Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alcanzo | |
| tú | alcanzas | |
| él / ella / usted | alcanza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alcanzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alcanzáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alcanzan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alcancé | |
| tú | alcanzaste | |
| él / ella / usted | alcanzó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alcanzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alcanzasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alcanzaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alcanzaba | |
| tú | alcanzabas | |
| él / ella / usted | alcanzaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alcanzábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alcanzabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alcanzaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alcanzaré | |
| tú | alcanzarás | |
| él / ella / usted | alcanzará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alcanzaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alcanzaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alcanzarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alcanzaría | |
| tú | alcanzarías | |
| él / ella / usted | alcanzaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alcanzaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alcanzaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alcanzarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alcance | |
| tú | alcances | |
| él / ella / usted | alcance | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alcancemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alcancéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alcancen |
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 reach; to get to to catch up
- to accomplish; to achieve
- to be enough; to suffice
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