Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelanto | |
| tú | adelantas | |
| él / ella / usted | adelanta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adelantamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adelantáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adelantan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelanté | |
| tú | adelantaste | |
| él / ella / usted | adelantó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adelantamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adelantasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adelantaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelantaba | |
| tú | adelantabas | |
| él / ella / usted | adelantaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adelantábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adelantabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adelantaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelantaré | |
| tú | adelantarás | |
| él / ella / usted | adelantará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adelantaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adelantaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adelantarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelantaría | |
| tú | adelantarías | |
| él / ella / usted | adelantaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adelantaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adelantaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adelantarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adelante | |
| tú | adelantes | |
| él / ella / usted | adelante | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adelantemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adelantéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adelanten |
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 bring forward, advance, to move forward (in space or time)
- to pay in advance
- to outstrip, to outrun
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