Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplaudo | |
| tú | aplaudes | |
| él / ella / usted | aplaude | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aplaudimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aplaudís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aplauden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplaudí | |
| tú | aplaudiste | |
| él / ella / usted | aplaudió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aplaudimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aplaudisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aplaudieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplaudía | |
| tú | aplaudías | |
| él / ella / usted | aplaudía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aplaudíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aplaudíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aplaudían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplaudiré | |
| tú | aplaudirás | |
| él / ella / usted | aplaudirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aplaudiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aplaudiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aplaudirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplaudiría | |
| tú | aplaudirías | |
| él / ella / usted | aplaudiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aplaudiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aplaudiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aplaudirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplauda | |
| tú | aplaudas | |
| él / ella / usted | aplauda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aplaudamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aplaudáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aplaudan |
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 applaud
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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