarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adapte | |
| tú | adaptes | |
| él / ella / usted | adapte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adaptemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adaptéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adapten |
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 adapt, to adjust, to tailor (to make suitable)
- to adapt (to fit by alteration)
- (reflexive) to adapt (to change so as to be adapted)
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