Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alzo | |
| tú | alzas | |
| él / ella / usted | alza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alzáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alzan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alcé | |
| tú | alzaste | |
| él / ella / usted | alzó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alzasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alzaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alzaba | |
| tú | alzabas | |
| él / ella / usted | alzaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alzábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alzabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alzaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alzaré | |
| tú | alzarás | |
| él / ella / usted | alzará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alzaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alzaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alzarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alzaría | |
| tú | alzarías | |
| él / ella / usted | alzaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alzaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alzaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alzarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | alce | |
| tú | alces | |
| él / ella / usted | alce | |
| nosotros / nosotras | alcemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | alcéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | alcen |
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 lift, raise
- to remove; to steal
- to hide
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