Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ato | |
| tú | atas | |
| él / ella / usted | ata | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | até | |
| tú | ataste | |
| él / ella / usted | ató | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ataron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ataba | |
| tú | atabas | |
| él / ella / usted | ataba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ataban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ataré | |
| tú | atarás | |
| él / ella / usted | atará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ataremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ataréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ataría | |
| tú | atarías | |
| él / ella / usted | ataría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ataríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ataríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ate | |
| tú | ates | |
| él / ella / usted | ate | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aten |
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 tie, tie up, tie down, to tether (secure (something) by rope or the like)
- to constrain, limit (prevent or remove movement, leave (someone or something) without freedom of movement or ability to act)
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