Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apuesto | |
| tú | apuestas | |
| él / ella / usted | apuesta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apostamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apostáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apuestan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aposté | |
| tú | apostaste | |
| él / ella / usted | apostó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apostamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apostasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apostaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apostaba | |
| tú | apostabas | |
| él / ella / usted | apostaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apostábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apostabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apostaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apostaré | |
| tú | apostarás | |
| él / ella / usted | apostará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apostaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apostaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apostarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apostaría | |
| tú | apostarías | |
| él / ella / usted | apostaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apostaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apostaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apostarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apueste | |
| tú | apuestes | |
| él / ella / usted | apueste | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apostemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apostéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apuesten |
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
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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