Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alejo | |
| tú | alejas | |
| él / ella / usted | aleja | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alejamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alejáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alejan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alejé | |
| tú | alejaste | |
| él / ella / usted | alejó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alejamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alejasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alejaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alejaba | |
| tú | alejabas | |
| él / ella / usted | alejaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alejábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alejabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alejaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alejaré | |
| tú | alejarás | |
| él / ella / usted | alejará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alejaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alejaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alejarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alejaría | |
| tú | alejarías | |
| él / ella / usted | alejaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alejaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alejaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alejarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aleje | |
| tú | alejes | |
| él / ella / usted | aleje | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alejemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alejéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alejen |
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 remove to a distance, put farther away, to lead away, to draw away
- to estrange, alienate
- to keep at a distance
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