Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afirmo | |
| tú | afirmas | |
| él / ella / usted | afirma | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afirmamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afirmáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afirman |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afirmé | |
| tú | afirmaste | |
| él / ella / usted | afirmó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afirmamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afirmasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afirmaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afirmaba | |
| tú | afirmabas | |
| él / ella / usted | afirmaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afirmábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afirmabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afirmaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afirmaré | |
| tú | afirmarás | |
| él / ella / usted | afirmará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afirmaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afirmaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afirmarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afirmaría | |
| tú | afirmarías | |
| él / ella / usted | afirmaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afirmaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afirmaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afirmarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | afirme | |
| tú | afirmes | |
| él / ella / usted | afirme | |
| nosotros / nosotras | afirmemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | afirméis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | afirmen |
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 state, assert
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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