Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asimilo | |
| tú | asimilas | |
| él / ella / usted | asimila | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asimilamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asimiláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asimilan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asimilé | |
| tú | asimilaste | |
| él / ella / usted | asimiló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asimilamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asimilasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asimilaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asimilaba | |
| tú | asimilabas | |
| él / ella / usted | asimilaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asimilábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asimilabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asimilaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asimilaré | |
| tú | asimilarás | |
| él / ella / usted | asimilará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asimilaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asimilaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asimilarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asimilaría | |
| tú | asimilarías | |
| él / ella / usted | asimilaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asimilaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asimilaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asimilarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asimile | |
| tú | asimiles | |
| él / ella / usted | asimile | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asimilemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asimiléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asimilen |
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 assimilate, to absorb, to take in, to digest, to grasp
- to sink in, to wrap one's head around
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