Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atrapo | |
| tú | atrapas | |
| él / ella / usted | atrapa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atrapamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atrapáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atrapan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atrapé | |
| tú | atrapaste | |
| él / ella / usted | atrapó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atrapamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atrapasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atraparon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atrapaba | |
| tú | atrapabas | |
| él / ella / usted | atrapaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atrapábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atrapabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atrapaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atraparé | |
| tú | atraparás | |
| él / ella / usted | atrapará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atraparemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atraparéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atraparán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atraparía | |
| tú | atraparías | |
| él / ella / usted | atraparía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atraparíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atraparíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atraparían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | atrape | |
| tú | atrapes | |
| él / ella / usted | atrape | |
| nosotros / nosotras | atrapemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | atrapéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | atrapen |
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 capture
- to catch, to get
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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