Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alego | |
| tú | alegas | |
| él / ella / usted | alega | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alegamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alegáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alegan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alegué | |
| tú | alegaste | |
| él / ella / usted | alegó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alegamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alegasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alegaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alegaba | |
| tú | alegabas | |
| él / ella / usted | alegaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alegábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alegabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alegaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alegaré | |
| tú | alegarás | |
| él / ella / usted | alegará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alegaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alegaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alegarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alegaría | |
| tú | alegarías | |
| él / ella / usted | alegaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alegaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alegaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alegarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alegue | |
| tú | alegues | |
| él / ella / usted | alegue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aleguemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aleguéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aleguen |
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 cite as a defence or justification for one's actions
- to claim, to allege
- to complain
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