Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afecto | |
| tú | afectas | |
| él / ella / usted | afecta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afectamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afectáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afectan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afecté | |
| tú | afectaste | |
| él / ella / usted | afectó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afectamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afectasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afectaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afectaba | |
| tú | afectabas | |
| él / ella / usted | afectaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afectábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afectabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afectaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afectaré | |
| tú | afectarás | |
| él / ella / usted | afectará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afectaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afectaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afectarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afectaría | |
| tú | afectarías | |
| él / ella / usted | afectaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afectaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afectaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afectarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afecte | |
| tú | afectes | |
| él / ella / usted | afecte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afectemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afectéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afecten |
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 affect, to have an effect on, to influence
- to feign, to affect
- to speak or act insincerely, adopt an affectation
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