Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | — | |
| tú | — | |
| impersonal form | atardece | |
| nosotros / nosotras | — | |
| vosotros / vosotras | — | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | — |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | — | |
| tú | — | |
| impersonal form | atardeció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | — | |
| vosotros / vosotras | — | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | — |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | — | |
| tú | — | |
| impersonal form | atardecía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | — | |
| vosotros / vosotras | — | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | — |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | — | |
| tú | — | |
| impersonal form | atardecerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | — | |
| vosotros / vosotras | — | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | — |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | — | |
| tú | — | |
| impersonal form | atardecería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | — | |
| vosotros / vosotras | — | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | — |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | — | |
| tú | — | |
| impersonal form | atardezca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | — | |
| vosotros / vosotras | — | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | — |
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.
This verb has a restricted paradigm in the source. An em dash marks a form not supplied in that paradigm; see the linked entry for usage.
Meaning & usage
- to draw towards evening, to grow late, to get dark
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