Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anochezco | |
| tú | anocheces | |
| él / ella / usted | anochece | |
| nosotros / nosotras | anochecemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | anochecéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | anochecen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anochecí | |
| tú | anocheciste | |
| él / ella / usted | anocheció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | anochecimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | anochecisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | anochecieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anochecía | |
| tú | anochecías | |
| él / ella / usted | anochecía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | anochecíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | anochecíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | anochecían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anocheceré | |
| tú | anochecerás | |
| él / ella / usted | anochecerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | anocheceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | anocheceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | anochecerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anochecería | |
| tú | anochecerías | |
| él / ella / usted | anochecería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | anocheceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | anocheceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | anochecerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | anochezca | |
| tú | anochezcas | |
| él / ella / usted | anochezca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | anochezcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | anochezcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | anochezcan |
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 become night, to get dark
- to be somewhere by dark
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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