Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alivio | |
| tú | alivias | |
| él / ella / usted | alivia | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aliviamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aliviáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alivian |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alivié | |
| tú | aliviaste | |
| él / ella / usted | alivió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aliviamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aliviasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aliviaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aliviaba | |
| tú | aliviabas | |
| él / ella / usted | aliviaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aliviábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aliviabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aliviaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aliviaré | |
| tú | aliviarás | |
| él / ella / usted | aliviará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aliviaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aliviaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aliviarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aliviaría | |
| tú | aliviarías | |
| él / ella / usted | aliviaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aliviaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aliviaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aliviarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alivie | |
| tú | alivies | |
| él / ella / usted | alivie | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aliviemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aliviéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alivien |
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 lighten
- to relieve, alleviate, unburden
- (reflexive) to soothe (to bring comfort or relief)
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