Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asusto | |
| tú | asustas | |
| él / ella / usted | asusta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asustamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asustáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asustan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asusté | |
| tú | asustaste | |
| él / ella / usted | asustó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asustamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asustasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asustaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asustaba | |
| tú | asustabas | |
| él / ella / usted | asustaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asustábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asustabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asustaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asustaré | |
| tú | asustarás | |
| él / ella / usted | asustará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asustaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asustaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asustarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asustaría | |
| tú | asustarías | |
| él / ella / usted | asustaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asustaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asustaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asustarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asuste | |
| tú | asustes | |
| él / ella / usted | asuste | |
| nosotros / nosotras | asustemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | asustéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asusten |
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 scare, to frighten, to spook
- to freak out (somebody), to creep out
- to startle
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