Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahogo | |
| tú | ahogas | |
| él / ella / usted | ahoga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahogamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahogáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahogan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahogué | |
| tú | ahogaste | |
| él / ella / usted | ahogó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahogamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahogasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahogaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahogaba | |
| tú | ahogabas | |
| él / ella / usted | ahogaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahogábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahogabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahogaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahogaré | |
| tú | ahogarás | |
| él / ella / usted | ahogará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahogaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahogaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahogarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahogaría | |
| tú | ahogarías | |
| él / ella / usted | ahogaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahogaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahogaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahogarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahogue | |
| tú | ahogues | |
| él / ella / usted | ahogue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahoguemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahoguéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahoguen |
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 drown (kill by immersion in water)
- to stifle
- (reflexive) to suffocate (suffer or die from severely reduced oxygen)
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