Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adopto | |
| tú | adoptas | |
| él / ella / usted | adopta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adoptamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adoptáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adoptan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adopté | |
| tú | adoptaste | |
| él / ella / usted | adoptó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adoptamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adoptasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adoptaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adoptaba | |
| tú | adoptabas | |
| él / ella / usted | adoptaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adoptábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adoptabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adoptaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adoptaré | |
| tú | adoptarás | |
| él / ella / usted | adoptará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adoptaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adoptaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adoptarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adoptaría | |
| tú | adoptarías | |
| él / ella / usted | adoptaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adoptaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adoptaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adoptarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | adopte | |
| tú | adoptes | |
| él / ella / usted | adopte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | adoptemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | adoptéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | adopten |
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 adopt (legally take in a child from other parents)
- to adopt (select)
- to take (e.g. steps, measurements, action, position or view)
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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