Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aspiro | |
| tú | aspiras | |
| él / ella / usted | aspira | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aspiramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aspiráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aspiran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aspiré | |
| tú | aspiraste | |
| él / ella / usted | aspiró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aspiramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aspirasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aspiraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aspiraba | |
| tú | aspirabas | |
| él / ella / usted | aspiraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aspirábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aspirabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aspiraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aspiraré | |
| tú | aspirarás | |
| él / ella / usted | aspirará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aspiraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aspiraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aspirarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aspiraría | |
| tú | aspirarías | |
| él / ella / usted | aspiraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aspiraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aspiraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aspirarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aspire | |
| tú | aspires | |
| él / ella / usted | aspire | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aspiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aspiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aspiren |
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 inhale
- to aspire, to desire to be
- to vacuum
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