Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprieto | |
| tú | aprietas | |
| él / ella / usted | aprieta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apretamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apretáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprietan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apreté | |
| tú | apretaste | |
| él / ella / usted | apretó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apretamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apretasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apretaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apretaba | |
| tú | apretabas | |
| él / ella / usted | apretaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apretábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apretabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apretaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apretaré | |
| tú | apretarás | |
| él / ella / usted | apretará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apretaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apretaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apretarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apretaría | |
| tú | apretarías | |
| él / ella / usted | apretaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apretaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apretaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apretarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apriete | |
| tú | aprietes | |
| él / ella / usted | apriete | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apretemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apretéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprieten |
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 squeeze
- to tighten, constrict or compress
- to press (e.g., a button)
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