Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | animo | |
| tú | animas | |
| él / ella / usted | anima | |
| nosotros / nosotras | animamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | animáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | animan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | animé | |
| tú | animaste | |
| él / ella / usted | animó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | animamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | animasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | animaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | animaba | |
| tú | animabas | |
| él / ella / usted | animaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | animábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | animabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | animaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | animaré | |
| tú | animarás | |
| él / ella / usted | animará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | animaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | animaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | animarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | animaría | |
| tú | animarías | |
| él / ella / usted | animaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | animaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | animaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | animarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anime | |
| tú | animes | |
| él / ella / usted | anime | |
| nosotros / nosotras | animemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | animéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | animen |
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 inspire
- to encourage
- to animate
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