Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprecio | |
| tú | aprecias | |
| él / ella / usted | aprecia | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apreciamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apreciáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprecian |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprecié | |
| tú | apreciaste | |
| él / ella / usted | apreció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apreciamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apreciasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apreciaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apreciaba | |
| tú | apreciabas | |
| él / ella / usted | apreciaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apreciábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apreciabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apreciaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apreciaré | |
| tú | apreciarás | |
| él / ella / usted | apreciará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apreciaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apreciaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apreciarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apreciaría | |
| tú | apreciarías | |
| él / ella / usted | apreciaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apreciaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apreciaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apreciarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprecie | |
| tú | aprecies | |
| él / ella / usted | aprecie | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apreciemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apreciéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprecien |
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 appreciate (to view as valuable)
- (reflexive) to appreciate (to increase in value)
- to notice, to detect
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